The event is aimed at supplier of construction services. You will be able to present your business to key procurement decision makers and find out how you can win work.

Buyers and industry-related organisations attending include:

• Cardiff City Council
• Caerphilly County Borough Council
• VINCI Construction
• VINCI Facilities
• Dawnus Construction Ltd
• John Weaver (Contractors) Ltd
• Kier Construction
• Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
• South Wales Chamber of Commerce
• The Centre for Business
• Supplier Development Service
• Constructing Excellence

This is an informal event where you can drop in at any time between 9am -12pm and 1pm – 3:30pm

To register, please visit:

http://www.constructionline.co.uk/static/news/March2012/WalesMTB.html

This half-day Generate Wales Network event, will give you the unique chance to get right up-to-speed with the recent policy changes, and the implications of the EPC requirement for PV installation.

Equip yourself with the necessary information to make your renewable business a success in 2012 and beyond.

The timing of the event couldn’t be more fitting as many of you have started to translate these changes into everyday business activity. The event will feature expert speakers from Solar Trade Association and Gemserv.

Register for the event here

This half-day Generate Wales Network event, will give you the unique chance to get right up-to-speed with the recent policy changes, and the implications of the EPC requirement for PV installation.

Equip yourself with the necessary information to make your renewable business a success in 2012 and beyond.

The timing of the event couldn’t be more fitting as many of you have started to translate these changes into everyday business activity.

The event will feature expert speakers from Solar Trade Association and Gemserv.

Register for the event here

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On Tuesday 15^th May Constructing Excellence in Wales in partnership with SE Wales Best Practice Club will be hosting a breakfast event at the newly opened Llanwern High School, Newport to demonstrate how investment in this project has delivered significant benefits for the local community.

This is a great opportunity to learn from the experiences of the project team and see how the great strides made by the team in delivering Newport High School were then taken forward and built upon for the contractor of Llanwern High School. A great example of continuous improvement

Hear from:

Value Wales – providing the Welsh Government view on community benefits
Newport City Council – their aspiration for the local community and the local economy
Leadbitter and the construction team – practical examples of how they delivered on the clients aspiration
The supply chain – what were the real benefits to them as a supply chain and how have their businesses grown.

Maximising the value gained from investment in construction is now more important than ever and we all have a part to play in this. Sign up for the breakfast event at Llanwern High School, see how the team did it and enjoy these lessons to your own projects.

How to Book: To reserve your place please reply to cewalesevents@cewales.org.uk stating your full contact details and the names of all delegates wishing to attend. Substitution of delegates can be made at any time.

Non-attendance by any registered delegate will be charged in full unless you have informed us by Monday 14^th May 2012.

To become a Best Practice Club member visit our Best Practice Clubs page for details

Payments can now be made by credit/debit card.

In order to reduce wastage at our events CEW operates a policy of only notifying venue details when issuing registration confirmation. This ensures we only cater for delegates who have registered and don’t over order for individuals who may or may not turn up on the day.

This year’s Spring School will consider Wales’ Drive for zero carbon, against the backdrop of the introduction of new Building Regulations. Where does Wales fall within the framework of global warming? Is the devolution of the Building Regulations an opportunity or a barrier? What is the timetable and the future of these new regulations? We’re beginning to look at themes around certain ideas:

• Existing Buildings: what’s planned, and how can it be achieved
• What are the choices of sustainable and renewable energies
• What design targets can be achieved and what can be used
• What sustainable materials and construction systems are available.

Speakers: Professor Phil Jones, Welsh School of Architecture and Chair, Building Regulations Advisory Committee Wales; Colin King, BRE Wales; and Jonathan Hines, Architype. Pat Borer/ and David Lea will give the Inspiration Hour lecture and will consider the WISE Building in context of the zero carbon agenda. Other speakers include Chris Jofeh and Phil Roberts.

The day will be chaired by Gill Webber, Director of Communications at the RIBA; and Andy Sutton, RSAW President.

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Join CEW and the Welsh Best Practice Clubs at one of a number of breakfast events which will be held across Wales through May and June and learn how construction projects in your area have contributed to the wellbeing and sustainability of your communities. We have brought together policy makers, clients, contractors, consultants, suppliers and end users from your area to explain how they’ve achieved this.

Construction can mean so much more than just building things. But you need to think about it and plan it to get real value for the investment. Sensitively procured and well delivered construction projects, based on collaborative working principles and integrated teams, have the potential to deliver significant added value over and above just a building or just a road.

They can and should provide:

• business opportunities for local sub-contractors and suppliers;
• training, learning and work opportunities for local young people and those economically disadvantaged groups;
• opportunities for local communities and schools to engage with the project being constructed in their communities.

