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Steer Economic Development are delighted to welcome Patrick Robertson as a Principal Consultant based in our Leeds headquarters. 

Nature-based solutions, public access to land, and the wellbeing benefits of being outdoors are all topics which loom large in public discourse.  

Steer-ED was commissioned by National Highways to conduct qualitative research into the potential business impacts of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) road scheme.

The Autumn Statement is more of a ‘one nation’ budget than its predecessor, recognising the necessity to use fiscal policy to both support growth and protect the more vulnerable in our community. Critically, however, the departmental cuts (and their detail) that will impact the most vulnerable are backloaded, with their impact unlikely to be evident until after 2024.

Steer-ED, in collaboration with the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) and Connected Voice, have been commissioned to work with Newcastle City Council (NCC) to develop an Inclusive Economic Strategy for the City

Steer Economic Development, with associates Les Newby and Nicky Denison, have been commissioned to develop the first economic strategy for the new North Yorkshire Council.

Steer Economic Development has been commissioned by Queen’s University Belfast to conduct a feasibility study exploring the formation of a zero-carbon cooperative for the Manufacturing, Agricultural, and Extractive sectors in Mid & East Antrim. The work is supported fully by the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and its enterprise partners.

Rochdale Development Agency has commissioned Steer-ED and Cushman & Wakefield to support project development and prepare a Local Investment Framework (LIF) for proposals to establish a national Advanced Machinery & Productivity Institute (AMPI) at the heart of Atom Valley, northern Greater Manchester.  

Steer, alongside Ensphere, and K&M Advisors, have been commissioned by the World Bank to conduct a review of the World Bank’s Quality Infrastructure Investment Fund (QII).

Steer-ED has been commissioned to conduct evaluations of two out of five of BEIS’s local Net Zero Hubs (previously known as Energy Hubs).