Regional Events & Workshops

28/01/2013 - 10/10/2013 2 High Street, Carshalton, SM5 3PE Sutton & District Branch Meeting Dates for 2013

27/02/2013 - 21/08/2013 These events are short, informal and have been designed to help you, the construction employer, get what you are entitled to. This is your opportunity to find out more about: • The Grants – what is available to you and how to claim? • The Levy – how it is spent and returned to you • Training courses and the facilities available at Nutts Corner Training Centre • The Mobile Training Unit – the courses available and how to book • Other Government funded training programmes or initiatives available to construction employers in Northern Ireland

30/04/2013 - 06/06/2013 You are invited to attend Nottinghamshire County Council's FREE supplier awareness workshop! Tuesday 30th April 2013, 4.15pm ‘til 5:30pm – Worksop Library Thursday 6th June 2013, 4pm ‘til 5:30pm – Mansfield Library Please see attachment.

23/05/2013 - 03/06/2013 Barnsley College, Green Deal Advisor (Domestic) 23-24 May (plus assessment day 3rd June) £1150. Please see the attachment for more details.

24/05/2013 ABB Energy Centre, City College Plymouth, Kings Road, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 5QG Further information to follow. Please complete and return the attached booking form to reserve your place.

31/05/2013 Hartwell House, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8NR This is an event to showcase Heritage and Conservations skills to potential Bucks UTC students and to the general public. For further information and for details to indicate your attendance, please see attached information.

04/06/2013 Dartford This event covers many issues such as JCT Contracts, variations etc. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

05/06/2013 38 Graham Street, London, N1 8JX This session takes a critical exploration through the current and proposed approved document L1A (new dwellings) and associated guidance to look at what is required to achieve compliance with the building regulations and how to design and build low energy, healthy, fully compliant homes fit for the 21st century. Mark will highlight solutions and pitfalls through worked examples/case studies. Throughout the session, Mark will emphasise the sustainable aspects of the Regulations and standards and will also question whether the current tools and guidance can truly deliver energy efficient and healthy homes.

05/06/2013 Pincents Manor Hotel, Pincents Lane, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 4UQ Further information to follow.

05/06/2013 - 05/06/2013 Crowtree Lane, Louth FREE EVENT @ Louth Golf Club, Crowtree Lane, Louth LN11 9LJ Tea/Coffee & Bacon Butties Served at 8:00am, event starts at 8:30am and finishes at 9:30am. NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE AND AFTER THE EVENT.

05/06/2013 Taunton Rugby Club, Hyde Park, Bathpool, Taunton, TA2 8BU There is a lot of media noise about Workplace Pension Implications but navigating the minefield of new regulation and employer duties is not straightforward. For further information and to book a place, please see attached flyer.

05/06/2013 The Holiday Inn, Manor Lane, Maidenhead, SL6 2RA For further information and to book a place, please see attached flyer.

06/06/2013 Further information to follow.

06/06/2013 - 06/06/2013 Walnut Tree Walk, Kennington, London SE11 6DN Are you… Concerned about how your business can survive in the economic downturn? Realising that there is potential work in the domestic refurbishment sector now that people cannot afford to move home? Wanting to meet a growing demand for eco-refurbishment advice and services but currently lack the information and know-how? The Green Register’s fascinating one-day training course - the first of its kind in the UK - is based around actual case studies and is designed to provide all the information construction professionals need to advise their clients on sustainable refurbishment of their homes.

06/06/2013 CITB - Bristol, Hollywood Estate, Hollywood Lane, Bristol, BS10 7TW This one day interactive course is specifically aimed at company Directors of small to medium sized companies. The course will provide a summary of how to develop and promote a positive health and safety culture within your organisation. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

07/06/2013 Bulbury Lane, Lytchett Minster, Poole, Dorset BH16 6HR Bulbury Woods Golf Club, Bulbury Lane, Lytchett Minster, Poole, Dorset BH16 6HR Coffee on arrival at 12.30pm, first tee-off at 1pm. Three course dinner at approximately 7pm Format: 18 holes, 3 ball Stableford. Teams of 4 can be accommodated if requested. Individuals or teams are welcome. The Challenge Trophy is up for grabs with several other prizes, including longest drive and nearest the pin.

07/06/2013 Taunton Conference Centre, Somerset, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AX Further information to follow. Please complete and return the attached booking form to reserve your place.

11/06/2013 Exeter This event covers many issues such as JCT Contracts, variations etc. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

11/06/2013 The Rougemont Hotel, Exeter, EX4 3SP For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

11/06/2013 Sheffield At Ice Sheffield, starting at 8pm. Please contact djolly@blueyonder.co.uk for information or to register your attendance.

