Powerhouse chief's praise for Lancashire

L-R Jim Carter, Chairman of Lancashire City Deal, Jake Berry MP, Northern Powerhouse Minister, Councillor Michael Green Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Lancashire County Council, David Taylor Chair of UCLan and Vice Chairman of the Lancashire LEP

He made the comments whilst visiting the Lancashire stand at the MIPIM UK property expo at London’s Olympia.

More than 20 Lancashire private and public sector partners had joined together to promote the county as a thriving investment destination.

Mr Berry, who is also MP for Rossendale and Darwen, said: “Here at MIPIM I’ve been talking about the huge contribution that Lancashire can make to the Northern Powerhouse, and about the huge amount of international investment we can bring into the North of England.

“As a proud Lancastrian, and a proud Lancashire MP, I’m delighted that our great county is represented here at MIPIM.

“We are putting the wonderful things we have to offer in Lancashire into the shop window, for international investors to come and buy.”

The two-day MIPIM event, the largest of its kind in the UK, attracted 3000 delegates from 45 countries including investors, developers, local authorities, agents, occupiers, architects, planners and government agencies.

In addition to having a very visible presence in the exhibition area, the We Are Lancashire delegation, led by the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and managed by Marketing Lancashire, hosted a series of special business showcase events and presentations.

Lancashire’s MIPIM UK delegation was led by David Taylor, vice chairman of the Lancashire LEP.

He said: “Our collaborative and pragmatic message about how the private and public sector are working together in Lancashire to deliver developments of quality and scale resonated well with investors, developers and policy-makers at MIPIM UK.”