Peter Brett Associates LLP announced as sponsorship partner for the Northampton Development Plans Conference

On the 17th January, prominent business and public-sector leaders will come together at the Northampton Development Plans conference – one of the region’s largest business events of the year within the property and construction industry. The event, hosted by Built Environment Networking, will see some of the region’s biggest names in business, politics and local […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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Opportunities for the North as ‘Northshoring’ trend continues

Leeds is not doing enough to attract professional services firms seeking to relocate operations from London, the chairman of one of the world’s leading law firms has told Built Environment Networking’s West Yorkshire Economic Growth conference. Global chairman of Eversheds, Paul Smith, told the keynote session at the event that legal companies were seeking to […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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North of England hub airport a key focus at the West Yorkshire Economic Growth Conference

The government’s senior trade official in Yorkshire has expressed disappointment that the north of England has never successfully put forward the case for its own hub airport.  Mark Robson, Yorkshire & Humber regional director at the Department of International Trade, said that a shortage of direct air routes to overseas destination was holding back business […]

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Chinese set sights on Leicester

China’s most senior UK inward investment official in the UK will be heading a 25-strong delegation of the country’s businesses to Leicester next month (October). Helen Donnellan, inward investment director at Leicester City Council told Built Environment Networking’s recent event in the city that the official will be attending an event at the east midlands […]

Posted by: Keith Griffiths

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