Monthly Archives: January 2011

The Bristol-based project to develop a 1,000 mph car that will attempt the world land speed record in South Africa in 2015 is to move into larger premises on an industrial estate in Avonmouth. The Bloodhound SSC Project has taken a flexible five-year lease on Unit 3 Avonbridge Trading Estate on Atlantic Way, Avonmouth. The [...]

Avonmouth’s long-awaited Deep Sea Container Terminal should be pushed to the front of the pack of strategic transport initiatives in the South West, according to Bristol-based property specialists. Colliers International forecasts the continued growth in container shipping passing through Europe’s ports is set to outstrip overall economic growth for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, Tim Davies [...]

Aerospace giant Airbus has signed an agreement to sell up to 36 of its new A350 aircraft to British Airways owner International Airline Group (IAG). The group, which also owns Iberia, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy 18 A350-1000s and taken out options on a further 18 options, as part of the [...]

The pressure on industrial space is also shown by the latest letting at Croudace’s Third Way Corner, Avonmouth to ABUS which means the estate is now full. The unit has been leased through DTZ and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) while the former occupier, BRT Bearings, moved to another unit on the park. DTZ’s Philip Cranstone [...]

Edward Davey, secretary of state for Energy and Climate Change praised Siemens for its investment in innovative marine technologies at the opening of its new testing and assembly facility in Bristol. The new 25,000 square feet facility will be the base for the development of next- generation drive trains used in SeaGen – the world’s [...]

The South West is one of only two UK regions to record growth in the industrial property sector last year, according to the latest report by agent Jones Lang LaSalle. The research shows take-up of industrial and distribution floorspace increased by 2% across the region – much of it driven by growing demand for large [...]

Bristol online furniture retailer Contemporary Oak Furniture, which trades as Oak Furniture Solutions, has moved into a 40,953 sq ft (3,805 sq m) warehouse at Avonmouth to meet growing demand. The new distribution hub, more than twice the size of its previous warehouse also at Avonmouth, is in the popular Nova Centre, which is now [...]

On 19th March 2013 the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change granted a development consent order to EDF Energy to build and operate Hinkley Point C and associated development. The new nuclear power station has the potential to provide a range of benefits, both to people living in the immediate vicinity as well [...]

A multi-billion investment to “anchor” Britain as a global leader in the aerospace industry has been announced by the Deputy Prime Minister during a visit to Airbus in Filton, Bristol. Nick Clegg revealed on Monday the creation of a new £2 billion UK Aerospace Technology Institute, made up of top manufacturing and engineering firms,  to [...]

The latest survey – from EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and accountancy firm BDO – forecasts that output and order intake over the next quarter are expected to increase to a balance of plus 28%, while cashflow is expected to double to a balance of plus 22%. This follows output and total order increases in the [...]