Stampede of exhibitors, technologies and product for industry event

Organisers say this year’s buildnz | designex, is well on its way to being a sell-out event making it one of the largest for many years.

Buildnz | designex (co-located with The National Safety Show) will see up to 300 exhibitors including New Zealand’s leading suppliers and the addition of many new companies showcasing the latest products and new technologies that are shaping the building, construction and design industries today and in the future.

Tony Waite, Events Director of buildnz | designex, says there is simply no other event that brings together over 6,000 industry professionals to discover hundreds of new products, explore the latest technology and to be informed and to learn from leading industry experts.

New this year is the Recruitment & Growth Hub developed in partnership with BCITO. This is a new premium destination within buildnz | designex that focuses on growing business through developing your workforce. The hub will be offering visitors free Business Mentoring consultations, the chance to attend valuable seminars around building a culture of business growth and retention, and the opportunity to speak directly with BCITO Training Advisors and Business Development teams. The Recruitment & Growth Hub provides a networking opportunity for employers to meet with potential employees and help address the current skilled labour shortage, and the need to train an extra 60,000 workers over the next five years. “We’re delighted to partner with buildnz | designex this year and to provide this opportunity to industry people attending the event. In partnership with industry, we’ve developed Workforce Development Plans for each trade under our coverage and we look forward to sharing these strategies with a wide industry audience at the show,” said Warwick Quinn, Chief Executive, BCITO.

The comprehensive programme includes free-to-attend professional development seminars including keynote speakers Professor Mark Burry and Professor Jane Burry, special features, networking opportunities, show-only specials, and the opportunity to win a huge array of prizes, including a brand-new Ford. The three-day event is co-located with the National Safety Show the largest event National of its kind in concentrating on workplace health and safety solutions and education, says the organisers.

Buildnz | designex will be held at the ASB Showgrounds (Auckland) 25-27 June. It is a trade only event open to all industry professionals. To see the full seminar programme and register for free attendance, go to www.buildnz.com

OPPORTUNITY WITHIN OPPORTUNITY

Within the free-to-attend buildnz | designex, is a ticketed event called The Build Summit. This a dedicated industry forum offering key updates and innovations within the building sector and focusing on the issues facing the industry today – in plain English. Key themes across The Build Summit surround productivity, capacity, quality management and ultimately how to contribute to the bottom line for your building business.

Speakers include Mat Colmer, a built environment specialist from the UK who will be speaking about digital construction; Rob Sobyra who will be talking about Construction Skills Queensland’s Farsight Project, predicting the future of construction work; Paul Hobbs, giving an update from MBIE; Jenny Parker from National Association of Women in Construction; and President of New Zealand Institute of Architects, Christina van Bohemen.