Julia Hatmaker, editor of Place North West, is joined by Roy Barry, partner and head of development at Brabners, and Adam White, development advisor at CBRE, to discuss public-private partnerships, what works, what doesn't, and how it can be refreshed.

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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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