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CHIC Conference - Workshops

We’re one week away from our annual CHIC Conference & Exhibition, which is chaired by Mark Easton.

There still time to book your place if you haven done so yet, HERE

You’re not going to want to miss the exciting programme of key sector topics we will be discussing, delivered by a wide range of informed speakers…

 

Our Workshops & Speakers

 

BUILDING AND PEOPLE SAFETY: 08:50 – 09:40

CAN WE BE DOING MORE?

Chaired by Mark Easton, BBC

  • Gary Taylor, CLC
  • Andy Durber, Blue Flame Associates
  • Alan Penton, ARK Consultancy
  • Stephen Sharman, CHIC

 

DYNAMIC PURCHASING: 10:50 – 11:40

HOW DOES THIS WORK?

Chaired by Maggie Punyer, CHIC Chair

  • Sam Domican, CHIC
  • Mark Robinson, Trowers & Hamlins
  • Jayne Bissell, Connexus
  • Richard Baker, Bailey Garner
  • Jackie Leonard, ARK Consultancy

 

DECARBONISATION: 10:50 – 11:40

HOW ARE WE GOING TO ACHIEVE ‘NET ZERO’?

Chaired by Mark Easton, BBC

  • Sarah Payling, Ocean Media Group
  • Jon Daley, Magenta Living
  • Chris Cheshire, Laker Building Management Solutions
  • Luke Hurd, CHIC
  • David Patterson, Robert Price

 

ENGAGING THE SUPPLY CHAIN: 12:10 – 13:00

HOW FAR SHOULD YOU GO?

Chaired by David Wells, CHIC Vice Chair

  • Giles Newman, CHIC
  • Stuart Hough, Travis Perkins
  • Ben Johnson, Qualis
  • Mike Harris, CHIC
  • Scott Parker, Magnet
  • Toby Ball, Ventro

 

THE FUTURE IS TECHNOLOGY: 12:10 – 13:00

HOW IS IT CHANGING WHAT WE DO?

Chaired by Mark Easton, BBC

  • Tom Collins, Worcester Bosch
  • Paul Cartwright, AICO
  • Charles Solanki, Switchee
  • David Leach, Novus
  • Martin Radbourne, CHIC
  • Colin Sales, 3C Consultancy

 

NEWBUILD: 14:00 – 14:50

WHAT’S CHANGING?

Chaired by Maggie Punyer, CHIC Board

  • Sarah Davey, CHIC
  • David Hannon, Rooftop Housing Group
  • Troy Kidsley, Architect
  • Gerraint Oakley, Platform Housing Group
  • Wayne Yeomans, M-AR

 

STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT: 14:00 – 14:50

WHAT DOES BRILLIANT LOOK LIKE?

Chaired by Mark Easton, BBC

  • John Fisher, CHIC
  • Sam Brett, Integ Consulting
  • Kevin Williamson, Sovereign Housing Group
  • Leon Storer, Stonewater
  • Mark Williams, Deeo
  • Ted Pearce, Orbit

 

KEYNOTE: 15:15 – 16:15

FUTURE CHANGES IN THE SECTOR

Chaired by Mark Easton, BBC

  • John Fisher, CHIC
  • Susan French, Barnsbury Housing Association
  • Chris Jofeh, ARUP
  • Trevor WiIliams, Economist
  • Wayne Gethings, Wrekin Housing Group

 

REGISTER NOW 

 

For more details about the individual workshop sessions, please visit our website at https://www.chicltd.co.uk/event/chic-conference-exhibition-21 
 



CHIC Conference - Exhibition

CHIC is holding the 10th face to face annual conference on 17th November at Sixways Stadium in Worcester. This event is set to receive close to 500 visitors throughout the day and has changed significantly since the first one in 2010, a much smaller event attended by around 100 delegates at the National Motorcycle Museum.

 

The events origins were to launch CHIC, a consortium set up by seven founding member housing associations. The intent was to work collaboratively to create efficiencies for their organisations and customers, through smart procurement and asset management for the 45,000 properties they managed. The founders started CHIC on the basis that it was a member organisation that would grow, with a range of new members joining. With now over 150 members managing over 1.6m homes, CHIC has also significantly grown the number of organisations in it’s supply chain.

 

Our exhibition is welcomed by 39 exhibitors, including contractors, merchants, consultants, materials supply partners and other key stakeholders. Without their contributions, CHIC would not have been able to run successful annual conferences over the past decade.

 

Some are also sponsoring the conference and we are grateful to them all for their support.

 

Be sure to visit all of their stands and see what new innovations are available through CHIC’s diverse supply chain. The exhibition opens at 09.15 and closes at 17.15. All refreshments and the keynote sessions are in the exhibition hall, so you should get lots of opportunity to meet and network.

 

 

Our Conference Sponsors

 

Our Exhibitors

 

 

 

 



Free Legal Advice

It’s your last chance to book your place at one of our free legal advice surgeries.

 

CHIC launched its new Legal Services Framework in July last year, comprising of a panel of 22 leading housing specialist law firms. The 4-year framework was developed to create easy and compliant access to a range of law firms, offering potential savings for all of our members with more than 200 fixed-fee deals, plus hourly rates at an average 30% discount on firms standard charges.

