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ROAD EXPO IRELAND AND CIVILEX 2008
On 5 & 6 March 2008, Civilex and Road Expo Ireland will once again open its
doors at the RDS Dublin. Entry is completely free and over the two days visitors
have the opportunity to meet with over 300 suppliers, discover great products
and innovations and attend a diverse range of seminar sessions and
demonstrations. Plus all visitors who register in advance, get a FREE light
lunch. Supported by the CIF, the NRA, ICES, Engineers Ireland and Engineers
Skillnet, these annual shows are the definitive events for Ireland’s roads,
civil engineering and construction industries.
FREE SEMINARS
This year, there will be two separate conference rooms.
1. The Committee Room will host the associations and keynote speakers.
This year we have even more major industry bodies presenting free seminars
during the event. Two new inclusions for 2008 include; Noel Brett, CEO Designate
from the Road Safety Authority who will be presenting an Overview on Road
Safety in Ireland and Shane Kelly from the NSAI will focus on standards
for Ireland’s roads.
Returning to the event is the NRA who will hold two new seminars. One by
Fergal Trace and Frank Mohan on NRA Appraisal Guidelines and the other,
presented by Helen Hughes and Jim Thorpe, will cover Noise Barriers and
Safety Barriers on NRA Funded Projects.
Engineers Skillnet, supported by the Engineers Ireland CPD scheme, will
provide invaluable, non-technical seminars on Negotiation Skills for Engineers
and Communication Skills for Engineers.
From the Department of Transport we are delighted to have John McCarthy
speaking on Traffic Management at Roadworks.
ICES will be presenting two sessions, NDP Road Building Issues and
Public Works Contracts, which are to be hosted by their Vice Chairman,
Will Merriman.
2. The Information Exchange will be located on the show floor and will be
a platform for exhibitors to present technical seminars about their latest
products and projects. Exhibitors who will be presenting seminars include:
Neil McKee from Emtek will be giving an Ultracrete Streetscape
Presentation on the latest products for paving schemes and specialist
mortars and grouts.
Pavestech will present on best practice in road retexturing services,
with supporting case studies of their recent work in Ireland.
Ed Byrne from Galco will be talking about Surface Water Management in
Urban Landscapes and providing a range of drainage solutions for surface
water runoff.
Van Elle Ltd will present on The Appliance of Geotechnical Science
and will hold an invaluable Geotechnical Surgery. This will be an open
floor style session, inviting delegates to come along with geotechnical issues
specific to their projects or organisation.
Con-Form will speak on Ground Improvement - the Importance of Quality
Standards & on Site Assessment, which examines ground improvement as a means
to make contaminated soils fit for construction purposes.
Hasopor will give a technical presentation on their lightweight foam
glass aggregate, which is widely used for insulation and geotechnical solutions
in the building and construction Industry.
Others include NiFast, who will be talking about Health and Safety
responsibilities, Routescene, presenting on Road Inspection and
Mapping and Tensar who will be giving an overview on Geogrid
Technology.
For more information about the seminars, what is on display at Road Expo and Civilex 2008 and an up-to-date exhibitor list, please visit www.road-expo.ie.