Direction Group Dinner & Meeting
Direction Group Dinner & Meeting
18 – 19 June 2019
Theme: International manufacturing and supply opportunities and challenges
Buildoffsite – Welcome & Introductions
Department for International Trade – Dennis McGlynn, Investment Adviser – Provided an insight into DIT’s Role in Promoting Exports and Attracting Inward Investment to support the Growth of the UK Offsite Construction Sector
WSP – Jane Richards, Head of Discipline – new member introduction
- Short introduction
- WSP & our Global Rethinking Offsite Campaign
- Brief case studies
Solibri – Andrew Bellerby, Managing Director – Provided an insight into the world of Model Checking and how Solibri bring quality control and assurance to digital design and construction processes. Opportunity to see how the UK & Ireland compare to the rest of Europe in the uptake of building information model checking processes
HORS-SITE Construction – Pascal Chazal, CEO –
Pascal talked about:
- European Appetite for bringing Offsite innovations and systems into the UK
- Update on the growth in popularity of Offsite (MMC) in France and opportunities that may present to our members
Encon – Chris Barlow, Product Development Director – Demonstrated the pivotal role distribution plays within the supply chain for offsite by showing how we can add value and open opportunities for contractors and working closely with manufacturers