FOREWORD

The Construction sector in Bristol remains active despite the economic slowdown as work continues on regeneration and development projects across the city.

The Cabot Circus expansion to Broad Mead retail centre has opened on time taking Bristol into the top ten retail centres in the UK.

Thousands of new private homes are once again being built together with imaginative developments for student accommodation and provision for many new commercial undertakings.

Our own housing stock is being continuously upgraded and all our wartime Prefabs are being replaced by new, more energy efficient, dwellings over the next four years.

Bristol has also been allocated funds to build 12 new council houses over the coming twelve months. These will be built to or in excess of Level 4 of the code for Sustainable Homes.

Bristol is leading the way in housing design and nine new schemes in Bristol have qualified for a Building for Life standard this year out of a total of 54 nationally, more than any other city outside London.

Bristol schemes have won one gold award and eight silvers, the gold award going to Waverley Gardens, Bishopsworth, the latest Very Sheltered Housing Scheme to be built by Bristol City Council in partnership with Brunelcare.

The programme of building new schools is ongoing contributing to the improved provision for educating our young people.

Within this directory you will find information about current and future projects as well as a range of information relevant to the construction sector.

Above all however, there is a comprehensive listing of companies large and small, ready to contribute their services from within the city and we would urge you, when placing construction business, to consider Bristol First.