Over 100 entrepreneurs have been announced as the Finalists in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, in association with NatWest.OGS Works, part of Allied London's new St. John's 'Enterprise City' has been announced as a shortlisted entrepreneur within the Entrepreneurial Co-Working Space of the Year category.OGS Works is a new co-work space at Old Granada Studios that provides the ideal environment and platform to grow your business and take it to the next level. From start-ups and freelancers to music producers and large corporations; OGS Works nurtures the big, the small and everything in-between. With a carefully curated events schedule that combines social break out [...]

The cream of creative Manchester is gathering in the Bonded Warehouse, St John’s, on the site of the Old Granada Studios next week to shape a positive future in Theresa May’s post-Brexit Britain. Key to that, they say, is city identity: not only for Manchester, the poster city for devolution, but for cities across the north and elsewhere in the country.Design Manchester, a non-profit that speaks for the design community and organises the city’s annual design festival, is using its third Great Debate to discuss the role of design and the creative industries in our future cities, and sees the [...]

Top 50 UK law firm Browne Jacobson has announced plans to move its Manchester office to Allied London’s No.1 Spinningfields.Browne Jacobson will be quadrupling their existing office accommodation when they move into their new premises in September 2017, where they have taken a ten-year lease on 11,055 square feet of Grade A high performance office space in the heart of the award-winning Spinningfields estate.The new 260,000 sq. ft commercial building in the heart of Spinningfields is the tallest commercial building to be built in the city ‎in the last 50 years and will be the crowning jewel in one of [...]

“Little boys are told ‘you’re very clever’ whereas little girls are told ‘you’re very pretty’" How does this culture impact business and how can we ensure the female workforce is truly valued? XYZ Event's fourth event drew over 60 women, along with a handful of men to debate, discuss and make progress on this developing topic.  Hosted at RBS Manchester, the event inspired a host of questions and answers between the four guest speakers on the panel and the audience. From women who have just taken a leap of faith in starting their own business, to women in leadership, such as event host Rebecca Taylor (Global Head [...]

London Road's first large-scale public event, Made Here, took place on 10th September and was a one of a kind event that celebrated and showcased the cream of Manchester’s designers. 25 of the best makers and creators came together alongside local street food heroes, food & drink producers, six fantastic Manchester bands and the finest local DJs. The old Fire Station was transformed into a one day festival that attracted over 4000 guests throughout the day and evening.“I think the event was really special for those involved and everyone visiting. It was amazing to see the crowds of people coming in and [...]

St. John’s Manchester, Allied London’s new neighbourhood for culture, enterprise and living is pleased to announce a new partnership with Design Manchester to support DM16, the city’s annual design festival in October.As part of the partnership, Allied London will be providing venues at both St John’s and London Road Fire Station for prestigious, creative events such as the annual Great Debate, which will be held on the top floor of St. John’s ‘Bonded Warehouse’ on October 19th. Other Allied London venues in Manchester will also be used for this year’s festival, including Art Battle Manchester on October 14th and Design City Fair [...]

Allied London has announced that a new Marks & Spencer Foodhall will form part of their new world-class office building, No. 1 Spinningfields.Based on the ground floor of the building, the Marks & Spencer Foodhall will be home to exclusive ingredients and dishes, including an in-store bakery, artisan cheeses, olives, beer and wine, perfect for the Manchester foodie. The wide range of deli-style food will be complimented by a first class shopping experience, where food lovers can take advantage of the ‘Shop Your Way’ option giving a choice of ordering in store or online with free next day in-store collection. [...]

Creation of a dedicated ‘Enterprise City’ will boost city’s capital growthLarge-scale venue Factory will offer a genuine cultural counterweight to LondonDiversity of living spaces will create a socially conscious, creative and complete neighbourhoodA refreshed masterplan has been unveiled for St John’s, Manchester and with it a commitment by developer Allied London to seamlessly blend enterprise, culture and living; creating one community in one neighbourhood.Allied London’s vision for the eight acre site, which includes the heritage rich Old Granada Studios, is to create a best-in-class city centre neighbourhood: a place to live, work and play, a place for enterprise and innovation; [...]

Sale Sharks will be taking over Spinningfields’ sports bar, The Club House, for a month long residency throughout August.The Sale Sharks Club House will be transformed into the team’s very own headquarters, adorned with team memorabilia. The takeover will provide rugby fans and those that live, work and play in Spinningfields with four weeks of pre-season activities and the chance to get to know the players on and off the pitch.Sale Sharks’ first team kicked things off today with ‘Scrum in the City’, a high-octane scrum practice right in the heart of Spinningfields on The Lawn in Hardman Square. Visitors [...]

Allied London, the first business to sign up to Manchester’s Homelessness Charter in May,  has today donated a sum of £10,000 to the Charter, as agreed as one of its campaign pledges.The Homelessness Charter, developed by groups working alongside people affected by homelessness, with their voices at its core, is the city’s new approach to tackling homelessness.Led by local charity Mustard Tree, the charter has brought together city leaders, faith groups, businesses, the voluntary sector, street charities, health groups, Greater Manchester Police, CityCo and Manchester City Council in a united front to tackle the problem of homelessness in the city. [...]