119th Edition – Zak World of Façades United Kingdom

This will be the 119th edition globally and the 1st edition in Birmingham which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions.

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Speakers and Panelists

Danny Hampshire

Principal Façade Manager, Wates

Michael Duff

Architect Associate, BDP

Michael joined BDP in 2017 and has experience working across multiple sectors, with a focus on workplace, with his most recent completion a new UK centre for Microsoft. Currently he is leading the refurbishment of the old Typhoo Tea Factory...

Nick Buxton

Façade Manager, Sir Robert McAlpine

Nick has been involved in the management of façade delivery on projects for the past 8 years in a variety of different sectors and system types. He is part of the Sir Robert McAlpine façades team, looking at projects based...

Alex Housden

Development Manager, MEPC

Alex Housden is a development manager with 17 years experience in the built environment. He is currently leading the development of Three Chamberlain Square, a 190,000sqft NIA commercial office building at Paradise Birmingham, a major commercial led mixed use development...

Drew Fentiman

Main Contractor Consultant, OBEX Protection

Drew Fentiman is an accomplished professional in the construction industry, with a new, unique focus on façade sealing technology and weatherproofing systems. He has dedicated his career to bringing clarity and innovation to construction organizations, striving to ensure that all...

Robert King

Director, Howells

Robert joined Glenn Howells Architects’ Birmingham office in the summer of 2015 to work on London City Island, a new residential neighbourhood in Tower Hamlets which delivered over 1,700 new homes and the new HQ for English National Ballet. Robert...

Tom Bell

Partner, Quantem

Tom is a Partner at Quantem, based in their Birmingham office, he specialises in Quantity Surveying services and has been working in Birmingham and the West Midlands for over 18 years. Tom predominantly focuses on Residential, Industrial, Commercial and Advance...

Graham Laws

Technical Director, Siderise

Graham is Technical Director at Siderise. He has worked in the business for over 22-years and his passion for product compliance and continuous improvement is integral to Siderise’s commitment to work with ‘integrity in all we do.

Timothy Newcombe

Senior Engineer, Cundall

Tim has made a large impact on the industry in his short 4 years working in engineering consultancy. He has led the MEP design of Three Chamberlain Square, and at the same time dynamically simulated the operational energy usage. Tim...

Simon Delahunty-Forrest

Assistant Director - Planning & Development, Birmingham City Council

Simon is the Assistant Director Development within the Planning and Development service area forb Birmingham City Council. As a qualified Architect Simon is Birmingham City Council’s lead design advisor championing design quality within the built environment. Having responsibility for ‘Specific...

Frances Gannon

Partner, Make Architects

Frances joined Make in 2004 and has worked in Make’s London, Birmingham and Beijing studios. She has a wide variety of sector experience, with a particular focus on workplace. She has contributed to a number of projects in Birmingham: from...

Dav Bansal

Partner, Howells

Dav has been with the practice since 1999 and became a Partner in 2015. He leads the Birmingham studio and oversees the design of major urban regeneration projects including Birmingham’s Paradise development in the city’s civic heart, along with the...

Lisa Deering

Director, Glancy Nicholls

Lisa is a Director of Glancy Nicholls Architects. Since joining the company in 2008 she has gained extensive knowledge in working with both public and private sectors. She has led projects with a master planning and regeneration focus across a...

Iain Gray

Associate Director - Façades, BB7

Iain Gray is a Chartered member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and Society of Façade Engineering (SFE), with over 15 years of experience within the UK façade industry working as a façade consultant as well as for leading...

Adam Salt

Business Development Manager, A. Proctor Group

Adam Salt has been working for The A. Proctor Group since 2019 and has specialised in facades in high-rise, offsite and modular construction. Adam has years of experience in the high-rise sector, focusing on façade design, regulation compliance and innovation....

Alina White

Associate, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Alina is an Associate at FCBStudios, working principally on residential, commercial workplaces and school projects. Alina has a passion for environmental design of beautiful, considered architecture. She is an accomplished designer and experienced in the delivery of projects on-site. Her...

Gurprit Bassi

Director | Façade Engineer, Wintech

Gurprit Bassi is a Director and Sustainability Lead at Wintech Group and provides strategic direction as part of his role. At Wintech he has been involved with many high-profile projects on major residential and commercial projects, both in the UK...

Ange Francis

Engineering Services - Head of Façades, John Sisk & Son

Ange has 36 years’ experience in the construction industry, specialising in façades and envelope solutions. The level of knowledge and understanding acquired has led to her being recognised as an expert in the field, who currently sits on three Government...

Gianluca Rapone

Associate - Building Physics and Sustainability Lead, FMDC

Gianluca is an Associate at FMDC, one of the top façade and materials consultancies in the UK. He is a façade engineer with a strong background in building envelope physics; before moving to the UK, he completed a PhD in...

Aneel Kilaire

Associate Façade Consultant, Ramboll

Aneel formerly of Wintech is now an Associate at Ramboll in their Birmingham office. He has been over ten years in the industry, gaining knowledge and experience in the design of facades in a wide range of materials, from concept...

Rob Nield

Associate Director, Webb Yates Engineers

Rob is a structural engineer with a passion for creating innovative, efficient and elegant structures having designed projects ranging from stone staircases and timber pavilions to city centre towers, railway stations and airports. Having started his career with Arup, where...

Miguel Silva

UK Head of Specification, Effisus

Miguel Silva has a relevant past experience of more than 20 years in the construction industry covering a wide range of façade systems in the weatherproofing thematic as well as special refurbishment, recladding and remedial works. With over 100 major...

Stephen Tanno

Director Pre-Construction Services, Schüco International

Stephen Tanno graduated from The University of Southampton in 1987 and worked as a Consulting Engineer for the next 16 years, including 5 years with Ove Arup in Sydney and 8 years as Group Director with Buro Happold, where he...

Stefan Trifonov

Head of Engineering, Schüco UK & IE

Stefan has over ten years of experience in the façade industry and holds a PhD in Structural Engineering from his native Bulgaria. He has worked on an array of challenging projects across Europe and the Middle East. Stefan specialises in complex façade...

Naveen Sandhu

Specification Manager - UK & Ireland, AkzoNobel

Naveen oversees the development of architectural activity for AkzoNobel, manufacturers of the market leading brand of powder coatings; Interpon. For over 8 years, he has collaborated with architects, façade consultants, main contractors, cladding sub-contractors and approved powder applicators on a...

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