The building will incorporate some 62,275 square feet of open-plan office space and will soon become a major operating base in the South West of England for the health insurance group Simplyhealth.
A small ceremony celebrated the topping out of the new office building, being built by BAM Construction and on course to win a BREEAM Excellent rating based on its sustainability credentials.
The Simplyhealth House development site is in Clifton, just west of Bristol city centre, and within a designated conservation area. The building is expected to be completed before the end of the year.
David Brown, from Stoford, the development firm behind the project, said the completed office building would be a great place for Simplyhealth’s 330 Bristol-based staff to work.
“We are delighted to have been working with Simplyhealth and have reached this important stage in the construction of such a landmark scheme,” he said.
“We are very excited about this development as Clifton is a beautiful conservation area with good public transport links from the city centre, offering our employees a pleasant and desirable location in which to work,” added Simplyhealth spokesperson Mark Day in a statement.
The under-construction office building is not the first BAM has worked on in Bristol, with the company behind the construction of Tower Wharf, a prominent four-storey office block in the city, in the mid-2000s.
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Editor’s Note: The property was completed in January 2014 following a 17-month build.
Because 10 per cent of the office building’s energy needs are met through renewable sources via an extensive rooftop photovoltaic system, Simplyhealth House achieved a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating upon completion.
It was also shortlisted for the 2014 Brick Awards.
As of November 2026, the health insurance group remained in occupation at Simplyhealth House on Whiteladies Road in Clifton.
In October 2026, Simplyhealth became the first UK health plan provider to offer members prescription treatment without an appointment through a partnership with digital healthcare provider Evaro.