50% increase in visitors
We’re looking forward to the 2012 event as there are so many exciting opportunities that the market has to offer and so many changes providing these opportunities. With Green Deal on the horizon, RHI and FIT all in place and starting to benefit all renewables, 2012 will be the best year yet for this rapidly expanding market and Greenbuild Expo has now established itself as a diary date for the professionals, when it comes to sustainable building and refurbishment. With visitors arriving from across the country and from sectors including volume housing, office, health, education, leisure, hotel and retail it saw over 4000 visitors in 2011.
Quality
Once again we were able to bring quality visitors to the event. The feedback all round to the 2011 event has been terrific: visitors have commented on the quality of the seminar programme and the competence of the exhibitor personnel who were able to give knowledgeable and practical advice for their projects. Getting the balance right is key to visitors enjoyment and with a blend of technical seminars, case studies and innovation visitors have commented on the event giving a well rounded perspective of technologies and solutions the market offers. Exhibitors have benefited too with business done and appointments were made during the event.
Partners
Our professional partnerships are growing again with a variety of organisations wishing to be involved with Greenbuild next year. Once again UK Green Building Council, Procure Plus, CCINW, Manchester City Council, Manchester Society of Architects, RICS, RTPI, BRE and CIAT, are all involved and adding their expertise to the event.
Aims for 2012
Target Audience
| Architects/Consultants | Housebuilders | Developers |
| Installers | Housing Associations | Engineers |
| Maintenance Managers | Specifiers | Energy Managers |
| Builders Merchants | Contractors | Local Authorities |
| Designers | Planners | Facilities Managers |
| Procurement Bodies | Commercial Landlords | Businesses |
Greenbuild Expo will again focus on professionals working in the volume housing and non-domestic building sectors, rather than self build and consumer. 2012 will see us build on our success with sectors including hotel and leisure, offices and larger companies covering energy saving methods, CRC, behavioural change and much more. In addition the Green Deal will play a key part in the proceedings with Debates running throughout the event in the central arena
Greenbuild Expo is recognised as the largest sustainable building and refurbishment event in the North of the UK. We not only hope to encourage a larger audience but also bring more high profile industry speakers and more industry-leading exhibitors to the 2012 event. Championing sustainable refurbishment and building solutions is what Greenbuild is about whether that’s in the volume domestic market or wider construction sectors including hotel and leisure, retail and offices. 2012’s event will look at all of these sectors and bring clarity to areas like Green Deal, potentially the largest refurbishment opportunity the UK, and certainly the most challenging!
Promotion for 2012
An extensive advertising and PR campaign begins in December together with direct mail, email and web advertising for the 2012 event.
Our sister website www.greenbuildnews.co.uk enables us to continually promote the event, update our subscribers on new elements of the show or speakers signed up as well as keep them abreast of sustainable building issues. This together with Greenbuild Magazine provides ongoing dialogue with previous visitors to the event allows us a unique insight into what is popular with sustainable building professionals, what concerns they have what areas need clarification and of course the ones that are most popular. This provides the basis of the seminar programme for Greenbuild Expo and ensures we are addressing the concerns of the visitors to the site and show.
Need more information on how to get involved in 2012, exhibition, seminars or debates?
Contact Chris Eldridge on 07921 677645 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)