‘We’re prepared to roll our sleeves up’ – Wolverhampton’s Tim Johnson

Across the Midlands, developers and their partners are cracking on with projects large and small. Here are a few that have caught the eye in 2025 and might make a difference in the years ahead.

A vision to grow the region’s £77bn economy by £17bn has been launched by Mayor Richard Parker.

FTSE 100 real estate investor LondonMetric Property has acquired Apex@54, a 68,000 sq ft logistics unit at the business park north of Wolverhampton. 

Place Midlands is the latest news title from Place Media Group, an employee-owned regional publishing business started in 2007, also active in the North West, Yorkshire and North East.

Your new home for news from across the built environment industry in the Midlands is now publishing.

Development director Glyn Mutton and senior project manager Richard McMullen head a cluster of arrivals as the nationwide developer adds to its headcount in the region.

Economist Bridget Rosewell will provide independent advice on aligning the West Midlands’ capital investments with Mayor Richard Parker’s recently launched Growth Plan.