The reasons for the disproportionately high level of levels of suicide among construction workers and what can be done to help them were the topics of discussion on this episode of the Place North podcast.
Tom Dickinson, managing director of furniture solutions firm OSI and founder of motivational speaking platform Tom’s Talks, and Sam Reeve, senior project surveyor at BAM, joined Place North West deputy editor Dan Whelan to discuss the issue of men’s mental health in the construction industry and potential interventions.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised a “decade of urban renewal” when his party dominated the last general election. As the government refocuses its efforts on regeneration, Place North spoke with two leaders in the field, Stephen Heverin of Onward Homes and Phil Marsden of Muse, on how to best conduct these largescale, transformational projects.For all the latest news in the built environment, head to www.placenorth.co.uk
Digital agency Eword discusses how the world of property marketing has evolved in recent years and lifts the lid on what developers and landlords should, and shouldn’t, be doing to attract residents to their schemes on this episode of the Place North West podcast.
Eword founder Al Mackin and director and head of digital Mariel Rubinstein joined Place North West deputy editor Dan Whelan to run through what, in their experience, makes for a successful and impactful marketing campaign in 2025.
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In the final episode of Scheming series two, Peter Connolly, chief executive at igloo Regeneration, takes the Scheming hot-seat to discuss trying to make the world a better place one home at a time, turning down a job at Manchester United, and how the financial crash put paid to plans to regenerate his local city.
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In July, Place North managing partner Dino Moutsopoulos and deputy editor Dan Whelan sat down to discuss how preparations for MIPIM 2026 are going after launching a fresh programme and suite of packages in May.
Since then, WSP has joined the delegation as a Prestige Partner for the second year in a row, while firms like Hodder + Partners, Caddick, and Tritax Big Box Developments will also be travelling to Cannes next March as part of the Place North Partnership.
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This week on Scheming, Planit co-founder Pete Swift lifts the lid on Liverpool’s UNESCO debacle and designing gardens for the Japanese mafia.
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This week's Scheming features Ben Denton, chief executive of L&G Affordable Homes.
Ben someone who has spent a large chunk of his career dedicated to the affordable housing sector, and who, since 2018, has been spearheading one of the world's largest investment drives to deliver more discounted dwellings across the country.
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In this episode of Scheming, Jonathan Wilson, Citu’s managing director, discusses being admired by his peers and why viability is not an excuse for failing to deliver great places. He also takes us from his roots in Yorkshire, over to mainland Europe, and into Africa as he discusses the three projects he thinks about the most.
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Seasoned regeneration practitioner Caroline Baker discusses what inspired her to get into property, the rise and rise of Stockport town centre, and grand plans for her hometown.
The creation of Liverpool ONE, which Baker describes as “transformational”, also gets a mention as the scheme she wishes she had been involved in.
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The latest episode of Scheming sees Place sit down with the managing director of Muse and one of the country’s leading authorities on regeneration.
Phil Mayall discusses Salford Central, a multi-billion-pound project he has dedicated much of his professional life to, and Kings Cross - an exemplar of how to get regeneration right.
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The first episode of series two sees Place chat with a Stirling Prize winner and one of Manchester's best-known architects about the projects that have shaped his career - Stephen Hodder, founding director at Hodder + Partners.
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This month on The Subplot...
Trump plus everything else equals business as usual for Northern real estate? Probably not.
Elevator pitch: what's going up, and what's heading the other way this month?
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What will happen if planning can no longer be blamed for the lack of viability in housing schemes? Plus: Greater Manchester’s game of Cluedo and office-to-resi pivots.
Whisper it, but against a backdrop of economic doom and gloom, could the slow pace of the Northern property market’s lower prices be its secret power? Plus: Socially minded pension funds and dead cats. It's all in this month's Subplot.
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In its push to achieve housing targets, the government is exploring the option of lowering the cost of CPOs – but will this well-trodden path be effective? Plus: the differing fortunes of speculative offices and data centres.
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Despite delays to the promised government reforms on planning, housing minister Matthew Pennycook has outlined ambitions to bring back regional spatial strategies. Place North analysis editor David Thame digs into the how and why. Plus - rent controls and Manchester offices.
This week on Scheming, arguably Manchester’s most influential architect chats with Place North West about his love of glass, working with Renaker to transform the city’s skyline, and his ambitious vision for the city’s inner ring road.
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This week on Scheming, the founder and managing director of Cert Property chats with Place North West about how the 2008 financial crash forced him down the development route, defying the market in Liverpool, and using creative industries as a driver for regeneration. Get every vital update on th ebuilt environment for FREE - subscribe to Place North here: placenorth.co.uk
This week on Scheming, Liverpool City Council’s corporate director of city development chats with Place North West about looking to mainland Europe for placemaking inspiration, bringing a beach in London, and setting a new tone in Liverpool.
An architect by trade, Gallagher’s career has seen her work in New York, London, and plenty of other places in between. During the podcast, she talks about some of what she has learned with Place North West deputy editor Dan Whelan.
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This week on Scheming, Urban Splash director Nathan Cornish chats with Place North West about staying relevant, why he is worried about the next generation of property developers, and missing out on winning the £2.5bn Salford Crescent masterplan.
Speaking with Place North West deputy editor Dan Whelan, Cornish reflected on his 22 years at Urban Splash and discussed some of the highlights, including taking an area of Salford earmarked for the wrecking ball and transforming it into a trendy neighbourhood as well as his dream scheme: making Manchester the greenest city in the world.
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