HS2 Supply Chain Conference 2013
The first High Speed Two (HS2) Supply Chain Conference took place in Birmingham on Tuesday 5 November 2013.
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The overall objective of the programme is to raise awareness and understanding of the HS2 procurement process, and build long-term positive relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders and key influencers at regional and national levels.
The key areas of focus at the Supply Chain Conference were:
- Promoting the commercial opportunities the project will bring to the UK
- Explaining what skills will be required from the workforce; and
- Detailing how companies can prepare to get involved.
The event was launched by Louise Brooke-Smith of RICS with welcome speeches from Douglas Oakervee CBE and Alison Munro, followed by a panel debate and a key-note address from the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt. Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP.
The afternoon offered seminars which demonstrated how we can work together to deliver a better end product, covering topics like sustainable construction methods, skills capacity, collaboration and BIM.
Of the 800 attendees from 600 different organisations:
- 55% of organisations were SMEs
- 51% of organisations were in the construction & civil engineering or infrastructure, rail and transport sectors
- 46% of participants were CEOs, Chairpersons, Partners, Managing Directors or are at the Executive and Director level
- of the UK based organisations, 76% were based outside of London
- the total global turnover of all registered organisations was over £450bn
- collaboration was the most subscribed seminar at the Supply Chain Conference 2013
If you would like to receive information about future events and be added to the HS2 Supply Chain distribution list, please email SCC@hs2.org.uk.