Business Liaison Officers

The role of our Business Liaison Officers

BCCM’s Business Liaison Officers (BLO’s) continue to co-ordinate engagement with property owners, developers, contractors, tenants and statutory agencies during all major development and environmental improvement projects to improve communication between stakeholders and minimise disruption to existing businesses, public transport system and traffic flow.

The changing nature of the city centre due to the pandemic with stores changing managers and lots of staff off on furlough; has increased the importance of a street level presence with the retailers to ensure we have the mechanisms to inform the city stakeholders of impacts on their trading environment and providing the ability to feedback unexpected positive and negative Impacts to the statutory agencies.

Continuous work is required to maintain an accurate database, the impact of GDPR on the use of these databases needs constant adjustment to the reporting requirements to maintain compliance.

BCCM is developing its reach to reflect the areas identified within the Regeneration & Investment Strategy; i.e. Inner North; Inner West; North East Quarter; Transport Hub & South Centre & Oxford Street & East Bank.

DfC utilises the Business Liaison team and their close relationship with the business community on a continual basis, to provide and obtain information and to manage issues relating to DfC property, projects and assets.