Excitech are working in partnership with Lloyd’s Register in the delivery of the BIM accreditation process, which certifies organisations as ‘BIM ready’.

We’re hosting an event at The Royal Society of Edinburgh and would like to take this opportunity to invite you. The event aims to:

• Provide you with a thorough explanation of BIM accreditation, the new ISO 19650 and what the process involves
• Discuss the many benefits associated with accreditation and how it can impact your business
• Explain how you can achieve it
• Explore the role that document management has in the process

Agenda:

• Registration & breakfast
• Welcome & introduction
• BIM Level 2 accreditation deep dive
• Document Management – can it contribute to the accreditation process?
• Customer journey to BIM Level 2 accreditation
• Q&A

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This webinar is intended for anyone with an interest in understanding the benefits of Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) to host Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

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Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) first found its home in many organisations as a way to host virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) as it takes traditional, siloed technologies and adds an additional software layer to provide the benefits of a cloud model.

Along with many other benefits, the main reason companies within the construction sector have been adopting this technology is due to its scalability. For instance as your practice grows or you take on new projects, you can simply add HCI nodes to accommodate new VDI users.

To help our customers understand the full benefits of HCI to host VDI, we’re hosting a webinar with our partner and hyperconverged industry leader Nutanix on 1st August. This webinar will:

• Introduce you to Nutanix and HCI
• Explain how HCI is different to a three-tier architecture and its benefits
• Introduce Desktop as a Service & VDI
• Explain how HCI can be used in the VDI landscape
• Introduce you to technologies which can be used to support this (including Nutanix Frame which is used by Autodesk to deliver training at Autodesk University events)
• Allow you to hear how customers are using these technologies

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Have you ever looked for professional training courses, but was unsure of the quality of the course or the trainer?

We would like to invite you to experience our courses and meet our trainers on 19th July at our Autodesk Training Centre (ATC), at Bishopsgate in the heart of the City of London.

We have scheduled a number of one-hour taster sessions so you can experience for yourself the courses and meet some of the training team.

Each session is designed as a standalone lesson, and lasts around an hour. We have eleven sessions to choose from, so there should be something to suit everyone.

Room 1:
09:30 – 10:30 – Inventor – Design Automation
10:45 – 11.45 – Navisworks – An Introduction to Collaboration
12:00 – 13:00 – An Introduction to Revit Structure RC Detailing
13:30 – 14:30 – Revit MEP an Introduction to Digital Engineering
14:45 – 15:45 – An Introduction to Dynamo for Revit

Room 2:
09:30 – 10:30 – Autodesk Civil 3D – Surface Creation
10:45 – 11.45 – An Introduction to Revit Architecture
12:00 – 13:00 – Inventor – Sheet Metal Design
13:30 – 14:30 – Texturing a model in 3DS Max
14:45 – 15:45 – Infraworks Overview
​16:00 – 17:00 – An Introducation to AutoCAD

Excitech and Eagle Point are pleased to announce a joint webinar that will take place on 11th July 2019, showcasing Pinnacle Series, and we’d love you to join us.

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Pinnacle Series is an advanced e-Learning system specifically designed for the Architecture,
Engineering and Construction industry. It offers a wide range of CPD-certified training courses, including personalised learning paths, and live chat support.

Pinnacle Series was designed with three key aims in mind:

• To provide instant access to training content on Autodesk software as well as your own unique workflows, on demand
• To keep occasional users productive with access to your own custom procedures and tips and tricks
• To minimise downtime when people get stuck, connecting them to learning resources and subject matter experts

Pinnacle Series now integrates with KnowledgeSmart, the skills gap analysis and benchmarking tool, providing an end-to-end learning solution.

We’ll be providing an overview of the platform and will demonstrate how Pinnacle Series puts you in control of your employees’ skills development.

Join us to learn more.

This webinar is intended for anyone with an interest in exploring the use of document management tools to help your business remain compliant with the new ISO 19650 standard

As you may know, the series of UK BIM standards and specifications which were previously known as the 1192 series, were recently elevated to an international level now known as ISO 19650.

Our most recent webinar answered the common questions asked about ISO 19650, identified the changes in terms and definitions used, but the question of how to remain compliant still remains. This webinar is intended for those wanting to explore the use of document management tools available to help your business remain compliant with the new ISO 19650 standard.

It will walk you through an example project step by step highlighting the key changes in the terms and definitions used and how our document management system will streamline this process and make it pain free and easy.

Hosted by our Head of Document Management and Head of DMS Customer Success, the webinar will:

• Cover the updates to the standards, including naming conventions, business workflows and revision management
• Demonstrate how document management tools can help simplify the delivery of projects to ISO 19650
• Explain how these tools can return a significant increase in efficiency and quality

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This webinar briefly outlines Excitech’s approach to organisational development, particularly focusing on pre and post skills assessments with KnowledgeSmart.

KnowledgeSmart delivers skills gap analysis and bench-marking services for architecture, engineering and construction organisations.

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Join us on the 13^th June, where Excitech will team up with KnowledgeSmart to provide an overview of the platform and how it can fit into your organisational development plan.

KnowledgeSmart can help you:

• Recruit the right people with the right skills
• Benchmark your employees’ skills against each other and the market
• Develop employees’ skills on a continuous basis, tailored to their individual needs.

To help your employee’s development journey further, KnowledgeSmart has recently integrated with the powerful e-learning platform, Pinnacles Series. This integration connects the skills gap analysis with a training plan, and readily available courses. Progress can be tracked and information can be revisited easily and quickly.

Join us to find out more.

This webinar will introduce you to our new “Design as a Service” package which combines all the hardware, software, support and financing you need into one, simple subscription plan

WEBINAR – 10 JUNE 2019

Start Time: 12:00End Time: 12:30

Whether you are starting a new project or whether the hardware or software in your office is in need of an upgrade, the Excitech “Design as a Service” package aims to simplify the process of sourcing your design workstations and software, and their on-going management.

The new package combines high specification workstations, software, support, and financing into a per-seat-per-day subscription plan, removing the need to look to different suppliers for each service.

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If you would like to learn more about our Design as a Service package in the meantime please click here, otherwise we look forward to welcoming you to our webinar.

