Place North West launches 2020 Media Pack

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.

The Manchester-based technology company and internet provider Telcom has announced its North West expansion plans for 2020, which include growth across 50 buildings.

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.  

The University of Chester has launched the search for a development partner to deliver the £100m next phase of Thornton Science Park.

Manufacturing Technology Centre has taken 4,750 sq ft in IC1 at Liverpool Science Park, bringing 60 full-time employees to the site.

Throughout August, Place North West published reflections from property professionals on the towns and cities that shaped them, and how the fabric of these places has changed, along with their vision for the future. Here, you can read the series in full.

Steve Rotheram, metro mayor of Liverpool City Region, has announced the next stage in the authority's bid to establish an ultrafast fibre network across its six boroughs. 

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.