Place North West launches 2020 Media Pack
This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.
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Manchester urged to retrofit 60,000 buildings a year
Up to 60,000 residential and commercial buildings in Greater Manchester need retrofitting every year, for the city to reach its target of becoming zero carbon by 2038, the council heard.
COMMENT | Futureproofing the North West’s digital infrastructure
We’re in the midst of a digital revolution, writes Sean Anstee of Telcom Infrastructure. Across the North and in our home city of Manchester, the rise of new technologies and cloud services are radically transforming the way we live and work.
Bruntwood SciTech secures £185m green funding
Bruntwood SciTech has agreed a three-year, £185m funding deal, using £60m to support 400,000 sq ft of development at Circle Square, and £125m to refinance other assets including Alderley Park.
TfGM looks to traffic tech to boost late buses
Transport for Greater Manchester has piloted a technology which could increase bus punctuality on the busiest routes, by holding traffic lights on green to allow late-running buses to pass through.
Council turns to ’hybrid grass’ to solve Piccadilly Gardens problem
Manchester City Council has announced a pilot scheme which will see a section of Piccadilly Gardens sown with reinforced ‘hybrid’ turf, as part of wider works to the public square.
Greater Manchester releases industrial plan
The city region’s leadership has joined with Government in publishing the Greater Manchester Local Industrial Strategy, the long-term plan aimed at increasing productivity.
Place North West Question Time: Manchester’s New Agenda
This one-off event puts the leaders shaping Manchester on the same stage for the very first time, to answer the tough questions about the past, present, and future of the city.
UKFast agrees Birley Fields land deal
Lawrence Jones, founder and chief executive of Manchester technology firm UKFast, has agreed a deal with Manchester City Council to acquire the 120,000 sq ft plot of land opposite the firm’s Birley Fields campus.
Power provider seeks property partners
Electricity North West, the network operator and provider of power to Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria, has launched a drive to establish strategic partnerships with developers and major landowners.
