A new sports and entertainment centre has officially been opened as part of the regeneration of the former Cadbury’s factory site at Keynsham. Somerdale Pavilion has been built on the site of the former Fry Club and Conference Centre, which was founded more than 40 years ago by the confectionery firm as a sport...
Savills has appointed Jonathan Lambert as director of its South West development team. Jonathan, pictured, who has more than 17 years’ experience providing private and public sector clients with development agency and consultancy advice, joins from DTZ, where he lead the Bristol office’s UK development offer. Prior to his 11 years at DTZ (which...
Commercial property consultancy Knight Frank has recruited two new members to its regional valuations team. Adam Martin joins as an associate from JLL in Bristol, where he provided valuation and consultancy advice to banks, local authorities, property developers and student accommodation operators. Prior to this he worked with Knight Frank in London. Sian Morris...
By Matt Cross, head of inward investment, Invest Bristol and Bath. Business leaders, students, visitors and residents are the most powerful, passionate and authentic advocates of any town or city. People who live and breathe Bristol and Bath get the message across better than any other form of advertising or promotion. Why is that?...
Property consultancy Carter Jonas has recruited two graduate surveyors, bringing staffing in its Bath office to 30. Amy Percy has joined the valuations department while Adam Smith, 23, is working with the building consultancy team. Amy, 21, pictured right, who went to Sheldon School in Chippenham and studied property agency and management at the...
Plans for Bath’s first underground home parking system have been approved in a move city-based firm Cardok UK hopes will drive a home parking revolution in the area. The pioneering system, featuring a space-saving Cardok hydraulic car lift, is included in plans for a new five-bedroom home in Hermitage Road which have been given...
Bath firms remain optimistic about their prospects despite official figures showing the economy slowing, according to the area’s largest business organisation. UK gross domestic product (GDP) increased by a lower than expected 0.5% between July and September compared to growth of 0.7% in the previous three months, this week’s figures from the Office for...
The South West office of property advisory firm CBRE has strengthened its team with the appointment of Jason Herbert as regional director of retail. Jason, pictured, brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge of the regional market, having previously worked at Hartnell Taylor Cook in Bristol for 13 years. In his role...
Draco Pub Co, the group that has transformed three former West Country coaching inns into award-winning upmarket pubs, is set for ambitious expansion after securing £4m in a refinancing deal with Barclays. The Pilton-based business already has a fourth property lined up for conversion following the runaway success of its three previous projects, which...
The redevelopment of Bath’s historic Twerton Mill has been completed, creating a state-of-the-art student housing complex for the city’s burgeoning student population. The £16.6m project has 330 bedrooms in a mixture of studios, en-suite clusters and townhouses for students, which will free up scarce privately rented accommodation in Bath for families. Work began on...