Variously described as “the greatest technological leap since the invention of the internet” and “a mix of hype and hot air”, there’s no denying that blockchain is animating tech enthusiasts.

Join the upcoming RICS Digital Built Environment Conference and attend a blockchain masterclass to look at various applications of the technology in the professions of the built and natural environment.

• How might it change the way that real estate is transacted?
• What are the benefits of a blockchained supply chain?
• Could it drive improved resource usage and eliminate materials waste?

Attend the conference to find out.

Book before 23 April to get 10% off with the Early Bird discount.

Session highlights

Digital Twins – optimising performance of your real estate asset

Hear expert insights into how digital twins are being utilised in practice to enhance the relationship between owner and tenant within the commercial real estate sector, and improve decision making processes through analytics.

Geolocation

Learn how geolocation can help you make better decisions about real estate assets and analyse prospective project sites. How are complex planning and development decision simplified by the technology and what will be the knock on benefits for citizens?

Online webinar

Organisations working in and around the built environment are constantly challenged by the management of technologies supporting project delivery, particularly around project collaboration.

GroupBC’s educational webinar provides useful insights for organisations looking to build a business case for BIM, digitisation and adoption of a CDE.

Equally, for those companies already invested in legacy technologies or stuck in penalising license agreements, this webinar will provide pointers and advice for software transition, for the commercial and operation benefit of your business.

Building the Business Case

Concentre Consulting advise clients in the built environment on how to drive a strong digital (BIM) strategy as well as the processes, people and system developments vital to deliver on projects. Tom Whiting, Principal Consultant, will share his knowledge about what to think about prior to procurement of a CDE and how to build the business case.

Ensuring Success

Matt Pell, GroupBC’s Head of Professional Services, will discuss how to ensure a successful rollout and adoption across the business to deliver best return on investment.

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The popular RICS Fire Safety Conference is coming to the North of England and will be held at The Principal, Manchester on 21 May.

Our expert speakers, including Dame Judith Hackitt DBE, will address the key fire safety considerations, building regulations, identify best practice, and provide expert knowledge to best advise your clients.

Key sessions include:

• The Independent Review on Building Regulations and Fire Safety – Hear from Dame Judith Hackitt DBE on the Final Report of The Independent Review on Building Regulations and Fire Safety.
• The Golden Thread – Accountability throughout the building lifecycle – Chaired by Martin Conlon (Chair, RICS Building Control Professional Group), a panel of experts will explore the different types and stages of fire management and effective integration of fire safety technology.
• Fire-related building defects – Understand façade cladding defects and failures, including an examination of different cladding materials, penetration through walls, cavity barriers and compartmentation.
• Remediation – Not as straight forward as it seems – A series of relevant case studies will examine who is responsible for remediation works, discuss worst case scenarios, as well as top tips to avoiding exposure and limiting liability for duty holders.
• International Fire Safety Standards – Gary Strong (RICS) will deliver an update on how this standard will bring greater consistency by setting minimum levels of fire safety and professionalism across the world.

• Identify efficiency savings, focusing on maximising return on existing software investments
• Provide awareness of other software technologies that achieve greater efficiencies and benefits
• Provide a tailored plan and breakdown of recommended activities to help you:
  • Improve processes
  • Increase productivity
  • Reduce costs
  • Become more competitive

This webinar provides an overview of the Design Productivity Review (DPR) service.

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Technology in the construction industry is ever evolving, which can make it difficult to keep up with better, more efficient methods of working while under pressure to complete projects.

It can be quite time consuming to stand back, review, learn and implement new practices. With demanding workloads, we’re more likely to stick with what we know.

Therefore, it may be more appealing to look to the expertise of an external team to provide focus and help align to your future needs, specifically within this area.

We have developed the ‘Design Productivity Review’ service which provides a deep insight into your business, allowing us to:

• Identify efficiency savings focusing on maximising return on existing software investment
• Provide awareness of other software technologies that achieve greater efficiencies and benefits
• Provide a tailored plan and breakdown of recommended activities to help you:
  • Improve processes
  • Increase productivity
  • Reduce costs
  • Become more competitive

Free Birmingham based seminar outlining and discussing BIM Level 2 accreditation, the new ISO19650 and how to achieve it

In collaboration with our partner Lloyd’s Register, we’re hosting a BIM Accreditation Masterclass at The National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham.

It aims to provide you with a thorough explanation of the BIM accreditation process, the new ISO19650, explain how you can achieve it, and explore the role that document management has to play in the process.

A free tour of The National Motorcycle Museum is also included. Numbers will be limited, so we encourage you to register early.

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Event Details:

Schedule:

08:30 – Registration & breakfast
09:00 – Welcome & introduction
09:15 – BIM Level 2 Accreditation Deep Dive – Daryn Fitz (Excitech) and Terry Mundy (Lloyd’s Register)
10:30 – Document Management – can it contribute to the accreditation process?
11:00 – Customer journey to BIM Level 2 accreditation
11:15 – Q&A
11:30 – Close, refreshments & free museum tour​

Speakers: 

Daryn Fitz – Excitech

Daryn has been involved in the construction industry and professional design practices for over 25 years, delivering to projects extensive experience in the management, application and integration of Building Information Modelling and 2D/3D Computer Aided Design across the whole project life cycle.

Terry Mundy – Lloyd’s Register

Now business development manager for Lloyd’ Register UK, Terry comes from a background of chartered engineering. He has over 30 years’ experience of service delivery to the conventional power generation, nuclear and utilities sectors, with a flair for innovation and solution resolution through the development and management of new and sustained services to sectors as diverse as electricity, water, telecoms, gas and nuclear sectors, and as generic as supply chain and construction.

Experience the highest-performing Dell workstation technologies which best support the upcoming Autodesk 2020 software releases

With the Autodesk 2020 updates due out soon, it’s important to ensure that your hardware is fit to run the new releases of applications such as AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Inventor etc.

To help our customers ensure they have the right technology for their needs, we’re holding an informal meeting together with our partner Dell EMC to showcase some of the latest and most powerful workstations which best support and enhance the different workloads created by your design software. We’ll feature the Dell Vostro, Latitude, XPS, Optiplex Micro, Mobile and Precision workstations as well as Curve and Dual Monitors and Virtual Reality (VR) headsets.

