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
Edinburgh on track to overtake Glasgow Sep 19, 2018 Edinburgh is due to outstrip Glasgow within the next 15 years to become Scotland’s biggest city, the Chief Executive of the Scottish capital’s council has told our conference. In the opening keynote presentation Andrew Kerr said that by 2050 Edinburgh’s population is due to grow by half. Based on projections the Scottish Capital will overhaul […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
The wider impact of HS2 Sep 4, 2018 Paul Bogle, Head of Policy and Research at the National Federation of Builders: A shorter journey time between London and the Midlands was how HS2 was initially sold to the public. According to Ernst & Young, 90% of Eurotunnel passengers cited shorter journey times as a key reason for using the tunnel. It would not […] 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
HS2 Economic Growth Conference: Unlocking huge development, regeneration and economic growth opportunities Jul 11, 2018 On the 7th November, prominent business and public-sector leaders will come together in Birmingham for the HS2 Economic Growth Conference supported by HS2 Ltd – the largest business conference of the year focused on driving and unlocking the huge economic growth opportunities which HS2 will bring to the UK. The conference, hosted by Built Environment […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
3D printed houses – the answer to accelerating the delivery of homes? Jul 6, 2018 HS2 is set to unlock huge regeneration and development projects across the whole of the UK, whilst other proposals to deliver an expressway between Oxford and Cambridge, the delivery new infrastructure to drive the Northern Powerhouse agenda and many more are also set to drive economic growth across our city regions. These projects, alongside other […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Retail axed from Ravenscraig masterplan Jun 22, 2018 Plans for 1m sq ft of new retail and leisure floorspace have been axed from the updated masterplan for the regeneration of the ex-Ravenscraig steelworks, our Glasgow Development Plans Conference has heard. Murray Collins, Managing Director of Fusion Estates, said the masterplan for the Lanarkshire site has been ‘just updated’ which included the removal of […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Collaboration crucial for the delivery of HS2 economic growth Jun 19, 2018 At a time when local government is facing unprecedented pressure on its finances, and a growing and ageing population is putting the UK’s existing infrastructure under increasing strain; public-private partnerships are ever more crucial in delivering on the Government’s agenda for homes, jobs and economic growth. Whilst we look to the private sector to shoulder […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Homes England frameworks set to tackle the housing shortage Jun 18, 2018 Homes England, formally known as the Homes and Communities Agency, are set to begin a drive with the aim of boosting housing numbers across the UK. The vision of delivering new homes faster to ease the shortage of homes will be helped by the launch of a procurement initiative at the end of this month, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Gap between ‘Tier One’ bids and rest of the market is narrowing Jun 7, 2018 The gap between the quality of bids submitted by smaller and larger contractors is closing, the Managing Director of a regional frameworks says. Robbie Blackhurst, Managing Director of Procure North West, told our Construction Frameworks Conference panel on best value in procurement that the organisation had set out to encourage greater participation by SMEs when […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
