Booking Details

Book now at www.actionforinvolvement.org.uk and for any other queries email events@actionforinvolvement.org.uk 

Contact Wendy on +44 (0) 7946 453 258

23rd Februrary 2012

Old Broadcasting House, Leeds

17:00 to 20:00

Refreshments to be provided

About

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding an informal evening meeting to discuss and debate a future cities proposal for the city of Leeds.

Those attending to date include IBM, Siemens, Aecom, PwC, Balfour Beatty, Turner Townsend, Clarion Lawyers, Shepherds – make sure you are part of it!

To book, please contact Karl Redmond, 0113 812 9036, k.redmond@leedsmet.ac.uk

Background – A Future Cities Catapult Centre

The UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board, is investing £200 million in a network of national technology and innovation centres called Catapult Centres.

Intended to stimulate innovation and economic growth by making world-leading research and technology available to companies in a professional way, the centres will be focussed on substantial sectors in which the UK has world class academic, industrial and commercial assets and can win a substantially larger global market share.

One of the areas identified for investment is “Future Cities”. A Future Cities Catapult Centre would identify and develop products and services that enable city authorities reap the resource efficiency and wealth creation benefits of cities, whilst managing their environmental impact and creating places where people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

The proposed centre would work on integrated solutions that enable cities to drive future sustainable growth.  It would cover a wide range of challenges including energy generation and supply, construction, food supply, transport, healthcare, water and waste, digital service, financial services and manufacturing.  It would focus on systems level integration of these different needs in a sustainable way, engaging investors, cities and residents in realistic projects of appropriate scale and ambition.

A substantial bid to establish the national Future Cities Catapult Centre (FC CC) with funding from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) is being developed by Leeds City Region.

The proposed centre will build on the report “The Economics of a Low Carbon Leeds City Region,”[1] which assessed the economics of energy efficiency at city scale. In one scenario, a £4.5bn investment delivers £1bn annual savings in energy costs, a 35% reduction in carbon and 4500 new jobs. The report highlighted the need for innovative approaches to policymaking and finance, and investment in social and political capital, as well as financial.

A Leeds City Region consortium is building to bid to host a Future Cities CC. A plausible bid needs active support from the private sector, city authorities and universities, and clearly demonstrate:

•             access to world-class ideas, knowledge, expertise and equipment

•             a practical, realistic and ambitious work plan, with a pipeline of demonstration projects

•             a clear route to commercial implementation through innovative business models

•             the extra value added by the creation of a FC CC, and the absence of duplication

•             private sector engagement and real intention to invest

The monitoring, data collection and processing, modelling and commercial exploitation of an accurate model of a city’s actual performance and its behavioural and sociological context would build on significant research expertise within the city region’s universities and its very strong Finance and Professional Services sector.

A large number of SME’s did not feel they had enough knowledge of BIM to complete the survey, others did not wish to complete as they did not want to be seen as negative or perceived as to traditional.

We have rejected survey results that did not complete the full questionnaire. However, we have included comments from those that left them even if they did not complete the survey. 

It is clear from the results and from the individuals the the  Construction Sector Network (CSN) interviewed directly that there is a great deal of confusion and uncertainty in the market surrounding BIM and that leadership is required in order to ensure successful implementation and up take by 2016.

There will be a number of follow up questionnaires directed at specific areas and professions. These questionnaires will be developed by members of the CSN BIM Steering Group and other partners.

Finally I would like to thank NU Construction for providing the questions for the survey and promotion through their network. I would also like to personally thank all the individuals who took the time to complete the survey and I hope you find the results as interesting as I did!

Please contact myself at the CSN to discuss if you wish to discuss the survey results or would like to be involved in any discussions going forward.

Karl Redmond, Project Director

Construction Sector Network

T: 0113 812 9036

E: k.redmond@leedsmet.ac.uk

CLICK HERE to download BIM Survey Results 2012

The FREE workshops run over two days and will be delivered by an experienced CIEH and IEMA approved advisor on the following dates: 

• 22nd and 29th February 2012 in Leeds
• 6th and 13th March 2012 in Sheffield

Delegates will receive: 

1. Advice to help your businesses save costs and carbon
2. A free basic carbon footprint calculation for your business
3. A course completion certificate
4. Telephone support to help you implement environmental improvements in your company
5. A £100* voucher for further GROUNDWORK services 

Benefits to your business 

• Identify savings opportunities by learning how to carry out a resource efficiency review for your company
• Reduce costs further by kickstarting your own Environmental Management System (EMS)
• Increase sales by meeting customers’ environmental criteria

Key eligibility requirements

Your company must be an SME (less than 250 employees and turnover of less than €50M) and not have received more than €200,000 State Aid in the last three years and must not be 25% or more owned by another company.

