We’ll be heading to Wales this May for the IHEEM Wales Regional Conference, Exhibition and Awards Dinner 2025. This will be our first time exhibiting at the highly anticipated event being held at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in the city of Newport.
What is the IHEEM Wales Regional Conference?
IHEEM have partnered with their Welsh Branch, NHS Wales, Shared Services Partnership, and Specialist Estate Services to deliver the annual Wales Regional Conference, Exhibition, and Gala Awards Dinner. This year’s theme is ‘Pioneering Estates for Tomorrow’, and the programme looks to address the following challenges:
- The issues around achieving Net Zero in Wales
- Involving estates in the design and build processes
- Hydrogen fuel technology and energy sources
- The NHS Net Zero procurement and how it is planned to work
- Sustainability and the future of NHS estates
- Challenges in transitioning to an electric vehicle fleet, the need for adequate charging infrastructure, and ensuring operational demands
What Can You Expect at the IHEEM Wales Regional Conference?
The event takes place over two consecutive days, on Wednesday the 7th of May and Thursday the 8th of May 2025.
Wednesday – 07/05/2025
| 08.30 – 09.15 | Registration, Refreshments, exhibition |
| 09.15 – 09.30 | Welcome |
| 09.30 – 09.50 | Keynote 1: Overview of the future of NHS Wales |
| 09.50 – 10.10 | Keynote 2: Key challenges facing estates services |
| 10.10 – 10.40 | A 21st Century Cancer Centre – Velindre University NHS Trust |
| 10.40 – 11.25 | Morning break, networking, exhibition |
| 11.25 – 12.10 | Challenges facing the introduction of Net Zero to NHS Wales |
| 12.10 – 12.55 | Addressing the challenges of moving to an electric vehicle fleet |
| 12.55 – 13.10 | What you can do |
| 13.10 – 13.30 | Open floor discussion with panel of speakers on the practicalities on what Net Zero means to you |
| 13.30 – 14.40 | Lunch, networking, exhibition |
| 14.40 – 15.25 | NHS Framework to achieving Net Zero |
| 15.25 – 16.10 | Driving cost savings across NHS estates whilst maximising quality in design and delivery |
| 16.10 – 16.20 | Closing address |
| 16.20 – 18.00 | End of conference day 1 |
| 18.00 – 19.00 | Awards Dinner welcome drinks reception |
| 19.00 – 00.00 | Gala Awards Dinner, after dinner speaker Sir Gareth Edwards CBE, and presentation of the awards |
Thursday – 08/05/2025
| 09.00 – 09.45 | Registration, Refreshments, exhibition |
| 09.45 – 10.00 | Welcome |
| 10.00 – 10.40 | Involving IPC (Infection/Prevention/Control) team |
| 10.40 – 11.10 | Royal Glamorgan HV upgrade scheme |
| 11.10 – 11.40 | Building Information Modelling in the NHS |
| 11.40 – 12.25 | Morning break, networking, exhibition |
| 12.25 – 13.05 | Steam, future technologies and maintenance processes |
| 13.05 – 13.25 | Medical engineering |
| 13.25 – 13.55 | How ChatGPT helps day-to-day operations |
| 13.55 – 14.40 | Open floor panel discussion: How do we pioneer the estates for tomorrow? |
| 14.40 – 14.45 | Closing address |
| 14.45 | End of conference day 2 |
Learn About Our Lift Consultancy Services
We operate nationwide, working with clients to build bespoke, tailored solutions and respond to their individual needs by:
- Conducting lift condition surveys, maintenance audits, and feasibility studies
- Specifying and leading lift projects such as modernisation or replacement
- Managing lift portfolios and maintenance contracts
For healthcare estates in particular, we can assist with compliance to HTM08-02 by undertaking the role of Authorising Engineer (AE) for lifts, as well as offering condition/life cycle surveys to clients ahead of any ‘hand back’ of PFI/PPP properties.
If you’re attending, learn more about ILECS and our lift consultancy services by speaking to our representatives at stand number 20. Our Business Development Manager, Dave Marks and Associate Director, Ged Millward, will be in attendance over the two days to answer any questions you may have.