Constructing Excellence Manchester

New construction health & safety regulations: are you ready?
2015-07-22 09:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | The Escalator, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN, United Kingdom
On 6 April 2015, the long awaited Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 came into force, bringing into effect changes in the crucial area of health and safety in construction projects. Ensuring that you are ready for these new regulations is therefore fundamental.
This informative discussion will examine the increased scope of the new regulations and whether the new roles are simply a re-labelling of the old or whether the new regime will see a fundamental shift in methodology necessitating a change to your underlying approach to managing projects going forward. Our health and safety specialist will also look at the enforcement ramifications of failing to comply with these new duties, and the potential issues posed by the regulations in terms of future criminal proceedings against the various dutyholders.

Your Speakers: Rachel Chaplin, Professional Support Lawyer – Construction and Rod Hunt, Partner – Health & Safety from Clyde & Co

Big Cities & Sustainability
2015-07-01 09:30 - 12:00 | The Escalator, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN, United Kingdom
Your speaker: David Rudlin, URBED
For the first time in years housing has been an election issue – we need to be building around 250,000 new homes every year and are falling short by around 100,000. For some towns this is a huge problem as they struggle to find additional land for housing in the face of local opposition. Others, especially the large cities, see it an opportunity to grow their economy and population.
Since with winning the Wolfson Economics prize last year David Rudlin of URBED has been working with Sheffield council to explore the implications of housing growth to create an more successful, sustainable conurbation. He will describe this work and the implications for other cities.
Sign up for your free place: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-cities-sustainability-tickets-17051973913

Mindful Security in the Delivery & Management of Assets in the Built Environment
2015-06-18 09:30 - 12:00 | The Escalator, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN, United Kingdom
Your speaker: Alex Luck, A Luck Associates
With the increasing use of digital technologies in the management of assets, it is necessary for organisations to identify and implement appropriate and proportionate measures to reduce the risk of loss or disclosure of information which could impact on the safety and security of:

personnel and other occupants or users of the built asset and its services;
the built asset itself;
asset information; and/or
the benefits the built asset exists to deliver, whether social, environmental and/or commercial.

This workshop will give an understanding of the key vulnerability issues and the nature of the controls required to deliver the trustworthiness and security of digital built assets within the built environment.
Sign up for your free place: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mindful-security-in-the-delivery-management-of-assets-in-the-built-environment-tickets-17049565710

BIM4SME BIM Clinic
2015-06-04 10:30 - 12:30
The BIM4SME (Small, Medium Enterprises) BIM Clinic returns in June and this time we are in Manchester.
This is a 2 hour session, where you can come and go as you please and ask as many questions as you like.
We are multi-disciplinery NFP organisation, so we should be able to cover most of your BIM questions whether you are new to BIM or on your BIM journey.
Tickets are only £5.95, this is to cover costs.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bim4sme-bim-clinic-manchester-tickets-15663438767

Spacehus
2015-05-12 17:30 - 19:00 | The Escalator, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN, United Kingdom
Speaker: Rob Charlton CEO _Space
Spacehus is a housing solution with a capital cost of £80,000 for the three bedroom version which has net zero running bills and is zero carbon.
Using manufacturing principals the house is designed using a full BIM workflow and is delivered in around 20 days.
Rob will discuss the process to design, manufacture and deliver a zero bills home.
Register for your free place:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spacehus-tickets-16730946712

Improving efficiencies in winning work – PQQs & ITTs
2015-04-22 09:30 - 12:00 | The Escalator, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN, United Kingdom
Speaker: Leonie Thomas, associate, Marketing Works
The event will help contractors and consultants consider whether there are opportunities to improve their own companies’ behaviours, approaches and activities in developing efficiencies around their winning-work process and in particular PQQ and ITT responses.
Following a presentation of findings from MarketingWorks’ 2014 bid cost survey, the audience will be given an opportunity to develop an understanding of their organisations’ bid costs, current conversion rates and the impact this has on a business’s profitability. The role of selectivity tools when deciding which opportunities to pursue will then be discussed.
The session will be rounded off with the audience undertaking a self-review of their own perceived work-winning strengths and weaknesses in PQQ and proposal writing. This will then be followed up with a group discussion around the key themes.
Register for your free place:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/improving-efficiences-in-winning-work-pqqs-itts-tickets-16416828175

Preparing for the Tender Interview
2015-03-25 08:30 - 11:00 | The Escalator, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN, United Kingdom
Speaker: Katy Harris, Associate Director, Project_5 Consulting Ltd
The tender interview is often an afterthought in the bid process, but leaving the preparation to the last minute can lead to poorly prepared and presented teams. However for clients the interview is a chance to meet the key individuals, and to draw their final conclusions which will have a big impact on their final appointment. In this workshop Katy Harris highlights some of the key issues in preparing for Interview including:-

The need to provide a polished and professional presentation which focuses on the needs and key drivers of the client

The need to present technical knowledge and capability in a concise and compelling manner

The personal skills and techniques required to deal with the difficult and unexpected situations that arise at interview.

Register for your free place:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preparing-for-the-tender-interview-tickets-15860286544
