Downtown in Business, em parceria com a Sutcliffe, organizou um evento exclusivo de café da manhã na terça -feira, 25 de junho, no Neo, um prestigiado espaço de escritório e eventos no centro da cidade de Manchester. Os setores de engenharia e habitação para uma manhã de discussões perspicazes e, claro, oportunidades de rede. A conferência habitacional é realizada anualmente em Manchester, com o objetivo de elevar a voz da habitação e do setor vivo mais amplo, com a criação de comunidades prósperas no coração de sua missão. de dar aos membros do DIB e Sutcliffe associa a oportunidade de discutir as questões -chave e as mudanças que acontecem no campo na corrida para a conferência e oferecer uma oportunidade para os indivíduos e empresas se conectarem. Representantes de desenvolvedores imobiliários que lideraram as discussões sobre questões -chave que afetam o setor imobiliário. Craig compartilhou suas idéias da perspectiva do governo local, explicando alguns dos extensos trabalhos que acontecem nos bastidores e como um governo de entrada pode realizar alguns de seus planos de moradia e regeneração. E o orgulho é importante. A regeneração não é apenas a necessidade de casas, mas também a criação de empregos e a construção de comunidades.
The event, which marked Sutcliffe and Downtown’s contributions to the CIH Housing Association ‘Housing 2024’ Conference, brought together Downtown members and industry experts and key players from the property development, engineering, and housing sectors for a morning of insightful discussions and of course networking opportunities.
Priding itself on being ‘The only place the whole UK housing sector comes together every year’. The Housing Conference is held annually in Manchester with the aim of raising the voice of the housing and wider living sector, with creating thriving communities at the heart of its mission.
The Conference aims to bring together key players and lobby the government to place the delivery of high-quality, accessible, affordable and sustainable housing at the heart of its long-term plans for the UK.
This exclusive breakfast event was hosted with the aim of giving DIB members and Sutcliffe associates an opportunity to discuss the key issues and changes happening in the field in the run up to the conference and provide an opportunity for individuals and businesses to network.
Guests were treated to a warm welcome and sumptuous breakfast spread before it was time to delve into discussions about the future of the housing industry.
Frank Mckenna, CEO of Downtown in Business, introduced a panel of local government and property developer representatives who led the discussions on key issues affecting the housing sector.
Bev Craig of Manchester City Council, John Searle of Salford City Council and Stuart Rogers of Muse Places joined us to delve into various topics, including the challenges and opportunities facing the housing industry, the importance of collaboration and innovation, and the role of housing in driving economic growth and community development.
Bev Craig shared her insights from a local government perspective, explaining some of the extensive work that goes on behind the scenes and how an incoming government might go about carrying out some of their plans for housing and regeneration.
She pointed out the need for the government to have an up-to-date local plan for different areas understanding variances and how recognising the power of place and the need for the suburbs to do as well as the city centre to foster civic identity and pride is important.
She emphasised the importance of having an economic plan for the country at large explaining how this is fundamental to turning round GDP. Regeneration isn’t just about a need for homes but also creating jobs and building communities.
She explained how, what businesses need to thrive often also helps citizens and how Local governments forming relationships with businesses can work to everyone’s advantage as it’s not just the public sector that knows everything about regeneration and growth.
Manchester, que se orgulha de ser uma cidade adequada para crianças, está investindo em jovens, tentando alcançar os 43% das crianças que ainda vivem na pobreza, enfrentando a exclusão social, ajudando os jovens a empregos através da regeneração e ajudar a 'geração de covid' a alcançar.
“It’s not just about putting a few houses up, reform has to come from a number of different places,” Bev explained, “You can build homes, but you need to build communities, you need to make sure the public transport is there, the schools are ready to go, and I think that’s what’s exciting.”
Stewart Rodgers, Director of Project management at Muse, reiterated Bev’s point about the public and private sectors working together on regeneration projects, giving some insights into Muse’s effective relationship with Salford City Council and how they have been working together on Salford crescent and the Salford innovation district saying, “It’s about having honest conversations with people – you might disagree but if you have a vision of where you want to be in 10 years you can work together”.
He also made some important points about government planning and how the Government and public sector needs to invest early to prove investment Trabalhos e como, desde que os conselhos estão sendo despojados de muito financiamento, eles geralmente não têm recursos para se desenvolver no ritmo e o próximo governo precisa introduzir mais recursos dos bastidores.
do evento de café da manhã, ele disse: “Esta foi uma ótima maneira de iniciar a conferência habitacional, compartilhando o painel com dois fantásticos parceiros da autoridade local!” pagar a longo prazo.
Finally, John Searle of Salford city council shared his thoughts, echoing Stuart’s sentiments that there is a lot of risk taking to get developments like Salford going but how Salford being in the top 10 for population growth and new homes helps prove that working together can pay off in the long run.
John comentou; "Empresas e a população em geral não se importam com as autoridades e regiões locais, tudo o que vêem é o que está ao seu redor." “Esperamos que nossos membros tenham achado este evento tão motivador e esclarecedor quanto fizemos, obrigado aos nossos falantes fantásticos por compartilharem suas valiosas idéias e por engenharia de Sutcliffe por colaborar conosco para hospedar esse café da manhã fantástico. Estamos comprometidos em apoiar o crescimento e o desenvolvimento do setor habitacional e que esperamos que este servir como uma plataforma importante para uma mudança importante para a mudança positiva e o inovação no setor de habitação, e os eventos como esse servirem como uma plataforma importante para a manutenção e a manutenção de uma mudança para a manutenção e o desenvolvimento de uma mudança para o setor de que há como um dos sentimentos. Energizado! ”
He pointed out that just a few years ago it wouldn’t have been feasible to see Manchester and Salford working together and having conversations around developments and while Salford council is still somewhat strapped for funds like many others, ambition is still high for the future.
Downtown CEO Frank McKenna said: “We hope our members found this event as motivating and enlightening as we did, thank you to our fantastic speakers for sharing their valuable insights and to Sutcliffe Engineering for collaborating with us to host this fantastic breakfast. We are committed to supporting the growth and development of the housing sector, and events like this serve as an important platform for driving positive change and innovation within the industry. We hope attendees left feeling inspired and energized!”
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