Companies must fall under one of the following ERDF eligible sectors: Advanced Engineering and Materials cluster, Creative and Digital New Media, Food and Drink, Chemicals, Environmental Technologies, Healthcare Technologies, Logistics, Construction, Financial and Business Services, Visitor Economy and be able to demonstrate a customer base outside the Yorkshire and Humber region and not primarily provide a service to local people. If you think you are not eligible, please contact us as places may still be available.

Further further info including contact details, please see flyer below

EMSflyer2012

Friday 2nd March 2012, 09:00 to 15:00, Royal Armouries, Leeds

Solutions for the Planet would like to extend an invitation to your organisation to participate in the 5th annual Solutions for the Planet Young People’s BIG IDEAS Conference for Yorkshire. The conference provides the opportunity for companies to engage with over 4oo young people, teachers and parents, and network with over 200 other business “experts” from across Yorkshire and the Humber who are interested in creating BIG IDEAS to address the key issues that affect us all.

Participation in the event is free and includes lunch.

This is an important and hugely enjoyable event, which is hosted by Partners in Innovation, and sponsored by some of the region’s major employers and public service providers. The event provides businesses and organisations with a unique ‘open innovation’ and meaningful community engagement opportunity.

For more information and to book your place at the Conference, please complete and return the enclosed Booking Form, or alternatively, you can book your place online at:

http://www.quask.pinin.org.uk/s4tp/event20120302bus.htm

Places are unfortunately limited for new organisations participating in the event, to avoid disappointment please ensure you book your place soon!

DOWNLOADABLE FURTHER INFORMATION

S4TP – Information for Companies

S4TP Business ‘expert’ leaflet & booking form 2012

Enterprise Europe South-East^UK is organising a B2B MatchMaking Event during Ecobuild, the biggest event in the world for sustainable construction.

With the one-to-one pre-arranged meetings, exhibitors and visitors can find potential commercial and technology partners from all over Europe. To arrange the most suitable, effective meetings, view the online catalogue which contains profiles of each attendee.
Thematic focus of the Brokerage Event:

• Sustainable design
• Progressive and efficiency eco-technologies
• New building material and technologies
• Systems and equipments using energy from alternative sources (Solar panels, heat pumps, equipment for cooling and recuperation of heat, wind turbines, etc)

How to participate

Register and submit a collaboration profile describing your activities.

Your profile will be published on the on-line catalogue and other participants can then request a meeting with you.

Using your username and password, you can also select interesting profiles from the catalogue and request meetings.

Participation in the ECOBUILD Matchmaking event is FREE OF CHARGE.

Entrance to the event is also free of charge. You can register online at: www.ecobuild.co.uk

If you would like to talk to an adviser about this event, please telephone 0844 725 2244, or e-mail info@enterpriseeurope-se.eu and we will be happy to help.

More about Enterprise Europe Network

The Enterprise Europe Network, launched in 2008 by the European Commission, offers its support especially to small and medium enterprises in Europe. All activities of the network aim at promoting innovation and competitiveness in Europe. The services offered by the 600 partner organisations in over 50 European and non-European countries include partner searches for technology, research and business cooperation, technology audits, advice on European regulations, current programmes and funding opportunities.

For more information on the Enterprise Europe Network please visit www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu

An opportunity to entertain your guests, showcase your construction projects, and network with the local industry while enjoying a three course dinner at the most prestigious awards event in the region.

Tickets – £50 each

Tables of ten – £450 each

For Application Packs, bookings or sponsorship & advertising opportunities contact:

Nicky Senior on

T: 07817 974804

E: nickysenior@littlespark.co.uk

EVENT FLYER

APPLICATION PACK

Major contractors on the job have linked up with the NSCC to host the ‘Meet the Contractor’ event.

Interested suppliers can hear first-hand about the latest contract opportunities on Crossrail and meet the following tier one contractors on the job:

• BBMV (Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall, Vinci)
• BFK (Bam Nuttall, Ferrovial, Kier)
• CSJV (Costain, Skanska)
• DSJV (Dragados, John Sisk)
• HMJV (Hochtief, Murphy)
• Morgan Sindall
• Vinci

The event will take place on Wednesday 29 February 2012 at the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton, London, W3 9BQ.

It will begin at 10:30am and include presentations from Andrew Wolstenholme, Crossrail Chief Executive; Martin Rowark, Crossrail Procurement Director; and CompeteFor.

After a networking lunch, there will be ‘one to one’ appointments for specialists to meet directly with the main contractors.

For further details and booking information please visit the NSCC events website here

Read the full article here (Pages 88 & 89)