The BWF Woodworking Conference (Members' Day) may be over for another year, but you can see a bit of what happened by downloading the presentations from the day.
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Opening Session Presentations
Opening by BWF President
Speaker: Roy Wakeman OBE, Performance Timber Products Group
Roy looks at some of the successes of the BWF in opening speech for this year's BWF Woodworking Conference (Members' Day)
Keynote Address
Speaker: Andrew Waugh, Waugh Thistleton Architects
Andrew Waugh imparts his passion for our material by showcasing some of the innovative projects he has worked through his practice and the in-depth research undertaken to prove the benefits of using timber in construction.
Workshop and Innovation MasterClass Session Presentations
(A) & (M) Construction Products Regulation and CE Marking
Speaker – Kevin Frewin, Technical Development Manager, BSI
1st July is the deadline for CE Marking windows and external doorsets. This workshop gives you the key facts on what you’ll need to do in terms of factory process, performance declarations and labeling, to ensure you can continue to sell your staple joinery products.
(B) & (N) EU Timber Regulation
Speaker – Michael Kearney, Enforcement Project Manager, NMO
Every joinery firm has had to comply with the new timber regulation since March. Due diligence is central—are your procedures in place? The NMO, the enforcement authority for this regulation, give you the tools to make sure you’re in compliance.
(C) & (O) Building Regulations – Preparing for Change
Speaker – Kevin Underwood – BWF Technical Manager
Kevin Underwood will run through the changes to the Building Regulations that will affect joinery companies and the final industry responses to the Part L consultation which were submitted to DCLG by engineering consultants AECOM (government have failed to publish the changes to Part L now expected in July 2013).
(D) Innovation MasterClass – Timber – Familiar species, new technology, enhanced performance
Speaker Neil Summers, American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC)
The subject of this MasterClass presentation is the use of thermal modification / heat treatment technology to improve the properties and external performance of temperate hardwood species such as tulipwood, maple and ash. This material, when laminated, has significant potential as a modern and innovative option for the manufacture of high quality timber windows in today’s joinery industry.
(E) Confirming Performance
Speaker: Mark West, Exova Warrington Certification
Mark West from Exova outlines the testing requirements for weather tightness, operation & strength and enhanced security when applied to timber doors and windows in the UK and Europe. He will also present the advantages of declaring the performance of your product in accordance with the product standard EN14351-1 when applying the CE mark by July 2013
(F) Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Speaker: Adam Smith – RIBA Enterprises
This workshop will provide an introduction to the world of BIM, or Building Information Modeling and why this is a game changer for the UK construction Industry. Working with the government and other UK and international organizations, RIBA Enterprises is helping to understand the challenges to the construction industry and provide knowledge and innovative solutions to assist in the roll out of BIM ahead of the UK government’s 2016 target
(G) Sales & Marketing: Selling Added Value
Speaker: Brian Boley, Development Director, Howitt Consulting
Selling in this market has never been tougher and added value solutions are constantly under threat. Brian Boley of Howitt Consulting will develop ideas that give you the edge when selling in these challenging times, including understanding your customers and how to sell added value.
(H) Innovation MasterClass – Machinery
Speaker: Malcolm Cuthbertson, Managing Director, Weinig (UK) Ltd
Woodworking Machinery manufacturers Weinig will be exploring the latest innovations in machines serving the joinery sector, bringing in efficiencies in setup, production and quality outputs.
(I) Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Speaker: Dave Campbell, BWF Training & Marketing Manager
Find a way to motivate your staff, get them to manage their own training and development, and increase their skills using the BWF Continuing Professional Development Programme. We explore CPD’s benefits to joinery firms, provide an example of how a company has incorporated the programme, and explore some solutions for training to help get your staff through CPD and the funding opportunities.
(J) How to avoid HSE’s £124 per hour ‘Fee for Intervention’ inspection costs
Speaker: Jon Gibson, Managing Director, Didac Ltd
Don’t get stung by the new HSE inspection fees—the BWF’s Health & Safety specialists, Didac, explore the ways to ensure you avoid the £124p/h fees if you get an inspection through effective health and safety management in your workshop
(K) Lean Manufacturing
Rick Shouler – Manufacturing Advisory Service
Looking for ways to reduce costs, waste, and time? Rick Shouler from the Manufacturing Advisory Service provides an introduction to lean techniques and how they can improve your company efficiencies in a joinery environment.
(L) Innovation MasterClass – Coatings Innovation
Speakers – Mark Hubbert, Teknos (UK) Limited and Kevin Underwood, BWF Technical Manager
Traditionally, paint was a site applied problem for the finishing trades, but in the last decade, with fully factory finished joinery firmly established, paint has become an integral component of the modern joinery manufacturing process and a key feature of joinery companies’ product offer.
Coating innovations reflect this change, with fast drying, flexible, factory applied water based systems replacing traditional brush applied solvent paints.
As joinery manufacturers have accepted responsibility for the finished product, its service life and maintenance cycle, the importance of design, substrate and process controls in optimising coating performance have been increasingly recognised. This presentation looks at key elements in the BS EN 644 revision and their relevance to getting the best from today’s innovative coating systems.
(P) Innovation MasterClass Fire Resistant Glazing
Speaker – Steve Bond, Pilkington UK Ltd
This innovation MasterClass will focus primarily on fire-resistant glazing and the innovations within in the market and how these can add-value to your joinery products.
Closing Session Presentations
Grown In Britain
Speaker: Ed Suttie, Building Research Establishment (BRE)
Ed explores the new campaign 'Grown In Britain' looking to promote British forests over foreign timbers for use in your production
Construction Industry Figures and the Construction Strategy – Skills
Speakers: Diana Montgomery, CPA and Suzannah Nichol MBE, NSCC
Diana explores the construction industry figures and forcasts along with a focus on the woodworking sector and briefly introduces the start oft he new construction industry strategy. Suzannah, responsible for leading the skills elements of the strategy explores what is needed to ensure we have the right skills by 2025.
