This event is dedicated to identifying practical solutions to challenges facing the construction industry today, with a focus on pipeline, skills, and training issues. By fostering professional connections and mutual understanding between professionals and trades, we aim to advance industry standards and promote collaborative approaches.

The construction industry faces a range of challenges that require collaboration to overcome. Building Connections, delivered as part of BE-ST FEST, brings together representatives from across the sector to address key issues like skills shortages, project delays, and the conservation of existing and historic buildings.

This is your opportunity to connect, share insights, and explore practical solutions for a stronger, more resilient industry. How can we tackle skills and training gaps? How do we ensure our historic buildings are future-proofed? And how can we work together to drive lasting change?

Join us for a dynamic discussion, where your voice will help shape the future of construction. Whether you’re a tradesperson, architect, contractor, site manager, structural engineer, surveyor, or planner, this is your chance to explore real-world solutions.