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‘The time is right for something different’

UKREiiF Advisory Group chair Lord Kerslake has held a variety of roles within the built environment industry during the last two decades, including Chair of housing association Peabody and Be First (the growth and regeneration agency for Barking and Dagenham). Here he outlines why the time is right for UKREiiF I’ve been involved in development […]

Posted by: Mark Flanagan

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Embracing the best aspects of attending online and in-person

UKREiiF will embrace interactivity at its three-day networking, exhibition and conferencing event in Leeds next year (May 17-19). While the Coronavirus pandemic forced events online, a raft of innovations, to help negate its effects, have created a different but highly effective user experience and the best of these will be utilised by the organisers of […]

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Foot Anstey Q&A: Opportunities in the commercial space sector

The UK is aiming to be heavily involved in the ever-growing space sector – and we’ve been speaking to Foot Anstey’s Legal Director John Catchpole following their involvement in our recent virtual event on the topic… Q. Foot Anstey is one of the UK’s fastest growing law firms and has a significant national presence, what […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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Free opportunity to get the lowdown on UKREiiF

The first UKREiiF monthly webinar takes places on Wednesday morning (March 17th). An Introduction to The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum is a free 105-minute explanation of how UKREiiF hopes to facilitate economic growth within the industry and further details on its networking, exhibition and conference super event in Leeds next year. UKREiiF’s […]

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Giant leap for Cornwall as £5.6M Spaceport officially opens

Spaceport Cornwall have officially opened the home of UK launch. The Space Systems Integration Facility is the first of its kind at a Spaceport in the UK. The facilities pave the way for Cornwall as the home of horizontal space launch in Europe. Spaceport Cornwall has officially opened their Space Systems Integration Facility, heralding a […]

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Industry leaders set to appear en masse at UKREiiF

More than 100 speakers will take part in UKREiiF’s three-day networking, exhibition and conferencing event in Leeds next year (May 17-19). Some of the biggest names in the industry, from the public and private sectors, will get together to discuss vital topics and elements which feed into the UK’s need to Build Back Better following […]

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New UK ‘Space City’ cluster launched in Leicester

A new ‘Space City Leicester’ cluster has been launched in Leicester that will create one of the largest and most connected Enterprise Zones for space-related activities in the UK. Space City Leicester represents up to £233 million of investment in new and planned facilities on the former Pioneer Park development to the north of Leicester […]

Posted by: Mya Driver

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New UK ‘Space City’ cluster launched in Leicester

A new ‘Space City Leicester’ cluster has been launched in Leicester that will create one of the largest and most connected Enterprise Zones for space-related activities in the UK. Space City Leicester represents up to £233 million of investment in new and planned facilities on the former Pioneer Park development to the north of Leicester […]

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TAKING THE LEAD IN BUILDING BACK BETTER

A host of key industry figures have thrown their weight behind today’s launch of The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), a new vehicle to facilitate economic growth which will culminate in a three-day networking, exhibition and conference super event in Leeds next year. UKREiiF’s mission is to help bring together the public […]

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Creation of UK Space Hubs Receives UK Government Backing

The UK Government is backing the creation of ‘space hubs’ – helping to fund a collaborative strategy across different regions to maximise the opportunities which the ever growing space sector presents to the UK. Harwell in Oxfordshire has already established itself as a space hub – and it’s been a huge economic catalyst for both […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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