HS2 Chairman keynote speaker at Economic Growth Conference Oct 26, 2018 The new chairman of HS2 Ltd, Sir Terry Morgan, has been confirmed as the headline speaker at the inaugural HS2 Economic Growth Conference. The event, supported by HS2 Ltd, will see Sir Terry Morgan address up to 1,000 delegates on Wednesday 7th November, sharing his views on the importance of the project to the UK’s […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Boldness and ambition can help solve Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s “immoral” housing crisis. Oct 19, 2018 Mayor James Palmer says only boldness and ambition can help solve Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s “immoral” housing crisis. He gave a keynote address at the Cambridge Development Plans 2018 event last month (September), where he outlined the scale of the problem, suggesting current housebuilding rates in his Combined Authority area needed to roughly double to 6,000-8,000 […] 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
Exclusive – the new development and investment company transforming the industry…. Sep 27, 2018 This Land™, a new development and investment company that ‘is set to transform house building and house buying in the UK’ are focusing their initial developments around Cambridgeshire. The regional economy is one of the fasting growing within the UK, and devolved powers driving further growth it’s clear to see why the area offers great […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Exciting new chapter for Yorkshire firm Sep 19, 2018 Leeds-based construction and property events company Built Environment Networking has moved to a new office in the city to support an ongoing growth strategy. Built Environment Networking, which has recently recruited 10 new members of staff, has relocated to larger premises at Thorpe Park in Leeds, allowing the company to double the size of its […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
New 210-hectare village development takes step forward Sep 14, 2018 The creation of a new village in Cambridgeshire which could provide 3,500 new homes has moved a step closer as a planning application has officially been submitted. The development, set to be housed on the Bourn Airfield brownfield site, is being brought forward by Countryside Properties who’re looking to transform the 210-hectare area into a […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Smart Cities; how is energy crucial to the development of smart cities? Sep 3, 2018 Built Environment Networking are the UK’s leading provider of networking events within the construction and property industry – bringing together public and private sector leaders to connect and collaborate with a view of driving regeneration, development and economic growth. Leading energy firm E.ON are our National Smart Cities Energy Partner which sees them attend our […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
There is ‘real excitement and enthusiasm’ for the Ox-MK-Cam Corridor Aug 29, 2018 June’s Oxford Cambridge Corridor Economic Growth Conference highlighted for me the real excitement and enthusiasm there is for the Growth Arc and its future. Whether speakers were from academia or industry, Parliament or Town Hall, what united them was a clear desire to make sure the area’s economic success and ability to attract the brightest […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
HS2: Will it benefit people and businesses in the Midlands? Aug 24, 2018 HS2: Will it benefit people and businesses in the Midlands? By Elaine Clarke, General Manager at Rail Forum Midlands. HS2 is frequently in the news – but sadly not always for the right reasons. Often the headlines are about how much it will cost with little, if any, media attention on the benefits it could […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Developer & housing association join forces to accelerate housing Jul 30, 2018 A joint-venture will boost housing numbers in Cambridgeshire – as a property developer and housing association join forces to accelerate the creation of homes in the region. Lindum and Cross Keys Homes have announced that they’ll be teamed up to build 22 low cost affordable homes after the latter secured funding for the scheme. The […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
