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"Winning School Contracts By Design"
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Gourmet Lunch at the Croydon Park Hotel
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CPD Events, TeleConferences
& Workshops Hosted By
Steve Flashman

What Others Say:

"Informative and enjoyable."
Jacqueline Onyeka, Regional Development Manager, Family Mosaic

"It was a very useful seminar, thank you. The speaker was, I thought, particularly good in making the discussion lively and having a huge amount of practical knowledge at her fingertips"
Christopher Rainsford, RIBA
Partner, Calford Seaden

"The CPD was most helpful. I found Isabel an excellent speaker. One of the best I've seen in many years of CPD's and very knowledgeable
of the subject."
Sandy Anderson, Architect.
Associate Director, BPR Architects

"I thought the seminar was very good and excellent value - especially with the lunch included"
Graham Rix RIBA

“Thanks for laying on an excellent event on such a topical issue. Much appreciated. I’ve already put some of the info gained to use.”
Andrew Rayner,
Vincent and Gorbing Associates

“We were inspired by Friday's seminar.The lunch was great too! Both of your speakers were excellent, please pass on our thanks to them.”
John Spence, Senior Partner, Calford Seaden

“A very encouraging and comprehensive presentation by the two excellent speakers and needless to say, the gourmet lunch was excellent.”
John Hesse, Tooley & Foster Partnership

"The seminar was really informative and extremely helpful. As a planner it was fantastic to understand from Steve Davies’ discussion on what is driving the changes in terms of the architectural design and from Steve Batcheler, the LEP procurement process"
Abby Dodson-Parker, Turley Associates, Saville Row

"Thanks Steve, it was a good morning and the split between procurement and school design worked well. It was also good to have a lengthy discussion/ Q&A session."
James Simpson, RDJW Architects

Steve's new eBook:
"Marketing For Construction"
NOW AVAILABLE HERE:
"eBOOK"

Our CPD Seminar "Cracking The Sustainable Code" is now available on two 1 hour long Audio Presentations
on two CD's PLUS Power Point.
This material is free to delegates attending the conference otherwise is available for purchase.
More Info: Click Here

CPD Approved Seminars

Steve has a long track record for hosting top class, professional, CPD Approved Seminars with some of the best speakers in the UK as a service to Construction Professionals. (Continuous Professional Development)
See below for details of our CPD Seminars

Free Tele-Conferences:

We host regular Tele-Conferences with Industry Experts. We normally run these for 1 hour over a lunch break so you can eat your packed lunch and listen in from any telephone line. There is no charge for this service apart from the cost of a cheap rate call. We can take maximum of 50 people on the call. If you would like to dial in, email Steve and he will send you the number to call, with an access PIN NUMBER.
See below for details of our
Free Tele-Conference Calls

Staff Training Workshops:

As a Registered CPD Presenter and Trainer with many years experience, Steve is able to supplement your Staff Training Programme by running 1/2 day Workshops on a variety of Business Development areas, including:
Personal Development - Finding personal fulfilment at work is key to enhancing productivity and a motivated workforce
Communication Skills - How you handle communication internally and externally can make or break your company
Telephone Techniques - Your receptionist is often the first point of contact current and potential clients have with your company
Tele-Sales Tactics - How to get past the "gate-keeper" and make the right connections with the "decision makers"
Customer Retention - Keeping your client base is key to creating a firm foundation for your business
Marketing For Construction - Sales techniques and tactics NOT based on predictable cliches but building productive relationships

Workshops can be run at your office or in a conference centre. If you are interested in knowing more, contact Steve on 07950 000910 or email:steve@makingconstructionwork.com

CPD Events - Details

Our Next Seminar

More Seminars coming with some of the top Keynote Speakers in the UK on key issues for construction professionals

Previous Seminars

We had a capacity attendance for our
"Cracking The Sustainable Code"
seminar in the Autumn last year - Power Point Notes and MP3 Audio Available for this event
Click Here For Info
Keynote Speaker, Isabel McAllister, Director of Sustainability at Cyril Sweett, who has advised the Government on the Sustainable Code and is one of the UK's top experts on the subject, presented latest developments in the Code.

Friday November 14th, 2008:
"Winning Business Through Corporate Social Responsibility"
CSR is high on the agenda of forward thinking companies in today economic climate. Keynote Speakers Clare Whiting, Solid Foundations Programme Coordinator at Olmec, a community investment foundation and Maria Isabel Irurita, Nexus Programme Coordinator, will be presenting lectures on the nature of CSR, how it works, how to set up an effective policy that will win business, together with case studies.
SPECIAL: 1 Hour CSR Teleconference Recording in MP3 format available here

Friday December 5th, 2008
"Construction Marketing In A Time of
Economic Uncertainty"
Steve Flashman and Guests share techniques, strategies and proven business development models critical to any
construction business

"Winning School Contracts By Design"
(Including UPDATE on
Building Schools for the Future Programme)
Friday 20th February 2009
Keynote Speakers: Steve Davies, Cocentra.
Steve Batcheler, Partnerships For Schools (BSF)
MP3 Audio Recording now available together with Power Point Slides of the presentation - HERE

Programme for all events:
8.30 Coffee and Cakes
9.00 Seminar Part 1
10.30 Coffee and Cakes
11.00 Seminar Part 2
12.30 Four Course Gourmet Lunch
2.30 Conference Ends

NOTE: We have limited spaces available for all our events so BOOK EARLY to avoid disappointment

Note: If you are in our Gold Members Club you will receive an MP3 Audio Recording of all our events as part of your membership subscription.

Free Tele-Conference - Details

Our Next Free Tele-Conference

Our next teleconference follows shortly
[Watch This Space!]

Previous Free Tele-Conferences

Thursday 18th June 2009: 12.00 to 1.00
"Unlocking The Planning Regs!"
This was a very useful teleconference
AUDIO NOW AVAILABLE ON CD HERE
Steve interviews Jim Bailey, an expert in Planning Law.

The government is committed to an ambitious planning reform agenda. The reform programme includes the 'Planning for a Sustainable Future: White Paper', the 'Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act', changes to secondary legislation, reviews of planning policy guidance and a change in culture for the whole of the planning system.

"All About Corporate Social Responsibility" - Steve interviewed Maria Irurita and Clare Whiting of Nexus and Solid Foundations. We now have a Radio Style Audio CD of this tele-seminar which gives a lot of useful insight and a broad overview on how CSR can impact your bottom line. AUDIO NOW AVAILABLE ON CD HERE

"Marketing Your Business In A time Of Economic Uncertainty"
You can join the Conference from any telephone line. No charge, except the cost of a CHEAP RATE call. We can take maximum of 50 people on the call. If you would like to dial in, email Steve and he will send you the number to call, with an access PIN NUMBER. (EAT YOUR LUNCH AND LISTEN IN!)