VIDEO | How retrofitting can drive Midlands growth and regeneration

More than 250 delegates were in attendance for the first Place Midlands summit, discussing the key issues affecting the region’s property sector as temperatures soared in sun-soaked Birmingham.

Mayors, city leaders, and Combined Authority officials from across the Midlands, the North of England, and Scotland used a roundtable hosted by Place North to argue that the UK’s next wave of growth will be driven by regional cities, highlighting opportunities in AI, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and housing, while calling for deeper devolution and stronger infrastructure investment.

Embracing digital platforms allows the industry to easily and quickly connect companies with surplus soil with others who need it. MukAway is a construction tech start-up that does just that.

Construction work on Dudley’s multi-million pound new bus and tram station hit a major milestone this week, as steelwork was completed on the building’s main structure.

A new business publication dedicated to the Midlands’ property and regeneration sectors has now been launched.