Specialist national property consultancy Hamer Associates has opened its first regional office in Bristol. The Birmingham-headquartered firm acts for many of the UK’s leading housebuilders, including those active in the South West, as well as landowners affected by the new Hinkley Point C electricity connection between Bridgwater and the...
Bristol’s ambitions to attract more inward investment and boost exports were highlighted this week with the visit of trade and investment minister Lord Francis Maude. Lord Maude met a cross section of small and medium-sized firms and recent investors in the city along with representatives from aerospace giant Rolls-Royce,...
Bristol’s Mercure Holland House has launched its new bar and kitchen concept – which draws on the city’s rich industrial and maritime heritage – with a VIP reception. Among the guests at last night’s event at the Urban bar and kitchen was the Lord Mayor of Bristol, Cllr Claire...
Royal West of England Academy (RWA), Bristol’s original public gallery and regional centre of arts excellence, is invigorating its offer to businesses that are seeking to promote their brand and services, or are looking for a distinctive venue for hosting corporate events. “Great art continuously inspires. Great business leaders...
Business West, the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, has welcomed moves by the West of England’s four councils to work together to gain more powers from the Government under its devolution agenda. Bristol Mayor George Ferguson and the leaders of Bath and North...
A major city centre retail scheme which is also home to Bristol’s largest nightclub has been sold for £2.15m – far higher than the price it went on the market for. The prominent 32,000 sq ft development on the corner of Nelson Street and Fairfax Street includes seven ground-floor...
Wapping Wharf, the extensive Bristol waterfront development now nearing completion of its first phase, is to become the jazz quarter for this weekend’s Habour Festival. The area will include a bandstand offering a performance space for some of Bristol’s top jazz musicians along with a bar and food outlet....
Bristol property developer the Fear Group has teamed up with the city office of planning consultancy Nash Partnership to draw up a £60m mixed-use regeneration scheme to transform a run-down part of Newport. The ambitious project, which has been submitted to Newport City Council for outline planning approval, includes...
The Bristol office of property agents DTZ has recruited Chris Hays to head a new town planning team that will provide consultancy services across the South West. His role will involve developing DTZ’s town planning profile and portfolio in the region and nationally. A chartered town planner with 16...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Jo Davis, regional senior director in the Bristol office of property adviser Bilfinger GVA, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Shaun...
Ambitious plans for a new international automotive research facility at Bristol & Bath Science Park were revealed today. The facility, along with more space for growing businesses and improved training provision for the UK composites sector, were announced by a newly created steering committee set up to deliver phase two...
Business leaders across the West of England have turned up the heat on the region’s local councils to work together to gain greater economic powers as the Government’s devolution plans gather pace. They pointed out that Chancellor George Osborne announced in his Budget this week that more autonomy will...
Lloyds Bank’s Bristol-based commercial real estate team has appointed David Willock as relationship director for the South West and Wales. He joins from RBS, where he was a senior director in its Bristol real estate team. During his 10 years with RBS he was responsible for loan origination and...