11/06/2013 Frenchay Campus, Bristol, BS34 8QZ This year's Supplying to the Public Sector event aims to shed light on how the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 will affect suppliers. For further information and to register, please see link below.

13/06/2013 - 13/06/2013 Nottingham This event is our first in Nottingham. In conjunction with SCAPE, we are delighted to announce that we have FIVE Local Authorities speaking about their investment plans for the future. 13th June, The Council House, Old Market Square, Nottingham.

14/06/2013 - 16/06/2013 Lincoln Due to very little interest, we are unable to carry on with the booking of this event. Yorkshire and Trent Conference for 2013 will be held at Doubletree by Hilton Lincoln. Please see the document attached for details and bookings. At this stage we are looking to generate interest in this event which is usually the highlight of the year, an opportunity for our members to meet up on a business and social weekend. To book your place, please contact: Jayanna Sugden (FMB North Administrator)

14/06/2013 Bristol Marriott City Hotel, 2 Castle Street, Old Market, Bristol, BS2 0ER Further information to follow.

18/06/2013 Bournemouth International Conference Centre, Exeter Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5BH Everything you need to know about cutting energy bills, reducing carbon, generating renewable energy - on one day in one place. For further informaiton and to book a place, please see link below.

18/06/2013 Bournemouth International Conference Centre, Exeter Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5BH Everything you need to know about cutting energy bills, reducing carbon, generating renewable energy - on one day in one place. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

19/06/2013 Glasgow Scotland will benefit substantially from ECO funding, ensuring an active market from the outset in labour-intensive, hard to treat properties. 20% of the Scottish housing stock is pre-1919, typically tenements. There is also a higher proportion of off the gas-grid, rural properties, presenting a retrofit challenge very distinct from England and Wales.

19/06/2013 The Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN The construction sector is the most significant consumer of the world’s natural resources. Pressures of cost, availability and environmental impact of these resources is intensifying, and we will need to get ‘more from less’ if we are going to meet future construction needs. As a consequence, we believe that industry will need to move away from commoditised generic materials to a value added model, which encourages and rewards innovation and intelligent design for both resource efficiency, as well as building performance. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

19/06/2013 Reigate These briefings on analysing delay will look at the principles which, when applied, will provide effective resolution of problems associated with delay and extensions of time. The briefings will examine when and why critical path programmes are needed, how resources should be managed when delays occur, what sort of presentation will achieve a successful settlement of EOT claims and pitfalls which would cause a good claim to fail. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

19/06/2013 This workshop will explain the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), the opportunities it will provide to business and introduce Enterprise our chosen ECO provider within Kent and Medway. For further info and to book a place, please see attached flyer

20/06/2013 - 21/06/2013 Manchester Manchester Tool Fair, 20th-21st June. EventCity Limited, Phoenix Way, off Barton Dock Road, Urmston, Manchester M41 7TB EventCity is conveniently located close to the M6, M62, M56 and M60. For satellite navigation use: M17 8AS.

21/06/2013 ABB Energy Centre, City College Plymouth, Kings Road, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 5QG Further information to follow. Please complete and return the attached booking form to reserve your place.

25/06/2013 Dartford These briefings on analysing delay will look at the principles which, when applied, will provide effective resolution of problems associated with delay and extensions of time. The briefings will examine when and why critical path programmes are needed, how resources should be managed when delays occur, what sort of presentation will achieve a successful settlement of EOT claims and pitfalls which would cause a good claim to fail. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

25/06/2013 Kingsley Village, Penhale, Fraddon, Cornwall, TR9 6NA Every employer in the building industry has a legal duty to provide training to employees who are likely to be exposed to asbestos, under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. For further information and to book a place, please see link below

25/06/2013 Kingsley Village, Penhale, Fraddon, Cornwall, TR9 6NA Every employer in the building industry has a legal duty to provide training to employees who are likely to be exposed to asbestos, under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

27/06/2013 Standish, nr Wigan The regional meeting of the North West. At this meeting we have Bill Esterson MP and we would welcome your questions. If you are not a member of regional council, please let us know at the regional office if you would like to attend.

27/06/2013 Sonning Golf Club, Duffield Road, Sonning-on-Thames, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 6GJ FMB Reading & County Branch will again this year be holding a Charity Golf Day. For further information and booking details, please see attached flyer.

27/06/2013 - 28/06/2013 Heartlands, Robinson's Shaft, Dudnance Lane, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3QY This event will bring together the Renewable Energy Show and Green Build Cornwall, creating for the first time a single show for sustainable technology and construction. For futher information, please see link below.

