WeWork signs at No.1 Spinningfields
Co-working pioneer WeWork is to base its first UK operation outside London in No.1 Spinningfields, where it has signed for 60,000 sq ft.
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COMMENT | Property agents face tech challenge
Disruption in the property industry is on the horizon, if not already here, as new technologies provide richer, data-driven intelligence. How will this affect the traditional agent, asks Georgina Power, MIPIM UK.
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.
Construction begins on radio telescope HQ
Work has started on the £16.5m Square Kilometre Array Global Headquarters at The University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank site in Macclesfield, Cheshire. [GALLERY]
Ingall launches Enterprise City with “global brand” intention
The Allied London chief executive launched the commercial-led element of Manchester's St John's district in typically forthright fashion at yesterday's launch festival.
North West infrastructure unsatisfactory, says CBI research
In the North West, 60% of companies are not satisfied with the state of the region’s infrastructure, according to a report by the Confederation of British Industry.
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.
Tech study finds NW playing catch-up
Unsurprisingly, Manchester is leading the North West in the tech industry, according to the Tech Nation 2017 report published this week, with £2.9bn of digital turnover annually. But why do Reading, Bristol and Bath have much larger digital turnovers than Manchester, asks Laura Storey.
Leese heads NW tech trip to SXSW
While Manchester City Council chief executive Sir Howard Bernstein made his annual voyage to the south of France for property convention MIPIM, leader Sir Richard Leese led a separate delegation to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, to promote technology businesses in the region.