 

Three of these law firms have offered to provide expert free legal advice across Corporate, Governance & Finance, Housing & Asset Management and Property & Development, for you.

 

We have five slots available so if you want to take this opportunity, register your place as soon as possible by using the link below:

 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1O3gLLjPYfuKUDrf8jBQvXWWu08MxcUw0_hUaRjRVWak/edit?usp=sharing

 

They will be hosted on Wednesday 17th November 2021 at our annual CHIC Conference & Exhibition. If you haven’t done so already, you can register your place using the link below:

 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1daV-wxRyJeTqrVWYEXVYtD4KDxsbwZlrXjWnudqSgB8/edit?usp=sharing
 



Trainee of the Year

Nominations have now closed and the shortlisted candidates have been announced for our annual awards.

 

The award is to recognise the achievements of an outstanding trainee, who is part of a CHIC Member organisation or CHIC’s supply chain. CHIC supports a range of training and apprenticeship programmes through member call off contracts.

 

Thank you to all of those who proposed a candidate for the award. CHIC’s Chair and Vice Chair are now reviewing the shortlist to decide on the 2021 winner. The awards will be presented by Mark Easton, BBC Home Editor at CHIC’s Annual Conference and Exhibition on Wednesday 17th November 2021 at Sixways Stadium, Worcester.

 

The shortlisted candidates are:

 

  • Steve Tovey, Bell Group
  • Kenny Robertson, Global HSE Solutions
  • Jessica Davey, Lift & Engineering Services

 

Alongside the trophy, the winner of the award will also receive an Amazon gift card worth £200.

 

Good luck to all of the shortlisted nominees.

 

Sponsored by Bristan Group

 

Bristan Group is proud to be sponsoring Trainee of the Year. It’s a subject close to our heart because behind our own success story, is a people-focused business where passion and knowledge are cherished, and everybody takes pride in the way we simplify life for all of our clients.

 

The knowledge of our people also means that as a group we deliver for clients large and small in a variety of sectors encompassing luxury homes to hospitals, schools and affordable housing.


As a partner to Housing Associations, we understand that budgets have become increasingly stretched, and the importance of finding new ways to meet safety and efficiency standards for residents without compromising on quality has never been more important.

 

As a group, we support this with some brilliantly simple solutions:


Brilliant basin mixers taps - Eco-friendly, practical and stylish, our basin mixer taps are ideal for reducing water consumption in the bathroom, with different flow limiters to suit a variety of products, that can reduce water flow to as little as 3.5 litres per minute.


Simple shower solutions - With 25% of water wastage coming from showers, we’ve developed a range of flow limiters that can be easily fitted onto our popular bar shower range. These can limit the flow rate to as little as 4 litres per minute.


Quality products - We know how important tenant satisfaction is and can help avoid the cost of leaky taps and showers. Our showers are tested to the equivalent of 130 years usage and our taps are turned on and off 80,000 times to ensure endurance in our UKAS accredited testing facility. With rock-solid guarantees, ranging from 5 to 10 years – they can take everything life can throw at them.

 



CHIC Order Management System - COMS

Launched at Housing 2021 this year, the CHIC Order Management System (COMS) is an online, browser-based ordering solution that features programme and catalogue management for members, as well as a platform to make and receive orders for contractors and suppliers.

 

A smart way to help manage the supply chain, COMS:

 

  • Allows for a single order for multiple suppliers
  • Lets you provide direct materials supply to contractors
  • Has an automated invoicing interface
  • Provides complete programme management and cost control
  • Features live dashboard reporting, and
  • Is easy to access from phone or tablet.

 

The user journey and breadth of benefits were showcased at the Inside Housing Connected Futures Summit last week and we will be providing live demonstrations for our members at our upcoming CHIC Conference & Exhibition.

 

Be sure to come and see us next to the main stage in the exhibition hall. If you are a member delivering a suitable project through a CHIC call off contract – COMS is available for no additional cost.

 



HOMES UK

CHIC is proud to announce that we will be exhibiting at HOMES UK for the first time. The 2021 conference season is now in full swing with most face to face conferences having been pushed back to the latter part of the year, due to Covid restrictions. CHIC wants to take every opportunity to make up for lost time to meet existing and new members and supply chain partners. So, we are pleased to be able to exhibit at HOMES, where we look forward to meeting the wide range of delegates attending.

 

Returning to ExCel London on 23-24 November, it will bring together thousands of housing professionals from housing associations, local authorities, funders, housebuilders and the built environment to discuss, share new ideas and learn from each other as we work to ensure we are all building a stronger sector with housing at the heart of the UK recovery.

 

Representatives of the CHIC team will be on the stand for both days of the event, so be sure to stop by stand H654. We will also be demonstrating the new CHIC Order Management System – COMS – be sure to come and have a look.

 

If you haven’t registered your place yet, you can do so here

 

If you would like to set up a discussion with a team member at the event, please contact aprice@chicltd.co.uk who will make the necessary arrangements.