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Rolton have steadily developed our work and commitment to the North East region over the last few years through our Newcastle office and we were pleased to move our team to a new city central location in 2024.

We are therefore delighted to reinforce this commitment by joining the NewcastleGateshead Initiative as a Corporate Partner for 2025.

The NewcastleGateshead Initiative markets Newcastle Gateshead on the national and international stage. It’s mission is to inspire people to visit, and live, learn, work and invest there. Invest Newcastle, part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative, helps businesses to locate, expand and grow through a bespoke range of services and champions North East England, promoting Newcastle as a city to collaborate, innovate and thrive.

Its team are active at national and international property and investment fairs such as UKREiifF, MIPIM and Expo Real and collaborate with its partners to promote the region and its businesses. Target sectors include Energy and Sustainability, Health and Life Sciences, Digital and Tech and Corporate Services.

For Rolton it’s a great opportunity to meet leaders, make new business contacts and to get involved in the growth of the North East. Our Chairman Peter Rolton commented on the partnership:

“I am delighted that we are joining as a partner of NewcastleGateshead Initiative for 2025 supporting our collaboration with its key stakeholders and reinforcing our commitment to the built environment in the North East. We see increasing interest from international investors and we aim to help them unlock the opportunities within this dynamic region”.

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Rolton strengthens vertical transportation division with strategic appointment of senior consultant.

17 August 2026

We are delighted to welcome Krzysztof Mielnik to the Rolton team as senior consultant for vertical transportation (VT).

Krzysztof’s appointment marks the next step in the rapid growth of our recently launched independent Vertical Transportation consultancy. Led by industry expert Tim Piggott, our dedicated VT team provides comprehensive expertise across the entire lifecycle of advanced lift technology from design and construction to commissioning, handover, and ongoing operational support.

Rolton contributes to new 2030 built environment workforce planning report

10 June 2026

Rolton is pleased to have contributed to the newly launched industry report, ‘Built Environment Strategic Workforce Planning for 2030’.

The comprehensive publication stems from the latest INSPIRE event hosted by the Built Environment Futures Assembly (BEFA). This powerful leadership forum was established by the University of the Built Environment (UBE) to break down professional silos, spark collaboration, and drive excellence across engineering, construction, and real estate.