
Date: 1 May 2025, 8:00 - 12:00
Location: Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley St, Manchester M2 3WS
Email: [email protected]
Company: Place North West
North West Industrial & Logistics 2025

Date: 1 May 2025, 8:00 - 12:00
Location: Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley St, Manchester M2 3WS
Email: [email protected]
Company: Place North West
Always a sell-out event, this expert briefing takes the pulse of a long-underrated sector that has become arguably the strongest-performing in commercial property this century. Can logistics fortunes keep rising?
What are its prospects into the second half of this decade? Developers, agents, advisers, and architects assess the state of the market and share their tips for staying ahead of the chasing pack.
Speakers confirmed so far:
Nick Gerrard, growth and prosperity programme director, Blackpool Council
Kate Howe, development director, Tritax Big Box Developments
Tracy Clavell-Bate, head of development and acquisitions, Barnfield Construction
Emily Speak, director of asset management, Peleton Real Estate
Mat Capper, director of utilities, Brookbanks
Chris Lloyd, director, Tandem Investments
- EMILY SPEAK, PELETON REAL ESTATE | Emily is the head of asset management for Peloton Real Estate. Peloton works with funds and investor to realise the best value for their assets. Emily has a wealth of experience in industrial refurbishments, EPCs, ESG and BREEAM.
- KATE HOWE, TRITAX BIG BOX DEVELOPMENTS | Having worked on residential, industrial and mixed-use development across the UK, at Tritax Big Box, Kate leads on the development of Symmetry Park, Merseyside and Tritax Park, Wigan. Kate is passionate about supporting the continued growth of the logistics sector and promoting its importance to the UK economy.
- MAT CAPPER, BROOKBANKS | Mat is a utility infrastructure consultant with over 15 years experience advising clients on due diligence, feasibility, procurement, and delivery of utility infrastructure. Mathew currently leads Brookbanks utility consultancy services nationally and leads their multi-disciplinary Warrington office.
- NICK GERRARD, BLACKPOOL COUNCIL | Nick leads the team responsible for implementing Blackpool’s £2 billion+ transformative growth & prosperity investment programme which includes major schemes at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone, Talbot Gateway Central Business District, Blackpool Central & Blackpool Town Centre which are helping to transform Blackpool’s economic fortunes.
Organisations that attended this event in 2024 included Advantage Investment, Hartworth Group, Stockport Council, Tritax, Turley, Chancerygate, FIREM, Glencar, Northern Powerhouse Land, Richborough Commercial, Spawforths, and many more. View last year’s event write up and gallery here.
Tickets cost £88+VAT. Local authorities and registered providers can purchase tickets at a 50% discount below.
There will be a mix of presentations and panels. Breakfast and lunch are included, providing plenty of opportunity for business development.
This event is sponsored by Harworth, Glencar, Aew Architects, Waterman and Brookbanks
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