


DIB Meets.. City of Liverpool College & Starship | The Construction Academy
City of Liverpool College is working with regional construction firms and developers to deliver skills and training opportunities to feed the talent pipeline required to build the homes and buildings of the future.

Starship and Vandersanden Announce Landmark UK Partnership
Today, the formal announcement of a new UK partnership between Starship Group and Vandersanden was made, marking Vandersanden’s first collaboration of this kind in the UK.

Downtown in Business and Starship Spotlight the Future of Industrialised Construction Ahead of MIPIM
On Thursday 6th March 2026, Downtown in Business, in partnership with Starship, brought together senior investors, developers, policymakers and industry leaders at the Starship Wirral Waters headquarters for a landmark briefing focused on the future of industrialised construction and large-scale regeneration ahead of MIPIM 2026.

CITY LEADER AND MAYOR TO ADDRESS DIB & STARSHIP EVENT
Downtown in Business, in partnership with Starship, is bringing together leading investors, developers, city leaders, and innovators for a high-impact briefing ahead of MIPIM — the world’s premier real estate and investment festival.

Innovation, Investment & MIPIM: DIB & Starship to Host Exclusive Event Ahead of Cannes Real Estate Festival
Downtown in Business, in partnership with Starship, is bringing together leading investors, developers, city leaders, and innovators for a high-impact briefing ahead of MIPIM — the world’s premier real estate and investment festival.
This exclusive event will take place at the Starship offices in Birkenhead on Thursday 5th March, and will spotlight major development opportunities across UK cities, explore emerging innovation shaping the built environment, and outline how businesses, local authorities, and investors can maximise their presence and influence at MIPIM 2026.

STARSHIP JOINS DOWNTOWN IN BUSINESS AS LATEST STRATEGIC PARTNER
Downtown in Business has announced that Starship is the latest high-growth, innovation-driven company to join its national sponsor network — a partnership set to supercharge Starship’s profile, connections, and influence across the UK’s major growth regions.

Merseyside Developer Starship Lands Fresh Financing for Luxury Apartment Scheme
Wirral-based developer Starship Developments has obtained £4.6m in new funding to finish its luxury coastal apartment scheme, Hilbre Sands, in West Kirby.

Starship announces project with Chester Zoo to design and build up to 51 new luxury safari style lodges, offering guests unique views over the giraffes from their balcony
Specialist low carbon developer and modular manufacturer, Starship, has announced a new project with Chester Zoo to design and deliver up to 51 new luxury safari style lodges.

Keir Starmer Labour Conference speech – reaction
Following Keir Starmer’s speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool this week, DIB got the reactions of some of our members.

Starship constructs the first zero bills modular house in the north of England on Liverpool Waterfront
Specialist low carbon developers and leaders in zero-carbon prefabricated housing, Starship have built a low-energy, zero-carbon, two-storey modular house on the iconic Liverpool waterfront. The zero-bills home is part of Starship’s wider partnership with Octopus Energy and is the first of its kind in the North of England – it will serve as a focal point for the Housing Community Summit this week and will stay in situ through to the three-day Labour Party Conference.

Starship sets ‘new standard for luxury’ as first look images of Hilbre Sands apartments revealed
Starship has revealed the first-look images of its latest development: a 4 storey luxury apartment complex – Hilbre Sands – in the stunning costal town of West Kirby, Wirral.