BOPAS Forum

The Offsite Alliance are delighted to be supporting the next BOPAS Forum which will be on the 30th November 2023 and will be held at the factory premises of Lighthouse Ltd , Sheffield.

The Forum will comprise a presentation on initiatives to support the development of the MMC sector, a panel discussion on the opportunities and challenges confronting the MMC sector in seeking to gain mainstream construction status, BOPAS certification awards, lunch and the Forum will conclude with a factory tour

BOPAS Forum Programme:  

10.00 – 10.30 Registration and networking  

Welcome and Introduction  BOPAS Partners  

10.30 – 10.45 Introduction to LIGHTHOUSE  Karen Shanks, Strategy and Business Transformation  Director, Lighthouse 

10.45 – 11.05 Offsite Conversations that Count  Katie Rudin, Consultant, Akerlof 

11.05 - 12.00 Panel Session:  The Challenges and Opportunities for Offsite to   Achieve mainstream status  

Panel Members:  Andrew Smith, Director, Savills  Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage Policy, BSA  Eva Magnisali, CEO, DataForm Lab  Katie Rudin, Consultant, Akerlof  Karen Shanks, Director, LIGHTHOUSE  Jeff Maxted, Technical Director, BLP TIS 

12.00 – 12.10 Buildoffsite’s Latest Research Project:  How using performance specifications in   construction projects is key to unlocking innovation  and moving to net zero, Buildoffsite  

12.10 – 12.20 BOPAS certificate presentations   BOPAS Partners 

12.20 – 12.30 Q&A and Interactive discussions  

12.30 – 13.00 Lunch and networking 

13.00 – 13.45 Factory Tour 

13.45 – 14.00 Refreshments and networking 

14.00 – Forum conclude