FutureX Innovation

Start-UP

SME

emerging

ideas

technologies

net zero

innovation

DESNZ

INNOVATE UK

CARBON TRUST

SPECIFIERS

DELEGATES

SPEAKERS

BRANDS

FutureX Innovation zone

Futurebuild 2024 will see the return of the FutureX Innovation. This exciting zone will support start-ups and SME’s and their emerging ideas and technologies, that will make net zero possible.

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Exhibitors include

WHY VISIT FUTUREX INNOVATION...

400+

BRANDS TO SHOWCASE THEIR
NET-ZERO SOLUTIONS

INNOVATION PAVILION

FutureX Innovation will include a dedicated Innovation Pavilion showcasing 40 start-ups and SME’s and their emerging ideas and technologies, that will make net zero possible. A selected top 10 will get the opportunity to pitch your idea on the Innovation Stage to an expert judging panel, led by Dr Oliver Jones of Ryder Architecture, an invited investor panel as well as the wider specifier community

40

NEW PLAYERS & CREATIVE START UPS
TO SHOWCASE THEIR IDEAS

15,500+

VISITORS EXPECTED

518

ATTENDED THE
FUTUREX STAGE IN 2023

40

NEW PLAYERS & CREATIVE START UPS
TO SHOWCASE THEIR IDEAS

400+

EXHIBITING BRANDS ACROSS THE SHOWFLOOR

DESNZ

DAILY SESSIONS FOCUSED ON
NET ZERO INNOVATION PROGRAMME

INNOVATION STAGE

At the heart of the Innovation Pavilion is the Innovation Stage curated by DESNZ. It will outline the breadth of support offered through the Net Zero Innovation Programme (NZIP) with sessions that focus on the Energy Entrepreneurs’ Fund and Flexibility Innovation Programme, two schemes that back the next generation of inventors and innovators.

The FutureX Innovation Stage will also host the Build the Change by The Day & LEGO Group student competition, the Big Ideas Pitch and sessions delivered by Futurebuild’s Net Zero Pioneers and Innovation Partners.

BUILD THE CHANGE

THE DAY & LEGO GROUP
STUDENT COMPETITION

Innovation Partners

The Innovation Stage will feature presentations from Futurebuild’s Innovation Partners, with sessions covering subjects on circular design, decarbonising cement, smart rainwater management and AI powered green buildings to mention just a few.

The partnerships will also be brought to life through the renowned Innovation Trail giving leading specifiers and decision-makers the opportunity to explore revolutionary products, solutions and materials and meet the leading thinkers behind these innovations. Watch this space for more information.

VIEW INNOVATION PARTNERS

What will you take a stand for?

We’re taking a stand for a better built environment and are urging companies and professionals throughout the industry to make a similar commitment by ‘taking a stand’ on an issue they passionately believe will help propel the industry towards a more sustainable future.

Register today, tell us what you’re taking a stand for and make your commitment – we will display all pledges at Futurebuild 2024.

Join your industry

We attract the entire supply chain – architects, housebuilders, developers, consultants, contractors and manufacturers – to facilitate positive change – together.

Join over 15,000 decision makers from across the buildings industry, with specifiers and active buyers from these leading companies.

It’s been an extremely well attended show and the second day was extremely busy. It’s been great to get back to the event and meet with our customers and clients to show them about what’s happening in the future for us. There’s been a good customer mix to the stand and we’ve also seen end-users interested in the technology that’s started conversations and given them a vision for the future.

We’ve had a lot of interest in the stand, both with businesses and private individuals. In general, it’s been a very positive show and we already booked for next year while at the show.

We’ve had a lot of very focused conversations at Futurebuild, which is fantastic to see at a show that promotes net zero and champions everything about sustainability. We’ve seen a mix of people to come to the stand, including students, which has been heart-warming for the industry. We also work principally with large asset owners, so we’ve had great conversations with teams in this area.

We came to Futurebuild for a number of reasons. One is collaboration — we’ve been out for two years because of the pandemic so we’ve got a chance to see people face to face and see how passionate they are about certain topics in the industry.

Futurebuild has a really interesting mix of innovators and very traditional building materials companies, so it’s a really good show for us as a data analytics expert in the industry. Aico is traditionally known as a fire alarm sensor manufacturer, so we’ve come to the show to raise awareness that we do operate in this area and we are using sensors to collect data about the environment, such as how heating systems work.

Futurebuild has been great. We’ve found that the exhibits have drawn relevant high-quality visitors to the stand who had some really great questions. This is when we have to take action. It’s important for us to show what’s happening right now and what the industry is working on that lets us deliver net zero and decarbonised concrete.

The show has been very good and busy, and we’ve met different profiles of people each day — for example on day two we met a lot of installers who are involved in the trade. We have a spread of technologies on the stand, which have all been busy, so we’ve been able to talk across a range of topics, such as batteries, PV and heat pumps. It’s a nice statement of people’s journeys towards net zero.

After two years of us being away, it’s been a fantastic event. Our company is just moving to the UK, so we’ve made a large impact with hundreds of leads and dozens of connections. If you’re a company in the UK and are the cutting edge of the green tech revolution, you really need to be at Futurebuild 2023.

It’s our first time at Futurebuild and it’s been absolutely fantastic — we haven’t stopped. We’re a new company and it was our first exhibit, so it’s been great to meet people from every side. Every day has been different and we’ve had a lot of conversations, for example with architects on classification and regulation, as well as hemp farmers visiting to find out more about sustainability. The event shows that change can happen.

Futurebuild has been really busy, and we’ve had a constant flow of really good enquiries on the stand — we’ve already booked for next year. We’ve had a wide range of visitors, including cladding installers, architects, lecturers, developers who build traditionally who are now looking at building in different ways.

The buzz and the footfall here is really good. We’ve had a lot of positive conversations as a lot of attendees are early on in the design stage so want to get information from us.