Detailed plans for a new transport hub at Bristol Temple Meads station have been unveiled, the latest scheme linked to the much-needed but long-delayed regeneration of the area. The Southern Gateway will include a new pedestrian access to the station, a bespoke cycle hub and multi-storey car park. It...
Accountancy group Forvis Mazars has become the latest professional services firm to relocate its Bristol base to one of the city’s latest flagship office schemes. The firm has taken 7,800 sq ft of Grade A, flexible space across the entire eighth floor of Assembly Building C, pictured, on Cheese Lane,...
Business confidence has risen sharply in the South West as the region’s firms shrug off suggestions that UK economic growth is stalling. According to the latest Business Barometer from banking group Lloyds, optimism among South West companies climbed by 13 percentage points in January. Confidence in their own business...
Zapmap, the fast-growing Bristol-based electric vehicle charge point mapping app, could be launched in international markets while also growing in the UK if its co-owner is acquired by its Dubai-based bidder. Esyasoft, which hopes to acquire renewable electricity supplier Good Energy for £99.4m, said it saw the benefit in...
The Bristol office of independent building consultancy Jones Hargreaves has appointed Stephen Todd as a principal engineer to work on mechanical, electrical and building services projects. Prior to joining the firm, which specialises in building and sustainability consultancy, mechanical and electrical engineering and complex project management, Stephen, pictured, spent...
Bristol sustainability engineering firm Unitary Engineering Services has started work on one of its largest projects to date – the electrification of First Bus’s Taunton depot. The company, set up in 1986 by Roger Griffiths and now managed by his son Adam. It has grown into one of the South of England...
Global real estate services firm JLL has completed its latest round of eight promotions in the South West, including a new head of development. The appointments form the latest investment in its people and will boost its teams working in the development & regeneration, industrial & logistics, capital markets and...
The role that cities and regions can play in driving the government’s growth agenda will be explored at a major event in Bristol next week. Festival of Flourishing Regions will bring together policymakers, regional planners, economic development experts, academics and business and community leaders to explore and promote strategies...
A former Mexican fast-food restaurant has become the new head office of Bristol-based specialist property developer Urban Creation. The firm, which was launched 20 years ago, spent nearly 11 months converting the Mission Burrito outlet on Park Street, pictured, into what it is calling “a physical manifestation of ...
More than £50m was lent by the development finance arm of Paragon Bank last year to support much-needed residential development schemes across the South West. The specialist division, part of the Midlands-based Paragon Banking Group, lent to developers and housebuilders behind 18 projects in the region in the year...
Annual passenger numbers at Bristol Airport soared past the 10m mark for the first time last year as its airlines continued to introduce new destinations. The record figure was reached as the airport continued with its £400m, five-year upgrade – including a new £60m public transport interchange, pictured below,...
A guest house on Bristol’s northern outskirts dating back to the 18th century has a new owner after more than a year on the market. The Coach House at Hambrook, pictured, which had a guide price of £975,000, has15 ensuite bedrooms, a dining room, owners’ accommodation and a car park...
Commercial real estate firm Avison Young has appointed David Williams as an associate in its Bristol planning team as part of its growth, which has also included a new chartered town planner and a graduate planner. David has more than 17 years’ experience in planning and has worked in the...
