Another week and more uncertainty – but it’s certainly not quiet out there. There has been plenty of activity and news fuelling EG’s tech and innovation arm Halo as lockdown continues and attention turns ever more to a return to work and, more broadly, some semblance of normal life.
Following on from the unveiling of plans for London’s greenest office building last month by Dutch developer EDGE, this week saw more development news as Birmingham City Council approved Bruntwood SciTech’s £30m Enterprise Wharf at the Innovation Birmingham campus. The 120,000 sq ft development will provide space for digital and tech businesses. It will include a large, open-plan reception, cycle storage, a roof garden, public realm and improved access to the adjacent Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, and is scheduled for completion in 2022.
And it wasn’t just development activity making headlines this week, as proptech company Coadjute announced a big appointment. Dan Salmons, the former director of innovation at RBS, has joined as its new chief executive to accelerate, launch and scale its innovative property network. Proof that even in the toughest of times, the sector is still seeing some big, bold people moves.
