Global real estate advisory firm Knight Frank has expanded its restructuring and recovery team with the appointment of Harry Dunger as a partner based in its Bristol office. Harry, pictured, will have a national focus to develop Knight Frank’s corporate recovery & insolvency offering across the firm’s 10 regional...
Bristol City Council’s ambitious plan to part-solve the local housing crisis by setting up its own residential development business will come under the spotlight at city law firm Gregg Latchams’ next Construction Breakfast. The event will hear from cabinet member for housing Cllr Paul Smith on how the council’s...
Bristol-headquartered commercial property consultancy Hartnell Taylor Cook has appointed a graduate surveyor to its investment team. James Frost, pictured, joins from Connells estate agents in Bristol, where he worked for nearly 18 months as a sales negotiator. Hartnell Taylor Cook (HTC) first met James at the UWE careers...
Construction work is about to start on Bristol’s tallest building – a 26-storey residential development in the city centre. The deal to develop the landmark 375-home tower block, pictured, on the former ambulance station site next to Castle Park was announced earlier this week. It brings together Linkcity, the...
Leaving the EU without a deal would be ‘devastating’ for the South West’s economy, hitting the region’s output by a staggering £13bn a year, the CBI said today. It teamed up with aerospace giant Airbus, which employs around 4,000 people in its UK wing design centre at Filton, to...
Future Space, the science and tech hub at UWE’s Frenchay Campus, generated nearly £5m during its successful second year in operation, according to its latest annual review. The centre, which is managed by Oxford Innovation, had an occupancy rate of 69% – significantly higher than the original business plan...
Davies and Partners Solicitors has appointed leading construction lawyer Sean Randall-Morris to develop its contentious and dispute resolution service for construction clients. Sean, pictured, joins the firm’s Aztec West, Bristol, office as a senior associate. He was previously head of chambers at arbitration firm St Catherine Chambers in London....
Bristol Airport’s passenger numbers rose sharply again last year – up by 6.2% to 8.6m – as it prepares to avoid hitting full capacity within less than three years. Annual traffic through the airport’s terminal is limited to 10m passengers under its current planning permission. Continued growth forecast this...
Priorities for easing traffic congestion in Bristol and across the West of England to support economic growth will come under scrutiny at a major conference next week. The West of England Public Transport Summit & Debate aims to influence thinking on the issue – one of the most pressing...
Bristol enterprise hub Engine Shed is looking for a new occupier for its Arrivals Lounge after another tenant has outgrown it. The 600 sq ft office space, which leads off Engine Shed’s Members’ Lounge, pictured, will be available from February 7 on competitive and flexible terms. It has room...
Hartnell Taylor Cook, the Bristol-headquartered commercial property consultancy, has appointed Louise Georgi as a director and head of lease advisory. In this newly created position, Louise, pictured, will be responsible for developing and building on existing HTC initiatives, providing clients with a range of lease advisory services. She joins...
Nearly 40% of West of England business owners back a second Brexit referendum while just one in 10 is confident the government will secure a good deal for the UK, according to the region’s largest business survey. Worryingly, more than 40% of the senior managers and directors taking part...
Global customer service outsourcing firm Teleperformance has more than doubled its office space in Bristol in one of the largest office lettings in the city centre for 12 months. In the deal, brokered by property consultancy JLL’s Bristol office, Teleperformance has taken a further 15,190 sq ft in the...
