Burnley’s New Ambulance Station Complete Mar 19, 2019 Burnley’s new £1.7m ambulance station adjacent to Burnley General Teaching Hospital has reached completion and is now operational. Developed by One Partnership and designed by DLA Freeman White Architects the 5,400 sq ft purpose-built station replaces the previous building on Trafalgar Street and will service the community across Burnley and the surrounding areas. [emaillocker id=”71749″] […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
University ‘keen to change perception’ through landmark capital projects Mar 4, 2019 Universities are under pressure to deliver landmark capital projects to help enhance their brands and entice students in a more competitive market, the Director for Estates & Facilities at the University of Salford has said. Jason Challender, who is spearheading Salford University’s £300m transformation plan to overhaul its campus, said that the university had produced […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Pagabo and Built Environment Networking announce new partnership Feb 23, 2019 Pagabo and Built Environment Networking – the UK’s leading provider of construction and networking events – are pleased to announce their new partnership which will allow Pagabo to continue connecting valued clients to the very best the construction industry offers – Simply Better Procurement. Pagabo support public sector organisations across the UK by providing a […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
CERT Property acquires land for significant Manchester development Feb 20, 2019 A joint venture partnership has completed the purchase of land at 86 Talbot Road, Old Trafford for residential development. CERT Property, who’ll be speaking about their future development plans at our Manchester Development Plans Conference, and Salboy have teamed up to acquire the land which has planning permission for the development of 90 apartments over […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Warning over automation jobs policy gap Feb 18, 2019 Innovative thinking is required to help society cope with the estimated 2.5m jobs that will be lost during the next decade as a result of automation, the Smart Cities conference’s universities session heard. Dave Carter, Smart City Project Lead at the Manchester Urban Institute, said that an estimated 2.5m jobs are due to disappear in […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Turn bus garages into EV top up points – TfL Feb 18, 2019 Transport for London is exploring how its network of bus stations can be turned into top up charging points for emergency services vehicles and even private cars as part of a major revamp of its estate. Peter Elliot, Head of Development at Transport for London told delegates at the Smart Cities Development Conference that the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
EV roll out sparks Manchester power upgrade call Feb 18, 2019 Manchester’s power network requires a significant upgrade to cope with the anticipated increase in use of electric vehicles (EVs), our Smart Cities Development Conference has heard. Steve Cox, Engineering & Technical Director at Electricity North West, told delegates that every morning, 223,000 vehicles are driven into Manchester. [emaillocker id=”71749″] He said: “If those EVs all […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Work begins on Northern Quarter office project Feb 8, 2019 Construction work has begun on an impressive new development in Manchester – brought forward by property developer CERT Property. The scheme, based in the thriving Northern Quarter, is set to deliver much needed office space within the city. [emaillocker id=”71749″] CERT Property, who’ll be speaking at our Midlands Development Conference about some of their future […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Energy; the huge transformation to underpin Smart Cities Jan 25, 2019 The Smart Cities Development Conference is set to bring together senior leaders at the forefront of the Smart Cities agenda – and Electricity North West are one of those firms. Ahead of the conference we hear exclusively from Steve Cox, Director at Electricity North West: Electricity North West is responsible for distributing power across […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Exclusive Q&A; Developing cities to be smart – Siemens Jan 15, 2019 Sarah Handley, Carbon Neutral Programme Manager at Siemens, is set to speak at the Smart Cities Development Conference on the 6th February. Ahead of the event we hear exclusively from Sarah on the exceptional work Siemens is doing within the market as one of the leading smart city providers. Siemens is at the forefront […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
