UK Construction Week Show Preview


5-7 OCTOBER | NEC BIRMINGHAM The return of UKCW


Demand for face-to-face events and networking is growing across the industry as the pandemic eases. In the light of this and Government publishing guidance on how major events can be held safely, the organisers of UKCW are bringing the show back to the NEC Birmingham on 5-7 October 2021


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KCW 2021 is expected to attract more than 300 exhibitors covering over 25,000 m2


more than 6,000 products. Major brands such as Google, HS2, Geberit, Hanson Plywood, Ford, Xero,


Procore and the Construction Innovation Hub will be promoting at the event, making up for two years of new product launches, innovation and recruitment.


THEMES & FEATURES Each day of UKCW in October will have a topical theme: Tuesday 5 October will focus on quality, social value and building safety; Wednesday 6 October will


of the NEC, providing launches, demos and offers on


promote diversity, equality and inclusion in construction, and Thursday 7 October will be dedicated to sustainability. The UKCW’s half-day summits on Quality and Wellbeing will also be scheduled during the show. Key features of this year’s event include the UKCW main stage, sponsored by


construction charity COINS, which will see keynote presentations by senior leaders from, among others, McKinsey, the Construction Products Association, CIOB, Willmott Dixon, Barratt Homes, Bioregional, Grimshaw, the Sustainable Energy Association and the Construction Leadership Council. The COINS ‘Future of Construction’ series of seminars will be looking at how the last 18 months have changed the way we build and how that catalyst for


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