01/07/2013 West Midlands The Birmingham Energy Savers Scheme (BES) is the most advanced and largest area-based retrofit programme in the UK. In October 2012, Birmingham awarded a £600 million contract to Carillion Energy Services, utilising Green Deal and ECO funding to upgrade 60,000 households by 2020. BES also plans to roll the delivery out via a framework contract up to £1.5 billion across 35 councils and public sector organisations.

02/07/2013 Exeter These briefings on analysing delay will look at the principles which, when applied, will provide effective resolution of problems associated with delay and extensions of time. The briefings will examine when and why critical path programmes are needed, how resources should be managed when delays occur, what sort of presentation will achieve a successful settlement of EOT claims and pitfalls which would cause a good claim to fail. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

02/07/2013 - 02/07/2013 12 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2LP Richard Silver, Partner, will discuss the rights of a party to terminate and/or elect to accept a repudiation of contract and the legal consequences. Such guidance will be invaluable to Contractors, Sub-Contractors, Employers and Consultants.

03/07/2013 Further information to follow. Venue TBC

04/07/2013 The Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN As our buildings increasingly have improved standards of air tightness, greater reliance on ventilation and increased levels of insulation the risks of rises in instances of overheating also increase. Common problems include single aspect apartments, centralised systems with hot water distribution and dwellings situated on busy roads where residents are unwilling to open windows. There is also an issue within SAP, whereby if the designer checks the box that the building will be permanently ventilated, the results suggest there will be no overheating. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

04/07/2013 Liverpool Merseyside’s Low Carbon Economy Action Plan spells out an ambitious programme of retrofitting throughout Liverpool in the short term, with a forecast 1540 jobs being in the sector created by 2015. Meanwhile, Project Viridis has seen major RSL’s and four local authorities collaborate to drive the retrofit of 100,000 homes, estimated to be worth £50 billion to the local economy.

04/07/2013 The Cleve Hotel, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8SN (Regional Council Members only). Further information to follow.

04/07/2013 Taunton Conference Centre, Somerset College, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AX Further information to follow. Please complete and return the attached booking form to reserve your place.

09/07/2013 Southampton Contract terms often allocate or transfer risk from one party to another. However, those terms or amendments to them are often drafted without fully understanding the consequences including their impact on management, price, resource levels and administration. These briefings will provide an insight into the unintended consequences of poor drafting, both onerous and lax, risk allocation and management and the pitfalls to be avoided. For further information and to book a place, please see link below

09/07/2013 - 11/07/2013 Yorkshire Agricultural Society, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8PW Great Yorkshire Show 2013, Yorkshire Agricultural Society

10/07/2013 38 Graham Street, London, N1 8JX Mark has been a straw bale consultant, trainer and builder on numerous projects over the last 12 years and runs regular workshops on straw bale construction and earth plastering. In this well illustrated session Mark will guide you through the pros and cons, tools, details, methods and techniques of straw bale construction. Throughout the presentation the content will link back to relevant building regulations, good and bad practice and, of course, sustainability.

11/07/2013 Bournemouth Contract terms often allocate or transfer risk from one party to another. However, those terms or amendments to them are often drafted without fully understanding the consequences including their impact on management, price, resource levels and administration. These briefings will provide an insight into the unintended consequences of poor drafting, both onerous and lax, risk allocation and management and the pitfalls to be avoided. For further information and to book a place, please see link below

11/07/2013 - 11/07/2013 Frenchay, Bristol, BS16 1QY 2nd annual BIM Conference: an education and practice collaboration

19/07/2013 ABB Energy Centre, City College Plymouth, Kings Road, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 5QG Further information to follow. Please complete and return the attached booking form to reserve your place.

23/07/2013 The Ramada, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 1EX Regional Council Members only. Further information to follow.

07/08/2013 Further information to follow. Venue TBC

04/09/2013 Pincents Manor Hotel, Pincents Lane, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 4UQ Further information to follow.

04/09/2013 Further information to follow. Venue TBC

05/09/2013 Newcastle Warm Up North, a partnership between five local authorities in the north east, will announce the preferred bidder as a single retrofit delivery partner in Spring 2013. This will lead to £200m in small works contracts. In addition Coast and Country Housing are delivering a £445 million framework contract for the refurbishment of a significant volume of social housing across the region.

06/09/2013 Taunton Conference Centre, Somerset College, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AX Further information to follow. Please complete and return the attached booking form to reserve your place.

11/09/2013 Shield Environmental - Exeter, Rayell House, Heron Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, EX2 7LL Every employer in the building industry has a legal duty to provide training to employees who are likely to be exposed to asbestos, under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

11/09/2013 Shield Environmental - Exeter, Rayell House, Heron Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, EX2 7LL Every employer in the building industry has a legal duty to provide training to employees who are likely to be exposed to asbestos, under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. The regulations also state that this training should be kept up to date with an annual refresher course. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

12/09/2013 Constructionline will be holding a 'Meet the Buyer' event in Sheffield on the 12th September 2013. The venue is yet to be confirmed, but please click on the link below for more information and to register.

