Leeds-Manchester rail capacity set for four-fold boost Oct 1, 2018 The number of hourly seats on the route between Leeds and Manchester is set to quadruple by the mid-2020s, the Chief Executive of Transport for the North has said. Barry White, whose organisation was set up in April to create a cohesive voice for northern England’s transport system, told delegates at our West Yorkshire Economic […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
‘UBER can complement public transport’ – Oct 1, 2018 Ride hailing services can complement public transport, Uber’s North of England lead has claimed. Tom Younger, Cities Lead – North of England at Uber said in his keynote speech that the company had conducted an analysis of journeys made by the company’s passengers following the introduction of round the clock services on London Underground. He […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Raising West Yorkshire producitivy would boost the regional economy by 10% Oct 1, 2018 Raising productivity levels in West Yorkshire to the national average would boost the regional economy by 10% , the chair of its combined authority has told our West Yorkshire Economic Growth Conference. Delivering an opening keynote speech at the event, Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe said lagging productivity is the key factor pulling down incomes in the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Placemarque: if you build it we’ll help people get there and stay there Oct 1, 2018 Every crane in Greater Manchester is part of a wider story relating to the economic development of our city. At Placemarque, as wayfinding designers, our role is to tell these individual stories from a human perspective. As storytellers we consider what is special about an area and consider how we can fire up people’s imaginations […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
The West of England: looking to the future for infrastructure Sep 30, 2018 Womble Bond Dickinson is committed to infrastructure consenting and delivery in the West of England, and delighted to be at the heart of it. We are proud to support the West of England Economic Growth Conference for the second year running. Here we reflect on the region’s strengths and take a look at the exciting […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Major office development in Nottingham takes step forward Sep 30, 2018 Approval has been secured on a major office development in Nottingham as the City Council give the scheme the green light. The development, which will see the creation of 700,000 sq ft of office space, has secured permission after an environmental impact assessment scoping request. Sladen Estates, who’ll be speaking about their Midlands schemes at […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Leaders set to come together in Bristol to drive economic growth within the West of England Sep 28, 2018 On the 11th October, prominent business leaders will come together at the West of England Economic Growth Conference – the region’s largest business conference of the year. The conference, hosted by Built Environment Networking, will see some of the region’s biggest names in business lead a regional economic debate including discussions on transport, housing, skills […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Ramboll – helping to shape economic growth opportunities Sep 28, 2018 Ramboll, one of the UK’s leading consulting engineering groups, are one of our many partners at the Greater Manchester Economic Growth Conference on the 2nd October. Ahead of the event we hear from Ramboll on what they’re doing to help shape economic growth opportunities in Greater Manchester and the Northern Powerhouse. Actively engaged to make […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Conference to set out economic growth opportunities and challenges within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Sep 27, 2018 On the 5th December, prominent business and public-sector leaders will come together for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Economic Growth Conference – the region’s largest business conference of the year. The conference, hosted by Built Environment Networking, will see some of the region’s biggest names in business, politics and local government lead regional economic discussions whilst […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Northern cities leading the development charge… Sep 27, 2018 Research carried out by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has revealed that cities in the North of England are leading the development charge within the UK. The report, done on behalf of Royal Mail, shows Manchester has applied for the most new development plans in the country over the past three years […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
