American supercomputer giant Cray has opened its new European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Bristol – strengthening the city’s reputation as a hotbed for IT innovation. A global leader in supercomputing, Cray is behind the Met Office’s new £97m supercomputer in Exeter – set to be one...
The derelict sorting office building next to Temple Meads station which for years has blighted the entrance to the city for rail passengers has been acquired by Bristol City Council. The eyesore 2.1 hectare site, alongside the area planned for the city’s long hoped for arena, has been disused...
South Bristol is set for an economic and jobs boost following the official opening this week of the £12m Filwood Green Business Park. The city council claims hundreds of jobs could be created on the business park – a flagship project of Bristol’s year as European Green Capital which...
Bristol IT firm Solsoft has relocated from Clifton – its home for 15 years – into the city centre, taking space in the Queen Charlotte House office scheme, close to Queen Square. The company, which pioneered the delivery of the IT managed services model to small firms across the...
Business West, the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, has described this week’s Queen’s Speech as ‘bittersweet’, with positive measures counter balanced by risks linked to the EU referendum. The speech, which set out the new Government’s legislative programme for the year ahead, included...
Bristol-based property development and management company Studio HIVE has launched an innovative design competition to celebrate its first anniversary. It unveiled a life-size rhinoceros statue outside its new offices on Oakfield Road, Clifton, at its first birthday party last night – and it is now asking Bristol’s creative community...
Bristol property management agency BNS Property Management is one of the first firms in the country to receive a new accreditation by ARMA, the leading trade association for residential leasehold management. The accreditation gives peace of mind to people living in leasehold properties when choosing a managing agent. Based in...
Property consultancy Alder King has made two key appointments in its Bristol office to meet growing demand for its services linked to the burgeoning student accommodation market. Jack Appleton joins the firm’s rapidly-expanding planning team as a senior planner, having relocated from London where he worked in the public...
The South West’s biggest free business event gets underway today with organisers saying it looks set to be a flyaway success. Up to 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the Business Showcase South West 2015, which returns to returns to Bristol’s Colston Hall today and tomorrow. Star attractions include...
The CBI today called on the new Tory Government to set out clear plans for the next Parliament within the first 100 days. With the in-out referendum on EU membership, which has been promised with two years, grabbing political attention, the business organisation wants swift action on a number...
National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has made a key senior appointment in Bristol as it looks to expand its industrial and logistics operations in the South West. Brett Casswell, pictured, joins as associate director to manage the industrial and logistics division, with development support for investors. Brett,...
The transformation of a derelict part of Redcliffe – the last largely undeveloped area of central Bristol – is to go ahead following the green light for a new mixed-use scheme from the city council. The first phase of developer Change Real Estate scheme, pictured, includes 128 residential units...
Property agency Hartnell Taylor Cook has appointed six new members of staff as part of its strategy to continue to grow its London and Bristol offices. Wayne McNally, pictured, has been appointed as the director in charge of professional services in Bristol, covering the South West and Wales. He...
