IDE Regional Meeting and Peaky Blinders Tour CANCELLED

Please note that the IDE Regional Meeting and Peaky Blinders Tour scheduled for tomorrow evening at the Old Crown, Digbeth has been CANCELLED owing to the current weather conditions and the local forecast of -10 degrees overnight tonight and into tomorrow.

As the tour is a walking tour of back alleys and streets of Digbeth there is a risk of ice underfoot on uncleared footpaths and that risk cannot be eliminated.

The event will be rearranged for 2018.

IDE Midlands Regional Meeting 12th December

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IDE Midlands Regional Meeting and Peaky Blinders Tour

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IDE Midlands Regional Meeting on August 15th

The IDE has organised a Midlands Regional Meeting for Tuesday, 15th August between 5pm and 7pm.

The meeting is sponsored by DSM Demolition Ltd. and takes place in The Oak Hotel, Stratford Road, Hockley heath B94 5NW. You'll find it on the A34.

At 5pm there will be refreshments and some time to network. Then there will be talks by safety consultant Steve Tamplin on Scaffolding Awareness, and Ricky Hay FRICS, the NFDC Scotland & Ireland Regional Chairman on the demolition of the St. James Quarter in Edinburgh. A video will also be available to watch showing a delayed timelapse of the Tottenham Hotspurs Ground demolition.

To register your attendance, please email info@ide.org.uk

IDE Midlands Regional Meeting, August 15th

On Tuesday, August 15th, an IDE Midlands Regional Meeting will be held in The Oak Hotel on Stratford Road in Hockley Heath.

The event is sponsored by DSM Demolition and kicks off at 5pm with registration and networking accompanied by refreshments and a buffet.

After that there will be a couple of speakers including safety consultant Steve Tamplin talking about scaffolding awareness. Then there's Ricky Hay FRICS, regional chairman of the NFDC for Scotland & ireland. He'll be talking about the demolition of the St. James Quarter in Edinburgh.

Attendees will also be able to watch a time delay video on the demolition of the Tottenham Hotspurs Ground at White Hart Lane in London. It's a work in progress by sponsors DSM Demolition.

If you'd like to attend, then please email info@ide.org.uk to register.

IDE South-East Regional Meeting May 4th

The IDE has announced that the next South-East Regional Meeting will be held on May 4th.

The event is sponsored by and being held at Erith Contractors, located at 33 Grosvenor Place, London SW1. Registration with refreshments and networking begins at 4pm, and this is a free event welcoming non-members that counts for 2 hours CPD.

Speakers at the meeting will include Erith's Terry Madden discussing the Hanover Square Demolition, GNAT UK's Nick Turnbull discussing the Brokk Remote Demolition of the Shrewsbury Flax Mill Silos, and Peak Access Maintenance Solutions' Mark Greenhalgh discussing Demolition and Installation of Temporary Works by Rope Access.

If you are interested in attending, please contact the IDE National Secretary by emailing info@ide.org.uk.

IDE South-East Regional Meeting confirmed for February 1st

An IDE South-East Regional Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 1st February and is sponsored by Worsley Plant Ltd.

The venue address is as follows:

Worsley Plant Ltd.
Unit 4 Waterside Business Park,
Eastways,
Witham,
Essex CM8 3YQ

The programme is being organised by Brian Carroll with registration beginning at 12pm (noon). There will be tea, coffee, and lunch on arrival with a chance to network with other attendees. The meeting and presentations begin at 1pm with our very own John Woodward talking, as well as Adrian McLean of Armac Group and Robert Eastaff of Anglian Demolition. You can also look forward to the NFDC Simulator and Worsley Plant Equipment being available.

IDE Members will receive 2 hours CPD for attending, but non-members are also welcome.

The event is free, but please register your interest with The National Secretary by emailing info@ide.org.uk. Places are limited!

IDE invites you to the first Regional Meeting of 2017

The IDE has announced the first Regional Meeting of 2017 will be happening next Tuesday, January 17th.

