Many communities in Wales and the UK need to be boosted by better buildings, planning and ideas. So how do we deliver the urban regeneration we need?

One of the best ways to answer the question: how do we deliver urban regeneration is to learn from what has happened before. So, save the date: 8th March and book a place at Delivering Urban Regeneration: Case Studies in North Wales. This event will help shape your thinking and give you confidence that these schemes are right for you, your organisation and your community.

Book a slot and mark the details: Cartrefi Conwy Offices, Morfa Gele, North Wales Business Park, Cae Eithin, Abergele, LL22 8LJ.

The event programme runs like this – 

9.30am Registration with tea and coffee on arrival

10.00am Introduction from CREW and Cartrefi Conwy

10:15am Regeneration in Conwy and Bay Life Initiative: Rob Dix, Section Head: Business and Enterprise, Conwy County Borough Council.

10.45am Procurement, sustainability and meeting the housing demand. Adrian Johnson, Assistant Director – Property, Cartrefi Conwy.

11.15am Colwyn Bay Townscape Heritage Initiative. Judi Greenwood, Colwyn Bay Townscape Heritage Initiative Project Manager.

11.40am Holyhead Townscape Heritage Initiative. Nathan Blanchard, Holyhead Townscape Heritage Initiative Project Manager.

12.05pm Question & Answer session

12.15pm Lunch

12.45pm Site visit to Colwyn Bay (with transportation, spaces are limited)

3.00pm Return to Cartrefi Conwy Offices

3.15pm Close

Registration is now available via EventBrite here to attend this event.  Please note that there are 2 booking options.  Either select day delegate place only or day delegate place with Site Visit.  The site visit is limited to 14 spaces only.

The best learning stems from some of the biggest problems, so make a learn about what happened in the south-west of England at Dawlish and on the Somerset levels in 2014.

Anyone from within the construction industry who is interested in learning ‘best practice’ from two of the most highly documented disaster projects from 2014 needs to save the 23rd February in their diary.

It’s a special ‘best practice’ event run by the Bristol Best Practice Club and well worth the trip across the Severn to learn from the experience of the teams behind the repair of the railway lines damaged by storms as well as the engineers and contractors in the public eye on the Somerset levels.

The South West of England construction community were delighted when the Dawlish Emergency Project won the overall Project of the Year Award at last year’s national Constructing Excellence Awards. The ‘best practice’ was recognised to be valuable and something that should be shared with members and beyond – not to mention it figured on TV news and reported on by various politicians. We have therefore arranged a conference around their case study and we are delighted that the Environment Agency has not only agreed to host it but also provide a case study of their own following the Somerset Levels Floods of early 2014. Whilst controversial, the Somerset floods also demonstrate how construction responds in a crisis. These two presentations together with one from Don Ward asking ‘Did we waste a good crisis’, referring to the recession, form an excellent first networking conference for 2016. Last week there only have 60 places available remaining so please book now to avoid disappointment.

Mark the date: Tuesday 23rd February 2016; 9.00am for coffee and networking and then presentations and questions from 9.30am –1.00pm. 

Book your place via the Eventbrite web site.

If construction is the great enabler, then what do we want it to deliver for Welsh infrastructure? What is the infrastructure vision for Wales? Now’s your chance to have your say.

Infrastructure remains at the top of the news agenda for main stream editors on TV, radio and print – no matter if it is the HS2 in England, which was on the news again this week, or remodeling Welsh roads, railways and cities. The big question is what are the right projects?

Along with the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), CEW and other likeminded groups has been working towards developing an Infrastructure Vision for Wales. We began the process back in November 2015.

ACE has instigated a survey – and now it is drawing to a close. Thank you to everyone who has taken part in the survey so far about creating an Infrastructure Vision for Wales. Don’t worry if you haven’t already taken part – you still have until the end of the week to complete the survey. But don’t delay – we want to hear your views.

Please following the link below. Open the Survey

We really appreciate your input. We are keen to receive as much feedback as possible so please share this questionnaire with friends and colleagues. If you have any trouble completing the questionnaire, please contact us at aceprogressnetwork@gmail.com.

All the information received will remain confidential and will be used solely to enhance the development of the vision.

ICE is leading an independent assessment of the UK’s infrastructure needs (the ‘National Needs Assessment’ NNA), working with a coalition of other industry/business/environment bodies. The call for written evidence which will help to inform the assessment is now open and is being cascaded via the NNA bodies. 

I would like to you be included in the ongoing spirit of cooperation we have in Wales between ICE / ACE / CECA and CIHT.

Please circulate this call to your Committee / Board members so they can contribute and are aware of the work. Attached is a letter from Sir John Armitt with a link to the call for evidence in it, so this can be used when distributing to your contacts.

Download: Message from Sir John Armitt