We will be running this event twice during the day so join us for either the morning session or afternoon session to learn, talk to the experts, and experience the technology.

We recommend bringing along a USB stick with one of your models on, so that you can see the benefits for yourself.

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Session 1: 9am-11am (includes breakfast)
Session 2: 12pm-2pm (includes lunch)
Please only choose one.

Agenda: 

• Registration
• Excitech Introduction
• Presentation from Dell
• Network & Play with the Technology
• Close

This webinar provides an overview of what Organisational Development is. We will explore some of the latest tools and techniques available to ensure your teams’ skills remain current and competitive.

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For architects, engineers and construction professionals, training is the backbone of an organisation’s continuous skills improvement; enriching team capabilities and improving client satisfaction.

Training is not a one-time deal though; details get forgotten, Revit and other software gets upgraded, and the technology at the heart of many design and construction processes constantly evolves.

At Excitech, we recommend an integrated approach to developing people’s skills and talent:

• Explore your technology and processes to ensure you have the right things in place for your employees to thrive
• Measure employees’ current skills with a pre-assessment using KnowledgeSmart. Identify their gaps to help develop a training plan
• Enable with training. We offer classroom-based training and an e-learning platform called Pinnacle Series
• Measure how much has been retained from the training with an assessment, again using KnowledgeSmart. Results are recorded to track employee development progress over time
• Certify advanced Autodesk software skills by taking an Autodesk Professional Certification exam. This demonstrates the advanced skills acquired

Join Excitech on Thursday 21^st March 2019 in Birmingham as we walk through how BIM 360 is solving a range of industry challenges and how Bailey Partnership is leveraging BIM 360 to its advantage. There will be live demonstrations supported with insights from guest speaker, Mike Smith RIBA DipArch BA (Hons), Senior Associate and Practice BIM Manager at Bailey Partnership, on his experience with BIM 360. There will also be several opportunities to network and discuss your new learnings with like-minded individuals from the industry.

We’ll run through how BIM 360 Docs helps to solve challenges of creating, sharing and managing project data across project teams and the project CDE. You’ll also learn how BIM 360 Design helps solve challenges of design collaboration and managing dispersed project teams. Finally, we’ll explain how BIM 360 Glue helps solve challenges of coordinating multi-discipline project models across project teams.

Optional evening networking event to be held at Digbeth Dining Club from 6pm onwards for dinner and drinks. 

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What is the cost of offsite manufactured solutions for residential – is it cost effective & are clients ready to use more offsite to increase capacity?

This is a key Residential Hub event that you shouldn’t miss especially if your interest in offsite housing extends to how much will it cost. This is our first national event and we will be looking closely at the cost of both high and low rise housing; including how affordable they are when compared to different housing tenures and delivery solutions.

This residential hub event will look at how the offsite sector is addressing cost, are clients getting value for money and what capacity is there in the sector to deliver a predictable housing supply to market that gives confidence to clients.

The panel session will include representatives from the speaker sessions together with key players in the sector who have been instrumental in shaping its direction. The panel (together with the audience) will consider the impact of both volume and quality on the costs and what steps need to be taken to ensure offsite solutions are prioritised.

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Location:

Voluntary Sector Centres

226 Church Road, Willesden
London, United Kingdom
NW10 9NR

Nearest tube station: Neasden

The ASBP’s third annual conference and exhibition will explore ‘Plastics in Construction – Issues, Impacts and Alternatives’

Human health and planetary health are by very definition inter-related…we can’t have one without the other. Since the BBC’s Blue Planet II, the UK has woken up to the problem of plastic in the environment, with some commentators even suggesting that plastic is a greater threat to the planet than climate change. Anti-plastic has rapidly become a popular cause-celebre championed by all mainstream media. So, how should the built environment industry respond? Is the problem limited to single use packaging or are all plastic products a problem to which we must find alternatives?

Our conference will bring together expert thinkers and doers to focus on the thorny challenge of plastic. As usual for an ASBP event, we will take a holistic view by exploring the impacts of plastic products on the health of people, and the planet.

Why plastics?

The impacts and implications of our use of plastic in construction are just beginning to be understood. These impacts span across the whole life cycle from extraction, manufacturing, to toxicity and fire e.g. hydrogen cyanide and continue through to end of life.

The construction industry is the second largest user of plastic, with 20% of plastic waste coming from the construction sector. It is estimated we produce globally 300MT of plastic annually with 50% of this being single use. Piping and conduit are the largest users of polymers in construction and consume 35% of production.

ASBP is not advocating a ‘plastic-free’ built environment. We are a material agnostic organisation who champions optimum outcomes for sustainability. However, we do advocate an approach that wherever possible the use of plastic products in construction should be confined to specialist high value, low volume application areas such as binders, seals, tapes, gaskets and services.

Theme: Digital in Use 

Host: Trimble 

Brief Overview: Trimble and coBuilder will provide overviews of their digital applications and case studies / speakers describing Digital in Use

26th February

7.30pm

Buildoffsite Direction Group dinner

Location: Nawaab Restaurant Leeds

Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4WG

27th February

9.30am  – 1.30pm

Buildoffsite Direction Group meeting

Theme – Digital in use

Location: Trimble Solutions (UK) Ltd. Trimble House, Gelderd Road, Morley, Leeds LS27 7JP

Agenda to follow

The Benefit and impact of the supply chain (including SME’s) on whole life costs and the predictability of offsite housing supply

10.15am – 3pm (to include a networking lunch) 

Hosted By Mitsubishi Electric, Travellers Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8XB

10:15: Registration (Tea and Coffee)

11:00: Buildoffsite: Opening Residential Hub address and introduction to event

Presentations

11:15: Hertfordshire Building Control: Compliance process for offsite schemes. ‘Fast Track Approval for Fast Track Construction’ including reference to the supply chain and BOPAS as part of that process.

11:30: Mitsubishi Electric: Call to other members to open up discussions on early delivery and design of M&E with reference to supply chain and impact on whole life costs.

11:45: Lucideon: The benefit of product testing on the supply chain and predictability of offsite housing supply.

