Yorkshire Industrial & Logistics

PETER BARTLEY, AEW ARCHITECTS | Peter is a sustainability professional with over 15 years of industry experience providing energy and sustainability consultancy services. Together with his team, he helps design Passivhaus projects, net zero carbon buildings and aims for the highest BREEAM ratings.

VIVIENNE CLEMENTS, HBD | Vivienne is part of HBD’s Executive Board & spearheads the developer’s industrial & logistics interests across the UK. Vivienne benefits from an impressive track-record in the delivery of large scale industrial & logistics developments that drive inward investment, create new jobs & opportunities & underpin wider regeneration strategies. Working with a £1.3 billion development pipeline, HBD, part of Henry Boot is underway with several schemes across Yorkshire, including Markham Vale, its flagship 200 acre development delivered in joint venture with Derbyshire County Council, & Wakefield Hub, a strategic 200 acre industrial and logistics at Junction 30 of the M62.

ADAM VARLEY, SCARBOROUGH GROUP INTERNATIONAL | Adam is a RICS qualified, chartered surveyor with over two decades’ experience in the UK commercial property sector. Adam is working on the groups Northern Powerhouse projects across Yorkshire, creating new communities & exemplary buildings for businesses & people to thrive. Throughout his career, Adam has worked with a wide range of local, national & international businesses understanding their business requirements to assist them in developing their office relocation strategies & maximising the opportunity that an office relocation can create.

BARRY WILKES, GLENCAR | Barry has over 24 years of construction industry experience & specialises in pre-construction & planning management. His career started in civil & structural engineering, working in site management & site planning roles, before adopting more senior roles in the industry. Having delivered projects in various sectors, Barry has had a focus on industrial & logistics projects over the last decade

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.

JAMES APPLETON-METCALFE, CITIVALE | James is the chief executive officer & founder of Citivale. His role includes responsibility for the overall business of Citivale & investment strategy. James started his career with BNP Paribas, working in the investment team. He then moved to be a fund manager with CBREIM working predominantly on high income funds in the industrial sector covering the UK. In 2010 he set up Citivale working with UK institutions & private equity aggregating portfolios across the UK & delivering developments utilising a bottom-up asset management & development skills approach, but with a top-down perspective. Citivale currently has c£500m of AUM & in excess of 2m sq ft of industrial development pipeline.

SEAN ROONEY, ENVIRONMENT BANK | Sean is a chartered Planner, with a broad background facilitating developments ranging from NSIPs, to remediation schemes, nuclear/renewable energy, mixed-use, commercial, leisure, industrial & residential developments. Sean works at Environment Bank assisting developers in meeting mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements through using off-site Biodiversity Units from it’s national network of Habitat Banks.

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.

RICHARD BEASON, NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL | Richard is economic development manager with North Yorkshire council with extensive experience in both the public & private sectors with a particular focus on regenerating large brownfield sites, working with developers, investors & occupants to bring investment, growth & employment to North Yorkshire & raise awareness of the area as not only a great place to live but also to work & invest.

JONATHAN UFTON, UBS | Jonny has over two decades’ experience in the UK commercial property sector, now working at UBS as an investment manager, primarily for their primary core fund, Triton Property Fund, but also across other pan-European mandates. Recent exposure to the Yorkshire Industrial market has come in the development of Velocity Point Industrial Estate, a mile from Leeds city centre, on the former Premier Farnell site. The 9 unit 250,000sqft scheme PC’ed in November 2023 & has subsequently seen strong letting activity, with only one 20,000sqft unit remaining vacant. Given such success, UBS are looking for similar opportunities.

Tickets cost £80+VAT. There will be a mix of presentations and panels. Breakfast and lunch are included, providing plenty of opportunity for business development.

This event is sponsored by Aew Architects, Harworth, Glencar, Yardi and Environment Bank

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