PCA Weekly News - 28th October 2023
In your weekly PCA update this week:
- Government guidance & PCA members
- Meet the Speakers for Session 2! #IIWC23
- Amenity Forum Conference 2023
- #ISWC23 - Session 3 video presentations
- October's webinar rescheduled
Government guidance & PCA members
Over the past few weeks, the temperature has significantly dropped, we have experienced heavy rainfall and condensation season is now here. This undoubtedly means that it’s going to be a busy time for us as an industry, so it is essential that we are all up to date with the latest government guidance on dampness, particularly as it provides a useful resource for homeowners and tenants.
With the recent guidance from the government recommending qualified specialists to engage with, Deputy CEO James Berry discusses some of the key issues relating to this new guidance, which you can access via the button below...
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#IIWC23 - Meet the speakers for Session 2!
With just 3 weeks to go until the 2023 International Invasive Weed Conference, for those that have seen the programme, you will be aware of the established line-up of renowned speakers. But for session 2 of the conference, who exactly will be presenting? To find out more, read below...
- Charles Hughes from Canal & Rivers Trust will discuss CRISEP, one of the largest INNS projects delivered on inland waterways within the UK which focuses on managing a number of priority invasive plants on the Trust’s network.
- Mark Buckingham from Bayer will consider how to combat the arguments of the anti-glyphosate lobby.
- Finally, Dr Tom Bennett from University of Leeds will present the potential role for copper-containing geotextiles in the control of invasive weeds, showing how they can be deployed to prevent the spread of invasive weeds.
To learn more about the featured speakers above, you can click on the button below. Keep an eye out on our socials as we share more on our speakers...
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Amenity Forum Conference 2023
Earlier this month Technical Manager Daniel Docking attended the 2023 Amenity Forum Conference. But what did we learn from the event? In his latest blog, Daniel discusses the significant impact and insightful contributions from the speakers & presentations, the sharing of knowledge and fostering of innovation within the industry.
To read why the Amenity Forum Conference exceeded his expectations, you can read in full via the button below...
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#ISWC23 - Session 3 video presentations
You may have seen that we have been sharing the Structural Waterproofing Conference presentation videos offering hours of high quality CPD over the last few weeks.
This week, we are please to share the final session of video presentations from the conference which include topics such as risk mitigation, the use of PU foam as a water & radon barrier, sprayed waterproof concrete linings and great case studies involving subsidence, underpinning and more. To view the videos, simply click on the button below.
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October's webinar rescheduled
For those who joined the webinar on Thursday, due to unforeseen technical circumstances just before the live broadcast, we were unable to present the webinar. We would like to extend our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience caused.
We are pleased however, to advise that we have rescheduled the webinar for Thursday 2nd November (9-10am). For those who had already registered, you should have received details via email yesterday (Thursday) on how to access the webinar on 2nd Nov. If you didn't get the chance to sign up, you can find out more and register by clicking the button below.
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