It's a Midlands Regional set to occur at the following location:

JCB
Lakeside West,
Denstone Road,
Rocester,
Staffordshire ST14 5JP

The meeting is being sponsored by AR Demolition Ltd and starts at 5pm. It's free, counts for 3 hours CPD, and is open to Non-IDE members. There will be a number of speakers attending, and if you arrive early (3pm), JCB will be happy to take you on a mini tour of their factory, which should last 30 minutes.

If you would like to attend, please register your interest with The National Secretary at info@ide.org.uk.

IDE Midlands Regional Meeting dates announced for 2017

The IDE have announced the Midlands Regional Meeting dates for 2017 and they are as follows;-

• Tuesday 17th January. Venue:- Armac sponsored at new Armac offices.
• Wednesday 05 April. Venue:- AR Demolition sponsored, Venue to be agreed.
• Tuesday 15th August Venue:- DSM sponored. Venue to be agreed.
• Tuesday 12th December Venue;- Possibly Mr Wongs, Birmingham. (Meal and meeting)

Please put the dates in your diaries.

IDE North East Regional Meeting October 20th

There's an IDE North East Regional Meeting being held on Thursday, October 20th between 1pm and 4:30pm. The venue is as follows:

The Hardwick Hall Hotel
Sedgefield
Co. Durham TS21 2EH

1pm registration with tea, coffee, biscuits, and a finger buffet (if you pre-register) will be followed by speakers at 1:45pm onwards. The talks cover:

• RIBA Enterprises discussing BIM and the implications for modelling the demolition of a structure into its design phase
• ESynergy discussing treatment/disposal/recycling options for the composite sandwich building panels and of particular relevance is the processing of the harzadous foam therein

The meeting is being sponsored by John Thompson of Thompsons of Prudhoe. John will also be presenting a case study. Attendance counts for 3 hours CPD and Non-IDE members are very welcome.

If you would like to attend please email the IDE National Secretary at info@ide.org.uk. Places are limited so don't leave it too late!

Scottish Regional Meeting being held May 11th

The next Scottish Regional Meeting is happening on May 11th at the following location:

National Demolition Training Group (Scotland)
30 Nisbet Street
Glasgow

Speakers include: Jim Caldwell Snr F.I.D.E. and Shona Farrell with the meeting focussing primarily on health surveillance following the inclusion of this as mandatory within the NFDC Site Audit Scheme.

The format for the morning will take the form of a workshop with Jim Caldwell Snr taking the lead, initiating debate with the demolition engineers who attend on health surveillance within the demolition industry and the requirements thereof.

If you would like to attend, please email info@ide.org.uk

ICM regional meeting April 12th

The ICM has shared details of its next regional meeting taking place in Haywards Heath next Tuesday, April 12th.

Full details can be found over on our Demolition Training site.

Next IDE North West regional meeting being held on November 26th

The next IDE North West regional meeting being held on Thursday, November 26th at The Park Hotel, Dunnings Bridge Road, Netherton, Liverpool L30 6YN.

The meeting is sponsored by Sloyan Doyle Demolition and the programme has been organised by Wayne Bagnall and Thomas Sloyan. The proceedings begin at 2:30pm with registration alongside refreshments and biscuits. Then at 3pm there's a CDM Consulting Ltd. presentation on "CDM 2015 Demolition and your duties." This is followed at 4pm with a presentation by Wayne Bagnall Consulting Ltd. covering the challenges and solutions working on one of the largest demolition projects in London. Finally at 5pm there will be a hot buffet for registered attendees.

If you would like to attend then please register in advance with the National Secretary at info@ide.org.uk. Attendance is also worth 3 hours CPD and non-IDE members are more than welcome.

ICM's next regional meeting is November 17th

The next Institute of Construction Management regional meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 17th at the St. Francis Social Club at the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath with refreshment available from 6pm.

