From the Ashes: Development Opportunities for Damaged Mills Jan 27, 2020 Former mills can become easily susceptible to damage by fire after being left vacant, both from arson and accidental fires. One such of these Mills was Newsome Mill in Huddersfield, left vacant since 2003. Whilst Newsome Mill originally had a development plan in place according to Nigel Hunston, Group Leader at Kirklees Council, it was […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Capital & Centric bans Property Investors on £50m Mill Project Jan 27, 2020 Capital & Centric, a Manchester based developer, are developing the Crusader Mill in Ancoats, Manchester City Centre, have banned speculative investors from buying up units on the new project. Co-founder Tim Heatley told delegates at the recent Mills Development Conference: “We are well underway with the restoration and conversion into owner-occupier flat. We’ve banned investors, […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
85% of Northerners want to Preserve Britain’s Mill Legacy Jan 27, 2020 A study by Historic England has shown that 85% of Northerners are opposed to the demolition and replacement of England’s mills – our recent Mills Development Conference has heard. A further 90% of adults living in England believe that mills are an important part of its character and history. Despite the popular support to save […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Cooke Serves Up Pioneering Construction Consultancy Jan 25, 2020 Experienced construction executive Sarah Cooke has launched Rebha, a Staffs-based consultancy with the aim of improving the way organisations work through transformational change and innovation. Sarah was most recently at Morgan Sindall as a pre-construction director, and prior to that, had a leading role for four years at Galliford Try. With a degree in architecture, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Liverpool Universities Plan to Create 30,000 “Knowledge-Intensive” Jobs Jan 15, 2020 The three universities of Liverpool – Liverpool John Moores University, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Hope University – are collaborating with Liverpool City Council on a strategy to create 30,000 new high-skilled jobs over the next decade, the recent North West Development Conference heard. “Universities are about 40% of the local economy of Liverpool,” according […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Liverpool City Region “Continues to Look Forwards and Outwards” Jan 15, 2020 The Liverpool City Region is an area “that continues to look outwards, and forwards” according to the Chair of the Liverpool-China Partnership, Paul Grover. Speaking at the North-West Development Conference Grover celebrated the fact the partnership has recently secured “£138m worth of deals” as part of delegations to mark 20 years since Liverpool was twinned […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Peel Group’s £50bn Transformation of the North West Jan 15, 2020 Peel Group, the firm behind some of the North West’s most iconic schemes including MediaCityUK, Liverpool Waters and The Trafford Centre, is continuing its massive development programme, the £50bn Ocean Gateway. Speaking at the North West Development Conference Anthony Hatton, Director of Strategic Projects said of the projects success: “Over the first 10 years of […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
UK’s Largest Garden Village Planned for Near Carlisle Jan 15, 2020 The scenic county of Cumbria is set to receive a massive 10,000 new homes following a development push by Carlisle City Council. [emaillocker id=”71749″] “I used to hear developers get nosebleeds if they go further north than Preston” quipped Jane Meek, Corporate Director for Economic Development at Carlisle City Council whilst speaking at our recent […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Liverpool Bound for ‘London-Style’ Transport System Jan 15, 2020 “I’ve set a target of achieving a London-style transport system for Liverpool in the next decade” That was the message from Metro Mayor of Liverpool Steve Rotheram whilst delivering an inspiring keynote speech at our North West Development Conference, as he outlined his vision for a transportation revolution in the region. [emaillocker id=”71749″] Heavy investment […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Pagabo Announces Winners of £10bn Framework Jan 13, 2020 The winners of our national partner Pagabo’s £10 billion, six-year Major Works Framework have been announced. The framework, which launches in April 2020, is the second iteration of the Major Works contract and will see up to 28 contractors deliver projects starting at £5 million. The framework – which is open to all public and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
