Business organisation the CBI, which had lobbied hard for the UK to remain in the EU, called for “strong and calm leadership” from the Government to ensure economic stability as Brexit kicks in. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn described the vote as a “momentous turning point” in the country’s history. “The...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, called on the government to immediately commit to negotiate the best deal possible for British firms outside the EU following the referendum result. Failing to do that could risk jeopardising new investment from the many overseas firms that have chosen to base...
Bristol-based ALD Automotive – one of the UK’s largest vehicle leasing companies – is preparing to relocate to its new £12m head office as the construction enters the final stages. Midlands-based commercial property developer Stoford has completed the shell of the 36,000 sq ft building at Vertex Park, Emersons...
The discovery of a photo from 20 years ago spurred a group of former Bristol Junior Chamber members to turn the clock back two decades to recreate it. The reunion photo shoot was organised by accountant Edward Corrigan – who now runs his own firm Corrigan Associates – after...
Property group Andrews’ use of social media and its commitment to local communities earned it a hat-trick of trophies at the prestigious Lettings Agency of the Year Awards. The Keynsham-based firm, which has offices across the South of England, landed Bronze in the Large Lettings Agency of the Year...
National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has made two senior promotions in its Bristol office. Danielle Kirk is now director in the property management team while Craig Wallace has been promoted from senior surveyor to associate director in the valuation and public sector services team. Danielle, pictured, who...
Bosses running West of England firms are almost three times more likely to vote in favour of remaining in the EU than leave – with the gap between the two views widening over the past three months. The latest snap survey by Business West – the region’s largest business...
Commercial property specialist Colliers International’s Bristol-based industrial & logistics team has been expanded in response to rising demand for warehouses. Over the past six months the team has been involved in a number of major deals including representing German supermarket group Lidl in its purchase of 33 acres at...
The views of employers in Bristol and across the West of England are being sought on recruitment experiences, skills gaps and more to influence the area’s future skills strategy. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) Annual Employer Skills Survey, is aligned to its vision to develop a...
Property group Andrews has appointed Ellie Donaghy to the role of area manager for its letting and management business across Bristol, Bath and Midsomer Norton. Ellie, pictured, has worked at Keynsham-headquartered Andrews for nine years, having joined as a trainee negotiator. She was most recently district manager for Gloucestershire while...
Work is to start on a £43m speculative warehouse development at Avonmouth following the sale of the 20-acre site. Midlands-based developer Stoford has acquired land at Delta Properties’ Central Park development. Construction of more than 400,000 sq ft of space is to start later this month, it said, as...
Integral, the Bristol-based building services group, is to be acquired by global property giant JLL in a £229m deal. Originally formed in 1863, over the past two decades Integral has been transformed into the UK’s leading provider of mechanical and electrical property maintenance. It was spun off from parent...
The Old Brewery in Southville – home to a mix of short-term let warehousing and workshop space – has been bought by Change Real Estate, the firm behind some of Bristol’s most ambitious redevelopment projects. The Kent-based company acquired the freehold of a 1.17-acre multi-let site from a private...
