Dear Prime Minister, don’t forget the Midlands – Midlands Connect Jul 30, 2019 A message from Midlands Connect… Prime Minister, congratulations on your appointment. As you embark on the first 100 days of your premiership, you will face huge challenges, but also an unparalleled opportunity. Our message to you is simple; unleash our economic potential, succeed where your predecessors have faltered, back the Midlands. [emaillocker id=”71749″] For too […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£70m Symmetry Park begins to take shape Jul 30, 2019 A major new logistics development in Blyth is beginning to take shape – with a 150,000sq ft distribution unit now available for occupation, and the opening of a Starbucks and a KFC on site. They’re all part of much wider plans for Symmetry Park – located in a key strategic location at J34 of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Development in the Midlands – an experts perspective Jul 16, 2019 We hear exclusively from PBA – now part of Stantec, on the major development set to happen across the Midlands. PBA are a leading consultancy of engineers, planners, scientists and economists. It’s an exciting time to be a proud Midlander – the state of the area based on Deloitte Crane survey, JLL forecast and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Countryside Properties building new timber panel factory Jul 10, 2019 Countryside Properties is building its own timber panel manufacturing site to remedy shortfalls in its supply chain. Andrew Taylor, Head of Planning at Countryside Properties, told delegates at the Oxford Cambridge Arc Development Conference that the housebuilder has purchased a site for manufacturing timber panels which its plans to roll out over the next year. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Arc university development to focus on new institutions Jul 10, 2019 The next phase of university development in the Oxford to Cambridge Arc is likely to be focused on new institutions rather than the expansion of existing facilities, our event has heard. Both Peterborough and Milton Keynes, currently the largest population centres in England that lack their own universities, are keen to set up their own […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Failure to electrify mooted Oxford Cambridge rail line branded a “disaster” Jul 10, 2019 Using diesel instead of electric trains on the proposed line between Oxford and Cambridge has been branded a “disaster” for the development of the surrounding Arc, one of the area’s most eminent planners has said. The Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust’s Jane Hamilton told the infrastructure panel session at Ox-Cams conference, that “backsliding” on […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Council Chief downplays role of Ministerial Arc Champion Jul 10, 2019 Progress on the development of Oxford to Cambridge Arc should not be held up by the delayed appointment of a Ministerial Champion, one of the area’s leading local government chiefs has said. The government made a commitment last year to appoint a ministerial champion for the Ox-Cams Arc but has yet to fill the role. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
“Disappointment” aired due to lack of emphasis on “blue and green infrastructure” in major UK infrastructure project Jul 10, 2019 Jane Hamilton, Chair of the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust, has told our event that she is “disappointed” about the lack of emphasis on “blue and green” infrastructure, like waterways and parks, in the Arc’s plans. Speaking at our Oxford Cambridge Arc Development Conference she said: “We’ve heard a lot about the Expressway and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Rail Minister tells Midlands Connect “I entirely support the aspiration” of £2 billion Midlands Rail Hub plans during visit to Leicester Jun 28, 2019 Rail Minister Andrew Jones has welcomed the submission of Midlands Connect’s £2 billion Midlands Rail Hub proposals to radically transform connections between the East and West Midlands, during a visit to the region yesterday (Thursday 27th June). The Minister pledged to work with Midlands Connect chairman Sir John Peace and Director Maria Machancoses as they […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
The University of Lincoln has appointed BAM Construction to deliver the next stage of the Lincoln Medical School Jun 24, 2019 After the completion of the first stage of a competitive two-stage tendering process through the YorBuild framework, BAM was selected to develop the detailed design and finalise costs for the major new academic facility on the University’s Brayford Pool Campus; the first of its kind in Lincolnshire. Working in collaboration with the University and Perfect […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
