Mark Rea to speak at the IDE Seminar

As regular readers of this site will know John is the President of the IDE and a member of many other institutions related to the demolition industry. One such instituition where John holds a membership is The Institute of Construction Management.

So John is particularly pleased that the President of the IConstM, Mark Rea, has confirmed that he is willing to speak at the IDE Seminar at OGGS London.

Full details of the event that will see a Meeting of Presidents are on the IDE site at www.ide.org.uk.

A biography of Mark Rea can be found at demolitionengineers.net

Earls Court may be demolished after Olympics

One of the most well-known venues for exhibitions and music events may be facing demolition once the 2012 Olympics are over.

Earls Court in London has been visited by most people attending an exhibition of some sort, but now it looks likely to disappear as re-development is planned.

Demolition of the site would not see a new exhibition centre erected, however. Revenue has fallen and ownership has passed to developers Capital and Counties. The likely plan is to turn the site into 8,000 homes.

Such a plan cannot happen until after the 2012 Olympics as Earls Court is being used for the volleyball tournament.

There's still a couple of years to go until the Olympics though, so a lot could happen and Earls Court may be saved. It is also thought the Olympia exhibition venue will stay and see further development.

Source: New Civil Engineer

IDE Seminar timetable OGGS London

The image you see above is the timetable for the IDE Seminar being held at One Great George Street in Westminster, London on the 25th September this year. If you click the image it should load a much larger and readable version.

You can learn more about the seminar and make a booking by visiting the IDE Autumn Seminar page.