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100 www.theisba.org.uk EXIBITORS Arcadis www.arcadis.com 0207 812 2000 andrew.dutton@arcadis.com Arcadis is an award-winning design and consultancy practice working across the education sector. They have a 60-year heritage working with schools in providing design and property related professional services. Their passion is to support schools in driving better educational and business outcomes by achieving the most from their built assets. 29 ArchitecturePLB www.architectureplb.com 01962 842 200 marketing@architectureplb.com ArchitecturePLB offers architectural services to help clients unlock value in their estates. Commissions include campus masterplans, new buildings, landscapes, and complex refurbishments. Their designs respond to a school’s individual vision and circumstances to create learning environments that facilitate and inspire; supporting young people in achieving their full potential. 80 Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS) www.agbis.org.uk 01438 840730 enquiries@agbis.org.uk AGBIS provides advice, guidance, training (face-to-face and online) and review/consultancy services to governing bodies of its member schools and speaks for the sector on matters relating to governance. They also support the clerk to the governors through role-specific training (face-to-face and online), a range of online resources and bespoke advice. Cheryl Connelly, their director of training, will be manning the information desk throughout the conference and will be happy to discuss governance issues and the training needs of your governing body, as well as answering any clerking queries you may have. Information desk Assurity Consulting www.assurityconsulting.co.uk 01403 269375 info@assurityconsulting.co.uk Assurity Consulting is an independent consultancy, specialising in workplace health, safety and environmental solutions. They build successful working relationships with independent schools across the UK by helping them to be compliant, cost-effective and caring with compliance – and to demonstrate those qualities to staff, pupils and prospective parents. 138 Audience Systems Ltd www.audiencesystems.com 01373 865050 enquiries@audiencesystems.com Audience Systems designs, manufactures, installs and maintains seating for theatres, sports and multipurpose spaces. A UK market leader, they are approaching their 50 year anniversary. They work closely with schools to deliver beautiful auditoria that last, that are easy to maintain, and that the whole school can take pride in. 40 Baines Cutler Solutions www.bcsconsultants.co.uk 07949 566298 rcutler@bcsconsultants.co.uk Baines Cutler is a leading benchmarking specialist in the sector. They turn your data into information which you use to inform your most important strategic discussions. 113 Barclays Bank plc www.barclayscorporate.com/ 07754276050 anel.abdrakhmanova@barclays.com Barclays is a British universal bank. They are diversified by business, by different types of customer and geography. Their businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank. 119 BDB Pitmans LLP www.bdbpitmans.com 0345 222 9222 enquiries@bdbpitmans.com BDB Pitmans was established in 2018 following a merger between Bircham Dyson Bell (BDB) and Pitmans Law, bringing 300+ years of legal expertise across Cambridge, London, Reading and Southampton. Their “knowledgeable, professional and commercially competitive” education team advises independent schools on matters from the routine to the most challenging. 139 Bidwells www.bidwells.co.uk 020 7297 6542 marketing@bidwells.co.uk As property consultants Bidwells offers clients unparalleled knowledge and access to the markets they serve, focusing on science and technology, and education sectors. Whether you’re a university, Oxbridge College, or an independent school, they help you define, shape and achieve your aims and overcome operational, tactical and strategic challenges. 107 Blakedown Sport and Play Limited www.blakedown.co.uk 01295 738238 marketing@blakedown.co.uk Blakedown Sport & Play specialises in constructing sport facilities across the UK. Blakedown have over 50 years' experience in the design and build of all types of sports surface. They consider themselves market leaders in this sector, having built ongoing relationships with numerous educational establishments, consultants, local authorities, cubs, sports governing bodies and funding agencies. 126