Ambitious plans to transform The Galleries shopping mall in Bristol city centre into a mixed-use development have been submitted to the city council. Bristol-based developer Deeley Freed has spent the past four years working with The Galleries’ owner LaSalle Investment Management on the project to replace the 70-store centre,...
With the general election now taking place on 4 July, Business West – the region’s largest business organisation – has issued a 10-point plan for the long-term prosperity of the West of England. Through its Quarterly Economic Survey, which acts as a barometer of business sentiment across the region,...
Bristol-based specialist PR consultancy Distinctive Communications is celebrating adding a three new clients to its books. The agency has joined the project team at The Underfall Yard Trust in Bristol to support its continued recovery from a fire which damaged the historic attraction and working boatyard last year. The team...
Bristol Airport has hit the milestone of 10m passengers passing through its terminal in a 12-month period for the first time in its history. The landmark means the airport is now running at capacity while its biggest capital project for more than two decades is underway. This includes a £60m development,...
Bristol craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe is to launch a new brand with the aim of becoming the South of England’s leading operator of premium pubs with overnight accommodation. Called Butcombe Boutique Inns (BBI), the brand will provide guests with what Butcombe is calling a “unique, personalised and...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has taken on renewable energy real estate specialist Joe Kelly as a partner in its future energy team – the fourth to join in five months. Joe, pictured, qualified at TLT in 2012 and then went on to spend more than 10 years at...
Bristol’s burgeoning reputation as a leading centre for the film and TV industry has put it in the running for a prestigious global production industry award. The city has been shortlisted in the 2024 Global Productions Awards, which take place during Cannes Film Festival on 20 May. Now in...
Three very different Bristol firms are among the latest winners in the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise scheme. ‘Intelligent video’ firm One Big Circle has received its award in the Innovation category while Pitchmark Group, which helps mark the lines on football pitches across the globe, is now the...
Key organisations in Bristol’s business community have signed up to support the city’s iconic International Balloon Fiesta. Among the firms sponsoring the event, now in its 46th year, are aerospace giant Airbus, which has its main wing design centre at Filton, electric-car manufacturer Tesla and upmarket restaurant chain The...
Ultra-athlete Dion Leonard, who runs distances of 250-plus miles in some of the world’s toughest conditions, has told West of England business leaders they too can overcome huge challenges – if they are determined. Dion, pictured, was guest speaker at accountancy body ICAEW West of England’s annual dinner in...
Bristol firms are being urged to link up with the UK’s biggest nature festival taking place in the city next month, when they will be able to get involved in a host of activities. Among events targeted at businesses during the 21st annual Festival of Nature will be roundtables on...
National law firm Clarke Willmott has celebrated the relocation of its Bristol office, saying the move demonstrated its commitment to sustainability and staff wellbeing. Its 300 Bristol-based staff recently took up residence in the state-of-the-art office on the top two floors of the 11-storey Assembly Building C on Cheese...
Another business survey has pointed to a dramatic bounce back in confidence among South West firms as the outlook on inflation and interest rates improves. Results of the quarterly survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show optimism levels soared by 40 percentage points to their highest level...
