Major retailers are scouring the region for large storage and distribution warehouses capable of supporting the dramatic rise in online shopping, according to a leading commercial property specialist. It follows stronger-than-expected consumer spending driven by record-breaking online shopping. Tim Davies (pictured), head of Colliers International in Bristol, said: “Dramatically...
Moves by West councils to ensure redundant buildings, including 5,000 empty homes, are fully utilised before green field sites are swallowed up for development have been welcomed by property specialist Colliers International. The West of England Property Initiative – run jointly by North Somerset, Bristol City, South Gloucestershire and Bath and North East Somerset councils...
Bristol-based student accommodation specialist Unite has completed a £2.3m refurbishment of Waverley House, its city centre development and home to 217 students from the University of the West of England. The facelift of the waterfront accommodation was carried out with Bristol and West-based suppliers including Britannia Construction with Cablecom,...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol Rovers chairman Nick Higgs has described the signing of legal agreements to build its new stadium as an “historic day” for the club. Having secured funding for the stadium, at the University of the West England’s (UWE) Frenchay site, consultation on the redevelopment of...
A landmark office building in Clifton is fully occupied following a flurry of activity by its marketing agents. Award-winning production company Films@59 is the latest firm to move into 51-55 Whiteladies Road less than two months after agents Colliers International completed two other lettings in the building. Rapidly-expanding Films@59,...
Six months ago Roger Saul, founder of the iconic luxury goods brand Mulberry, launched the first phase of a regeneration scheme to transform a former Somerset mill and one-time home to Babycham, into a unique designer shopping outlet. Here Anne Gorringe examines the fascinating history and bright future of...
Healthcare charity Nuffield Health has appointed construction group Vinci to redevelop its Chesterfield Hospital site in Bristol in a deal worth £11m. The project, with a total investment of £20m by Nuffield safeguards 95 jobs and potentially creates up to a further 50. It will create a new state-of-the-art...
National bakery chain Greggs has opened an outlet on the Beeches Industrial Estate in Yate, near Bristol, as part of a nationwide programme to focus on places other than on its traditional high street locations. The baker, which has already opened units in similar non-retail locations in Avonmouth, Bridgwater, Exeter, Swansea and Cardiff, will provide a...
Bristol’s position as a major aerospace manufacturing centre would not be affected by the closure of Filton airfield, a report has concluded. BAE Systems plans to shut Filton Airfield in a year’s time with South Gloucestershire Council planners recommending constructing up to 2,500 homes and a large business park...
One floor of a newly-refurbished office building overlooking the M4/M5 interchange in north Bristol has come onto the market. Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, which owns the Axis Beta building at Almondsbury, has appointed Colliers International to let the 4,000 sq ft second floor. James Preece from Colliers’ Bristol office said refurbished...
Bristol has been chosen as the first venue and home of a new restaurant brand which is expected to be the next big thing for the UK’s restaurant sector. The £3m Za Za Bazaar restaurant, which opened this at Bristol Harbourside, has 1,000 covers in more than 30,000 sq...
Construction group Willmott Dixon is increasing its activity in the residential property market activity across the South West to a bid to combat reduced expenditure on public sector projects. The group, which traditionally has been a major player in the public sector and commercial construction markets, has appointed James...
A building designed to inspire and help educate UWE Bristol students studying architecture and product design, has won the public sector building 2011 award, from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Stride Treglown, the Bristol-based architects behind the building, were also been nominated for two other awards for...