12:00: JCB: How a well-established company is bringing a new perspective to offsite; including reference to the supply chain and whole life costs of approach.

12:15: WAGO: With a focus on collaboration with other members including Mitsubishi and how the supply chain is a key factor including how they have developed new working relationships.

12:30 – Buffet Lunch and Networking

13:30: Ideal Lifts: To challenge traditional thinking and disrupt the processes and complexities of conventional bespoke lift shaft construction on offsite projects.  How ongoing collaboration with other members can simplify and improve the design, processes, management and safety of lift design, installation and maintenance. How the supply chain can work together to make life easier for others.

13:45 – Soap Box session for New Members – Forum to introduce and give new members the opportunity to introduce themselves.

14:00 – Panel Debate – Picking up on the theme and speaker sessions the panel will debate the importance of the supply chain in offsite delivery, why clients should engage with them more to overcome design and cost barriers and why we should focus more on the whole life costs of the products we install to protect future budgets and expenditure.  – All speakers plus members of the Buildoffsite team

15:00 – Buildoffsite Residential Hub news and events roundup

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The event will have a morning commencement and will aim at providing a site visit at Anglian Water prior to the session.

The agenda will include (timings to be confirmed):

• Welcome & Introductions
• Update on work streams:

1. People
2. Information management
3. Standard products
4. Process
5. Efficiencies
6. Supply Chain – Steve Wright, Yorkshire Water

• Case studies (Supply Chain):

– Steve Weston, Ross-Shire Engineering

– Phil Goddard, Construction Line

• Lunch
• Workshop – Daniel Jefferson, JN Bentley

– Supply Chain Mapping

– “Capability” – What makes a supply partner capable?

• How to engage Tier 2/Wider Supply Chain? – Charlotte Davidson, Severn Trent Water

– Incentive / Motivation / Enablers

– Development / Train / Share learning

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Registration for Buildoffsite Programme: Day 1 and Day 2.

The Offsite Construction Show is being held at ExCeL London on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 November.

Visitors will see over 80 leading companies showing the very latest offsite products, solutions and technologies. This year, we welcome a great group of new exhibitors, including Lindapter, Sikla, Brit Lift,Framecad, City Lifting, Lucideon, coBuilder, Istidama, Proctor Group,
Nationwide Windows and Doors, Hants County Council, C-Probe Systems, Carnehill Contracting, Wago, Dutypoint, Ideal Standard, BRE, William Attwell Associates, Ecco Modular, O’Carroll Engineering, IPP MagPly and Emtec Products.

This is a specialist event dedicated to the #offsite industry. Attracting high calibre professionals with busy schedules, who can spend a few hours having meaningful discussions or attending one or seminars, workshops or new “in conversation with…” covered across our exclusive two day programme.

This year, we have assembled a really good mix of well-known offsite industry movers & shakers to headline our 2 day programme of events alongside an ever-growing selection of new exhibitors.

Visit the Buildoffsite stand area in Hall N4 of ExCeL London.

Buildoffsite stand (C29) and the three areas being used to put on Buildoffsite events will be held across the following areas; Seminars [next to Buildoffsite Stand]; Workshops (D23) and Conversations (B25)

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS TWO DAY TIMETABLE

Registration for The OFFSITE Construction Show please visit http://offsiteconstructionshow.co.uk/contact/

Welcome to Regen, the 5th Annual free-to-attend Exhibition, Conference & Networking Event for the UK Regeneration Industry

Urban & rural regeneration is a massive industry in its own right, and continues to transform the prosperity of every town and city in the UK.

Whether you wish to exhibit with us to market or sell your products and services, attract new investment, or establish new long-term business contacts and relationships, visit to meet potential suppliers or partners, or attend the conference to learn, discuss and debate the hot topics in regeneration, Regen offers something for everyone involved in the industry.

The Exhibition

For the 50+ exhibitors, Regen is expected to once again sell out of available exhibition space, and will provide significant sales and business development opportunities whilst also offering an outstanding networking platform. Delegates from around the UK from all the following sectors, will converge on Liverpool, and as such represents a unique opportunity not to be missed.

• Urban & rural regeneration industry professionals
• Town, City & County Councils, Local Planning Authorities
• Main contractors, construction companies
• Commercial, industrial & residential property developers
• Housing associations & house builders
• Town planners & urban design
• Civil & structural engineers
• Architects, specifiers, building designers & surveyors
• Local & central government agencies
• Investment agencies
• Product manufacturers, service suppliers & consultants

The Conference

After the huge success of the 4 previous events, the Conference has firmly become the industry’s leading forum for thought leadership in UK regeneration and economic development.

The 26 speaker Conference will once again address the latest issues in urban & rural regeneration, policy and implementation, highlighting the key successes made in major towns and cities, in areas such as city centre and waterfront redevelopments.

As Regeneration is about people, place, economic growth and investment which can create sustainable and resilient communities, the Conference will examine the challenges that face towns and cities, in terms of economic development, housing and neighbourhood renewal, and will bring delegates together with policy experts, real-life case studies and industry leaders.

Availability at this uniquely free-to-attend conference is limited so early delegate registration is highly recommended. To receive further information about how you can take part, or to tell us what you would like to see on the programme, please contact us.

The Drinks Reception / Networking Evening

As the exhibition & conference finish at the end of the first day on Wednesday 7 November, we move straight into the complimentary 2 hour champagne drinks reception & networking evening, from 5.00pm – 7.00pm, where further opportunities arise to discuss business with hundreds of industry colleagues.

Have you defined your organisation’s digital strategy?
How reliable is your BIM data and can you control its use?

Addressing these issues are key requirements for proper BIM implementation and for the Government’s new Digital Built Britain 2025 strategy.

GEO| Design+BIM is an exclusive platform in Europe that highlights and initiates discussions related to the use of geospatial data analytics and BIM in spatial design, construction, operation and maintenance. The event, combination of two innovative platforms: GeoDesign Summit Europe and GeoBIM Europe, was rebranded in 2017.

Understanding the relevance and importance of bringing the geospatial analytics, spatial planning, architecture, engineering, and construction and operation/maintenance professionals together on one platform, the integrated event will once again convene in Amsterdam from 1-2 November 2018.

