LEARNING PROGRAMME
INSIGHT THEATRE
TUESDAY 21st MAY TIME SPEAKER COMPANY
Through the Looking Glass 10.30 - 10.50 Kevin Buckley GGF
Training for Installers 11.00 - 11.30 Richard Hearn GGF
Profit From Diversity 11.45 - 12.15 Howard Trotter Shelforce
Building For The Future with Heathrow Airport 12.30 - 13.15 Andrew Haynes Heathrow Airport
Tibby’s Top Tools: Window Removal 13.30 - 14.00 Tibby Singh SkillBuild Judge / BBC Young Carpenter
Simon Scholes VEKA Recycling
Martin Althorpe EPWIN
Neil Evans VEKA PLC
Martin Hitchin Rehau
Chris Coxon Eurocell
Why Recycling & Sustainability Matter to your Business
GALA NETWORKING
Join the industry’s biggest celebration.
The FIT Show 2019 Gala Dinner is going
back to its roots with an emphasis on
networking. FIT Show is the main industry
platform to get together with every link
in the supply chain, build on existing
relationships and make new connections.
The gala dinner will focus very heavily on
these connections, providing a real industry
celebration as well as raising funds for GM
Fundraising and Hope House Children’s
Hospices in the process.
Why Wooden Frames? The Truth About Timber 15.00 - 15.30 Kevin Underwood Wood Window Alliance
Installing Powered Garage Doors & Gates: Your Responsibilities 15.45 - 16.15 Michael Skelding DHF - The Door & Hardware Federation
Designing Function & Reliability Into Entrances - CPD Cert 16.30 - 17.00 Darren Peel COMAR
WEDNESDAY 22nd MAY TIME SPEAKER COMPANY
“The Industry Today’’ 10.30 - 10.50 Jon Vanstone CERTASS
Mind Does Matter 11.00 - 11.30 Kate Ashley-Norman Thrive
Proving Product Performance and how to increase sales
by using energy efficiency as a tool 11.45 - 12.15 Lis Clarke BFRC
Bob Morrissey BFRC
Tibby’s Top Tools: Installing Windows 12.30 - 13.15 Tibby Singh SkillBuild Judge / BBC Young Carpenter
Honing Your Sales Skills with The Sales Doctor 13.30 - 14.00 Tony Morris Sales Doctor
Building Competence in The Glazing Industry 14.15 - 14.45 Jon Vanstone CERTASS
Sociable Selling 15.00 - 15.30 David Glenwright JC Media
Stand & Deliver: A Study of Curtain Walling - CPD Cert 15.45 - 16.15 Paul Barden COMAR
THURSDAY 23rd MAY TIME SPEAKER COMPANY
Joanne Taylor (C) Fit For Trade
Justin Ratcliffe Council for Aluminium Building
John Ogilvie GQA
Richard Hearn GGF
Jon Vanstone CERTASS
Sarah McMonagle Federation of Master Builders
Joanne Taylor (C) Fit For Trade
Tracey Jackson Howells
Sue Davenport Liniar
Mat Gibson Chase Taylor Recruitment
Heather Edwards Rehau
Joshua Thompson Endeavour Windows & Home Improvements
Gosia Dworska The Heathrow Skills & Employment Academy
Joanne Taylor Fit For Trade
Russel Yates ALuK (GB) Ltd.
Craig Bryant MACO UK
Debbie Willets Howells Patent Glazing
Joshua Thompson Endeavour Windows & Home Improvements
Amy Jansen Central PL
Kevin Bush Customade Group
Scaling The Skills Gap
10.00 - 10.45
Fenestration - So What?
If you have yet to register for FIT Show,
don’t miss out on your chance to be part
of FIT. Register today:
www.fitshow.co.uk/why-visit
11.00 - 11.45
Building Skills For The Future with Heathrow Airport
For a full breakdown of the programme,
visit www.fitshow.co.uk/sessions-2019
12.00 - 12.30
The Big Learning Lunch
12.45 - 13.30
Tibby’s Top of The Tools 13.45 - 14.15 Tibby Singh SkillBuild Judge / BBC Young Carpenter
Getting things right first time - How to avoid complaints 14.30 - 15.00 Andy Clegg GGF
LEARNING PROGRAMME
Here’s To The Future
Skills Thursday will include content
specifically designed to attract new talent
into the fenestration industry in partnership
with a number of key training and education
provides, as well as Building Our Skills.
Employers will be able to receive advice
about attracting the right talent, salary
banding, unlocking funding for schemes
such as apprenticeships and then how to
retain that talent and upskills the workforce
they have.
For college leavers, ex-servicemen and
career changers, there will be seminars
and panel debates designed to showcase
the length and breadth of opportunities
that a career within fenestrations presents.
Content will include CV writing advice,
guidance on apprenticeships and training
initiatives and real-life success stories from
people within the industry.
14.15 - 14.45
15.15 - 15.30
Paul Godwin
FIT Show 2019
DISCOVERY THEATRE
NEC BIRMINGHAM • 21 - 23 MAY 2019 • FITSHOW.CO.UK
TUESDAY 21st MAY TIME SPEAKER COMPANY
Developing Automation 11.00 - 11.30 Richard Bruckner LiSEC
Breaking Glass 11.45 - 12.15 Greg Dufeu Dufeu
Smart Homes of the Future: Join the smart home revolution 12.30 - 13.00 Mark Bromley Avantis
Session to be confirmed 13.15 - 13.45 TBC Saint Gobain
Evolving Glass 14.00 - 14.30 Richard Bruckner LiSEC
Changing Landscapes 14.45 - 15.15 Joe Erb Edgetech
Acoustics for Health 15.30 - 16.00 Nicola Harrison Bereco
Simon Beer BlueSky Certifications
FENSA - All The Proof You Need 16.15 - 16.30 Chris Beedel FENSA
Greg O’Donoghue FENSA
Insurance and why it is essential to you and your customers 16.30 - 16.45 Frank Allain GGFi
WEDNESDAY 22nd MAY TIME SPEAKER COMPANY
The really smart homes are the really secure homes 10.15 - 10.45 Jim Herrington Mighton Products
Session to be confirmed 11.00 - 11.30 TBC TBC
Upskilling for Success 11.45 - 12.15 Joanne Taylor Fit for Trade
Developing Automation 12.30 - 13.00 Richard Bruckner LiSEC
Changing Landscapes 13.15 - 13.45 Joe Erb Edgetech
Selling Adaptability 14.00 - 14.30 Gemma Zeiderman Smart Ready
Installation of Fire Resistant Glazing 14.45 - 15.15 Adrian Blaydon GGF
Building Teamwork For Better Profits 15.30 - 16.00 Bob Scott ANT Training
Evolving Glass 16.15 - 16.45 Richard Bruckner LiSEC
THURSDAY 23rd MAY TIME SPEAKER COMPANY
Building Diverse Careers 10.45 - 11.15 Nick Hudlestone COMAR
Changing Landscapes 11.30 - 12.00 Joe Erb Edgetech
Developing Automation 12.15 - 12.45 Richard Bruckner LiSEC
Common Installation Assessment Failures and how to avoid
them plus Installing to Building Regulations 13.00 - 13.30 Darrell Williams FENSA
Dave Mechem FENSA
Marketing To Your Customers 13.45 - 14.15 David Leng Customade
John Bonney Customade
Session to be confirmed 14.30 -15.00 TBC TBC
Evolving Glass 15.15 -15.45 Richard Bruckner LiSEC
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