More than 1,000 property and construction professionals have engaged online during the pandemic thanks to the patrons of ProCon Leicestershire.
The backing of the 14 patrons for 2020 helped fund eight webinars and other virtual networking events which have kept the local sector connected since the first March lockdown.
The patrons are all businesses with a direct interest in maintaining a buoyant property and construction scene in Leicestershire.
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They include engineers, architects, lawyers, contractors and suppliers to the industry.
The online activity has covered topics including mental health awareness, the future of the city centre, building safety standards, planning policy, residential building expansion and modern methods of construction.
Webinars have also focused on specific new building projects including a virtual site tour of a new global HQ.
ProCon chair Umesh Desai, who is director of estates and facilities at De Montfort University, said: “Thanks to our 2020 patrons, we’ve been able to more than fill the gap left by the virus curtailing physical events since March.
“Many of the webinars have attracted more than 100 participants and the feedback has been very positive.
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“That the events also count towards CPD professional development is also a massive plus for professionals.”
There were three new Patrons for 2020: engineering company bsp consulting; town planning consultancy Landmark Planning; and the multi-disciplinary consultants Pick Everard.
Continuing their support were legal business Allardice Associates; insurance brokers Berkeley Insurance Group; Harborough-based Corporate Architecture; contractor Danaher & Walsh; consulting engineers Diamond Wood and Shaw; professional services provider MDA Consulting; Premier Development Contractors; the law firm Shakespeare Martineau; architects Stephen George + Partners; Unique Window Systems; and contractor Willmott Dixon.
The opportunity to be a Patron for 2021 is now live. Companies joining the Patron scheme in its tenth year will receive promotion at all events, whether physical or digital, on the ProCon website, at the annual awards and more.
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Umesh Desai said: “Everyone is working towards 2021 being a very positive year of activity in property and construction in Leicestershire.
“Joining the ranks of our patrons is a wonderful opportunity for any organisation to demonstrate its support for our sector and all who work in it.”
To express and interest in being a 2021 ProCon Leicestershire Patron, contact Allyson Jeffrey on 0116 278 1443 or email: info@procon-leicestershire.co.uk