With the final touches to next week’s UK Construction Week (UKCW) show now in place, the organisers are issuing a final
reminder for visitor registrations.
Billed as
construction’s largest industry event, the organisers are expecting more than
30,000 people at the show next week, from Tuesday to Thursday at the NEC in
Birmingham.
Among the latest speakers to be confirmed, Lord Digby
Jones, a cross bench peer in the House of Lords, former head of the CBI,
developer, and lover of construction will be wading into the Brexit debate on
day one, on Wednesday 9 October. He will be part of the session on ‘Brexit
boom or bust? Industry Economic Forecast 2020’ on
the main stage in Hall 12.
Also, on day two, the new construction minister Nadhim
Zahawi MP is also set to make his first industry
appearance. Advanced booking is being advised for both these events.
This year’s UKCW also promises some big numbers, including
more than 300 expert speakers,150 hours of free CPD, a celebration of 98
industry role models, 500 exhibitors and new product launches, and more than 30
major new innovations on display in the Innovation Zone, from brick
laying robots to crane
simulators, from quieter and more efficient heat
technologies to new
software.
As part of a major focus on MMC (modern methods of construction), there are also
full-scale builds at the show, a SIPS panel home, a factory-finished modular
bathroom pod for the high-end hotel sector, ground breaking systems like
Project Etopia, and offsite solutions for the education sector.
Nathan Garnett, event director at UKCW said: “UKCW opens in
just a few days with a greater diversity of features than ever before,
including innovation zones with over 50 brand new products from well-known
brands and start-ups, a Wellbeing
Information Zone, cycling and sporting
challenges, an electric
vehicle arcade, awards and construction summits,
all on top of the trade show and major seminar
programme you would expect.
“With
Brexit drawing closer by the day, we also have packed the show full of
practical advice on how to adapt and take the opportunities around over the
coming months. It is well worth a day of your time to see what you can
learn from the event. It’s a place where business gets done, new contacts are
made and the networking is fantastic. If you have yet to RSVP, it’s time to get
your skates on.”
The usual printed show guide is being
switched for an environmentally friendly app as part of UKCW‘s sustainability
push. To help reduce single-use plastic, free water fountains will be
installed around the show and 3,000 reusable bottles will be made
available to visitors. And to offset
the carbon footprint of the show, UKCW is planting 2,500 trees.
UKCW is one event with many sections, including Build sponsored by Easy-Trim, Building Tech, Civils, Energy and HVAC, Surface and
Materials, and Timber. It also features Concrete Expo (8-9 October only) and
Grand Designs Live (9-10 October only). Single registration gives free access
to all areas of the show. Pre-booking is also strongly recommended for the
extensive seminars and CPD programme.
Last minute tickets are still available via the website www.ukconstructionweek.com
