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15 Minute Cities

A 15 minute city is a model for urban planning proposed by the academic Carlos Moreno who is a researcher in the fields of complex systems, robotics, and artificial intelligence, back in 2015. It is a concept that seeks to improve quality of life by ... Read more

Could London Be a World-Leading ‘Smart City’?

Speaking earlier this week at London Tech Week, London mayor Sadiq Khan ambitiously pledged to turn London into the world’s leading smart city; running its systems and services through the use of data, connectivity and information technology, it’s ... Read more

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“The Manchester market place is buoyant” – NovaLoca interview with Pearson Ferrier

With much talk of “The Northern Powerhouse” in 2015, NovaLoca have been looking at Manchester as one of the key cities involved. With a population of over 2.55 million within Greater Manchester and exciting new developments going forward in 2016, we ... Read more

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Cardiff: 3 reasons to relocate here in 2016

There are 3 major projects in Cardiff recently underway that are set to create a huge increase of grade A office space . These offices will be available for firms looking to expand as well as new businesses moving into the capital. Cardiff is a city ... Read more

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Are mixed-use retail and leisure schemes becoming the norm in the UK?

Many UK towns and cities are currently planning huge retail and leisure schemes. Developers are now creating complex retail led mixed-use schemes and ignoring shopping-only developments. Retail alone seems to no longer be enough for the public and ... Read more

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5 new developments in Manchester that you should be aware of

Manchester is one of the Northern Powerhouse ‘key cities’, with the population of Greater Manchester now over 2.55 million. A lot is happening in the city and in the surrounding areas making Manchester a great place to invest and locate your ... Read more

“Business has been excellent in Glasgow this year!” – NovaLoca speak with Brian Gifford of Airlink Group

One of the first companies to try, test and purchase a new website created through ZipBox, NovaLoca’s commercial property website template, was Airlink Group located in Glasgow. You can see their before and after website images at the end of this ... Read more

Why Liverpool is the next big city for business leaders this year

Last week, NovaLoca interviewed Andreas Anastasiou of Tano Properties Ltd to discuss how business has been for them in Liverpool during 2015. “2015 has been an extremely busy period for Tano Properties; the market has spiked massively in recent ... Read more