This year, GEO| Design+BIM will delve further into the integration of geospatial technology and BIM; and other associated industry trends including big data analytics, IoT sensors, drones, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), robotics, cloud worksharing, modular/offsite construction, city information modeling, digital twin, etc.

Join us at our FREE annual Autodesk Building, Infrastructure & Construction User Conference.

This event has been specifically designed for your business and is tailored to help your design team drive best in class efficiencies utilising your existing Autodesk software and to introduce the new generation of design and collaboration tools along the way.

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Book your FREE place now on this event by clicking the registration button below:

AGENDA:

A one-stop shop for all your essential legal, technical and valuation guidance.

Firmly established as the UK’s leading dilapidations event, The RICS Dilapidations Forum Annual Conference returns in 2018 to provide critical updates for practising building surveyors, valuers and legal experts.

Chaired by Paul Spaven of TFT, this event will provide a one-stop shop for all your essential legal, technical and valuation guidance. Bringing together leading industry speakers, it provides you with a unique opportunity for you to understand legal essentials, refresh your practical knowledge and learn about the client perspective.

This year’s breakout sessions once again offer delegates the chance to tailor their agenda to best suit their specific areas of interest, with a choice of content focussed on mechanical and electrical installations and dilapidations valuations. Plus enjoy the post-event Drinks Reception where you can network with colleagues and our expert speakers.

Join 400+ attendees to receive the very latest updates and ensure you remain at the forefront of this complex area of practice.

Tailor your day to best meet your specific professional development requirements by choosing one of the two breakout sessions:

A focus on consequential claims for loss of rent

Considering the legal and surveying perspectives, Nicholas Taggart (Landmark Chambers) and Richard Kay (Beckett and Kay Chartered Surveyors) will focus on consequential claims for loss of rent, including practical valuation problems in assessing loss of rent claims, the legal basis for claiming loss of rent, analysis of section 18, and marketing periods, incentives and the operative cause of the loss.

Mechanical and electrical update

Dr David Arnold (Troup Bywaters and Anders) will deliver the mechanical and electrical engineering update, exploring common issues and how they can be best resolved, as well as the reliability of economic lifetables, why M&E dilapidations are different and whether one should repair or replace in the case of a major dilapidated M&E plant.

Other sessions

• Legal speakeasy: put your questions on contentious matters relating to dilapidations to our panel of expert barristers from Falcon Chambers, including Wayne Clark, Emily Windsor and Anthony Tanney.
• Schedules of condition: understand some of the most common errors and issues in schedules of condition with Adam Nash (GVA).
• Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards: combining the technical and legal expertise of Peter Williams (Shoosmiths), Stephen Lemmon and Nicholas Dowding QC (Malcolm Hollis), this session will explore how MEES operate, what works need to be carried out in order to comply with the standards, as well as implications for dilapidations disputes.
• Conflicts of interest: William Glassey and James Morris (Mayer Brown) will deliver an in-depth session examining the RICS global professional statement on conflicts of interest and it’s practical application.
• Negotiation for dilapidation professionals: back by popular demand, Nick Davies (The Really Great Training Company) joins us once again to delve into the crucial negotiation skills required to be a successful dilapidations practitioner.
• Closing keynote: The client perspective. This year’s ‘fireside chat’ will give you invaluable insight into the landlord and tenant perspectives and will explore what your clients require from you in your role as a dilapidations surveyor. Sally Duggleby (Savills) and Stuart Davies (ProLogis) will consider the impact future dilapidation liabilities have on commercial decisions when agreeing new terms, to give you insight into your clients’ decision-making process.

Book before 11 July to benefit from the Early Bird discount

Following the success of last year’s Inspire Summit, the one day conference and exhibition returns to Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on the 25th September.

The focus for the 2018 summit is how we attract and retain women in the construction and related industries, with tangible takeaways for industry participants who want to increase their gender diversity.

TRACK 1: With the ‘Inspire Industry Change’ conference track, delegates can expect a comprehensive business case for why the industry needs to change and expert presentations on what needs to be done and how we can achieve gender equality in UK construction, engineering & housing.  This will comprise a balanced gender mix of speakers and is aimed at attracting professionals of all sexes who are serious about achieving gender parity in their organisation and the wider industry.

TRACK 2: As with the 2017 event, the paid professional delegates will subsidise free attendance for students, apprentices and women of all ages who don’t currently work in the sector (but are considering doing so) to attend the ‘Inspire the next generation’ conference track.  Presentations will highlight current & future roles in construction, break down stereotypes, hear from inspirational female role models, showcase live projects and offer viable routes into an exciting career in the building industry.

There is a long journey ahead to successfully adapt, innovate and increase productivity in the built environment.

Digital is starting to catalyse change, as digital platforms enable work to be done differently. This means that behaviour, skills and methods of working need to keep pace. The true value of data and technology as tools need to be unlocked within the industry.

This event aims to accelerate this change within the industry by providing global perspectives and access to knowledge from different sectors to drive the digital revolution in civil engineering.

The 2018 event will focus on being security minded, alongside the three key themes of productivity, behaviour and value of data.

The 2017 event featured speakers from Atkins, Digital Catapult, Microsoft, Topcon, Tube Lines, Mott MacDonald and more.

Delegates for the 2017 event said:

“The event was even better than I thought it would be. It has given me ideas that I have taken back with me to up my productivity at work”

“Enjoyed listening to experienced individuals who have a passion in delivering innovative and cost effective solutions”

“Further enhanced my appreciation of the value of data to the delivery of the built environment. A great day with some well chosen, thought provoking speakers. Took much away and will take some time to digest and integrate”

Date: 22 September (09:00 to 17:30) to 23 September (09:00 to 12:45)

Presented by the Department of Continuing Education at University of Oxford

Stephen Crompton, Chief Product Officer at GroupBC will be one of the speakers at the inaugural Introduction to Building Information Modelling (BIM) course presented by the Department of Continuing Education at University of Oxford.

BIM is a process of digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of places; and during this first of its kind course, you will be introduced to qualitative BIM application.

This course takes place on 22 to 23 September at Rewley House, University of Oxford.

