Andrew McFarlane, director and head of North West at the Manchester and Liverpool offices of real estate advisors Colliers International, said: “As the Chancellor’s vision of a Northern Powerhouse becomes a reality by developing from a brand into a product, his commitment to implement the recommendations of the National Infrastructure Commission has to be welcomed by all throughout the North West, Yorkshire and the North East of England.
“As prospects for the global economy continue to weaken, it is all the more important for us to create transformational infrastructure that improves the economic performance of the North by connecting people and places more effectively and quickly. Together we are stronger and by acting as one, the great cities and towns of the North can become an effective economic counterweight to London, something which could not be achieved if acting independently of each other.”
