Ex-Laing O’Rourke office to house tech incubator
Manchester technology business UKFast is to create a 30,000 sq ft incubator space for tech start-ups at its newly expanded campus.
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MediaCity dedicates further space for growing start-ups
Three floors of the White building at MediaCityUK have been repackaged as Arrive, a space intended to bridge the gap between start-up space and larger suites.
Future of Retail | Summary, slides + photos
The outlook for retail includes both uncertainty and opportunity, according to a panel of industry experts speaking at the latest Place North West event last week.
GM named among full fibre broadband pilots
Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire are among six pilot areas of the UK to share £10m from Government to help bring full fibre broadband networks straight to the doors of homes and businesses.
TfGM launches integrated smart cards for bus and tram
Transport for Greater Manchester’s progress towards a fully integrated ticketing system across public transport has taken a step forward with the launch of its "get me there" smartcard system across buses and Metrolink trams.
Styles & Wood appointed to proptech framework
Property services group Styles & Wood is looking for opportunities for its proprietary estates and risk management technology in the public sector after being appointed to the government’s G-Cloud 9 framework.
GMCA to rubber-stamp film school
Funding for the International Screen School Manchester and a Cyber Innovation Hub to be developed at Heron House are among the key items to go before the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s meeting on Friday.
Stryker takes space as Towers nears capacity
US medical technology business Stryker has taken 3,850 sq ft at Towers Business Park in Didsbury, South Manchester.
THING OF THE WEEK
Building sites across the UK, ready yourselves for the arrival of Sam the semi-automated mason, a robot making a name for itself laying 3,000 bricks a day compared to the human average of 500.
Self-driving cars take to roads of Greater Manchester
Project Synergy will see three self-driving cars trialled on public roads between Stockport railway station and Manchester Airport from January next year.
