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Setting the standard for maintaining assets

NHMF Conference Timetable

Tuesday 27 January 2009

9.00 - 10.00 Registration, refreshment and exhibition viewing
10.00 Plenary 1:
Systematic Retrofitting of Energy Efficiency Measures to Existing Buildings
Russell Smith (Managing Director, Parity Eco Solutions)
11.00 Refreshments in exhibition areas
11.30 Choice of workshops:
  1. 1a Procurement finished equals job done?
    Alison Brown (Strategic Housing Director, Mears Group plc)
  2. 1b Innovative waste management solutions
    Jonathon Goose (Sales Director, Connaught Environmental Ltd)
  3. 1c Energy certification
    Richard Macphail (Principal Consultant, National Energy Services)
  4. 1d Managing your organisation's exposure to tree related risks
    Keiron Hart (Head of Insurance Services, Marishal Thompson Group)
  5. 1e Single source supply chain management - Responding to repairs and maintenance in the 21st Century
    Shaun Aldis (Director of Property Services, Wolverhampton Homes)
    Damion Rothener (Business Development Manager, Travis Perkins)
12.30 Plenary 2:
Richard Sorensen (Tenant Services Co-ordinator, TSA)
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13.30 Buffet lunch and exhibition viewing
14.30 Choice of workshops:
  1. 2a The use of open book and target costing within advanced partnering
    Tony Bryan (Managing Director, Value Based Solutions)
  2. 2b Vetting and Managing subcontractors – avoiding the bear traps
    Wayne Hughes (Executive Director for Asset Management & Procurement, Housing Quality Network)
  3. 2c What residents want – partnerships in maintenance
    Will Campbell-Wroe (Managing Director, West Kent Extra)
  4. 2d Electrical Periodic Inspection Reporting
    Steve Hesketh (Electrical Safety Council)
  5. 2e Bib & braces to world class services - evolution or do we need a revolution?
    Wayne Gales (Operations Director, South Liverpool Housing Group)
15.30 Refreshments in exhibition areas
16.00 Plenary 3:
Paul Reader (Director, Environmental Property Services)
Chris George (Director of Property Services, Mendip Housing)
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Download HQN paper on Partnering and Open Book (Wayne Hughes and Rob McNaughton) ... (341kb)
17.30 NHMF AGM chaired by Paul Wenham
18.30 Pre dinner drinks
20.00 Conference dinner and NHMF awards

Wednesday 28 January 2009

7.30 Breakfast in restaurant
9.00 Plenary 4:
Greg Trimmer (Managing Director, Trimmer CS)
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10.00 Choice of workshops:
  1. 3a NHMF award feature
    Richard Barker (Project Manager, Notting Hill HT)
    John Barnes (Head of Asset Management, Housing Solutions)
  2. 3b NHMF award feature
    Wayne Gethings (Director of Asset Management, The Wrekin HT)
    Andrew Griffiths (Planned Maintenance Surveyor, Bournville Village Trust)
  3. 3c Practical options for maintenance services with leasholders
    Steve Michaux (Director Leasehold Services, A2 Dominion)
  4. 3d Asbestos: keeping up to date with best practice
    John Richards (Managing Director, Thames Laboratories)
  5. 3e Checkmate - Trends and findings from Round 9
    Tim Wilson (Director, M3 Consultancy)
    Robin Summerhill (M3 Consultancy)
  6. 3f Client & Contractor Joint Employment Initiatives - Taking Partnering to the Next Level
    Jessica Bradshaw (Group Director, Harvest Housing Group)
    Michelle Swarbrick (Group HR Manager, Cruden Group)
11.00 Refreshments in exhibition areas
11.30 Choice of workshops:
  1. 4a Demonstrating value for money in a DLO
    Rob McNaughton (Associate, HQN)
  2. 4b So what's looking best for green technology and existing buildings?
    Paul Reeve (Head of Safety & Environment, Electrical Contractors' Association)
  3. 4c Being prepared for inspection
    Frances Child (Housing Inspector (Central Region), Audit Commission)
  4. 4d How to keep yourself out of hot water
    John Powell (Managing Director, Frankham Risk Management Services Limited)
  5. 4e Practical implications of the new gas installer registration scheme
    Jeff Learman (Director of Stakeholder Management, Capita Gas Registration and Ancillary Services Ltd.)
  6. 4f Tenant participation in managing voids
    Sally-Anne Underhill (Empty Homes Manager (Voids & Allocations), LHA-ASRA Group)
    Deanna Von Anrep (Senior Empty Homes Officer (Voids & Allocations), LHA-ASRA Group)
12.30 Plenary 5:
Richard Baines (Director of Sustainable Development, Black Country HG)
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13.30 Buffet lunch and exhibition viewing
14.15 Plenary 6:
Liam O'Connell (Professional speaker)
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16.00 Close

The NHMF reserve the right to make changes to the timetable.