This year's Conference continues the theme of improving efficiency gains within the Highways Sector, together with improving Public Satisfaction. 

A lively day is planned with a Key Note speech from Noel Foley representing the Local Government Taskforce, presentations from Members demonstrating how efficiencies have been made and from other key figures in the industry,

The Conference will also see the launch of this year's Trainee, Graduate and Apprentice Competition.  The theme for the 2008 competition is 'Delivering a Significant improvement in Public Satisfaction'.  The winners will be announced and prizes presented at the NHBVBC Annual Conference in London in October.

Click here to download the full agenda (subject to amendment)

BSL will be exhibiting again at the 2008 Safety and Health Expo at the NEC in Birmingham.  Please visit our stand N71.  The exhibition is renowned throughout the health and safety market for its exciting features and excellent exhibitor list, which is why so many professionals only visit this health and safety event.  www.safety-health-expo.co.uk

Your FREE opportunity to find out how eContrack can help you to improve the way you work, improve efficiency, provide you with unequivocal data on the performance of your projects and partners and give you the freedom to work where you want, when you want.

Whether you are already a user of eContrack and want to know how to get more out of the system, or just curious to know if eContrack could help your organisation, this is your chance to find out more and hear from people who are already reaping the benefits of integrating eContrack into their working lives.

The morning session will comprise a presentation on ways in which eContrack is being used, an introduction to mobile working and a graphing and reporting workshop.  The afternoon will provide an opportunity for one to one help with any specific issues you may have or graphs/reports that you want to produce from the system.

Please join us for the third FREE eContrack Mobile Roadshow

You will have the chance to find out everything you need to know about eContrack Mobile including a hands-on trial (if you have a PDA/MID operating Windows Mobile 5 or above, bring it along).

Find our for yourself that eContrack Mobile is the simplest solution for all your on-site inspections, assessments, audits and surveys, trend analysis and reporting

We are likely to be holding Roadshows in other regions of the UK this year, if you would be interested in attending an alternative venue please send an email to jennifers@buildsoft.co.uk and you will be advised of full details in due course.

For directions to the venue please click the following link:
http://www.building-software.com/about_us/location.htm

A quote from last year's winners: Tom Ransley - Fitzpatrick, Ed Gurney - Buckinghamshire County Council, and Daniel Kempster - Jacobs representing Buckinghamshire Highway 

Highway Services are a big industry and they have a daily impact on the majority of people in the country.  With so much similar highway work being done by so many people in so many places there are tremendous opportunities for even small efficiency ideas to generate significant savings across the UK.  The key features of a good service improvement initiative are usually

·         Simplicity (in concept, implementation and operation)

·         Innovation (for example new tools – or better/combined use of existing ones)

·         Transferability (the ability for others to adopt the idea)

The National Highways Benchmarking Club operates an ethos of free transfer of ideas and best practice in order to help its membership and the industry provide the public with the best possible service.  It is recognised that often the best ideas for improvement come from the ‘sharp end’ and from practitioners who are in the training process challenging what they are doing and the way they are doing it.  That is just the thinking and approach that this competition seeks to promote!

For full details please download the entry pack by clicking More Information

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