CHAMBER INVOLVE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Historic buildings get a modern makeover
Royal William Yard contains one of the largest collections of 19th Century listed buildings in the South West. Since 2001, Urban Splash have been working on the regeneration of the
Yard and have already successfully brought back into use the majority of the buildings. As a result of this work, the Yard is now a popular visitor destination and residential location, with a vibrant mix of restaurants, bars, office space, hotel rooms and homes. The regeneration work is currently continuing with the refurbishment of
Melville, one of the most prominent buildings in the Yard, which overlooks the marina. Work has started with the replacement of roof coverings, renovation of stone work and renewal of windows. Urban Splash have already agreed pre-let arrangements with Everyman Cinema and HUBBOX and other space will be completed in readiness for
Exterior work at Royal William Yard
other office, leisure and retail uses. Everyman is redefining cinema, bringing an innovative lifestyle approach to their venues, where you swap your soft drink for a nice glass of red wine and a slice of freshly made pizza served to your seat. Everyman will be showing a wide array of mainstream, independent and classic films, special events, launches and a diverse calendar of live satellite broadcasts. HUBBOX is an essential stop-off for amazing American inspired street
food & great drinks, with award-winning burgers and a great selection of craft beers, special recipe malt-shakes and soft drinks. The regeneration of Royal William Yard is a partnership project between
Urban Splash and Plymouth City Council, who own the freehold of the site. The work on Melville has also been supported by grant funding from Historic England. Everyman and HUBBOX are expected to open in 2020.
Bringing the marine industry together
Businesses in the South West attended two hugely successful digital events in November run by the Marine Business Technology Centre (MBTC). Based in Plymouth, the MBTC ran
two free digital events in November, designed to bring together digital and marine businesses, with networking and learning opportunities centred around key industry challenges. Taking place on Tuesday 5 and
Thursday 7 November, the events focused on Marine and Maritime Cyber Security and Immersive Marine Technologies, and involved facilitated challenges and discussions to identify new projects that digital and marine businesses can work on together. With digital technologies already underpinning a lot of the marine sector’s innovations and becoming integral to the sector’s advancement, interplay between marine and digital is crucial. Both events saw a high turnout
and work is now ongoing to identify future similar events. The MBTC, which exists to
support Devon-based SMEs, is a partnership led by Plymouth City Council with the University of
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Attendees at the Marine Business Technology Centre digital event
Plymouth, the University of Exeter, Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the Marine Biological Association and received £2.6m from the European Regional Development Fund alongside contributions from all partners, bringing investment to £4.5m. Located at Endeavour House in Oceansgate, the Marine Enterprise Zone, the MBTC also gives client access to the Smart Sound Plymouth proving zone, funding programmes, research and development support and links to other commercial collaborative partners to aid the production of cutting edge marine solutions.
Visit:
www.marinebusinesstechnologycentre.co.uk A date for your diary
If you’re interested in the Marine industry make sure to put the date for the Marine Tech Expo in your diary taking place 30 June – 3 July 2020 at Turnchapel Wharf. The Marine Tech Expo will showcase the South
Coast’s marine credentials to the world during the Mayflower 400 commemorative year, bringing together decision makers, innovators and enterprises involved in the latest advances in marine technology.
Find out more at
www.marinetechexpo.co.uk
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