Conference programme
New speakers confirmed
08.00 Registration and coffee
09.00 Chair’s welcome
Derek Pitcher, deputy chairman, managing director of consultancy services and head of retail, Cyril Sweett, and board member of the BCSC
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09.15 Asda as the driver for regeneration
• Defining partnerships for regeneration and the role of Asda
• Some examples of challenging sites where Asda is willing to go
• What Asda needs from the contractor and the wider supply chain
• Success stories in the creation of jobs and sustainable stores
Bob Simpson, head of store development, Asda
09.45 Winning work with supermarkets
• What contractors need to know about retail and the supermarket as client
• The key things the store needs to do in comparison to other buildings
• The importance of sustainability to the supermarket
• How to join frameworks and the wider supply chain
Paul Zuccherelli, partner and head of retailers, Davis Langdon
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10.15 Question and answer session
10.30 Coffee & networking break
11.15 Supermarkets and mixed use developments
• How the supermarket works with housing associations and contractors
• The further potential benefits from incorporating leisure or educational facilities
• Working with developers to resolve practical problems caused by putting housing above businesses
• Some example locations where developments have benefitted both community and store
Peter Sutcliff, director building and infrastructure, Scott Wilson
Steve Morris, project manager, Roscoe Development Management
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11.45 Securing planning permission
• The realities on the ground of an increasingly complex planning regime
• How to effectively negotiate with local authorities to minimise delays
• Some examples of Section 106s: affordable housing, road construction and improvement
• Steps to minimise the risk of applications being called in
Huw Williams, partner, Chase & Partners
12.15 Question and answer session
12.30 Effective partnerships to progress schemes
• A panel discussion where each significant actor in the partnership brings their expertise and experience to bear on the question of how to minimise delays and risk, and take questions from the floor
Steven Butterworth, director, Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners
Lester Hampson, head of retail development, Land Securities
Michael Kissman, regional corporate affairs manager
Colin Turner, sector head for food retail, EC Harris
John Walker, head of development planning services, Westminster City Council
13.15 Lunch & networking break
14.45 M&S’ contribution to green consumption
• Why sustainability is so important to M&S
• Practical steps towards energy-efficient air-conditioning, ovens and refrigeration
• The need to cut waste by redirecting hot and cold air
• How M&S works with suppliers to be able to identify and commercially apply required technology
Steve Fuller, head of construction delivery and store architecture, Marks & Spencer
15.15 Designing and building energy-efficient, low waste stores
• Designing flexibility to allow adaptability to the market
• Using timber rather than steel to reduce embedded carbon
• Getting the spacing right for reduced heating and cooling
• How to compliment artificial light with natural light, and get the most from renewables
Matt Turner, director, Mace Group
15.45 What’s in store for supermarkets?
• Predicting the scale of future developments
• The key channel trends emerging in food retail
• Assessing the likely drivers further ahead
• Identifying the key players to watch out for
Bryan Roberts, global research director, Planet Retail
16.15 Question and answer session
16.30 Chairman’s closing remarks and end of conference
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