Landlord raises alarm about pace of Birmingham office lettings Dec 19, 2017 Potential occupiers are taking too long to mull over their office requirements in Birmingham, one of the city’s leading landlords has warned at a Built Environment Networking conference. Richard Norgove, property director at Hortons Estates, said at the West Midlands Development & Regeneration Plans conference, that he was concerned about the upcoming pipeline of prospective […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
New cruise terminal planned for Hull Dec 19, 2017 Hull is planning a £50m cruiser terminal in a bid to attract a new bracket of visitors to the city, which is just about to celebrate the end of its year as the UK Capital of Culture. Grace Chatterton, project manager – major projects & infrastructure at Hull City Council, told Built Environment Networking’s Hull […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Rotherham council set to announce development plans & are looking for development partners Dec 19, 2017 On the 11th January, prominent business and public-sector leaders will come together at the Sheffield Development Plans conference – one of the region’s largest business events of the year within the property, building and construction industry. The event, hosted by Built Environment Networking, will see some of the region’s biggest names in business and local […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Cambridge Mayor urges corporation tax cut Dec 15, 2017 The Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough has called for corporation tax to be slashed to 10%. Delivering the opening keynote presentation at Built Environment Networking’s Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Economic Growth Conference, James Palmer said Cambridge is an attractive destination for international investors but they need stronger tax incentives to locate in the UK. “We need […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Built Environment Networking: Podcast EP10 – West Midlands Dec 15, 2017 In our newest edition of Built Environment Networking Podcasts we hear exclusively from the speakers at our West Midlands Development & Regeneration Plans Conference. This behind the scenes podcast sees Phil Laycock deliver a Q&A with leading figures of the construction and property market giving honest answers to some strong questioning. The exclusive audio footage […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Government’s industrial strategy is ‘not ambitious enough’ Dec 15, 2017 The government’s industrial strategy is not ambitious enough, the chief executive of Peterborough’s business support agency has warned during a Built Environment Networking conference. Quizzed on the recently published industrial strategy during the devolution debate at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Economic Growth Conference, Opportunity Peterborough’s Steve Bowyer said: “It’s OK but it doesn’t go quite […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Oxford to Cambridge growth corridor could be a ‘missing link’ Dec 15, 2017 The Oxford to Cambridge growth corridor could be the ‘missing link’ in forging a new east-west transport spine across southern England, according to one of the initiative’s key architects. Alistair Gordon, director of the National Infrastructure Commission’s Cambridge-MK-Oxford study, told the Built Environment Networking conference that the exercise had implications beyond its geographical terms of […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Area’s top economic brains to come together to ensure regional growth Dec 15, 2017 The Cambridge and Peterborough combined authority is pulling together some of the area’s top economic brains in an Economic Commission to help inform growth plans, a Built Environment Networking conference has heard. Martin Whiteley, chief executive officer of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough combined authority told the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Economic Growth Conference’s economy session that […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Planners in Cambridgeshire “need to begin looking at green belt sites” Dec 15, 2017 Planners will need to begin looking at Cambridgeshire’s green belt as the county’s stock of redundant airfield housing sites runs out, the chief executive of one of the county’s leading housing association has warned at a Built Environment Networking conference. “Finding large sites will be harder in the future,” said the CHS Group’s Nigel Howlett […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Business case for Birmingham International transport hub given green light Dec 14, 2017 Council chiefs have agreed a £286 million business case for a major transport hub next to Birmingham International Airport and The National Exhibition Centre. The scheme plans to create a huge transportation hub at Birmingham International Station in Solihull, which links the existing rail infrastructure and new high speed network together with air, trams, buses, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
