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News
Major‘rebound’foreducationsector
seeslaunchofnewBSFevent
N
ewresearchbyGleniganfortheUK’sleading
buildingshow–Interbuild–hasrevealedthatthe
educationsectorislikelytohelpleadtheindustryoutof
therecessionwithunderlyingconstructionstartsforecast
toreboundbyover12%in2010.
This predicted spike in activity – boosted by the £45
billion Building Schools for the Future programme –
demonstrates that public sector investment will
continue to be a prime focus for the industry over the
next two years.
The organisers of Interbuild have responded to this
growing need with the launch of a major show feature
within the exhibition called Interbuild BSF. It will be the
only national event of its kind to bring together the
education and construction sectors to face the challenges
of building and remodelling Britain’s schools.
Visitors to the show will be able to gain new ideas and
inspiration for their own schools. Through a number of
fully-functional learning spaces and room sets, such as
classrooms and washrooms, they will be able to touch
and experience new products in context of the
environment they were designed for.
A number of free seminars will also help visitors to
familiarise themselves with the BSF process and gain the
knowledge to tackle the challenges ahead.
Taking place throughout the show, the seminars will
address key areas of the design process, as well as the
practicalities of implementing and delivering the BSF
programme. Sunday 18 October will be ‘Educationalists
Day’, with a special focus on the needs of teachers and
local authorities.
Ian Fordham, Deputy Chief Executive at the British
Council for School Environments, says: “Interbuild BSF
offers an opportunity for those within the construction
industry to start a dialogue, share best practice and
develop expertise, while engaging with education
decision-makers at a key point in their planning and
purchasing cycle.”
Elsewhere at the show, The Construction Forum will
play host to a free client-led conference covering a range
of school building issues with keynote speakers including
BCSE’s Ian Fordham and Robert Holt, Director of
Education at Carillion.
Both will appear for a special BSF debate on Tuesday
20 October exploring profitability of PFI projects,
successful bid strategies and partnering advice for all
stakeholders including schools, local authorities,
architects, consultants and contractors.
David Pierpoint, Event Director at Interbuild, says: “We
believe there is a real appetite from educationalists to
experience and influence what their future schools and
learning environments will look like. Interbuild BSF will
bring that to life by enabling them to see, touch and use
fully-specified and finished education environments.”
trianglertwww.interbuild.com/bsf
trianglertmidge.myatt@emap.com
trianglert01902 851 645
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www.education-today.co.uk September 2009
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