Blackpool Council representatives met with overseas investors recently to explore the development opportunities at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone.

The delegation from the United Arab Emirates included His Excellency Mahmood AlHashmi, a prominent businessman and Atif Malik of AM Corporation, Manchester, who enjoyed a guided tour of the Enterprise Zone and Blackpool Airport after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) pledging a mutual collaboration with Blackpool Council.

The MoU sets out potential areas of co-operation and structured key objectives for both parties to explore the commercial and investment opportunities at the airport, the wider Enterprise Zone and other investment prospects that are part of the £1bn Growth & Prosperity development programme.

Blackpool Council continues to explore various partnership opportunities for the delivery of commercial floorspace, the development of character areas and elements of speculative development. All options at this stage are on the table and the Council will consider the best approaches for delivery in-line with the approved Masterplan and the overall EZ objectives.

Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone will be speaking at our Atlantic Gateway Development Conference! View Programme here >

Neil Jack, Chief Executive of Blackpool Council said, “We were delighted to welcome His Excellency to Blackpool to discuss the exciting investment opportunities that are available in the town. Both parties have agreed to work together, co-operating and learning from each other and to seek to achieve the optimum development potential for Blackpool.” [emaillocker id=”71749″]

“His Excellency has a wealth of experience in developing similar commercial employment projects around the world and we will seek to share information and experiences as we move forward with the different phases of development at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone.”

His Excellency Mahmood AlHashmi said, “We have developed several investment destinations in the UAE and have successfully attracted over 27,000 companies in the UAE that have brought in strong FDI. We will use the wealth of our experience to replicate the success that we have enjoyed in the UAE to Blackpool.”

Atif Malik said, “I am working currently on projects, some we are delivering as we speak and hope to deliver over the next 24 months, these will consist of over 400 residential units in Blackpool. The Enterprise Zone and Blackpool Airport will be an exciting project and I am looking forward to start work on this later in the year. Opening up the North of England to The Middle East was a dream of mine.”

Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone will be speaking at our Atlantic Gateway Development Conference! View Programme here >

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