October and November have been busy months again for our regions with 9 events taking place across the UK, including four of our largest regional events – Scotland, North West, & Wales lunches, plus the Northern Ireland Awards Dinner.
The Northern Ireland Young Members have also been busy hosting their annual bowling competition and a quiz night in conjunction with other construction institutes.
Scotland Annual Construction Lunch
The lunch took place at the Marriott hotel, Glasgow, and was attended by over 400 professionals from across the construction sector. The event was first as Chair, for Matt Smith, who delivered the welcome address highlighting some of the great achievements by the region over the year. Special guest speaker was former Dunfermline player and manager, and now politician – Jim Leishman. After the lunch the networking carried on into the evening.
Northern Ireland Technical Visit
A site visit to see the ongoing works at the hugely significant Narrow Water Bridge project. Attendees received a fantastic technical presentation outlining the complexities and challenges of the project and how BAM UK & Ireland are overcoming them. All greatly appreciated the time given to them by BAM and a special word of thanks to Steven Oldham from Northstone Materials for organising the visit on behalf of the region.
Northern Ireland Bowling
An incredible night filled with fun and friendly competition. Congratulations to McFarland Consulting for taking home the winning title, and a shoutout to AECOM for coming in second. Special recognition goes to Gavin Hughes from McFarland Consulting for being the top bowler of the night!
Wales Net Zero Technical Event
This insightful session took place at Cardiff Arms Park and members heard how UK Analytics are helping Welsh businesses achieve Net Zero through expert consultancy and data-driven solutions for carbon accounting, reporting, reduction strategies and digital twin technology for the built environment.
Northern Ireland Pub Quiz
The Northern Ireland Young Members Committee joined up with a number of other institutes and associations, including Institute of Civil Engineers and Institute of Structural Engineers, to bring professionals from the construction sector together for a great evening.
London and South East Pub Quiz
This annual quiz night took place at The Parcel Yard pub and saw 9 teams competing for top prize which was won by Breedon. Great fun was had by all that attended.
Northern Ireland Awards Dinner
This annual sell out event is the highlight of the Northern Ireland calendar with 350 in attendance. The event saw Donna Harkin taking over as the new Chair of the Young Members Committee.
- The winner of the Process Innovation award was: CEVO+ Wireless Concrete Monitoring System by Northstone Materials
- The winner of the Project award was: Belfast Grand Central Station – by Arup (joint submission with Doran’s and FSJV)
- The winner of the Building Projects award was: Guilford Cresent by Creagh Concrete Products Limited
Congratulations to all of the winners and everyone who attended.
North West Annual Construction Lunch
The Annual Construction Lunch saw over 350 descend on the Kimpton Hotel, Manchester, for an excellent event, and supported the charity Holly’s Hearts.
Nastasha Jonas provided the after-dinner speech reflecting on her successful boxing career and the work she does with children and young adults around her hometown of Liverpool – inspiring.
Wales Autumn Lunch
The Concrete Society Wales Region proudly hosted its 10th Anniversary Autumn Lunch in partnership with Wooden Spoon Charity – the children’s charity of rugby – that saw over 500 guests in attendance at Glamorgan Cricket Ground.
The host for the day was Sean Holley and rugby legends Lawrence Dallaglio OBE and Neil Back MBE shared their stories and tales that brought laughter and inspiration.
A great day was had by all that attended.
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