The Art of Design Issue 34 2018 | Page 135

135 LONDON BUILD London’s leading construction and design show, London Build, will return to the Olympia London on October 23rd & 24th. Since its launch four years ago, London Build has established itself as the largest construction show for London, covering all sectors within the built environment. After reaching full capacity in the Central and West halls, London Build will be moving to the Olympia’s National Hall for this year’s show. The extensive exhibition will feature over 300 exhibitors, including Bentley Systems International Limited, Daikin UK, Kingspan, G-SMATT Europe, Powerday, Topcon, British Steel, Blok N Mesh, Aedas, RedSkyIT, Johnson Controls, Ideal Standard, Procore, Trimble and Catnic. Hundreds of leading suppliers will be showcasing their latest innovation, products and services across 9 specialised zones: Buildings, Infrastructure, BIM & Digital Construction, Fire Safety, Interior and Fit-out, London Design, Product Innovation, Site Machinery & Equipment and Sustainability. Each zone acts as the focal point for eight ‘Summits’ – with over 200 hours of free CPD conference and workshop sessions discussing the latest developments, challenges and opportunities across the UK’s built environment. This is your one-stop-shop to gain all over your CPD points over two days. Speakers include senior representatives from Greater London Authority, Crossrail, Homes England, Heathrow Airport Ltd, Tideway, Mace, Laing O’Rourke, Costain, HS2, Skanska, Land Securities, Balfour Beatty, Transport for London, Clancy Docwra, TateHindle, L&Q, Space group, Sir Robert McAlpine, David Miller The Built Environment Networking Hub will host free-to-attend exclusive networking events across two whole days. Build your connections, gain inspiration from industry thought-leaders and win business at the show which offers it all. Architects, Sweco UK, HKR Architects, Zaha Hadid Architects, Royal A FEW WORDS FROM THE SHOWS Docks Team, Paradigm Housing Group, Mott MacDonald, Arup, EXHIBITORS AND ATTENDEES: AECOM, Kier Group, Mace Group, Scott Brownrigg, Bouygues, Canary Wharf Group, Vinci, Interserve, Wates, Skanska, BPD and “It’s the first time we’ve exhibited at London Build and it was great many more. to talk to so many people across the industry. We found the show very effective to raise awareness of the British Steel brand and London Build is extremely active in the promotion of inclusivity, let the construction sector know that we don’t just manufacture diversity and equality in the industry. The annual Women in steel – we also sell a range of construction products through our Construction Morning Networking session, now in its third year will distribution channels” - Lisa Coulson, Marketing Manager, British take place on October 24th, attracting thousands of empowering Steel women working in construction. This is the largest gathering of women in construction in the UK. “Besides the exhibition and speaking opportunity we had at London Build, we really appreciated the business appointments This is not your average construction show, there will be loads program proposed by the London Build organization team. The of entertainment, competitions, networking parties, including team swiftly understood our targets and needs, which led to very the construction industry’s very own Oktoberfest and Festival of high quality meetings and real business opportunities” - Aurelien Construction Hour. The involvement of 100+ high profile partners Blaha, Marketing Director, FINALCAD such as Constructing Excellence Club, Construction Meet the Buyer, BIM Open Mic and Passivhaus, enables London Build Join 20,000+ industry professionals at London’s leading to continue delivering on the exciting content and high-level construction show and register today for your free ticket: networking for all in attendance. www.londonbuildexpo.com/mh-mag-register