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Alice and Adam discuss Deloitte's significant new office in Bristol, the Midlands SME 300, Brum-Hattan, and Manchester Central's impact on the regional economy.

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00:00Deloitte's new Bristol office, the Midlands SME 300, and a residential

00:04scheme in Bath. That's all coming up on today's Daily Business Briefing.

00:14My name's Alice Bird. And I'm Adam Beach. Well Adam, we'll kick off today with some

00:19news from Deloitte, which has opened its new office in Bristol. So that's

00:24providing a base for its 750 Southwest based team. So Deloitte's

00:30taking the first and second floors of the Halo building, which is in the heart

00:34of the city. It's actually quite an interesting building because it was one

00:37of the first outside of London to achieve bream outstanding rain. It's

00:42also got a drone landing pad on the roof, which is to accommodate drone delivery

00:47services. Very futuristic. Previously Deloitte's Southwest team was based in

00:52two separate offices across the city. So they've said that the aim of this is

00:57to bring those together and, in their words, enable a culture of engagement and

01:01inclusivity. So to do this, it's been designed with lots of shared spaces.

01:06There's also wellness areas alongside a multi-faith space. It sounds like a

01:12very modern office. Yeah, I wonder how much the drone thing actually gets used.

01:18It sounds very sci-fi, doesn't it? Anyway, from a Midlands perspective, we have the

01:24September edition of Midlands Business Insider being released and that includes

01:28the SME 300, which really looks to celebrate what's considered the

01:33backbone of the regional economy. I think companies from every industry and sector

01:38are represented, including law firms such as Flint Bishop and a company called

01:43Excool, and now they're a data centre cooling specialist. So the table

01:49definitely features a whole range of exciting and growing companies. Also in

01:54the magazine is Bromhattan Insider's look at Birmingham's transformative

02:00skyline. Now, it's said that more than a dozen buildings of 100 metres or more

02:05are under construction or under planning in Birmingham, including the world's

02:10first pure octagonal residential tower. So definitely one worth looking up for.

02:15You can find pieces about those two things online or to get all the details,

02:19please pick up a copy of Midlands Business Insider.

02:22Yeah, I've actually never been to Birmingham, but if it's being compared to

02:25Manhattan, then maybe I am.

02:27It's a great city, definitely worth a visit.

02:30Well, speaking of Insider content, if you've been to one of our events and

02:34you've probably been to Manchester Central, we're actually hosting our

02:37Northwest Dealmakers Awards there in October. So the venue has published

02:42some new figures which showed that in the second quarter of this year, it

02:45boosted the region's economy by more than £45 million. So during April,

02:52May and June, the centre hosted 34 events and welcomed nearly 121,000

02:57delegates. Now, that figure includes the money that's been spent at the

03:01venue itself, as well as what's been spent in the surrounding hotels, bars,

03:05restaurants, those types of places. Some other good news from the site is

03:10that in the last five years, they actually saw a drop in international

03:13visitors. Now, obviously, we've got COVID to thank for that. But they've

03:17now said that they've returned to pre-COVID levels. So yes, good to see

03:21that the events industry is thriving again.

03:23Yeah, and Insider actually had a pre-COVID Christmas do at the site,

03:28which my memory of is very hazy.

03:32Yeah, just moving on, we have a interesting scheme in Bath, or Barth,

03:36if you prefer. It's Cozy Co Living are seeking approval to transform a

03:42commercial site to provide 77 studios. The scheme would include kitchens,

03:47a games room, a gym, so definitely a very modern facility they're looking

03:51for. The site is actually occupied by two companies, Great Western Wine

03:55and Designability, but the scheme will retain those businesses at the

04:00site. And you can read more about that story on insidermedia.com, where

04:05you can also subscribe to our newsletters or learn about upcoming

04:08events. Thank you.

04:09Thanks for watching.

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