Avonmouth distribution shed to let is part of flourishing Bristol economy
Central Park Bristol, the available to let logistics shed in Avonmouth, is very encouraged to see the local area, and the country as a whole, enjoying a sustained period of recovery.
Chancellor George Osborne said yesterday that Britain was on the up, and it seems the city’s business leaders agree, following a succession of positive economic news in recent months.
Phil Smith, chief executive of chamber of commerce network Business West, said: “Certainly we are getting feedback from our membership that confidence is on the up and this has been a missing ingredient over the past five years. Business West is a key player in helping Bristol companies export – a vital component in the Bristol recovery – and we have seen a five per cent growth in the number of exporters in the region over the past 12 months. This is the second best performance in the UK.”
Speaking on the recent recovery, Mr Osborne said: “The economic collapse was even worse than we thought. Repairing it will take even longer than we hoped. But we held our nerve when many told us to abandon our plan. And as a result, thanks to the efforts and sacrifices of the British people, Britain is turning a corner.”
While they were less emphatic about giving the Coalition government the credit, Bristol businesspeople said they were seeing growth.
Roxburgh Milkins is a Harbourside-based legal company that specialises in takeovers and corporate investments. Partner Ian Grimley said the firm was back to its pre-recession levels in terms of turnover, but that the business was much harder won now.
“We’re pretty optimistic as a business,” he said. “In the last six months there has been more of a rise in confidence and people are starting to buy businesses or invest in IT systems – they are starting to spend again. But it’s still going to continue be a hard slog over the next couple of years.”
Property has been seen as a driver of the recovery and Andrew Valentine, director of SmartMove Estate Agents, which has offices in Whitchurch, Keynsham and Brislington, said demand was growing.
“The market is getting stronger and stronger and next year the Government is going to start helping second-time buyers (through the Help to Buy scheme) and that should help it get even stronger.”
Source: This is Bristol