Other speakers include Professor Fabio Garzia, Professor of Safety & Security Engineering, University of Rome, Italy who will be discussing Restoration of Vatican’s Papal Basilica Using BIM. Dr Sepi Chakaveh is Senior Associate Tutor (Data Science) at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education. She has a degree in Electronic Engineering & a PhD in Experimental Astrophysics & Space Sciences. Sepi has been teaching & researching Dynamic Objects & Data convergence and will be presenting on DATA Science Essentials for BIM.

For details on the other speakers and to register click here

Discussion of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) needs to be in the context of a shortfall of about 100,000 newbuild housing completions per annum against government targets.

Also relevant is the diminishing residential construction labour force due to age, repatriation, and lack of replacement, as spelled out in Mark Farmer’s report, “Modernise or Die” in 2016, and the flight of SMEs from the sector.

Without a very significant volume adoption of MMC, the lost decades of housebuilding will not be clawed back.

RICS Modern Methods of Construction Case Studies Paper

This event launches the RICS Modern Methods of Construction Case Studies Paper on new homes constructed utilising various MMCs.

The paper aims to raise consciousness and confidence about MMC and is aimed at all those who are interested in solving our housing crisis, including designers, surveyors, lenders, investors, developers, constructors, central and local government, housing associations and perhaps most importantly, customers.

The case studies are accredited under the Build Offsite Property Assurance Scheme, which was launched in 2013 by RICS, Buildoffsite, Lloyds Register, Building Life Plans and sets a standard for homes built from non-traditional methods and materials to stand the test of time for at least 60 years.

Expert Panel

Attend this event to hear from an expert panel on these issues as well as gain an insight into the case studies. The keynote speech will be delivered by Mark Farmer, chair of the MHCLG’s MMC Working Group.

In addition, our expert panel will offer their insights into:

• MMC technology
• Delivery of new Housing
• Assurance and insurance
• Requirements of lenders
• Role for surveyors

You will also get the opportunity to engage with fellow surveying professionals, lenders, investors, funders, designers, developers, constructors, and representatives of central and local government and housing associations.

Integrating and maintaining fire safety throughout the building’s life cycle

This launch event will address the key fire safety considerations, building regulations, identify best practice and provide expert knowledge to best advise your clients.

The tragedies of major fire incidents in recent years have cast a spotlight on fire safety standards, building regulations and risk management. Numerous inquiries have found a need for significant improvements and called for professionals operating within the built environment to take accountability for their role in driving fire safety standards within the sector.

This is leading towards a major cultural shift, with consideration of fire safety at every stage of a building’s life cycle essential to ensuring improved outcomes for the industry as a whole. Understanding the core elements are crucial, from design and engineering, to maintaining fire safety during occupation and ensuring ongoing compliance.

RICS Fire Safety Conference brings together leading experts in the field to address the key considerations, identify best practice and adopt strategies to ensure they are adhering to the highest standards.

Attend this conference to benefit from expert discussion around technical content and guidance, including:

• International Fire Safety Standards
• Passive fire protection and insulation
• Human behaviour and fire
• Fire-related building defects
• Detection and suppression systems
• Performance-based fire engineering
• Fire safety in different property types
• Fire testing and risk assessment
• Remediation – not as straight forward as you think
• The Golden Thread: a panel discussion on the roles and responsibilities of professionals involved across the building life-cycle

Book before 12 July to benefit from the Early Bird discount

Join us September 13 at either 11:30am BST or 2:00pm BST to watch our webinar showcasing our BIM software solution MWF (or Metal Wood Framer) in action within the Revit(r) environment.

StrucSoft Solutions is a developer of BIM software components targeting the AEC and manufacturing sectors. Our star solution MWF, is our automated Revit(r) wall, floor, ceiling and truss framing software for wood and light gauge steel modeling. MWF simplifies complex Revit(r) framing with its powerful range of tools for modeling, inter-trade clash detection, custom construction documentation and optional output to CNC machines.

This month’s webinar will be covering modelling and manufacturing directly within Revit(r).

Our technicians will walk you through the creation of walls, how to create shop drawings, CNC output as well as how to optimize floor and wall panel stacking and shipping using MWF Panel Stacker.

Register with the links below:

Turkish session – 11:30am BST:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3404401753200175106

English session – 2:00pm BST:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8968624381583877890

Please note that a recording of the session will be send to all registrants after the webinar.

Join leading experts to learn how technology can enhance your practice, save you and your business time and money and provide a better service to your clients.

“The time is ripe, even overdue, to take a cold, hard look at what a highly disruptive technology could do to the industry.” RICS Artificial intelligence: What it means for the built environment.

Technology has the power to dramatically reshape the way we work and the built environment around us. It is therefore vital that the surveying profession embrace these new innovations which have the potential to provide solutions and achieve efficiencies in your day to day practice.

The inaugural RICS Digital Built Environment Conference will assemble the leading experts in the PropTech arena to highlight and showcase how technology can enhance your practice, save you and your business time and money and provide a better service to your clients. Attend this event and benefit from an exhibition area where you can have hands on interaction with the technologies to see how they work and the benefits they have to offer.

Attend this event and benefit from an exhibition area where you can have hands on interaction with the technologies to see how they work in practice.

Book before 1 May to benefit from the Early Bird discount.

Building and Maintaining a Digital Estate — From Zero to Hero: Establishing the structures, content and supply chain delivery approaches to support better decisions on asset optimisation

Like most large asset owners, Sainsbury’s need to answer questions easily about their estate every day. This is why the one of the UK’s largest retailers has been working with GroupBC to create a ‘Digital Estate’ – a globally accessible, secure web portal, to manage, update and query spatially-located asset information, supporting those making decisions during the asset lifecycle. That this digital estate is created, not from 3D models but from existing 2D drawings, is what makes this BIM solution truly inspiring.

Our guest speaker Michael Barber, System Development Manager for Sainsbury’s, will discuss the challenges Sainsbury’s faced as the retail environment has changed over the past few years, and how they needed to ‘sweat their assets’ as the focus moved from new build.

