Exhibitors

Cardo Group is a trusted provider of high-quality, customer-focused building maintenance and retrofit services for social housing and public sector buildings across the UK.

Operating across South Wales, the South West, London, the South East, the Midlands, and now Scotland – following a series of recent acquisitions – Cardo is expanding rapidly, with active plans for nationwide growth over the next two years.

With a values-driven team of over 1,000 operatives and specialist staff working in communities, Cardo offers a national solution with a local touch. It is proud to be a trusted leader in the sector, chosen as a partner by more than 50 clients.

Accredited under ISO 9001 and the full suite of PAS 2030 measures, Cardo is committed to working in partnership with clients to deliver the repairs, maintenance, and retrofit solutions that are needed, when they are promised.

Its values – Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence, and Respect – are rooted in the experience of its founders, who began their careers as trade apprentices. Today, they lead a business dedicated to ensuring people are treated with the care and respect they deserve in and around their homes and communities.

design build facades is the UK’s leading design build overcladding specialist focused exclusively on external refurbishment of occupied buildings within the residential, healthcare and tertiary education sectors. It is decarbonising the built estate through a fabric first approach with particular expertise in delivering remediation and overcladding works via the Hyde Building and Fire Safety Framework, managed by Pretium Frameworks.

The business provides a turnkey package of integrated professional services taking single point responsibility from design through to completed building, assuring compliance with the Building Safety Act.

Its Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behaviours (SKEB) are unrivalled within the industry.

Dodd Group is a family-run business, founded in Telford in 1947 and well renowned for delivering M&E services in domestic and public/commercial properties. In 2021 Dodd Group started a new division expanding its offerings across the retrofit and building market, handling large-scale building fabric, low/zero-carbon technologies, and fire suppression system contracts. Delivering these through government-funded retrofit schemes, such as ECO, LAD2, LAD3, HUG, HUG2, and continuing with multiple awards in SHDF & Warm Homes Local Grant, along with direct client-funded Route to Zero projects. Its Retrofit & Building Services team collaborates with clients ensuring PAS2030 & PAS2035 compliance & Trustmark Accreditation.

Enterprise began with a fleet of just seven cars and has grown into a global network serving consumers, businesses, and governments. Today, it is a leading provider of mobility solutions, including car and van rental, fleet management, flexible vehicle hire, car-sharing, luxury rental, technology solutions and more, to help make travel easier and more convenient. With a network of over 9,500 locations, across more than 90 countries, its business is built to reach customers where they live, work and travel on a regular basis. Enterprise provides bespoke and tailored solutions for business customers, providing the right vehicle at the right time, whether that be for minutes, days, or a long-term rental.

Global HSE Group are industry leaders in comprehensive fire safety, specialising in passive fire protection and technical fire consultancy, as well as delivering sustainability and MEP building services, and its own in-house training academy.

It places people and compliance at the heart of everything it does and prides itself on its highly knowledgeable and experienced, multi-disciplinary team who work seamlessly to keep occupants safe and deliver safer buildings.

It operates nationally across the UK and Ireland, and its clients include some of the UK’s largest housing associations, leading student accommodation providers, hotels, universities, consultants, architects, councils and developers.

Gunfire is a family-owned construction company specialising in passive fire protection, compartmentation surveys and Fire Risk Assessments and has been providing peace of mind for building owners and occupiers for 25 years.  Its sister company, Virtuscan, offers laser scanning, measured surveys and fire strategy consultation services that can support clients in creating their Building Safety Case under the new Building Safety Act 2022. All its works are endorsed by highly reputable third-party accreditation schemes, demonstrating its commitment to high quality, and its detailed records assist clients with evidence for the Golden Thread and satisfying Building Regulation 38.

Huws Gray Supply Chain Solutions is the public sector specialism within Huws Gray Ltd.  It has over 200 public sector partners within its customer base.  They are all provided with a bespoke service solution that aligns with the requirements of their operation and ensures that the ‘Right Product, is in the Right Place, at the Right Time’.

It prides itself on its ability to innovate and move this industry forward through technology.  Its current solutions include:

• Stock & Go 2 van stock management
• Public Sector Distribution Centre
• Lock & Go
• Pop-up stores (with RFID technology)

AN INTRODUCTION TO INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS AT CITY PLUMBING  

Integrated Solutions at City Plumbing is a repair and maintenance material solutions provider focusing on supporting the social housing sector.  

Through its product and service solutions it aims to increase customers first-time fix, jobs per day, and most importantly, resident satisfaction and trust.  

With a high success rate in the field, it continues to expand its supply chain and support solutions rapidly, allowing it to bring you the latest technology, expertise, and products first time, on time and in full. 

Founded in 2010, Lura Construction is a family-owned business committed to providing personalised and professional services. Is mission is to build better communities through high-quality construction and refurbishment projects. It prides itself on its ability to handle projects of various sizes, thanks to its agile and responsive approach. Lura Construction employs over 100 skilled tradespersons directly, ensuring exceptional quality control and swift response times. This direct delivery model enables it to maintain high standards and meet client expectations consistently. 

It has extensive experience working with both public and private sector clients, particularly local authorities. Its comprehensive scope of services includes internal and external refurbishment, conversions, maintenance, compliance, and retrofit works. It maintains strong, accredited quality management and health and safety processes, ensuring all projects meet the highest standards. Its accreditations include ISO, Cyber Essentials, PAS2030, NICEIC, Gas Safe, FENSA, Constructionline, CHAS, and NFRC. 

Lura Construction’s expert and experienced team is known for reliability and dedication to quality workmanship. Its commitment to excellence has earned it a loyal client base and a solid reputation in the industry. By transforming housing into safe, sustainable homes, it contributes significantly to community development 

Northgate’s core business is the hire of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) to businesses on flexible and minimum term contracts, giving customers the flexibility to manage vehicle needs without capital outlay or long-term commitments.

With 68 UK locations and deals with the UK’s leading van suppliers, it can help you to build and flex your fleet. Alongside LCV and specialist vehicle rentals – which, for peace of mind, include servicing, maintenance and breakdown cover – Northgate also offers a range of mobility solutions to help customers manage their fleets more effectively, reducing costs, improving efficiency and ensuring they are able to meet legal and duty of care obligations.

Northgate can also provide expert consultative advice across all aspects of operating electric vehicles (EVs), helping customers with everything from choosing the right e-LCV through infrastructure to driver training and advice – it’s here to help customers make the switch.

Serving the needs of social housing providers and their residents, PiLON is an award-winning, multi-trade contractor delivering compliance, planned maintenance and refurbishments that ensure tenants are safe, assured, and living in the best possible conditions. 

Since its inception in 2004, PiLON’s growth and reputation has been built on an in-house, high-quality service and bespoke technology. Operating throughout London, the South-East and the Midlands it has become one of the most reputable contractors in the market. 

After 20 successful years, in 2024 PiLON became part of the United Living Group, marking an exciting new chapter for both companies. 

As a supply chain and procurement solutions partner, Travis Perkins Managed Services works with repairs and maintenance workforces to deliver a bespoke solution.

Providing an unparalleled supply chain and procurement service, across the Travis Perkins PLC Group, the largest distributor of building materials, it uses over 600 branches, which include over 40 dedicated customer branches nationwide, to source the very best materials from known, trusted, ethical, and sustainable suppliers.

It is leading the industry towards net zero and helping communities thrive, working closely with its customers to help them navigate a changing world.

At the core of every partnership is its common goal to deliver a better service to its customers and in turn their tenants. It achieves this by implementing solutions that increase the productivity of organisations’ repairs and maintenance services while reducing the associated costs.