UCLan graded with 5 Star excellence in global ratings
20/05/2022
Staff and students at the University of University of Central Lancashire are celebrating for the second time in less than a week.
Sean Keyes discusses UKREiiF 22
19/05/2022
Sean Keyes, managing director at Sutcliffe reflects on his experiences at UKREiiF 22.
Coventry chief executive and NW property personality of the year added to conference speakers list
19/05/2022
The chief executive of Coventry City Council Martin Reeves, and the winner of the Northwest property personality of the year award Phil Mayall of Muse Developments have been added to the impressive list of speakers for the Downtown in Business ‘Talking ‘Bout Regeneration’ conference, which takes place in Birmingham on Thursday 15th September 2022.
Judge us by the company we keep
19/05/2022
Downtown in Business prides itself on hosting the very best events and attracting great people into the room. Already in May we have enjoyed the company of the chief executives of Birmingham, Coventry, Newcastle, and Wolverhampton City Council’s; the chief executive of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority; the leaders of Leeds and Manchester City Council’s; Sir Howard Bernstein; the chief executive of Halton Borough Council; the Liverpool City Region mayor; the heads of regeneration from Wirral, Birmingham, and Leeds; and the chief executive of Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
Down-toon is launched
19/05/2022
The chief executive of Newcastle City Council Pam Smith was the keynote speaker at the launch of Downtown in Business Newcastle. She was joined by the chief executive of Liverpool John Lennon Airport John Irving, who was previously the Finance Director of Newcastle United Football Club, and 50 business leaders from across the city.
DIB partners with tax specialists Catax
19/05/2022
Downtown in Business has welcomed leading Capital Allowances & Research and Development Tax Relief experts, Catax as its latest partner.
Council leaders address DIB members at UKREiiF pre-conference event
18/05/2022
Downtown in Business welcomed council and business leaders for a roundtable dinner to share their thoughts and ideas for the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, which is taking place in Leeds between 17th-19th May 2022.
Powerhouse of six North West culture, arts, business and tourism leaders join board of trustees at charity behind Shakespeare North Playhouse
17/05/2022
Six of the most respected leaders in arts, culture, business, tourism and media have been appointed trustees of the charity behind the new Shakespeare North Playhouse set to open this summer in Knowsley.
Culture, Values and People Business Gym
16/05/2022
Alban Cassidy, Director of Cassidy + Ashton Architects, Building Surveyors + Town Planners, shares his thoughts on the recent DIB Business Gym event at the Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Blackburn.
Mural unveiled by Mayor and St Philips’ students celebrates Salford
13/05/2022
The mayor of Salford, Paul Dennett, pupils from St Philips, development partnership The English Cities Fund and contractor, Eric Wright Construction, came together recently to celebrate the unveiling of a new mural on Chapel Street, which has been designed by the school.
Join DIB for an evening of connect working
12/05/2022
Downtown in Business are delighted to be hosting its first Downtown Connects event at Glovers Bar on the evening of Thursday 26th May 2022.
Downtown prepares for launch in Newcastle
12/05/2022
Downtown in Business is set to launch its latest office in Newcastle at the city’s INNSiDE by Meliá Hotel on the evening of Thursday 19th May 2022, with keynote addresses by chief executive of Newcastle City Council Pam Smith and the chief executive of Liverpool John Lennon Airport and former Finance Director at Newcastle United Football Club, John Irving.