The knowledge

Exhibitions

The secrets of their success

B2B London, the business event for owners, directors and those running small- and medium-sized businesses, offers access to new ideas, information and inspiration to help make a business more effective and efficient. There will be more than 200 top-flight exhibitors in attendance and seminars covering the real issues based around business sustainability and growth. A highlight is the Sunday Times ‘How I Made It' theatre, which will bring together entrepreneurs who will be imparting the secrets of their success.

27 and 28 June 2006, London

Register for entry in advance at the B2B London website (link below)

Better housing refurbs

REFURB 2006 is a one-day conference and exhibition that explores the complex and sometimes conflicting issues for delivering better and more sustainable housing refurbishment. Together with hard-hitting seminars and facilitated discussion sessions, this event will give you the opportunity to learn from some of the leaders in the refurbishment industry.

12 July 2006, BRE, Watford
Contact Kellie Percival on 01923 664800 or email percivalk@bre.co.uk

A safer tomorrow today

How two major London construction projects were made safer places to work will be discussed at InterConstruct 06. Case studies on the Wembley Stadium and Heathrow Terminal Five projects will reveal what health and safety professionals have done to keep these multimillion-pound projects safe and the lessons that have been learned. Entitled ‘Success built on failure', InterConstruct 06 is an excellent way to network with construction industry safety professionals and provides unrivalled opportunities to find out what the industry is doing to build a safe and profitable future

23-24 August 2006, Dublin
To book your place call Charlotte Siviter on 0116 257 3195 or email charlotte.siviter@iosh.co.uk

Courses

Plain Glazing and Leaded Lights

In the world of historic glass, plain glazing can be just as beautiful and significant as decorative stained glass. This one-day course, for professionals and homeowners alike, is designed to both further appreciation and understanding of this material and provide an introduction to repair techniques, with particular reference to the metalwork supporting diamond and rectangular leaded lights (minimum of five hours CPD).

4 September, Bromsgrove, Worcester
Call 020 77456 0906

Introduction to historic paint Technology

Due to popular demand, conservation body SPAB is holding another paint day, this year at the Art Workers' Guild in Bloomsbury. The session covers limewash, soft distemper, oil-bound water paints, oil paints, some later paints and issues including substrate preparation, constituent materials, application and post-application care (minimum five hours CPD).

10 November, London
Call 020 77456 0906

Events

BE Forum and footie

The theme for this members-only event is logistics. Speakers will be experts from logistics firms, including member companies. With ever-increasing pressure on our transport networks and with the Olympics around the corner this meeting should be challenging and informative. As many of you will be aware, 20 June is also the day our boys in red white and blue will playing Sweden. The Madejski stadium has arranged for televised coverage of the match together with ample quantities of refreshment.

20 June, 2006, Reading
helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk

E-tendering: new technologies, new challenges

This CIRIA workshop aims to introduce the key concepts of online collaboration and e-tendering, and to outline the key issues facing the industry today. It will contrast and compare experiences of companies in using web-based tendering solutions in the public and private sectors and help potential users of the technologies to learn from real-life case studies.

29 June 2006, London
See CIRIA events page (link below)

Construction Group of Personnel Management

A business perspective by a suitable chief executive officer/managing director, not from human resources.

This CIOB meeting starts at 10am and ends at 12.30pm with optional lunch available at 12.45pm.

4 July 2006, CIOB headquarters, Ascot, Berkshire
Contact Dick Nutt on 01628 661588 or email dick.nutt@talk21.com

National Good Office Week

The British Council for Offices (BCO) will host National Good Office Week for the first time in 2006. The initiative will see the launch of research into what office dwellers think of their workspaces, a debate about how the workplace impacts on productivity and profitability, and include a series of themes including tall buildings, sustainability, the rise in mixed-use

development and security. National Good Office Week aims to engage the industry at large. A programme of research and debate will take place throughout the week, and the highlight will be the BCO Awards on 3 October.

2-6 October 2006
Contact Jo Court, National Good Office Week Campaign. Call 01242 577277 / 07879 896159 or email jcourt@camarguepr.com