Sponsors

Alu-Timber

The Parkside Group are pleased to present Alu-Timber, a range of aluminium/timber windows, doors and framing, that combines sustainably grown FSC or PEFC timbers with 100% recyclable aluminium.  Creating sustainable energy efficient buildings is the cornerstone of design.  The Alu-Timber range merges material solutions, timber providing thermal efficiency, aluminium the protection.  Alu-Timber is part of The Parkside Group Limited, which includes Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems, Axim Architectural Hardware, and is a distributor of Duco Solar Shading and Ventilation.  For more information visit www.alu-timber.co.uk, email projects@parksidegroup.co.uk or call 0208 685 9685.

Autodesk

Autodesk is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Customers across the manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, and media and entertainment industries—including the last 17 Academy Award winners for Best Visual Effects—use Autodesk software to design, visualise, and simulate their ideas before they’re ever built or created. From blockbuster visual effects and buildings that create their own energy to electric cars and the batteries that power them, the work of our 3D software customers is everywhere you look.

Through our apps for iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Android, we’re also making design technology accessible to professional designers as well as amateur designers, homeowners, students, and casual creators. Whether it’s a kid looking to build a new contraption, a seasoned pro sketching out a great new idea, or someone who just wants to amp up their creative output, we’re taking technology originally built for movie studios, automakers, and architectural firms, and making it available to anyone who wants to create and share their ideas with the world.

Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art 3D software for global markets.

CITB Construction Skills

CITB – Construction Skills are the Sector Skills Council and Industry Training Board for the construction industry, working with industry, for industry to deliver a safe, professional and fully qualified UK construction workforce.

Working with construction companies to help them improve skills, increase their competitive edge and respond to the many challenges employers face – from the low carbon agenda, through to reducing costs on-site and recruiting the best and brightest talent for their sector.

Comar

Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems has built its reputation on market leading delivery.Systems for aluminium curtain walling, windows, doors, ground floor framing and window walling are kept in stock to ensure fast-track façade solutions are delivered weekly to our Comar partners.Comar is part of The Parkside Group Limited, which includes Alu-Timber a composite window, door and framing system, Axim Architectural Hardware, and is a distributor of Duco Solar Shading and Ventilation. This means that all clients can receive a single source solution for all their façade demands. This is backed up by a nationwide network of approved fabricators and a team of Architectural Advisors who provide design advice, calculations and NBS clause completion at any stage of the tender process. For more information visit www.comar-alu.co.uk, email projects@parksidegroup.co.uk or call 0208 685 9685

Hays Construction

BUILDING TEAMS WITH EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

Finding staff with the right skills at short notice is vital to keeping projects within budget and on time. We can help your project move forward smoothly by sourcing the right staff when you need them. We can fill multiple vacancies using a tailored approach and are also ideally suited to form a part of a preferred supplier list.Built on over 50 years of experience, you can be confident that Hays Construction is the right choice to expertly partner you in recruitment and other employment related issues, including outplacement and salary benchmarking.

Laidlaw

The Laidlaw Interiors Group specialises in architectural interiors, with a comprehensive portfolio of market leading brands supplying doorsets, ironmongery, access control, handrail and balustrading, architectural glass, washrooms and partitioning systems. Proud of its manufacturing heritage, the group champions independent testing and believes in the value of collaborative working through a cohesive, integrated supply chain. The group consists of Laidlaw, Saturn Architectural, Komfort, Leaderflush Shapland, Fitzpatrick, Longden, Cubicle Systems, TDSL and Tufwell Glass.

Maxim Eyes

MAXIMeyes (UK) Ltd is one of the biggest energy and communications consultancies in the UK and a leading provider of project management services for new connections and metering for new builds. MAXIMeyes was formed in 2004 by Shamir Jiwa, with the intention of finding innovative solutions to the challenges that business face when dealing with utilities. We are set up to bring to our customers the benefits of competition in energy markets, including energy procurement and new multi-utility connections with greater cost efficiency and reduced lead times. MAXIMeyes website: www.maximeyes.net

Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald’s expertise covers every type of building development – from commercial and cultural to retail and residential – and every discipline, from acoustics, façade engineering and fire safety to structural and MEP design, ventilation and vertical transportation.  We aim to develop elegant, innovative solutions that enhance quality and sustainability and meet the highest standards of user comfort and safety – all while keeping a sharp focus on functionality, economy and efficiency to add maximum value for our clients. We’re using our industry-first cost and carbon tools LifeCYCLE and CapIT to advance sustainability. And as a leader in Building Information Modelling (BIM) we’re encouraging collaboration across the delivery chain to achieve better solutions, faster timescales, improved risk management and enhanced whole-life performance. Visit www.buildings.mottmac.com

Powerday

Powerday provides Recycling and Waste Management solutions to the Construction Industry throughout London and beyond. Investing in new technology to provide an alternative to landfill by delivering 100% recovery from waste and a truly sustainable approach to waste management. Powerday operates the largest Materials Recovery Facility in Southern England, open 24 hors a day and provides comprehensive recycling reporting and consultation. www.powerday.co.uk

Radmat Building Products

Radmat is an independent British company specialising in the manufacture and supply of high performance roof waterproofing systems and components, including Green/Living Roofs.  Supplying only through Radmat trained and approved contractors we provide comprehensive design and technical support to the entire construction team, aiding delivery of the right solution at the right price.

Our long standing relationships with some of the UK’s leading clients, specifier’s, surveyors, main contractors and specialist roofing and waterproofing contractors bear testimony to our levels of commitment to doing the job right first time, an attitude that has benefitted such prestigious projects as Westfield London, the Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Dynamic Earth (Edinburgh), The Deep (Hull) and many more.

For further information on our products, services and comprehensive guarantees please visit www.radmat.com or call 01858 410372 for the personal touch.

Schueco

Schueco UK Limited, an independent, wholly-owned subsidiary of Schüco International KG, is the UK market leader in aluminium curtain-walling, façades, windows and doors and in the design and supply of solar energy systems including building-integrated photovoltaics and thin-film technology.These systems are brought together in ‘Energy3 – Saving Energy, Generating Energy, Networking Energy’, an overarching concept that enables buildings to achieve the lowest possible carbon emissions through high levels of insulation and the use of renewable energies.Schueco UK Limited is therefore delighted to sponsor Building magazine’s Project of the Year category, which celebrates the best of construction practice, imaginative design and environmental sustainability.

SIG plc

SIG plc is a leading European distributor of specialist construction materials.  From groundworks to the roof and everything in-between, SIG delivers the full range of specialist building materials for your construction project, Nationwide.

Our Range
With over 300 branches across the U.K., you will be able to access our products quickly and easily for efficiency, and locally to reduce mileage.

• Energy Management
• Insulation
• Dry Lining
• Interiors
• Roofing & Roofline
• Construction Accessories
• Acoustics & Vibration
• Fixings & Power Tools

Constructive Solutions
We have relationships with the industry’s leading brand manufacturers. This independence means we can draw a product package together from a combination of suppliers, to achieve the most cost effective and practical solution to your project challenges.  Involving SIG in the early stages of the project means we can work with you to deliver value from the start.  As specialists, SIG has developed the expertise to give you full technical support and solutions at every stage of build.

A Partnership
Our aims are to make your life easier on site, and add value to your project wherever we can.