Gloucestershire is heading to one of the UK's biggest property and infrastructure gatherings next week with a portfolio of projects it hopes will draw investors, developers and partners. Invest in Gloucestershire will promote opportunities at UKREiiF 2026, the three-day forum in Leeds running from May 19 to May 21.

The county's inward investment programme says its pitch will cover resilient tech, regeneration, housing, heritage and sustainable development. A spokesperson said Gloucestershire is going to Leeds with a clear message that it is building momentum and ready to do business.

That message will be backed by a packed programme at UKREiiF, which brings together more than 16,000 delegates, including over 4,000 investors and developers, along with local authorities, government bodies, planners, architects, contractors and businesses involved in the built environment sector. The event is known for turning Leeds into a kind of festival of talks, speakers, fringe events and deal-making, with hundreds of exhibitors and sessions across the city.

On Tuesday, May 19, a panel titled Gloucestershire: Accelerating the Growth of Resilient Technology Clusters will put the county's tech offer in front of the forum audience. The focus fits a wider programme that is also putting more weight on coastal regeneration, rural placemaking, affordable housing, ports and airports, hospitality and cultural destinations.

Invest in Gloucestershire is the county's official inward investment programme, led by Gloucestershire County Council in partnership with the county's six district councils. For Gloucestershire, the timing matters because UKREiiF is widely seen as one of the UK's biggest networking and deal-making events for property and regeneration, and the county is using that platform to show it has projects ready to compete for attention now.