fbe Leeds

SOLD OUT!! Our upcoming event, Leeds Heritage Pub and Brewery Tour, is now fully sold out 🍻 If you missed the opportunity to purchase a ticket but are interested in coming please get in touch with Ruth Sienkiewicz or Jordan Steel as we have a reserve list, and can reach out if any tickets become available. If you have bought a ticket but can no longer attend, please let us know! We're excited for this event, which is now only a couple of weeks away 👏 #FBELeeds #networking #heritage #construction #businessdevelopment

Do you enjoy a beer? Perhaps a fan of local history? Do you find yourself frequenting old country pubs on the weekend to share stories of old with your friends? Well, our next event is perfect for you! 🍻 Join us at fbe Leeds on our Leeds Heritage Pub and Brewery Tour, Thursday 3rd April, 4-8:30pm, as we take a journey through 300 years of pub and brewing history in Leeds with drinks at every stop! With lots of great new buildings springing up across the city, this is a great opportunity to marvel at some of the beautiful buildings that have stood the test of time! 🏛️ Last few tickets can be purchased on the events page of the FBE website! https://lnkd.in/evaWi4wj Please wear appropriate attire and footwear for an outdoor walk in Leeds, in April. Kindly sponsored by Ridge and Partners LLP Ruth Sienkiewicz Jordan Steel Andrew Buckley Nick Kealey Helen Whitehead Deborah Walls Jonathan Leadbeater MAPM PMP Amanda Armitage Samantha Jevons #FBE #Leeds #construction #heritage #walkingtour

Ahead of International Women's Day tomorrow, there are some wonderful women who support the Leeds FBE! This post is only a fraction of the recognition they deserve for all the effort they give to supporting our activities and network across Yorkshire (and beyond!) 🙏 We are a female led committee, not just through Samantha Jevons recently becoming Chair of the committee, but in addition over half of us being women of the construction and property industries. In this industry where women are a minority, it's refreshing and incredibly valuable having this representation in our group. FBE Leeds wouldn't be what it is today without the hard work and commitment given by Sam, Amanda Armitage, Helen Whitehead, Ruth Sienkiewicz and Deborah Walls 👏 Their input helps us provide diverse and inclusive events across Leeds throughout the year, and also allows us to show just how much is possible for women in construction. They give all they can to what we do, whilst balancing their own busy lives and adversities that may come their way. We are incredibly grateful to have you on board! There are plenty of former committee members, who are women of the industry, that have supported us along the way, and we want to recognise that and thank you all! We will continue to empower women of all ages, demographics and backgrounds to be part of this industry, to help us deliver better development for all with these incredible women as part of the team 😊 Andrew Buckley Jordan Steel Jonathan Leadbeater MAPM PMP Nick Kealey #FBE #IWD2025 #internationalwomensday #Leeds

Yesterday afternoon the FBE Leeds committee hosted our annual AGM, reflecting on the last year of activities and looking ahead to our plans for 2025. 🙏 Our chair, Nick Kealey, reflected positively on the past year in his report: "The FBE Leeds Branch has continued to build on its reputation as a key networking and knowledge-sharing hub for professionals in the Leeds Built Environment Sector. Over the past year, the Branch has delivered a varied and engaging program of events designed to foster connections, share insights and strengthen the property and construction community. From informal social gatherings to industry-focussed panels and site visits, our events have catered to a broad audience, ensuring there is something for everyone." The team celebrated a successful year with a follow up dinner at Banyan in Leeds City Centre 🙌 Nick has now chosen to stand down from his role as Chair of the FBE Leeds committee, but will remain as a committee member, supporting our upcoming events and fundraising endeavours 😊 We are forever grateful to Nick, who became Chair of FBE Leeds in March 2020, and helped us navigate the ups and downs of the pandemic and the turbulent times that have followed as we return to in-person events. We're sure our members and event attendees share our gratitude 👌 We are very fortunate to have Samantha Jevons as the new Chair of the FBE Leeds committee! 🥳 An exciting year of events lies ahead, please follow our LinkedIn page to keep updated! Andrew Buckley Amanda Armitage Jonathan Leadbeater MAPM PMP Helen Whitehead Ruth Sienkiewicz Deborah Walls Jordan Steel #FBE #Leeds #AGM #construction #property

