ONE WEEK TO GO | Place North West Industrial & Logistics 2025

NICK GERRARD, BLACKPOOL COUNCIL | Nick leads the team responsible for implementing Blackpool’s £2 billion+ transformative growth & prosperity investment programme which includes major schemes at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone, Talbot Gateway Central Business District, Blackpool Central & Blackpool Town Centre which are helping to transform Blackpool’s economic fortunes.

KATE HOWE |TRITAX BIG BOX DEVELOPMENTS | Having worked on residential, industrial and mixed-use development across the UK, at Tritax Big Box, Kate leads on the development of Symmetry Park, Merseyside and Tritax Park, Wigan. Kate is passionate about supporting the continued growth of the logistics sector and promoting its importance to the UK economy.

EMILY SPEAK, PELOTON REAL ESTATE | Emily is the head of asset management for Peloton Real Estate. Peloton works with funds and investor to realise the best value for their assets. Emily has a wealth of experience in industrial refurbishments, EPCs, ESG and BREEAM.

MAT CAPPER, BROOKBANKS | Mat is a utility infrastructure consultant with over 15 years experience advising clients on due diligence, feasibility, procurement, and delivery of utility infrastructure. Mathew currently leads Brookbanks utility consultancy services nationally and leads their multi-disciplinary Warrington office.

MARK ROBINSON, ROCHDALE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY | As Director of Economy and Place at Rochdale Council and Chief Executive of Rochdale Development Agency, Mark leads economic growth, investment, and regeneration across Rochdale. Driving business growth, job creation, and transformation of the town centres. Overseeing key infrastructure projects, he maximises funding, enhances assets, and fosters partnerships for sustainable prosperity.

CHRIS LLOYD, TANDEM INVESTMENTS | Chris Lloyd co-founded Tandem Investments in 2023 investing in industrial and business space predominantly in the North West. Chris has over 25 years experience of buying and selling commercial real estate with a particular focus on refurbishing & repurposing industrial buildings & estates. Tandem’s most recent acquisition is an 80,000 sq. ft industrial complex in St Helens.

ANNA RELPH | TURLEY | Anna is a Director within Turley’s Northern Planning Team and is lead planning advisor to the Northern Gateway Development Vehicle (a 50/50 joint venture between Russell LDP and Harworth Group) on the employment-led element of Northern Gateway, which forms an integral part of the Atom Valley Mayoral Development Zone. She is currently leading the preparation of an outline application for approximately half of the employment allocation (c. 6.5 million sq ft), working collaboratively with Bury and Rochdale Councils and other stakeholders.

IAIN GRIFFIN | RUSSELL LDP | Iain is Development Director at Russell LDP. With 20 years’ experience, Iain’s expertise lies in the acquisition, promotion and development of Industrial, Logistics & Manufacturing sites across the North of England. He is part of the development team for Northern Gateway on behalf of the Northern Gateway Development Vehicle (a 50/50 joint venture between Russell LDP and Harworth Group). He also leads on other Industrial & Logistic group projects that form part of the wider Atom Valley Mayoral Development Zone.

CRAIG ADAMOLI | JLL | Craig’s career has spanned 3 decades, commencing in Los Angeles, CA and for the last 18 years based in the UK. Asset Based Lending, Real Estate Brokerage, Outsourced Real Estate & Data Centre Solutions form the majority of his work. Having joined JLL at the beginning of 2025, his main focus is representing Hyperscale Data Centre Occupiers, Operators and Developers in acquiring, disposing and provisioning of powered land.

REBECCA ROFFE | CMS | Rebecca is a Partner in CMS’ Planning Group, based in Sheffield. She has over 10 years of experience in all planning and environmental matters, dealing with contentious and non-contentious issues for investors, developers, consenting authorities, contractors and operators, particularly in the energy and climate change, real estate and infrastructure sectors. She has particular expertise in land assembly and CPO, environmental impact and habitats assessment, DCO applications, planning/highways agreements, enforcement and inquiry work, energy and sustainability regulation and contaminated land.

DAN NEEDHAM | HARWORTH | Dan is a Senior Development Director with over 30 years’ experience in commercial, residential and mixed-used development delivery. Dan joined Harworth in early 2022 and is the project lead on Northern Gateway, an 11 million sq. ft. proposed development being promoted by the Northern Gateway Development Vehicle, A joint venture between Harworth and Russell LDP. Dan was recently appointed as Head of Office for Harworth’s Manchester office.

Expect a series of informative panel discussions and dynamic presentations – as well as the networking opportunities we know are important for your business.

In addition to the pre-programme breakfast, you can also expect breaks in between sessions and a post-programme lunch.

Tickets are available from £44+VAT 

What you’ll take away from the conference

• Insight into how the industrial and logistics sector is performing across the North West

• An understanding of how property professionals are tackling viability – and the hard decisions that need to be made

• Knowledge of what occupiers are looking for in the sheds of the future

• Inspiration on how to incorporate sustainability into your industrial project – based on an actual project

• New contacts for your business