A Bristol construction firm has ceased trading with the loss of 50 jobs just weeks after being named as one of UK’s most inspiring small and medium-sized businesses. Ikon Construction, which was established in 2001 and has completed many high-profile projects in and around Bristol, was placed into administration...
A landmark Bristol office building on the fringes of the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone is being marketed with a near-record rent for the city after undergoing a multi-million pound refurbishment. Temple Point in Redcliffe Way has 51,000 sq ft available at a time when the supply of Grade A...
A major regeneration project on the edge of St Pauls that will bring much-needed new homes and business space to the area is to get underway this summer after several years’ delay. The scheme by Places for People, the national place-making organisation, will transform the former Dove Lane industrial...
Bristol’s property industry is being urged to come together to change the lives of young homeless people in the city. More than 80 senior Bristol property professionals recently met to form the South West Fundraising Board for LandAid, the property industry charity. LandAid chief executive Paul Morrish, Bristol City...
Two experienced senior managers have been appointed by Butcombe Brewery to support its continued expansion. John Breading has been appointed as UK sales director at the firm, based at Wrington, near Bristol, while Phil Rowsell joins as operations manager at its recently opened 54,000 sq ft distribution centre in...
Firms across all sectors of Bristol’s economy were this afternoon urged to back the city’s bid to become the location for Channel 4’s new headquarters. The city was included on a seven-strong shortlist of contenders earlier this week. Bristol, along with Cardiff, Glasgow, Greater Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and the West...
One of just a handful of office buildings under construction speculatively in Bristol has been awarded the highest rating for connectivity and digital infrastructure. The Platinum Wired Score rating for Aurora, the 95,000 sq ft ‘Grade A’ building at Finzels Reach, follows national recognition for the building’s environmental credentials. Aurora...
Former South West Regional Development Agency (RDA) director Ian Thompson has been appointed to the Bristol office of property consultancy GVA as an associate in its UK public sector advisory. Ian, pictured, joins GVA from the city office of Cushman & Wakefield where he was also an associate in...
Lloyds Bank has launched a £100m fund to help small businesses take advantage of supply chain opportunities linked to the construction of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset. The fund, which opened today, will help small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK access discounted lending and...
Bristol ethical lettings and property management company Temple Homes has acquired the portfolio of Ruben Property in a move which brings two young businesspeople together in historic offices. Temple Homes was set up four years ago as an alternative to high street property agencies, with the rights of tenants...
Two iconic modern Bristol buildings and a new social housing scheme in the city have won major architectural awards. Aerospace Bristol, the showpiece aviation museum which opened last October and houses Concorde, landed the highly acclaimed South West Project of the Year accolade at the RICS South West Awards...
Renew Legal, the Bristol-based niche practice focused on the renewable energy and energy storage sectors, has appointed Helen Rumford to head its property team. Helen, pictured, joins from the Bristol office of regional firm Thrings, where she worked for four years – the last two as head of renewables....
Bristol businesses are to be helped prepare for the challenges and opportunities that Brexit will bring when an Export for Growth roadshow arrives in the city later this month. The day-long Trade Horizons event is one of four being staged across the South West by Business West – the...
