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RIDBA Launches its first Industry Day!
Following the success of the RIDBA Building Awards which took place earlier this year,
RIDBA is delighted to announce its flagship event for 2018.
he RIDBA Industry
Day will
take place on
Thursday 15
March 2018 at the
Jaguar Experience
in Castle Bromwich, near
Birmingham. Members will hear
from high-profile experts across
the industry, as well as get the
opportunity to go behind the
scenes on the Jaguar
Manufacturing Tour.
RIDBA has listened to its
members, arranging an impressive
line-up of key industry speakers,
covering the following topics that
members asked to hear more
about.
• Director of Livestock
Management Systems, Jamie
T
Robertson BSc MSc MIAgrE, will
discuss building design and
animal welfare. Jamie is an expert
in research and development
projects, examining the link
between environment and animal
health.
• Tony Mitchell, HM Principal
Inspector of Health and Safety at
HSE, will speak about CDM
Regulations. Tony has worked in
HSE for 24 years and was formerly
the HSE representative on the BSI
Farm Buildings Committee.
• Paul Grimshaw, Regional
Manager from Kingspan, will
present their CPD on: ‘Not all
Insulation is the same’.
• Dr Martin Heywood, RIDBA
Technical Consultant, will speak
about the latest technical news.
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Martin is a specialist in the
structural engineering of
agricultural and industrial steel
framed buildings.
The Industry Day will also
incorporate the RIDBA AGM,
where a new RIDBA Chairman will
be announced.
The afternoon experience will
give guest