UK Construction Week Show Preview
8 - 10 October | NEC Birmingham UKCW: Your one stop shop Short of time for learning and networking? Here’s seven reasons not to miss UK Construction Week
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e all know we need to get out more. How else will we meet new people, learn new things, find new ideas and discover new products? Yet the pressure on our time is unrelenting. It can be
difficult to justify time out of the office with all those deadlines looming and emails piling up. The internet provides part of the answer, of course. But the smartest solution
for busy local authority and housing association professionals is choosing days out that can be crammed with as much value as possible. By taking advantage of UK Construction Week (UKCW) you can tick off all the above at one event.
PRODUCTS, PRODUCTS EVERYWHERE New products are always being developed to meet different and emerging needs. Staying up to date with all the latest technology is essential to find the right product for the job. So, if you need to source a new heat pump, find a new sustainable material, discover new roofing products or even new BIM software, then look no further than UKCW. With over 10,000 products being showcased at the event, it’s the ideal marketplace to source your new product. With eight different sections ranging from build to timber and from surfaces to civils everything you need is right there under one roof. Build, for example, is sponsored by Easy-Trim, covers all aspects of roofing, cladding and insulation as well as doors, windows and glass.
THAT LUCKY ENCOUNTER Year after year, visitors at UKCW say they won new work as a result of a planned meeting or a chance encounter at the show. People do business with people – and with 35,000 visitors set to attend UKCW, that is a lot of potential leads. Meeting face to face is the most engaging way to do business and UKCW can facilitate that. If you have spotted a business that you want to connect with contact them through the exhibitors’ portal and arrange the meeting in advance. 4,000 business meetings were booked by UKCW visitors prior to the show last year, and exhibitors reported that they had generated 70,000 new business leads at the event. To help with meetings, there's a new business and networking lounge with free Wi-Fi.
GENUINE INNOVATION, NOT ANOTHER WIDGET You could leave the future of the industry as a surprise. But where’s the business sense in that? Disruptors are now present in many different markets, so this year UKCW is shining a spotlight on the serious change-makers in construction. To aid the search, a new Innovation Zone has been established in partnership with the Construction Innovation Hub (the Hub). Another new addition for this year is the Innovation Station in partnership
with On the Tools. This is a demonstration area specifically for power tools, with all the latest biscuit jointers and heavy-duty bench grinders from top trade
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