The Subplot | MIPIM special: levelling up

Beech Holdings has secured a £20m development facility from Bank of London and The Middle East to convert an office building into apartments.

The Pioneer, a 10-storey 100,000 sq ft building in the Stephenson Quarter, has been unveiled to the market by PfP igloo and its partner, the city council.

Work has resumed on the redevelopment of a former freight depot off the Felling bypass, delivered by the joint venture between Countryside Partnerships, Home Group and Gateshead Council.

Levelling up must continue to be front and centre of any discussions taking place at MIPIM, writes Lee Powell, CEO of GMI Construction Group.

Students should not be the only recruitment focus for the construction industry. Instead, companies should look to hire those looking to change their career, writes Sarah Cooke of Wates.

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