Coverdale Barclay’s latest destination safari – Canary Wharf’s Winter Light Festival
Last week, the CB team took a trip to Canary Wharf to visit its Winter Lights Festival, the latest in a series of urban placemaking initiatives across the business district over the last decade. We were keen to see how public art, in this case light installations, has helped to bring the neighbourhood to life […]
The death of levelling up?
Rachel’s Reeves’ announcement of a number of infrastructure projects speaks to Labour’s growth agenda, but major schemes outside the southeast were lacking. Has the government abandoned the concept of ‘levelling up’ (as well as the phrase), or will devolution allow for more focused development outside the southeast? Here, Edward Poynton considers what Reeves’ announcement could […]
‘ Meet the Team ’ episode 14: Chris Kirtley
The latest episode of our Meet the Team Instagram series is now live, featuring the newest member of our team, Account Executive Chris Kirtley (@coverdalebarclay) Chris joined us earlier this month and comes with B2B, consumer and public affairs experience in the built environment sector and will be providing day-to-day support on client accounts […]
Placefirst’s first private sector JV covered across industry media
This week, our client Placefirst announced its first private sector joint venture, with housebuilder Strata Homes – a story that was covered widely across property media, including Green Street News, Inside Housing, Property Week, BE News, BTR News, Insider Media, Place Yorkshire and more. Strata and the award-winning build-to-rent developer and operator plan to deliver […]
Now that the dust has settled on Labour’s Budget, Alex Peel looks at what happens next
Shortly after the Treasury released the budget Red Book, Account Director Alexander Peel wrote about which policies are most relevant for the built environment in a blog post on the Coverdale Barclay website. Some of these will affect businesses of all stripes, not just those in our sector. These include the £3.4 billion of […]
Raising the profile of the Culture Mile
Following the strategic work we delivered with the Culture Mile BID to craft their proposition and communications strategy, we are now working with the BID to promote the activations this November and December. This includes the Jazz Social hub, as part of EFG London Jazz Festival, the destination’s new public realm strategy and their events […]
That’s (almost) a wrap 2024
The first Labour government in 14 years, a summer dominated by sport and Tayla Swift’s Eras tour, and the arrival of Moo Deng – 2024 was a year of milestones. Equally, some of our clients made history this year, in towns, cities and places across the UK. Here, our team reflect on some of […]
Coverdale Barclay attends Bisnow’s Later Living Conference 2024
Having attended Bisnow’s Later Living Conference, which gathered professionals from across later living real estate to discuss the outlook for the sector, Coverdale Barclay’s Account Director Alexander Peel recounts the event and offers his thoughts. There were two fascinating panel discussions at Bisnow’s Later Living Conference, the first centring on investment trends and the second […]
BOXHALL City looking for food and drink partners
Applications are now open to be a food and drink partner at BOXHALL City, the brand new foodie concept from the BOXPARK team. The food hall, set to open in spring 2025, will feature 13 spaces available for innovative, premium brands in the historic Metropolitan Arcade. Aside from these spaces, BOXHALL City will also […]
We’re hiring for a new Account Executive
We have a new position available for an ambitious Account Executive or Senior Account Executive working with our talented team of PR and engagement professionals. See below for more information on the position, and how to apply. About Coverdale Barclay Coverdale Barclay is an independent communications agency which specialises in the built environment. We […]