Bristol-based PR firm Spirit has been appointed by Forestry Commission England to support its communications nationally and across the West and South West region, covering an area from Shropshire to Land’s End. In a departure for its communications activity, the Commission has brought in agencies to handle public relations...
Bristol-based law firm TLT has advised travel giant TUI on its acquisition of online activity provider Isango! Isango!, launched in 2007, will continue to be led by its existing management team, who will work closely with TUI, one of the world’s leading leisure travel groups. The deal was led...
Ground work is about to start on the last remaining major regeneration scheme on Bristol’s Harbourside. The site preparation at Wapping Wharf also marks the beginning of the first city centre residential development this year – signalling a possible resurgence of the housing market. The work, which will last...
A Bristol school student who arrived in the city six years ago barely able to speak English has won a life-changing £18,000 scholarship in the RSG Bristol Young Student of the Year Awards. Martin Marafko from Marlwood School won the two top awards in the pioneering scheme at its...
Bristol-based property consultancy Alder King partner and head of agency Simon Price has been elected chairman of the Great Western branch of the Forum for the Built Environment (FBE). A leading networking organisation for the property, development and construction industries, the FBE has more than 2,000 members nationwide, including...
First Great Western is to continue running rail services between the West and London for another three years under a franchise extension announced today by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin. The train operator had previously been granted a six-month extension until October following the fallout from the West Coast franchise...
Bristol online furniture retailer Contemporary Oak Furniture, which trades as Oak Furniture Solutions, has moved into a 40,953 sq ft (3,805 sq m) warehouse at Avonmouth to meet growing demand. The new distribution hub, more than twice the size of its previous warehouse also at Avonmouth, is in the...
Bristol has been shortlisted as one of the four finalists for the European Green Capital Award 2015. The city is competing against Brussels, Glasgow and Ljubljana for the award. The winner will be announced on June 14 in Nantes, France. The European Green Capital Award is given to a...
The 13 teams in the final of the RSG 2012 Bristol Young Student of the Year awards have just a few hours before discovering whether they have won. The students, from secondary schools and sixth form colleges across Bristol, will gather this afternoon at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway...
Property advisers CBRE has strengthened its Bristol operation with the appointment of James Morgan as head of the industrial agency department. James, pictured, who previously worked for Bristol agents Hartnell Taylor Cook, has been an agent in the South West for the past eight years and brings with him...
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Invest in Bristol and Bath, the recently-formed inward investment body for the West region, is reviewing important leads received at the world’s top property fair. The body created a show-stealing, 50 sq m mural at its stand at MIPIM in Cannes earlier this month to grab attention for the...
London Zoo’s pair of Sumatran tigers are safely in their new 2,500 sq m home, which opened to the public today, thanks in part to specialist Bristol sub-contractor Base Structures. The firm was responsible for the detail design and installation of the mesh net surrounding the new enclosure, which...
