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Everybodys going to the surface and materials show
Introduction
What’s on at the show?
As part of UK Construction Week, the largest construction
As a result of the show’s strong backing, its comprehensive
trade event in the UK, the Surface and Materials show has
seminar programme is bursting with high quality content that
been established as a must see on the trade calendar with an
will make visiting well worthwhile, with the opportunity to
abundance of exhibitors signed up and a raft of prestigious
learn new skills and get a heads up on developments in the
event partners showing their support.
industry.
As the biggest show in the UK dedicated to the latest surface
Showcasing the latest solutions to be brought to market,
solutions, the Surface and Materials Show brings together
the Surface & Materials Show has teamed up with SCIN
a unique audience of industry decision makers including
Gallery to create an interactive feature at the event that
architects, designers, developers, contractors and other
brings together the diverse areas of ecology and design. The
specifiers.
Surface & Materials Hub will introduce the new and exciting
materials that will be shaping construction in years to come –
Taking place at the NEC in Birmingham from 6 – 8 October, the
giving visitors a practical opportunity to view and handle the
Surface and Materials show is free to attend and will provide a
materials in person.
powerful opportunity for the design industry to network, learn,
share and trade together as the market enters a new phase of
Drawing on the knowledge of the show’s event partner, the
prosperity.
Society of British and International Design (SBID), the hub will
also host a comprehensive schedule of debates, workshops
The show is also fully supported by the industry’s leading
and panel discussions that focus on the key issues facing the
names such as the Society of British and International Design
industry today.
(SBID), the well-respected SCIN Gallery, the Contract Flooring
Association (CFA), Global Colour Research and the Royal
The first day of seminar content starts with a glimpse of
Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
some of the latest surface designs with the SBID providing
a vital injection of inspiration for all those that attend. The
SCIN Gallery will also be leading a discussion on architectural
materials and the day will finish with an informative seminar on
current flooring surface trends.
Day two of the Surface & Materials Show will feature an
interactive debate on future trends and forecasts in the
industry, providing a valuable opportunity for visitors to engage
in conversation with peers and some of the industry’s most
influential practitioners. The second day will also feature a
dedicated seminar looking at trends in glass and its increasingly
diverse use in architecture and furnishing.
The third and final day of seminar content will focus on the
growing popularity of re-used materials and how to incorporate
them into eye-catching design. Experts will also be giving a
master class in façade materials to round the day off.