Who should attend:

• Elected members and policy makers to hear about wider social opportunities;
• Clients,  procurers and economic regenerators to hear about added value;
• Public and private sector designers and contractors to see how others have delivered;
• Local suppliers, sub-contractors and end users to see the wider benefits for local businesses and communities.

How to Book: To reserve your place please reply to cewalesevents@cewales.org.uk stating your full contact details and the names of all delegates wishing to attend. Substitution of delegates can be made at any time.

To become a Best Practice Club member visit our Best Practice Clubs page for details

Non-attendance by any registered delegate will be charged in full unless you have informed us by Monday 7th May 2012.

Payments can now be made by credit/debit card.

In order to reduce wastage at our events CEW operates a policy of only notifying venue details when issuing registration confirmation. This ensures we only cater for delegates who have registered and don’t over order for individuals who may or may not turn up on the day.

Since we announced the shortlisted organisations for the seven awards being presented at the CEW Awards on the 29th June there has been unprecedented discussion and sharing of information about the awards. From the feedback we have received the construction is determined to celebrate its achievements and make it clear to Government in Wales and Whitehall that the industry can deliver the infrastructure the economy demands. And so it should be.

Over the past year or so, despite the financial pressures, Welsh designers, engineers and contractors have worked hard to build the country out of recession. Tough targets on waste, low carbon and community benefits have been regarded as challenges to be met head on and over come through integration and collaboration, innovation and outstanding leadership. These are exactly the qualities that Wales needs right now and they are what we will be celebrating at the CEW Awards. Across the country the industry is full of energy and determined to deliver results via best practice.

At the end of April the CEW team attended the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Building Excellence awards in North Wales. It was a fantastic atmosphere with small builders managing domestic extensions rubbing shoulders with major clients and contractors delivering schemes such as the Airbus North Factory. Everyone from the supply chain was represented and there was an amazing buzz and energy in the St. David’s Hotel at Ewloe.

It was exactly the same kind of sensation one gets from attending the CEW Awards. When people from within the Welsh construction industry come together it really is a celebration. No matter what the critics and economists say our industry is striving to deliver a built environment for Wales that is world class. Our Awards, taking place on Friday 29th June 2012, SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff will be a real party atmosphere as the best construction teams, clients and leaders showcase the landmark Welsh schemes for the past twelve months. Come along on the night and judge for yourself and see if our panel got it right on the night! Details of how to reserve a place are available here, but meanwhile join the discussion – send us a Tweet @CEwales.

The Energy Saving Trust is working with the Supplier Development Service to host a North Wales follow up event on Green Deal. The event will explore further what measures will feature under Green Deal, how it will operate, and how the supply chain can prepare.

The event has been circulated through Sell2wales so we would expect lots of interest, therefore please book early to avoid disappointment. This is a repeat of the Cardiff event held in March.

Any queries, please contact Lisa Wallace on lisa.wallace@est.org.uk or telephone 02920 475975

Register for the event here

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We would like to invite you to a free research dissemination event presenting findings related to the supply and demand of energy at the urban scale of the built environment in Wales project. In addition, the Welsh Government-funded Academic Expertise for Business (A4B) project: ‘Delivering Low Carbon Buildings Cymru’  will launch the SAP sensitivity tool, which is a web calculator based on the SAP2009 method.

These events will include a morning session presenting our research findings and software tools. An optional afternoon hands-on session will also be available for attendees interested in using the tools on the day

Suitable for: Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, Developers, Construction professionals Further details on the event are attached. Limited places are available and we would be grateful if you could inform us whether you will be attending by Thursday 19th April 2012.

To register please email Nicky Lloyd (LloydN2@cardiff.ac.uk) or telephone 029 2087 0643.

Please feel free to forward this flyer to any colleagues who you think may be interested in attending.

Download: Agenda

We would like to invite you to a free research dissemination eventpresenting findings related to the supply and demand of energy at the urban scale of the built environment in Wales project. In addition, the Welsh Government-funded Academic Expertise for Business (A4B) project: ‘Delivering Low Carbon Buildings Cymru’  will launch the SAP sensitivity tool, which is a web calculator based on the SAP2009 method.

These events will include a morning session presenting our research findings and software tools. An optional afternoon hands-on session will also be available for attendees interested in using the tools on the day.Suitable for: Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, Developers, Construction professionalsFurther details on the event are attached. Limited places are available and we would be grateful if you could inform us whether you will be attending by Thursday 19th April 2012. 

To register please email Nicky Lloyd (LloydN2@cardiff.ac.uk) or telephone 029 2087 0643.

Please feel free to forward this flyer to any colleagues who you think may be interested in attending.