For the second year in a row the Wales Region hosted its Back to Basics Training Day at Beton Bauen. This year saw 25 professionals come together for what is fast becoming an important event in the Region.
The Back to Basics Training Day is a full-day event, comprising two half-day sessions. The event offers businesses an extremely cost-effective opportunity to provide basic training and an insight to current trends within the construction and concrete-work sectors, meeting the needs of many individuals and staff in the Wales region. Delegates themselves brought a wide range of experience and knowledge of the industry, from relatively young engineers to experienced management and proprietors.
Attendees included those from businesses delivering services directly such as Knights Brown, Grays (Consulting Engineers), QuadConsult, and Borley Engineering Services. They were joined in attendance by representatives from of a number of key manufacturers and associations including Heidelberg Materials UK, Cemex, Sika, and Socotec UK.
Essentially the event aimed to deliver an introduction to concrete materials, production and testing. In addition, guest presenters would look to update their 2024 content – taking into account current trends, latest materials, plus UK and global market situations that effect the concrete and construction sector. And so, after a short introduction from Beton Bauen Managing Director, Steve Davies the guest presenters got underway …
- Binders – Michael Wildmore (Heidelberg Materials UK
- Aggregates – Jon Edwards (Heidelberg Materials UK)
- Admixtures – Rob Travis-Anderson (Sika)
- Standards & Specifications – Ian Evans MICT (The Concrete Society)
- Production, Delivery, Control Systems (inc. H&S implications) – Ian Evans MICT (The Concrete Society)
- Placing, Compacting & Finishing – Martyn Fear (Nullo Carbo Fabrica)
- Concrete Testing, Onsite Surveys, Overview – Steve Davies (BETON BAUEN LIMITED)
- Introduction to Laboratory Activities (inc. Health & Safety) – Tom Green (SOCOTEC UK & Ireland)
- Practical Demonstration – James Dacey (BETON BAUEN LIMITED)
- Low Carbon Concrete – Martyn Fear (Nullo Carbo Fabrica)
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