Media 10, organisers of UK Construction Week and Concrete Expo, and The QMJ Group, organisers of The Stone Show & Hard Surfaces, and the UK Concrete Show have made two big announcements designed to bring mutual synergies from their shows.
The Stone Show & Hard Surfaces will be co-locating with UK Construction Week from 7-9 May 2025. Furthermore, Concrete Expo will be joining forces with The UK Concrete Show. This partnership is designed to harness Media 10 and QMJ’s respective strengths in the build and design sector.
Taking place at ExCeL, London, UK Construction Week is the only event designed to cater for the whole construction supply chain and attracts over 21,000 visitors, alongside The Offsite Show and Grand Designs Live. This makes it the largest construction trade show in London.
Richard Bradbury, managing director of The QMJ Group, said: “Co-locating with UK Construction Week presents a fantastic opportunity for The Stone Show & Hard Surfaces to connect with a vast, high-quality audience of building professionals. It will allow exhibitors and visitors alike to benefit both from our specialist focus, and a wider construction event that delivers 300+ seminars, 20+ live demonstrations and 400 exhibitors.
“The Stone Show & Hard Surfaces will retain its unique focus with independent visitor registration and even more dedicated content over three days including: an insightful seminar programme; The Emerging Talent Awards; The Industry Choice Award for best stone project; the Stone Federation Village showcasing the best of UK stone; and much more.”
Sam Patel, divisional director – construction, Media 10, said: “We at UK Construction Week are incredibly pleased to welcome The Stone Show & Hard Surfaces into the UK’s largest built environment trade show. The co-location is an exciting proposition for the architectural and design community, developers, fabricators, and contractors. I’m proud to be working with Richard and his talented team to help fulfil their ambition of growing their community, and building on what is already the market leading event for the sector.”
Meanwhile, Media 10’s Concrete Expo is to unite with QMJ Group’s The UK Concrete Show from 2025, bringing the whole industry together under one roof at the NEC, Birmingham from 26-27 February 2025.
Richard Bradbury said of that merger: “Following the success of the 2024 UK Concrete Show, which enjoyed significant exhibitor and visitor growth, we are excited to have this opportunity to expand the show further. The acquisition of Concrete Expo allows us to deliver the event to even more visitors and exhibitors than ever before, accelerating our development plans for the exhibition. A range of new partnerships and visitor features will be announced over the coming months.”
Sam Patel added: “The industry benefits from this, as it creates a single, concentrated event that serves the whole breadth of the concrete market.”
Source: www.exhibitionworld.co.uk