A new coworking space in the heart of Belfast featuring over 90 desks in open plan areas and studios
Catalyst and Deloitte have announced a new partnership which will see Catalyst establish a new hub for entrepreneurs in Belfast city centre.
Deloitte has agreed that Catalyst will activate the ground floor of the iconic Ewart Warehouse, part of its new NI headquarters in The Ewart, to create Catalyst Bedford Street. This is expected to attract a range of local startups and scaling companies to the historic Linen Quarter.
The new coworking space will feature over 90 desks in open plan areas and studios, a number of meeting pods and individual call booths, a presentation and events space and a café. The cafe will be run by award-winning social enterprise the NOW Group.
Coming soon, Spring 2025.
Café
Meeting rooms with AV facilities
CCTV Security
Large Event Spaces
Guest Wi-Fi
Access Control Systems
Networking Activities
Director of Property and Community
Director of Property and Community
Mervyn Watley is the Director of Property & Community at Catalyst. Mervyn has been in this role since 2007 and over this period has overseen extensive capital development and tremendous growth in on-campus company numbers.
Prior to Catalyst Mervyn managed real estate and large capital programmes for Ulster University and Northern (now Danske) Bank. Mervyn is a graduate from Ulster University
Mervyn was previously a Non-Executive director of the UK Science Park Association
Head of Estates and Development
Head of Estates and Development
Craig joined Catalyst in June 2023 as the Head of Estates and Development. He is responsible for leading the estates team to maximize and grow the property estate both in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry including existing buildings and future developments.
A member of the RICS since 2010, Craig has over 15 years of experience in the UK property industry across retail, office, industrial, and leisure sectors. Prior to joining Catalyst, Craig worked for a Northern Ireland based property investment and development company as a Senior Asset Manager where he was responsible for the drafting and delivery of large-scale business plans and developments for private equity clients across a UK-wide portfolio.
Craig holds a Bachelor’s degree from University of Ulster in Property Investment and Development and RICS certification in Construction Project Management.
Craig is proudly the 5th generation of his family to work on the Belfast Titanic Quarter site with a family history in Harland and Wolff going back to the Olympic Class liners!
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