🌟 Meet Your Local Committee Member! 🌟 We sat down with Deborah Walls, a director in the Construction and Engineering Team at Walker Morris LLP, to get to know the amazing talent behind our committee! 💬✨ Curious about her role, insights, and what drives her? Stay tuned as she answers a few fun questions to give us a peek into her world! 👀🔧👩💼 From: Leeds, born and bred Favourite thing about Leeds as a city: It is home! There are so many things that remind me of childhood and growing up, but Leeds continues to evolve and develop, and there are still so many venues here I have not visited. You have the modern, vibrant city on your doorstep, but you only need to go a few miles out to experience beautiful countryside landscapes. Favourite place/landmark in Leeds: The Crowd of Favours. Not a landmark as such, but a favourite go-to and a personal landmark when coming into Leeds to socialise! Outside of work, you’ll most likely find me: On a football pitch training or playing in a Ladies' 9-a-side Team for Methley United AFC CIC (Reds). However, I'm a Cheer Mum, so weekends are often spent in stadiums and arenas across the country (and abroad on occasions) during the Jan-July competition season. ⚽   Favourite destination in the world and why? So many memories from so many different places, but Whitby tops my charts. Not only does it sit amongst some of the most stunning coastal scenery in England but it was where I married and where I continue to return each September to play golf (usually very badly!) for my wedding anniversary. I will never get tired of Whitby.   #CommitteeSpotlight #MeetTheTeam #WomenInConstruction #WalkerMorris #BehindTheScenes #LocalLeaders Forum for the Built Environment Nick Kealey Bex Thomas Helen Whitehead Andrew Buckley Amanda Armitage Jonathan Leadbeater MAPM PMP Ruth Sienkiewicz Matt Ufton

Last few places remaining for this on Thursday 13 Feb - don't miss out! Axe throwing is such good fun and strangely quite difficult. My last attempt at this proved I would be more likely to knock someone out with the wooden handle than hit the target with right end of the axe! Follow the link below and see if you can beat this (not much to beat!) 👇 Thanks to Overford Limited for kindly sponsoring this event! #networking #construction #builtenvironment Jonathan Leadbeater MAPM PMP Matt Ufton Nick Kealey Helen Whitehead Samantha Jevons Andrew Buckley Amanda Armitage Bex Thomas Jordan Steel Chris Bromfield Ruth Sienkiewicz

Last few places remaining for this on Thursday 13 Feb - don't miss out! Axe throwing is such good fun and strangely quite difficult. My last attempt at this proved I would be more likely to knock someone out with the wooden handle than hit the target with right end of the axe! Follow the link below and see if you can beat this (not much to beat!) 👇 Thanks to Overford Limited for kindly sponsoring this event! #networking #construction #builtenvironment Jonathan Leadbeater MAPM PMP Matt Ufton Nick Kealey Helen Whitehead Samantha Jevons Andrew Buckley Amanda Armitage Bex Thomas Jordan Steel Chris Bromfield Ruth Sienkiewicz

🎯 Fancy honing your axe throwing skills? Join us at Whistle Punks Urban Axe Throwing on Thursday 13 Feb to unwind after a busy week. Tickets can be found 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/eNRP8jhm We'll be joined by fft Leeds for drinks, pizza and networking: 🕛 6pm - 8pm 📅 Thursday 13 February 📍 Whistle Punks Leeds, Millennium Square, The Electric Press 4, Leeds, LS2 3AD A fantastic opportunity to meet and catch up with industry colleagues and our event sponsors, Overford Limited. Last year’s event proved popular, so don’t miss out. Find out more or comment below 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNRP8jhm Jonathan Leadbeater MAPM PMP Chris Bromfield Nick Kealey Samantha Jevons Amanda Armitage Helen Whitehead Jordan Steel Deborah Walls Forum for the Built Environment (fbe) #Leeds #networking #builtenvironment

Our fbe Leeds Predictions 2025 event this week was a huge success, myself and the team are certainly grateful to the panelists and our chair for making it a valuable evening 👌 With topics from Donald Trump and Rachel Reeves, through to planning pressures, the skills gap, and dare I say it... the tram system 😅🚊 it was very insightful 🙏 A mix of doom and hope I feel for the year ahead, let's see how it plays out 👀 A great experience for myself co-organising the event supporting Deborah Walls. The next step will be organizing an event of my own for the Leeds and Yorkshire property and construction sector 😁 #FBELeeds #networking #construction #property

Perspectives from our latest event! Thanks to everyone who supported, presented, chaired, attended, sponsored and organised. A fantastic team effort to bring together hot topics for the year ahead and share thoughts with public and private sector interested parties. The fbe Leeds community is truly a great one! See you all again same time next year to check those score cards!! Simon Rawlinson Mark Mills Carly Thorpe Gerald Jennings Deborah Walls Jordan Steel Walker Morris LLP Nick Kealey Helen Whitehead Samantha Jevons Amanda Armitage Andrew Buckley Jonathan Leadbeater MAPM PMP Bex Thomas Charlotte Taylor-Basterfield ChPP, MAPM Chris Bromfield Ruth Sienkiewicz