MIPIM is a leading international property and construction event held in Cannes every March, where real estate professionals from across the world gather to do business and find investment and development opportunities.
Invest Dudley will be championing millions of pounds of potential development opportunities at MIPIM and is targeting high-level investors, developers and companies across the property and construction supply chain who are looking for cost-effective and high-return investments.
The region is becoming a beacon of change and opportunity in the Midlands.
Strategic town centres including Brierley Hill and Dudley are seeing a combined £350m of regeneration schemes and work started only this week on the £449 million Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Midland Metro link extension, which is predicted to bring up to 30 per cent more permanent jobs into the local area.
Centrally-located in the heart of the UK, Dudley has excellent transport links and connections to the whole of the UK by road, rail and air.
It also benefits from a leading Enterprise Zone (DY5) offering low business rates and immediate high-quality office accommodation at very competitive prices, which has welcomed 50 new occupants since it opened in 2017.
DY5 has further commercial expansion opportunities with 52,000 square metres of development space across six zones.
Councillor Patrick Harley, leader of Dudley Council, said “With developments like the Midlands Metro line extension, Dudley is on the cusp of becoming a real investment hotspot. We have lots of fantastic ready-to-go regeneration opportunities that we want to talk to interested parties about, right now.
“But the real jewel in our crown is the huge announcement we’ll be making at our event in MIPIM, that is really destined to put Dudley on the map and change the region substantially.
“The time is now for Dudley. It has enormous potential and is ripe for development. We are very serious about our intentions at MIPIM and we are keen to engage and discuss these opportunities with the right people when we are in Cannes.”
As well as having a presence in the Midlands UK tent, Invest Dudley also has an exhibition stand (no. P-1.C 2) in the ‘Palais des Festivals’, where senior staff will be on-hand for the duration of MIPIM and to explain why the ‘time is now’ to invest in this exciting region.