Attend this webinar to understand:

• Unlock insights from your assets allowing you to answer questions about your estate and speed up your decision making
• Make the most of legacy data and systems without having to commission costly revisions and replacements that could cause confusion
• How to gain greater business value from your existing assets or estate by connecting your model with other data sources

Who should attend:

Suitable for Innovation Directors, Information Managers, Business leaders, business Improvement Directors, Project and Estate managers/directors looking to improve business process efficiencies, project collaboration, accelerate project delivery, optimise asset utilisation and mitigate the risks of loss of information whether in the retail, property, utilities, infrastructure, government, public or private sectors.

About the speakers:

Michael Barber

Michael is the System Development Manager for Sainsbury’s, managing their ‘Digital Estate’ programme by taking the principle of BIM to give the business the ability to answer plan language questions e.g. What have we got?, How big are our assets? Are they being effectively used?  Michael is currently the leading driver of Sainsbury’s ‘Digital Estate’ programme on behalf of the property division.

Stephen Crompton

Stephen Crompton is the CTO of GroupBC who began his career as a mathematical modeller for an environmental consultancy where he became involved in the development of the information management and collaboration solution that became BC. With nearly twenty years of experience in construction information management, Stephen is now focussed on ensuring that open, linkable data is at the heart of BIM.

GroupBC are proud sponsors of the thinkBIM Summer Conference (Leeds)

Taking place on 13 June from 12:00 to 17:00 at Squire Patton Boggs, Wellington Place, Leeds

thinkBIM, in conjunction with event sponsors GroupBC, are pleased to bring you the summer conference on the theme of data management in the context of the work of the Environment Agency.

Speakers

Karen Alford, BIM/GSL Programme Executive at Environment Agency. As an asset owner the agency has spent time documenting and structuring standards, data and document requirements. Karen will be returning to give delegates an insight into the their digital journey and next steps.

Trevor Mossop, Technical Services Manager, JT Mackley & Co. Ltd. Trevor will be presenting on their businesses experience in Connecting Data and looking at how BIM on coastal and flood defence projects can be linked to Geographical Information Systems via their CDE to provide easily accessible asset information.

Sakthy Selvakumaran, PhD Researcher at University of Cambridge and Engineer at CBS Eng Consultants. Sakthy is a Chartered Engineer who was listed in Forbes 2016 Top 30 under 30 in Europe list and has worked across different roles, continents and cultures as an engineer . Sakthy will be presenting her research on “Can satellites really detect millimetre-scale movements from space?”

There will also be:

• BIM Focussed industry update
• Roundtable discussions
• Networking Lunch
• And the infamous final session

Cost:

£80 per delegate or FREE for Yorkshire & Humber Constructing Excellence Club members

About thinkBIM

thinkBIM is the award winning and original network set up in 2011 by Leeds Beckett University to enable sector wide adoption of BIM (Building Information Modelling).

They run regular monthly seminars, workshops, technology showcases and conferences designed to bring together early adopters and leading practitioners in the field to share knowledge and expertise for the benefit of all.

Taming the daily deluge of documents, drawings & data for improved project performance

Project information management and document control is easy, right? Since the late 1990’s and the advent of the world wide web, the opportunities presented to construction to revolutionise project delivery through technology adoption have been significant. Fast forward to the present day and we see UK Construction going through its own digital transformation, with many organisations embracing change by reinvigorating and systemising processes and upskilling their people. But practically, how far have we progressed over the last 20 years in the way we manage projects?

Join this webinar on the 24^th May at 10:00 for 1 hour, to hear Stephen Crompton, CTO at GroupBC discuss the practicalities of traditional project delivery through to the heavier weight document control demands of BIM and level 2 compliance.

The webinar will also cover:

• Understanding the client brief – starting with the end in mind and ensuring you are capturing the right information, in the right format at the right time
• Mobilising a Project – setting up an engaging space to meet the diverse demands of your project teams, clients, design teams and supply chain
• From WIP design to drawing issue – streamlining the workflows for verified, assured and approved information flow across your project team and to your client.

The fundamentals of information management and more formal document control have not changed, however technology to support you has! Find out more during this webinar.

Who should attend:

Suitable for Project Directors, Project Managers, Senior Document Controllers, Information Managers, BIM Managers

This webinar is part of the Information Management for Construction Webinar Series

This event will showcase the potential of an innovative regenerative system that will change the way construction and building services currently operates with regards to refurbishments, new build and maintenance of buildings.

This is a joint event with BSRIA and The Electrical Contractors Association

Use this link for more information and please note the code  ECA100 to book your Free place. 

A progressive and phased approach to developing the capability and capacity needed to achieve sustained success

Organisations can no longer ignore the impact BIM is having on our industry – but with 84% of companies failing to achieve real business benefits from their digital transformation programmes (Forbes, 2017), transforming the way you do business is clearly not an easy task.

Whether you’re an asset owner, construction client or provider of goods or services, any organisation embarking on a digital transformation programme – either because they want to, need to, or have to (and in many cases it’s all three) – must have effective leadership in place and a shared understanding across all levels of the business of the need for change if they are to have any chance of achieving sustained success.

Join Paul Shillcock on the 16 May from 10:00 — 11:00 am, to be informed and entertained on the drivers, benefits and challenges of digital transformation from an industry and organisational perspective.

What you will learn

You will gain practical insights from Paul’s experience of supporting organisations around the world to take a progressive and phased approach to developing the capability and capacity they need to achieve sustained success.

Who should attend

If you have been tasked with, or are responsible for, driving business transformation within a team, business unit or organisation and are currently trudging through the plethora of national and industry standards which define BIM, desperately trying to work out where to start, then this webinar is aimed at you.

This webinar is part of the Information Management for Clients, Contractors & Consultants series.

About Paul Shillcock | Principal Advisor | Operam

Paul specialises in the development and implementation of business processes that enable organisations and teams to adopt a collaborative approach to the use, exchange and production of information – often referred to as Building Information Modelling (BIM).

The RICS Quantity Surveying & Construction Conference returns in 2018 to review how the sector is performing, analyse current demands on the industry and its future direction.

While the growth of the construction sector remains positive, the skills shortage and Brexit continues to dominate the industry and cause uncertainty. Hear first-hand views from our expert speakers – CEOs, economists, developers, contractors and more, to discover how to solve and tackle these issues.

The event will be a mixture of high-level strategic debate combined with practical sessions that will positively impact your day-to-day practice. Dedicated technical sessions will examine building contracts, whole life costing and case law updates.

