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IN-HOUSE: Senior Facilities Manager Manchester City Centre   The Company: Our client specialises in asset and development management of commercial and mixed-use real estate, with its’ own in-house management team. The company has particular expertise in restoring and sustainably developing heritage buildings, with an expanding commercial portfolio that currently extends across Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds. […]

The offer is to acquire the remaining shares in the Yorkshire-based regeneration specialist, with Peel arguing the business would be better positioned as a privately owned company under its full control.

PLP has sold assets in Crewe and Ellesmere Port, and two more in Stafford and Wakefield, to KKR’s European logistics investment arm.

The developer has downgraded its full-year expectations after a sharp slowdown in land transactions during the first half of 2026, although the group says demand for its industrial and logistics developments remains resilient.

“Place has built a genuinely trusted presence across the North, and that regional depth matters to us as we grow our own footprint here,” said Mark Dewhurst, Manchester partner at Ridge.

The Yorkshire-based contractor has filed a notice of its intention to appoint administrators, a move that will impact schemes on both sides of the Pennines.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will begin his tenure at No10 today. Here are what senior figures in the built environment, local politics, and education want to see him prioritise.

Co-founder Tim Heatley is keen to ensure his company remains a disruptor and maintains its edge as it seeks to make a mark in all corners of the country backed by £860m of institutional firepower.

Caddick Construction Group is boosting its marketing and business development in a programme of targeted activity with Place Media Group in 2027.

Newly created Future Works Infrastructure has said it could deliver a 14-mile dual-carriageway tunnel beneath the Peak District to connect the two major Northern cities for a fraction of what government had priced a similar scheme.

The government’s £45bn programme needs stronger governance, tighter cost control, and a credible delivery plan, the Public Accounts Committee has warned.

Network Rail has issued a procurement notice for work to upgrade the railway between Stalybridge and Huddersfield, including adding a third line from Standedge to Gledholt.

It’s been just under a month since UKREiiF returned to Leeds, which serves as a timely backdrop for reflecting on the continued strength of residential development across the North of England, writes David Sandbrook of Curtins.

Simon Butler has been appointed as managing director – regional building at the multidisciplinary contractor, heading a host of internal promotions.

SES Engineering Services, which partners with Tier One contractors on complex jobs, has embarked on an annual campaign of marketing and business development services with Place North.

After a busy day of meetings, panel discussions, queuing for coffee, searching for signal, and hot-footing it between Leeds Dock and the city, attendees were able to relax and unwind at Place’s reception drinks at Revolución de Cuba on Call Lane.

Announced at The Great North Summit in Leeds, the funding will be spread across the next 10 years and will support investment in areas crucial to regional growth, such as energy, transport, infrastructure, regeneration, and housing.

UK Sport has been commissioned to carry out an initial strategic assessment of a potential pan-Northern bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games.