Highlights of the CIOB Calendar for the coming month.
Site visit: HS2 Twyford to Greatworth (T2G) project with immersive VR experience
2 May, 9-11am, Westbury
The Twyford to Greatworth (T2G) project is a 20km section of the HS2 route delivered by joint venture Eiffage Kier Ferrovial BAM (EKFB).
The project involves construction of a 20km mainline, extensive earthworks and structures including viaducts and bridges. It is led by EKFB project director Tony Wehby FCIOB, along with EKFB deputy project director Timothée Scherer and HS2 senior project manager Elizabeth Longinotti.
The visit will include an insightful talk led by a T2G site engineer and the opportunity to virtually drive diggers, ADTs and cranes with equipment from Flannery.
Contact: [email protected]
Site visit: British Library at Boston Spa
12 May, 10.30am-1pm, Wetherby
Join CIOB and Wates for this exciting look at the British Library Project in Boston Spa.
The British Library at Boston Spa is expanding its capacity as the national collection grows. The scheme involves the construction of a 28 metre high, 5,274 sq metre groundbreaking, fully automated net zero carbon archive building, featuring a public viewing gallery and 220km of extra shelf space.
Nothing like this archive has been built in the UK before, where the environment is completely airtight and, when complete, a fully automated racking and robotics system will retrieve documents.
Contact: [email protected]
Site visit: HS2 Old Oak Common
13 May, 1.30-4pm, London
Join CIOB London Tomorrow’s Leaders for this site visit in partnership with HS2 and the
BBVS joint venture (Balfour Beatty, Vinci, Systra).
The BBVS joint venture is responsible for the final design, construction and commissioning of the HS2 Old Oak Common station in west London, the London interchange station of the UK’s second high-speed railway.
With six high-speed sub-surface platforms and eight conventional surface platforms, it will act as a state-of-the-art gateway to London and the wider area, with intermodal interchange with rail, taxi, cycle and pedestrian modes.
Contact: [email protected]
The Future of Collaboration Without Barriers
14 May, 6-8pm, Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot, Oxon
IPInitiatives has focused on radically overhauling and streamlining procurement, design, delivery, occupation and operation to transform construction.
This talk will introduce the IPI Procurement Model and Alliance Contract, explaining how it promotes true collaboration, with insights as to how it has been applied in the delivery of a range of projects.
Contact: [email protected]
Site visit: RIS:ES Coombe Valley Hospital
16 May, 2-4pm, Bexhill-on-Sea
This site visit is to the new £60m 54-bed acute inpatient mental health hospital in Bexhill currently under construction.
Kier has been appointed by the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to deliver the 5,300 sq metre facility, which will provide high-quality inpatient services for adults.
Three 18-bed wards, all with individual bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms, are surrounded by therapeutic landscaped green space. The new building will also provide outpatient services and training facilities. Energy-efficient systems will optimise environmental performance.
Contact: [email protected]
Cambridge Lecture 2025: Upskill, Educate, Innovate
22 May, 1.30-4pm, Cambridge
The Cambridge Lecture 2025, Upskill, Educate, Innovate, is a joint event held by CIOB and CICES.
Enjoy a networking lunch before listening to our panel discuss how to upskill, educate and innovate.
Speakers include: CICES president Alison Watson, CEO of Class of your Own; Peter Sillett of Coaching Cultural Solutions; and Caroline Gumble, CEO of CIOB. (See p51 for more details).
To book, register on www.ciob.org/events, which will take you to the CICES website where you must create an account with a password to book your ticket.
Contact: [email protected]
For a full list of events and to register visit www.ciob.org/events.