The day will culminate in a debate tying together the conference topics to understand the strategies and new methods of construction needed to respond to today’s, tomorrow’s and the future requirements of the industry.

This is the must attend event for anyone wanting to be at the forefront of the construction sector.

Highlights of the day include:

Economic update – understand current market conditions, results from the latest RICS Construction Survey and discover where we are in the current property cycle

Offsite construction in action – hear a case study of a project that successfully utilised off-site manufacture and whether this new modern method of construction is the future of the industry

Ethics in practice – An interactive session reviewing case studies and scenarios for solving ethical dilemmas in the construction industry

Don’t miss the Early Bird discount – book before 21 February to benefit.

Find out more and book on https://goo.gl/7jG1zq

FREE annual Autodesk Building, Infrastructure & Construction User Conferences.

These events have been specifically designed for your business and are tailored to help your design team drive best in class efficiencies utilising your existing Autodesk software and to introduce the new generation of design and collaboration tools along the way.

Reasons to Attend:

– Breakfast Briefing – Achieving Your BIM Level 2 Accreditation
– Built Environment & Infrastructure Workflow – Data Capture to Project Delivery Technical Showcase
– Receive half a day of free product training from four Technical Masterclasses
– Full supporting technical documentation provided
– Get the latest Autodesk product tips and tricks
– Great networking opportunities with your peers
– Get hands-on at our Solutions Technology Centre

FREE annual Autodesk Building, Infrastructure & Construction User Conferences.

These events have been specifically designed for your business and are tailored to help your design team drive best in class efficiencies utilising your existing Autodesk software and to introduce the new generation of design and collaboration tools along the way.

Reasons to Attend:

– Breakfast Briefing – Achieving Your BIM Level 2 Accreditation
– Built Environment & Infrastructure Workflow – Data Capture to Project Delivery Technical Showcase
– Receive half a day of free product training from four Technical Masterclasses
– Full supporting technical documentation provided
– Get the latest Autodesk product tips and tricks
– Great networking opportunities with your peers
– Get hands-on at our Solutions Technology Centre

Receive hands-on training of Revu 2018 at bluebeam extreme conference europe

Join us for Bluebeam Extreme Conference Europe 2018, taking place from 18-19 April in London and be the first to get in-person training on our new software release, Bluebeam^® Revu^® 2018. Discover how companies are leveraging Bluebeam solutions, hear from thought leaders on industry trends and network with like-minded professionals from architecture, engineering and construction firms across Europe. Check out the top reasons to attend and secure your spot before space runs out!

1. Increase Your Knowledge
   Learn how to get more out of Revu to increase project efficiency and collaboration by choosing from over 30 sessions including lectures with valuable tips and tricks and exclusive access to hands-on training with the all-new Revu 2018.
2. Share Your Expertise
   Collaborate with and learn from fellow experts from Skanska, NCC, Forcia and Hilson Moran. Share best practices, improve processes and create standards.
3. Build Your Network
   There is no better way to expand your network than by mixing and mingling with industry peers like Fred Mills from The B1M.
4. Dig Deeper
   Participate in a broader dialogue around the challenges and opportunities facing the design and construction industry through roundtable discussions.
5. Meet Bluebeam and Other Nemetschek Brands
   Ask questions, relay your best product ideas and make friends with some of the people who build your favourite software solutions including Bluebeam, ALLPLAN and Graphisoft.

CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR (FIRE, SECURITY, HEALTH & SAFETY)

This category is designed to recognise the implementation of a campaign that has led to significant improvements to any of health, safety, fire safety or security to persons or premises. The implementation of this campaign must not have taken place any earlier than 1 June 2016 and any campaign launched prior to this date are not eligible for entry.

HSM HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD

This category is designed to recognise a health and safety manager who made a significant contribution to the implementation or enhancement of health, safety or wellbeing standards within either their own or a client organisation.

The individual must also have a role wherein at least 50% of all tasks undertaken are focused directly at the host organisation’s core health, safety and wellbeing functions. They must also have made a significant contribution to the introduction and promotion of standards within the health, safety or wellbeing since 1 June 2016. Any person accomplishments prior to this date are not relevant and will not be eligible for entry.

HSM RISING STAR OF THE YEAR AWARD

This category is designed to recognise an individual who made a significant contribution to the implementation or enhancement of health, safety or wellbeing standards within either their own or a client organisation. They must also have made a significant contribution to the introduction and promotion of standards within the health, safety or wellbeing and not been in post prior to 1 January 2016. Any person who has been in post prior to this date are not eligible for entry.

INNOVATION OF THE YEAR FOR FIRE

This category is designed to recognise products or solutions that have been developed for either active or passive fire protection. The installation of these products must have taken place since 1 June 2016 and the products must have been launched no earlier than 1 June 2016. Any products or services launched prior to this date are not eligible for entry.

HEALTH & SAFETY TEAM OF THE YEAR

This category is designed to recognise health and safety teams that are making a significant difference in their workplace. The submission should demonstrate how the activities and initiatives implemented by the team since 1 January 2016 have helped to improve the health, safety or wellbeing standards and performance within either their own or a client organisation. Any accomplishments achieved prior to this date will not be eligible for entry.

INNOVATION OF THE YEAR FOR SECURITY

This category is designed to recognise products or solutions that have been developed to improve security standards (this can include perimeter, CCTV, alarms, guarding, anti-terrorism, cyber or exterior deterrent). The installation of these products must have taken place since 1 June 2016 and the products must have been launched no earlier than 1 June 2016. Any products or services launched prior to this date are not eligible for entry.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

This prestigious award, sponsored by Southalls, and chosen by our judging panel of key industry bodies and figure heads, will be awarded to an outstanding individual who has made a tremendous contribution to their industry (fire, security, health & safety) during their lifetime.

BSIF CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

An award for companies in the safety field offering exceptional and innovative service solutions. Voted for by the entrants’ own customers.

BSIF PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARD

An award for products that are new and innovative and will contribute to improvements in occupational safety & health

BSIF SAFETY SOLUTION AWARD

Based upon case studies submitted by members, these awards recognise major improvements in occupational safety created in 2016/2017.