A&B Engineering to ‘drive business forward’ at MIPIM 2027

Forward-thinking companies ready to build business connections, raise brand profile, and gather market intel on the Midlands, North West, Yorkshire, and North East will find ample opportunities to do so via the 2027 Place Media Group events calendar.

There are plenty of opportunities to gather crucial market intel, engage in high-quality networking, and enhance brand positioning during the second half of 2026.

Place Media Group is resetting its event programme, centring on a more focused calendar that reflects the scale and opportunity of the regional property market.

What would Prime Minister Andy Burnham mean for the North? How does the public sector plan to actually make ‘good growth’ happen? How is the built environment handling viability – and will economic situations improve by the end of the year? Those questions and more will be asked at this senior-level, Chatham House Rule gathering on Thursday 2 July in Manchester.

The Midlands is entering a defining period of growth, investment, and transformation. In its inaugural event, Place Midlands is bringing together the region’s movers and shakers to weigh in on the challenges and opportunities ahead.

The North East’s economy is worth nearly £70bn and only set to grow as the nation focuses on the area’s strong suits of clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and digital defence – add to that a robust list of regeneration projects and you can see why this region is worth paying attention to.

Flights have been released for the international property expo in Cannes, making now the perfect time to start working up strategies for doing deals, forging connections, and raising your brand’s profile in March 2027.

Fresh from UKREiiF, property professionals joined up with workers in healthcare, law, accounting, tech, hospitality, local government, and more for a 5.5-kilometre run and two-kilometre walk in Heaton Park on Thursday evening.

Meet the candidates vying to become the county’s first mayor at this annual event, which provides attendees with the must-know information they need to spot opportunities and do business in Carlisle, Barrow, the Lake District National Park, and more.

It is easy to get lost in the crowd of more than 16,000 property professionals who will flood into Leeds’ Royal Armouries in a matter of days. Place will help you attend with purpose, putting you in the room with the likes of Liverpool City Council, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, CBRE, Socius, MADE Partnership, Tritax, Peel Land, and more.

Bolster your knowledge of the Northern property scene with Place’s East Yorkshire Development Update, where you’ll hear from Hull City Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Homes England, HBD, Muse, and more.

Place Media Group has hired Sara Thomas from Property Week as commercial partnerships director to strengthen Place’s expanded events and marketing portfolio.

Place North brought the region to the forefront of the international property community at MIPIM in 2026. Next year, we aim to do even more – with more events, more branding opportunities, and more networking receptions.

More than 16,000 property professionals and public sector leaders will be gathering at Leeds’ Royal Armouries in May. Place can help you make the most of the convention, with an array of services to help your business stand out.

There’s less than 10 days left to give your recruitment and marketing a seasonal lift with a special 4‑for‑2 promotion across all Place websites.

Property professionals gathered together on Thursday to raise a dram to a week well spent in Cannes, having condensed a year’s worth of meetings into four days.

Representatives from top investment firms, local authorities, and developers gathered to do business at MIPIM’s UK Stage on Tuesday morning.

Developers, local authorities, contractors, lawyers, financiers, architects, engineers, and more gathered together at Gare Maritime in Cannes on Monday evening to celebrate the start of the global property convention.

The UK’s built environment is in a period of reinvention. Project pipelines are evolving, new technologies are reshaping design, and conversations around inclusion are growing louder. Yet for many women hoping to return to the industry, the path remains uneven, writes Mya Driver at UKREiiF.