30th September 2022

Construct UK is delighted to be supporting next week’s UK Construction Week Birmingham once again, a must-attend construction event this autumn that is expecting around 25,000 attendees.

The event will include a packed programme of seminars, debates and presentations focusing on a myriad of topics for all of the industry, including sales and marketing professionals. Here are just a few (click on the orange links for further details):

Keynote – Growth of the Offsite Sector and Why Change is Needed
October 4^th, Offsite Alliance Hub, 10:15

Presenters/Panellists:
Keith Waller, Programme Director – Construction Innovation Hub
Trudi Sully, Impact Director for Manufacturing – Construction Innovation Hub

Back to BIM Basics
October 4^th, Digital Construction Hub, 10:30 – 11:15

Asking representatives from the industry the questions below:

What does BIM mean to me?
Why adopt BIM?
How to implement BIM?
What is the right software to use?
How to effectively manage your data?

Presenters/Panellists:
Varun Soni , Partner – Calfordseaden
Brent Rees , Digital Engineering (BIM) Partner – Ridge & Partners LLP
Mike Ford , Digital FM Lead – Ridge & Partners LLP

Unlocking Procurement, DFMA Rules of Engagement
October 4^th, Offsite Alliance Hub, 14:00 – 14:45

Hear how the new ‘Gold standard’ for construction is levelling the playing field for SMEs. The Offsite Alliance will explain to you how to manage expectations, share lessons learned and explain the importance and benefits of early engagement.

Presenters/Panellists:
Ollie Hartley-Booth – Gardiner & Theobald LLP
Mark Beirne – Offsite Alliance
John Welch – Crown Commercial Services
Anne Maclachlan – Ministry of Justice

Manufacturing Approach to Construction – Why Should You do This?
October 4^th, Infrastructure Hub, 14:30 – 15:15

The construction and infrastructure sectors are undergoing a significant transformation. The journey has already started with Innovate UK’s Transforming Construction Challenge, the Government’s Construction Playbook and Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP) roadmap. The thread linking them is a drive to improve productivity and speed of delivery, reduce waste and emissions and address an imbalance in trade. A manufacturing-based approach is at the heart of the transformational change required. In this presentation, MTC will share the progress made through the work of the Construction Innovation Hub and other initiatives that have brought industry and clients together – including the lessons drawn from the Platform Design Program. We will identify the opportunities for industry, and the key things to consider when starting on the journey to adopting Modern Methods of Construction.

Presenters/Panellists:
Jonny Reid – Manufacturing Technology Centre

Our UK Construction Exhibitions feature includes access to a comprehensive listing of around 200 of the UK industry’s main national
and regional events scheduled for the period 2021-22. These can also be viewed in our Events Calendar.

Digitisation and Regulation: Taking the Broader View
October 4^th, UKCW Main Stage, 14:55 – 15:40

It’s no secret that the construction industry is struggling to overcome a raft of major challenges: net zero, circularity, building and product safety, equality and diversity, skills and resources, sustainability…. The Institute of Engineering and Technology’s Built Environment Panel has been working towards practical results by bringing together professionals of different expertise in an atmosphere of trust. Topics covered include the Plain Language Guide to Digitisation, the Apollo Protocol for unifying digital twins across sectors, and the new Construction Product Regulator.

Presenters/Panellists:
Su Butcher, Director – Just Practising
Patricia Massey – BEAMA
Geoffrey Brown – Office for Product Safety
Paul Surin – IBM Consulting
Neil Thompson – Construction Leadership Council

Who Really Works in Our Industry? The Importance of Data
October 4^th, Careers Centre, 15:30 – 16:00

We can’t truly measure success in equity, diversity and inclusion without having an informed baseline from which to start.

Join this session to help launch the ‘Built Environment Diversity Data Aggregator’ project, a partnership between Barbour ABI and Building People to bring together existing data sets and understand the ‘diversity composition’ of the built environment workforce. Bring your passion and expertise to help identify the data available and become part of a movement for change to increase diversity across the built environment.

Presenters/Panellists:
Rebecca Lovelace – Building People CIC
Robert Baker – Barbour ABI

Construction Marketing Awards

October 4^th, Green Lounge, 16:00 – 18:00

Entries for the 2022 Construction Marketing Awards close on 23rd September. In order to celebrate the completion of submissions, UK Construction Week, in collaboration with the Construction Marketing Awards, would like to invite past and current entrants to join them at the Opening Night Party. Network at the Ebay-sponsored Green Lounge. At 5pm you can join the Opening Night Party at the Central Bar.

The Market: The Construction Outlook for 2023 and Beyond
October 5^th, UKCW Main Stage, 13:00 – 13:45

This panel debate will see leading economists pick over the industry, and the national / international picture, in search of reasons to be cheerful going forward.

Panellists:
Simon Jack, Business Editor, Financial Journalist, Broadcaster, Radio 4 Today presenter – BBC
Noble Francis Prof , Economics Director – CPA
Tom Hall , Chief Economist – Barbour ABI
Alex Notay , Placemaking and Investment Director – PFP Capital

The Product Certification Conundrum
October 5^th, UKCW Main Stage, 14:40 – 15:25

As Brexit took hold, a perfect storm of obstacles, insufficient time, resources and infrastructure threatened the building product certification process, which has been aligned with European standards. How are we fixing this?

Presenters/Panellists:
Simon Jack, Business Editor, Financial Journalist, Broadcaster, Radio 4 Today presenter – BBC
Hardy Giesler , Chief Executive Officer – British Board of Agrément
Peter Caplehorn , Chief Executive – Construction Products Association
Iain Fairnington , Technical Director – A. Proctor Group

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