Winvic @ UKREiiF 2025
WINVIC AND PARTNERS HUB – BEDS, SHEDS AND THE ROAD AHEAD
Thank you to everyone who visited the Winvic and Partners Hub at UKREiiF 2025. The pavilion served as a vibrant space for collaboration, conversations, expert insights, and forward-thinking, bringing together voices from across the industrial, build-to-rent, student accommodation, and civils and infrastructure sectors.
Over the course of the event, our hub became a focal point for thought leadership, where key themes such as Net Zero, ESG, sustainability, social value, the housing crisis, the Building Safety Act, and the future of data centres were explored through engaging panel discussions and interactive sessions.
We were proud to be joined by our partners, Ridge, UMC Architects and Maber, alongside a diverse mix of industry and government representatives. We’re grateful for the valuable connections made, the insights shared, and the momentum gained.
To revisit highlights from the event or explore our key sessions, see below or visit our LinkedIn page.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO CHILDREN’S LIVES AT UKREiiF 2025
This year we are proud to be partnering with Zarach – a Leeds-based charity working tirelessly to support children living in poverty, by providing beds to those without a safe, comfortable place to sleep.
As part of Winvic’s Doing It Right ethos and commitment to creating a positive impact – we have launched the ‘Beds for Beds’ campaign to raise funds for 24 bed bundles. These include a bed, mattress, bedding and pyjamas for children in need across the city.
We will honour 24 bundles to match the number of storeys at our Lisbon Street scheme and have teamed up with clients, partners and suppliers to encourage further support – match-funding every donation for every bed pledge to make the biggest impact.
There’s still time to contribute online here.
PAVILION PROGRAMME
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM – Civils & Infrastructure Networking Breakfast
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM – Social Value Drop-In Session
12:00 PM – 13:30 PM – Networking Lunch
15:00 PM – 16:00 PM – PANEL: ‘NET ZERO AND BEYOND: COLLABORATING TO DELIVER SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS ASSETS THAT CREATE LONG-TERM VALUE’
Chair: UKGBC – Yetunde Abdul
Panel members:
- Winvic Construction – Arun Thaneja
- Prologis – Simon Cox
- SEGRO – Gabriella Zepf
- GLP – Steven Alexander
- Ridge – Phil Kelly
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Networking Breakfast
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – PANEL: ALIGNING INVESTORS, DEVELOPERS AND CONTRACTORS TO SOLVE THE HOUSING CRISIS – WILL YOU TRUST US? – closed session
Chair: ARL – Brendan Geraghty
Panel members:
- Winvic Construction – Mark Jones
- Muse – Stephanie Smith
- Packaged Living – Ed Ellerington
- Heimstaden – David Peacock
- Maber – Tim Boxford
- Long Harbour – Rebecca Taylor
12:30 PM – 13:30 PM – Networking Lunch
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15:00 PM – 16:00 PM – PANEL: AS DATA CENTRE DEMAND GROWS, HOW CAN THE INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS SECTOR SUPPORT EXPANSION AND CREATE LONG-TERM VALUE?
Chair:
- ING Media – Rebecca Evans
Panel Members:
- Winvic Construction – Danny Cross
- Ridge – Rennie Dalrymple
- Prologis – David Ribbands
- BNP Paribas – Mike Umfreville, Head of Data Centres
- RPS – Angela Schembri
16:30 PM – 21:00 PM – Fringe Event: Beds, Sheds and the Road Ahead – invite only
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Networking Breakfast
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM – Social Value Drop-In Session
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM – PANEL: ESG IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: HOW CAN WE MAKE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MORE EFFICIENT WITHOUT SACRIFICING ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL AMBITIONS
Chair: UKGBC – Paul Cahalan
Panel members:
- Winvic Construction – Arun Thaneja
- City of London Corporation – Kirsten Kane
- JLL – Emma Hoskyn
- Prologis – Caroline Musker
- Katie White MP – Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
12:00 PM – 13:30 PM – Farewell Networking Lunch
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION
At UKREiiF 2024, Winvic hosted a panel discussion in the Industry in Focus Pavilion; How to Achieve a Net Zero Built Environment: The Challenges with Embodied Carbon Data and Accurate Whole Life Cycle Assessments.
Head here to watch the session online or here to read the transcription Q&A article.
Doing It Right for a Sustainable Future
As an industry leading contractor, we are guided by our ’Doing It Right’ ethos and The Winvic Way values whilst delivering construction and civil engineering projects for our clients nationally.
As well as protecting the planet for future generations, we want to raise the bar for delivering sustainable buildings and assets for our clients, whilst leaving a lasting positive, social, environmental, and economic legacy.
We are proud to have delivered 46 Net Zero Carbon buildings to date, using our inhouse expertise to support and align with our clients ESG ambitions.
Click here to find out more about our business approach to Sustainability and ESG, or view our Sustainability Strategy.
You can catch up with the latest news on innovative, sustainable and Net Zero project completions, navigating industry challenges, ESG and more in our digital Winvic Word newsletter.
To discuss an upcoming project or requirements for any scheme please contact our Business Development team on 01604 678 960 or at:
- Industrial – Tom Smith, Business Development Manager: tomsmith@winvic.co.uk
- Multi-room – Abigail Norcliffe, Business Development Manager: abigailnorcliffe@winvic.co.uk
- Civils & Infrastructure – Justin Fitzgerald, Business Development Manager: justinfitzgerald@winvic.co.uk
- Data Centres and Life Sciences – Danny Cross, Director – Strategic Lead and New Business dannycross@winvic.co.uk
