A thriving platform for UK growth

Where will the UK’s future jobs come from?

6500 people gathered in Leeds from 16th-18th May to answer that question decisively.

For the second consecutive year, Yorkshire’s largest city hosted UKREiiF, an enormous annual forum designed to promote investment in UK Real Estate and Infrastructure.

Just a few of the world-renowned businesses attending included: KKR, Legal & General, Lockheed Martin, Caddick Group and Investec. They were joined by multiple government departments including the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; the

Department for Transport, and the Department for Business and Trade.

The forum has one major goal: boosting economic growth across the UK. The projects discussed at UKREiiF will create thousands of skilled, well-paid jobs across the whole country. Delegates discussed projects ranging from re-industrialising the UK to sustainable development. Plans for building some of the world’s trendiest leisure and hospitality facilities right here in the UK featured heavily.

Regions across the country unveiled their plans for a new decade of green growth, environmental protection and innovative homebuilding at the conference.

It’s no surprise that Leeds was chosen to host the forum, following the region’s recent landmark devolution deal. With Channel 4 also moving to Leeds, Yorkshire is a driving force behind the next generation of UK growth.