14/09/2013 Shield Environmental, Caxton Business Park, Crown Way, Warmley, Bristol, BS30 8XJ Every employer in the building industry has a legal duty to provide training to employees who are likely to be exposed to asbestos, under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. The regulations also state that this training should be kept up to date with an annual refresher course. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

14/09/2013 Shield Environmental, Caxton Business Park, Crown Way, Warmley, Bristol, BS30 8XJ Every employer in the building industry has a legal duty to provide training to employees who are likely to be exposed to asbestos, under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

17/09/2013 - 17/09/2013 Whitley Bay Tynemouth Branch Meeting Tuesday 17th September 2013, 7:45pm. Black Horse Pub, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay.

17/09/2013 Cardiff Wales has a series of dynamic retrofit initiatives, most notably the Arbed Programme, which has already seen £68 million spent on retrofitting 7500 domestic properties across the nation. Arbed will continue to fund 10-20 schemes per year up to 2015, whilst the Welsh Assembly Government predict that around £1bn over the next decade is likely to be invested in to the energy performance of Welsh homes.

20/09/2013 ABB Energy Centre, City College Plymouth, Kings Road, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 5QG Further information to follow. Please complete and return the attached booking form to reserve your place.

25/09/2013 - 25/09/2013 12 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2LP Full details will be available soon

04/10/2013 Taunton Conference Centre, Somerset College, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AX Further information to follow. Please complete and return the attached booking form to reserve your place.

10/10/2013 Shield Environmental - Exeter, Rayell House, Heron Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, EX2 7LL Every employer in the building industry has a legal duty to provide training to employees who are likely to be exposed to asbestos, under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

12/10/2013 Shield Environmental, Caxton Business Park, Crown Way, Warmley, Bristol, BS30 8XJ Every employer in the building industry has a legal duty to provide training to employees who are likely to be exposed to asbestos, under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

18/10/2013 ABB Energy Centre, City College Plymouth, Kings Road, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 5QG Further information to follow. Please complete and return the attached booking form to reserve your place.

22/10/2013 - 22/10/2013 12 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2LP Richard Silver will discuss the essentials for substantiating extensions of time and proving delay under the various forms of Contract including JCT and NEC. Such guidance will be invaluable to Contractors, Sub-Contractors, Employers and Consult

25/10/2013 - 27/10/2013 The National Self Build & Renovation Centre, Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon, SN5 8UB For further information and to book a place, please see link below.

01/11/2013 Taunton Conference Centre, Somerset College, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AX Further information to follow. Please complete and return the attached booking form to reserve your place.

06/11/2013 Pincents Manor Hotel, Pincents Lane, Calcot, Reding, Berkshire, RG31 4UQ Further information to follow.

07/11/2013 - 08/11/2013 Sandwown Park Racecourse, Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9AJ Toolfair 2013, a ‘hands-on’ event where trade users of tools can see and try out first hand what’s new in power tools and hand tools. For further information, please see link below.

07/11/2013 Constructionline are holding a free Meet the Buyer event on 7 November, with the venue to be confirmed. Please click on the link below to register interest however.

12/11/2013 The Paignton Club, 1 The Esplanade, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6ED

16/11/2013 Tynemouth Branch Presidents Dinner Dance, Saturday 16th November. Grand Hotel Tynemouth, Time? (TBA)

19/11/2013 - 19/11/2013 12 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2LP Full details will be available soon.

22/11/2013 ABB Energy Centre, City College Plymouth, Kings Road, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 5QG Further information to follow. Please complete and return the attached booking form to reserve your place.

26/11/2013 FreeDial Square (South) Suite, Hornsey Road, N7 7AJ Advance Notice! Promoting a more sustainable built environment. For further information and to register, please see link below

27/11/2013 - 27/11/2013 12 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2LP Full details will be available soon.

29/11/2013 London Driving retrofit in London is the ultimate prize, with more than 12 million homes in and around the capital requiring retrofit. After the successful delivery of the RE:NEW programme to deliver simple energy efficiency measures to households free of charge, London Mayor Boris Johnson has pledged to ‘drive large scale delivery over the next four years’.

05/12/2013 Regional Council members only. Further information to follow.

06/12/2013 Taunton Conference Centre, Somerset College, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AX Further information to follow. Please complete and return the attached booking form to reserve your place.

07/12/2013 Pincents Manor Hotel, Pincents Lane, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 4UQ Further information to follow.

21/12/2013 North Foreland Golf Club, Convent Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3PU Further information to follow.

14/03/2014 Further information to follow. Venue TBC.