Manchester Evening News

Property lunch is backed by council

THIS YEAR’S KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS RENOWNED ARCHITECT IAN SIMPSON

- By SHELINA BEGUM shelina.begum@men-news.co.uk @ShelinaBeg­um_

BOLTON council has teamed up with the M.E.N. to sponsor this year’s property lunch.

They join current sponsors, leading Manchester property developers Capital & Centric, for the event, with hundreds of the region’s leading players in the sector set to turn out.

This year’s keynote speaker is renowned architect Ian Simpson – the man behind Manchester’s Beetham Tower.

The event is in its fourth year and will be taking place at Manchester’s Midland Hotel on Wednesday, October 11.

The property lunch will give attendees an insight into the state of the sector and the city’s key developmen­t projects.

A spokesman for Bolton council said: “We are pleased to be a sponsor of the M.E.N. Property Lunch and look forward to working with local, regional and national partners to deliver major developmen­t, regenerati­on and employment opportunit­ies and drive economic growth.

“Our strong partnershi­ps, clear vision and determinat­ion is already delivering results, including: Logistics North, the largest distributi­on, logistics and employment site in Greater Manchester where delivery giant Whistl recently joined Aldi, Lidl, Joy Global and MBDA, Transport Interchang­e and Bolton Central, the £48m developmen­t improving connectivi­ty and accessibil­ity; and Newport Street, the £3m investment providing improved access to the town centre and enhanced public realm.

“A £1bn transforma­tion of Bolton town centre is underway with £100m from the council and private sector investors, with our initial focus being to consolidat­e and strengthen the retail core, introduce town centre housing on empty and brownfield sites and provide Grade A office space to meet local and regional demand.”

M.E.N. business editor Shelina Begum said: “We are excited to reveal details of the M.E.N. Property Lunch, which is sure to be a fascinatin­g event.”

Tickets for the property lunch are £60 per person. For more details visit: www.men propertylu­nch.co.uk.

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Beetham architect Ian Simpson

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