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Liverpool's private sector at MIPIMUK

Liverpool’s private sector delegation to the UK’s biggest property expo, MIPIMUK, has sent out a powerful message that the city is open for business - with civic and private partners working together to drive the city’s growth agenda forward.

The private sector led Liverpool City Region delegation, which is project managed by Marketing Liverpool, showcased the city’s key property assets and development opportunities on the Liverpool MIPIMUK exhibition stand during the property expo at London’s Olympia, which ran from Wednesday 19th October to Friday October 21st.

The delegation was backed by leaders including Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson, Liverpool City Council chief executive Ged Fitzgerald, Wirral Council leader Phil Davies, Knowsley Council leader Andy Moorhead and Knowsley Council chief executive Mike Harden

Key companies from the Liverpool property sector came together to promote the region, connect with investors and developers and showcase Liverpool’s key property assets and development opportunities at the

Sean Beech, who heads Deloitte’s Liverpool office and leads Liverpool’s MIPIMUK steering group, said: “MIPIMUK presents a fantastic platform for the Liverpool City Region’s private sector to showcase its key assets and development opportunities.

“The city region is a dynamic, vibrant location which offers an outstanding proposition for investors and developers.

“We’re delighted to have had such a strong contingent of leading businesses on the stand, showing their support and their tangible commitment to working collaboratively to drive forward the economic vision for the city region, while promoting their individual offerings on a national scale.”

Barry Roberts, area director of construction and infrastructure giant Morgan Sindall’s North West region, said: “We attended MIPIMUK as a partner because we feel its key to support Liverpool’s newest innovation campus - Paddington Village.

“This will be a location where collaboration and innovation will thrive and in order for that vision to come to fruition, it’s key that the private sector gets behind it and drives it forward and does their part to attract blue chip clients to the site, helping to leverage future growth and generate wider benefits for the region. It’s an exciting time for the city region and we’re delighted to have been able to support and promote the region.”

Peter Commins, Northern Director of leading property group, Kier, said: “Liverpool Business Showcase Session covered Liverpool’s focus on innovation and its next-generation manufacturing capability through developments like Sensor City, and its place as a global city of culture with world-leading assets like LIPA and its new performing arts development.

“As a contractor behind both these key schemes, which showcase Liverpool’s growth and expertise across sectors, Kier is playing a major role in the ongoing development of the city and we were proud to be partnering with both Liverpool and Manchester and to be part of the MIPIMUK delegation.

“Both cities are very progressive and forward-thinking authorities and that accessibility and openness that we find with both Manchester and Liverpool team is very helpful in terms of enabling developments to move forward and enabling us to work in a collaborative joined-up manner, which creates maximum impact and delivers real results.”

Sean Keyes, director at engineering consultancy Sutcliffe, said: “The collaborative ethos that underpins the Liverpool and Manchester delegation is fantastic and it’s great to see the private and public sector working so closely together. It’s this sort of open collaboration which delivers the best impact in the long run and that’s an area where the North West public and private sector really excels. We’ve heard some great insights into the potential development pipeline planned for Liverpool and we’re delighted to have supported the delegation and raised the profile of our business on a regional and national level.”

Darryl Kelly, Development Director at Carpenter Investments, which is based in Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter, said: “The Knowledge Quarter launch was a great moment for the city and we’re delighted to be a part of the wider development, which is a real game-changer in terms of the city’s offering and its capability. We’ve got a number of schemes in the Knowledge Quarter, our Vine Square development is in its second phase and our Myrtle Parade student accommodation scheme has recently completed. Student accommodation and PRS are our focus and MIPIMUK presents a great platform to showcase this.”

Mark Worcester, planning director, at planning specialists Turley, said: “We see real potential in Liverpool, which we responded to by joining this year’s delegation. It’s an exciting time for the city – it’s definitely raising its game and its profile is rising significantly. The civic leadership shown by both cities is outstanding.

“This is the first time we had partnered with Liverpool and we’ve found it to be a very positive process. There is great collaboration between private and public sector partners – this proactive commitment to getting deals done and facilitating connections across sectors is very pro-development and there is a strong positive civic message, which is very encouraging.”

This year’s joint Liverpool and Manchester delegation to MIPIMUK included Addleshaw Goddard, AECOM, Arup, BCEGI, Bolton MBC, Bruntwood, Bury, Capital and Centric, Countryside, Curtins, Deloitte, The Derwent Group, Eric Wright, Grant Thornton, Harcourt, Henry Boot, Kier, Knowledge Quarter, Knowsley, Liverpool BID, MAG Property, Manchester City Council, Manchester Place, MIDAS, Morgan Sindall, Mott MacDonald, Network Space Holdings, Liverpool Waters, PP O Connor, Rochdale Council, Salford City Council, Sefton Council, Stockport, Stoford, Slater and Gordon, Sutcliffe, TFGM, Turley, Urbanbubble, Wigan Council, Wirral Waters, Wirral MBC.

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