Fintech firm opens Bristol office at Wapping Wharf’s CARGO Work

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Peter Davison

Cargo Work Bristol

A global fintech company has become the first occupier at Wapping Wharf’s CARGO Work in Bristol.

The as-yet-unidentified financial technology company has taken the whole of the 4,435 sq ft top floor at CARGO Work, complete with its large outdoor south-facing terrace.

The finishing touches have now been completed at the new office building, which provides 20,270 sq ft of light-filled contemporary cutting edge space by Bristol’s harbourside.

The eye-catching building reflects its industrial dockside setting, with a glazed steel-framed courtyard canopy and ‘shipping container’ metal cladding. The open plan four-storey offices have balconies and terraces on all floors, with sweeping views over the River Avon and south Bristol.

Wapping Wharf has developed a reputation for its strong community spirit and popularity as a leisure destination. It is already home to around 1,000 residents and an array of independent hospitality and retail businesses, as well being close to the city centre and transport networks.

Stuart Hatton, managing director of Umberslade, the developers at Wapping Wharf says: “This is a very exciting letting for CARGO Work which underlines the appeal of the neighbourhood we have built at Wapping Wharf and fits perfectly with our creative, entrepreneurial and independent ethos. We’re really looking forward to welcoming the team to our community and all it has to offer.”

Property consultants Carter Jonas and Lambourn Commercial are in advanced discussion with a number of companies wishing to take space in CARGO Work.

The Grade A office at CARGO Work is housed within the stone walls of the former J S Fry warehouse, now fully restored and exposed following the removal of the roadside walls that previously ran along Wapping Road. Set on the corner of Wapping Road and Cumberland Road, near the Louisiana Pub, the site stood empty for many years.

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There are suites from 1,777 sq ft up to 15,835 sq ft remaining for businesses seeking unique, inspiring, well-located offices within easy reach of the harbourside leisure area, city centre and public transport network, including Temple Meads railway station.

The building has been designed to be sustainable and low in energy use. Brise soleils prevent heat gain inside and photovoltaic roof panels take advantage of the building’s sunny position to create solar energy. It includes 47 secure bicycle racks and seven parking spaces with EV charging provision.

Peter Davison

Peter Davison is deputy editor of The Business Magazine. He has spent his life in journalism – doing work experience in newsrooms in and around Bristol while still at school, and landing his first job on a local newspaper aged 19. By 28 he was the youngest newspaper editor in the country. An early advocate of online news, he spent the first years of the 2000s telling his bosses that the internet posed both the biggest opportunity and greatest threat to the newspaper industry and the art of journalism. He was right on both counts. Since 2006 he has enjoyed a career as a freelance journalist. He lives in rural Wiltshire with one wife, two children, and three cats.