When is it on?
The Salvo Fair CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS AFTERNOON runs from 2pm to 7pm on Friday 30th June 2006
What is it about?
Last year the Salvo fair was too busy on the Saturday and Sunday for construction professionals to have a leisurely conversation with exhibitors, so this year the Salvo fair has an extra day. The fair is only open to construction professionals on the Friday afternoon. On Friday morning the fair is open to TRADE & DEALERS. The afternoon is open to architects, interior designers, landscapers, builders, and developers. Salvage, and the professional issues surrounding what to do with demolished buildings, could be of interest to green designers, conservationists, refurbishment builders, heritage professionals and new builders. During the afternoon in the tea room key professionals will be giving micro-talks and on the exhibition field there will be talks, workshops and demonstrations throughout the afternoon. The current programme is listed below (but is subject to last minute changes).
How do I get a ticket for the CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS AFTERNOON?
Tickets are available from Salvo FREE of charge. Anyone requesting a ticket will be asked for a business card or letter head. Complimentary tickets have already been sent to hundreds of construction professionals in Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. Exhibitors have also be given complimentary tickets to give out. Get a ticket by phoning Salvo 020 8761 2316 or 020 8400 6222.
NOTE: Only the Salvo Fair will be open at Knebworth on this Friday, none of Knebworth's other facilities will be open. Only construction professionals and media will be allowed in during this afternoon.
EXHIBITORS
There will be 50 - 60 exhibitors at this year's Salvo fair including major UK architectural salvage and reclaimed building materials dealers. Among the specialists stands are dealers in, and restorers of, antique sanitaryware, antique furniture, antique church fittings, antique stained glass, antique locks, antique curtain fittings, antique tiles and 1950's aluminium kitchens. Makers of authentic replicas include reclaimed wood doors, traditional iron gates, cast iron radiators. Workshops will include blacksmiths, locksmiths, wood beam hewing, glassworking and sanitaryware cleaning. There will also be displays from the Centre for Resource Efficiency BRE and the historic Brooking Collection. There will also be several artists on site who work with salvage.
TALKS & WORKSHOPS
Micro-talks in the Tea Room
15.00pm - 15.05pm : Welcome, and it's all going wrong by Thornton Kay of Salvo, London
15.05pm - 15.10pm : Book launch: 'Building with Reclaimed' by Bill Addis of Buro Happold, London and Edward Milford of Earthscan, London. Buy the book at Salvo Fair or at the Earthscan web site.
15.10pm - 15.15pm : World launch of ReDesk flooring by Colin Crooks, Green Works of London
15.15pm - 15.20pm : Recycling v Reuse by Brian Murphy of National Green Specification
15.20pm - 15.25pm : Keen on reuse by Katherine Adams & Gilli Hobbs of BRE, Hertfordshire
15.25pm - 15.30pm : Less is being rescued by Charles Brooking of the Brooking Collection, Surrey
15.30pm - 15.35pm : It's good but things could be better by Steve Tomlin of Masco, Gloucestershire
15.35pm - 15.40pm : I somersaulted from the Gherkin to Knebworth demonstration by Mark McGowan, Salvo Fair artist-in-residence, Gherkin to Knebworth
On the Fair Field
14.15pm - 14.30pm : The Square Mile Project - by James Rylands on the stand of Extreme Architecture, Kent. Mr. Rylands, Sotheby's architectural salvage and garden antiques expert, will explain what the Square Mile project is and show one designers interpretation of the kind of modern building that could incorporate an ensemble of heritage architectural elements.
16.00pm - 16.15pm : Old cast iron radiators by Andy Triplow on the stand of the Old Radiator Company, Kent - How to clean them, test them and adapt them to modern heating systems.
16.15pm - 16.30pm : Old English Rose & Paul kitchens by Tom Donaldson on the stand of Source, Somerset - Making 1950's aluminium kitchens fit for the modern home.
16.30pm - 16.45pm : Antique keys and locks by Michael Brown on the stand of Lock Restoration Co, Strathclyde - How locks work, maintaining your old locks, repairs and keymaking.
16.45pm - 17.00pm : Antique sanitaryware by Norman Cockroft of Alscot Bathroom Co, West Midlands on the stand of Thomas Crapper & Co - How to clean stained baths basins and bogs, and when professional restoration is needed.
17.00pm - 17.15pm : Construction professionals and SalvoWEB by Boz Kay, Thornton Kay and Ruby Kay on the stand of Salvo
THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Stained glass and leaded lights by Edgar Phillips of the Stained Glass Group, West Midlands - How to seal leaky windows, painting and firing, making hangers 'while-u-wait'.
Penny Farthing racing by Simon Kirby of Thomas Crapper & Co, Warwickshire - Mr. Kirby will take on all-comers. Probably late afternoon when the field is quieter.
Traditional beam hewing by Wocko The Woodman of Knebworth - Slow but steady oak and chestnut beam hewing workshops, lasting all day between well-earned rests.
Reflex Reaction Challenge by Ronnie Wootton of MDS Ltd, West Midlands - Mr. Wootton, World Champion, who beat the Parachute Regiment at Malvern Show, will take on all-comers.
7.00pm Fri 30 Jun : FAIR CLOSES
Health and Safety - no Children or Dogs at the Construction Professionals afternoon
Salvo has a comprehensive health and safety policy and risk assessment document that will be at the fair. At the Construction Professionals afternoon we anticipate that standholders will give greater individual attention than during the public visiting days, and for this reason we ask that visitors to the Construction Professionals afternoon do not bring children or dogs to the Salvo Fair.
Location
Knebworth is 30 miles north of London, Junction 7 on the A1(M). Luton airport is 5 miles away and Stansted airport is 20 miles away. Knebworth has an onsite helipad (for use by appointment only). How to get there Street map. How to get there.
Accommodation
The Premier Travel Inn 'Stevenage Central' is across the A1(M) from Knebworth. Telephone 0870 990 6628 or see premiertravelinn.com. Novotel (12may06 reportedly fully booked) is at the entrance to Knebworth. See Novotel.com or telephone 01438 346100. See Altourism and the Knebworth websites for other places to stay.
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