The topic for the meeting will be “The VIC-96 Steamship Restoration” by Jim Hatfield

Programme:

18.00 - Registration and Coffees with light refreshments
18.45 - Welcome and Introduction – Roy Blamey - Chairman
19.00 - The VIC-9 Steamship Restoration by Jim Hatfield

This meeting features Jim Hatfield and his Steam Ship VIC-96 and will include details about the ship itself and the teamwork involved with the restoration of a 1945 vessel as close to the original as possible and the challenges of keeping it in running order and putting to sea.

Jim is a Chartered Surveyor, and has many interests that make him an informative and interesting speaker and previously spoke on the Tay Bridge Disaster

The meeting qualifies for CPD, and CPD Certificates will be issued at the meeting to all those attending. For more details please email events@aatcl.org.uk

Solihull IDE Regional Meeting was a well-attended success

The IDE has shared details of how well the regional meeting held earlier this month in Solihull went.

It was hosted by DSM Demolition Ltd., had more than 30 attendees, and enjoyed presentations from Stuart Butler of Avonmouth in Bristol and Martin Smith who works as a Safety Officer for Robinson and Birdsell a Demolition and Recycling. For full details, visit the IDE link below.

Source: IDE

Dont' miss an opportunity! IDE Regional Meeting

On Thursday, October 8th the IDE Midlands Regional Meeting is being held in Hockley Heath.

The event is sponsored by DSM Demolition and will include talks from Stuart Butler of Molsen Group and Martin Smith from Robinson & Birdsell on "The unseen side to explosive demolition. The cenue is The Oak Hotel, Stratford Road, Hockley Heath B94 5NW.

Attendance will earn 2 hours of CPD and discounts are being offered on local hotel rooms if required. If you would like to attend, please email The National Secretary at info@ide.org.uk.

Next IDE Midlands Regional Meeting confirmed for October 8th

The IDE has confirmed that the next Midlands Regional Meeting will be held on Thursday, 8th October.

The venue is The Oak Hotel, Stratford Road, Hockley Heath B94 5NW, with the meeting starting at 5:30pm. See the flyer below for further details.

South East IDE Regional Meeting confirmed for July 16th

This is a quick reminder that a South-East Regional Meeting is being held by the IDE on Thursday, 16th July between 4-6pm.

If you would like to attend, the venue address is as follows:

The Tilbury Room
Hilton Dartford Bridge Hotel,
Masthead Close,
Crossways Business Park,
Dartford DA2 6QF

In order to attend, you need to email The National Secretary at info@ide.org.uk. And it's well worth attending, with David Matthews from Pro-Edge Ltd. speaking about Plant & Commercial Vehicle Visions Camera, Nicola Elvery speaking about Occupational Health, and IDE Past President Steve Jack discussing Demolition within the Nuclear Environment. Gary Bishop will also be present for a chat, and attending counts as 2 hours of CPD.

South-East IDE Regional Meeting next month!

A South-East Regional Meeting is being held by the IDE next month on Thursday, 16th July.

The venue is The Tilbury Room, the address is as follows:

The Tilbry Room
Hilton Dartford Bridge Hotel,
Masthead Close,
Crossways Business Park,
Dartford DA2 6QF

IDE Past President Steve Jack and Gary Bishop will be hosting, with the meeting kicking off at 4pm and finishing at 6pm. If you would like to attend then please get in touch with the IDE National Secretary by emailing info@ide.org.uk

Only 8 days until the IDE Scotland Regional Meeting

The IDE is holding a free Scroltand Regional Meeting on May 20th, with both IDE members and non-members welcome.

The meeting is worth 3 hours CPD and will be held and hosted by Reigart Contracts Ltd. located at Drumcavel Quarry, Drumcavel Road, G69 9EP.

Presentations will be given by Peter Reilly of Reigart, Liebherr UK, Sandvik, and a few others yet to be announced. Lunch and refreshments will be provided, and a tour of Liebherr and a Hilti Plant demonstration will be given after lunch.

If you are interested in attending and want to pre-register then please contact the IDE National Secretary by emailing info@ide.org.uk