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Average audio length:
37 minutes
Guest interviews
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English
United States
69 episodes
since Oct. 9, 2020
episodic

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On today’s episode we’re joined by Moe Ali of Bruntwood SciTech, Grace Kneafsey of the West Midlands Growth Company, James Watts of Arup and Catherine Hadfield of the Birmingham Knowledge Quarter. Together, we explore why the Knowledge Quarter could represent a  once generational opportunity for Bi…

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Build Birmingham Build, recorded live from the West Midlands Pavilion at UKREiiF. Birmingham has one of the strongest residential pipelines in the country, with record levels of activity and the delivery potential to match. In this episode, Conor Nolan sits down with the city leaders and partners d…
On today's episode, we're joined by Matthew Ayres and James Hind of SimpsonHaugh to explore why some of the world's most loved cities, from Barcelona to Paris to Vienna, are wonderfully dense, and what makes great urban design work so well. Together, we discuss Birmingham’s future an…
On todays episode we take a look at the PBSA marke with Brian Gough, Partner at Stace, and unpack the realities shaping student accommodation across the UK.  From rising construction costs and tightening viability to evolving student expectations and the widening gap between premium schemes and age…
We sit down with Regional Managing Director, Ray O’Sullivan to explore the rapid rise of Caddick Construction in the Midlands. From its formation just three years ago to delivering major schemes across the region, Ray shares the story behind the Birmingham team - built on strong foundations, bringi…
To mark International Women’s Day on the Building Brum podcast, we’re joined by Poppy Deakin, Assistant Project Manager, and Emily Melville, Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager both apprentices at Overbury. Straight out of school, they quickly became involved in some of Birmingham’s most signifi…
Are we finally past the turbulence? Three years into the Building Safety Act, we ask the question everyone’s thinking: is the high-rise market stabilising — or are we just better at coping with the chaos? With Weedon Architects Dave Vanderson and Pareto Projects Kuli Bajwa, we explore why Gateway 2…
The past year has tested the construction and property industry like few others in recent memory. Rising costs, political uncertainty, cautious investment and sweeping regulatory change have all combined to create one of the most challenging operating environments in decades.  We sit down with Jame…
We are joined by Nick Gibb Joint Managing Director of BSN Group. Nick took on this new role after spending 30 years at Willmott Dixon, where Nick helped to build one of the region’s most successful Tier One contractors. Nick's now stepped into an owner-led, entrepreneurial role, leading BSN Gr…
Today on the Building Brum Podcast, we’re exploring development more regionally: how the public and private sectors can work together to deliver places, unlock land, and drive long-term economic value. At the centre of this conversation is the Warwickshire Property & Development Group — a uniqu…
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