Development Director
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Mike lead a diverse professional team delivering one of the largest regeneration schemes in the UK at Longbridge, Birmingham. Longbridge was once the largest car factory in the world and is now a £1 billion regeneration project covering 468 acres. It aspires to create 10,000 jobs through a diverse range of industries, together with 2,000 new homes, the new town centre, parks and public open spaces.Mike drove every aspect of this vast and complex regeneration and… Show more Mike lead a diverse professional team delivering one of the largest regeneration schemes in the UK at Longbridge, Birmingham. Longbridge was once the largest car factory in the world and is now a £1 billion regeneration project covering 468 acres. It aspires to create 10,000 jobs through a diverse range of industries, together with 2,000 new homes, the new town centre, parks and public open spaces.Mike drove every aspect of this vast and complex regeneration and created:• Phase 1 of the £100 million Longbridge Technology Park, incorporating The Innovation Centre, which is home to 40 technology-led occupiers & Two Devon Way, adjacent to The Innovation Centre, designed for technology-based businesses in mind.• Bournville College, a £66 million state of the art educational facility, opened in 2011.• The Cofton Centre - a 35 acre industrial facility for a number of specialist businesses. The latest development, a £70 million data centre, has ensured Longbridge is one of the most internationally 'connected' locations in the Midlands with a high capacity fibre backbone network.• The new town centre comprising 32 shops and restaurants and 37,000 sqft of offices. Occupiers include Marks & Spencer (a 150,000 sqft flagship store which opened in November 2015), Sainsbury’s (an 85,000 sqft store), Boots, Mountain Warehouse,Premier Inn, Beefeater, Costa Coffee and Greggs. • The new Austin Park - the £2 million, three acre open green space in the heart of the Town Centre.• The largest Chinese investment in the Midlands - a letting of 1.5 million sqft of production facility to MG Motor (UK) Ltd (SIAC).• The Factory - a £5 million youth centre.• Completion of 132 homes at Park View & further construction of 229 new homes at Cofton Fields.• Delivery of over £10 million of infrastructure, community benefits& projects to support the local area. Show less