{"id":73400,"date":"2020-03-17T14:30:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T14:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=73400"},"modified":"2020-03-20T08:16:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T08:16:50","slug":"grand-designs-live-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/grand-designs-live-coronavirus\/73400\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Designs Live postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Grand Designs Live, the exhibition helmed by design guru and TV presenter Kevin McCloud, has postponed its London event due to take place 2-10 May because of the Coronavirus outbreak<\/h2>\n<p>Grand Designs Live will now take place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.excel.london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">London ExCeL<\/a> from 22-31 August. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-ten.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Media 10<\/a>, the show&#8217;s organiser, said the decision was disappointing but the &#8220;sensible course of action <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/coronavirus-construction-industry\/73346\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">given the circumstances<\/a>&#8221; and that the health and safety of visitors, exhibitors, clients and staff is paramount.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Morley, director at Media 10, said: &#8220;Media 10 continues to monitor advice from the government and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Health Organisation<\/a>, but we believe that the new event dates will ensure the delivery of a successful show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have not taken this decision lightly, but we have the wellbeing of all those involved in this event at the forefront of our thoughts and plans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tickets already purchased for the event will remain valid or, alternatively, can be transferred to either the Birmingham show due to take place at the NEC from 7-11 October, or the London 2021 show.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Coronavirus\u2019 impact on the construction industry<\/h3>\n<p>Whilst the priority last week was to keep business-critical\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/coronavirus-construction-contracts\/71651\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">construction projects<\/a>\u00a0open and operational wherever possible, that is likely to change in the weeks ahead. 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