Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025 - 12:00
Location: Leeds Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Ln, Leeds, LS1 6ET
Email: [email protected]
Company: Place Yorkshire
Yorkshire Industrial & Logistics 2025
Date: 14 October 2025 - 12:00
Location: Leeds Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Ln, Leeds, LS1 6ET
Email: [email protected]
Company: Place Yorkshire
For so long the unsung hero of the UK delivery network, Yorkshire has started to reap the praise it deserves and attract attention from developers and investors from further afield. Join developers, agents, and advisers as we set the scene for further growth and take the temperature of the regional logistics market.
Speakers confirmed include:
Bekki Banks, inward investment project manager, Invest East Yorkshire
Adam Handley, senior asset manager, Catella APAM
Alex Dochery, investment team manager, Business Doncaster
Clare Elliott, service director – economic growth and skills, Wakefield Council
David Rolinson, chairman, Spawforths
- BEKKI BANKS | INVEST EAST YORKSHIRE | Bekki is an experienced project manager, supporting major investment projects in the Goole area of East Yorkshire. Part of Invest East Yorkshire, she promotes the region globally, helping businesses of all sizes find suitable sites, develop infrastructure,& access grants & financial assistance. Bekki is passionate about showcasing East Yorkshire’s strengths & securing a prosperous future for the region’s economy.
- ADAM HANDLEY | CATELLA APAM | Adam is a Senior Asset Manager at Catella APAM, responsible for a diverse portfolio of office and industrial assets on behalf of institutional clients, worth £200 million and spanning over 850,000 sq ft. Notably, he leads the strategy for Greater Manchester Pension Fund’s Leeds Valley Park, where he recently secured a record rent for mid-box industrial space in West Yorkshire.
- ALEX DOCHERY | BUSINESS DONCASTER AT DONCASTER COUNCIL | Alex manages the investment team at Business Doncaster, Doncaster Council’s economic development arm. Acting as a front door for commercial developers & investors, the investment team is responsible for attracting inward investment into Doncaster, supporting indigenous business growth & promoting Doncaster as the best place to live, work & invest in. Passionate about economic development & making a difference to local communities, Alex has been in local government for nine years.
- CLARE ELLIOTT | WAKEFIELD COUNCIL | With over 18 years of Local Government experience, Clare brings learned skills and expertise into her role as service director for economic growth and skills at Wakefield Council. Clare has held this position since 2018. Clare is actively leading the organisation’s transformational economic growth and regeneration projects including the effective delivery of the strategic housing and regeneration capital programme with a value of almost £100m.
- DAVID ROLINSON, SPAWFORTHS | David is a chartered town planner and chairman at Spawforths. With over three & a half decades of experience working as a planning consultant based in Yorkshire, David advises a wide range of industrial & logistics clients including big box logistics & last mile developers; land promoters; inward investors; & SMEs. David provides advice on all aspects of planning & development & regularly gives evidence at major Public Inquiries including on sites within the Green Belt. David is also a member of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce Property Steering Group and co-chairs the Chamber Planning & Housing Forum.
Tickets cost £88+VAT. Local authorities and registered providers can purchase tickets at a 50% discount below.
There will be a mix of presentations and panels. Breakfast and lunch are included, providing plenty of opportunity for business development.
Book using the form below – if you can’t see the form, please contact [email protected]
This event is sponsored by Harworth, Glencar, DLA Architecture and Spawforths
