RedGuard, Mahaffey Fabric Structures, Sarens Group, UOP - A Honeywell Company and Viewpoint Construction Software to sponsor the 4th Annual Modular Construction Summit

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Nov 18, 2014, 11:51 ET

HOUSTON, Nov. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- RedGuard, Mahaffey Fabric Structures, Sarens Group, UOP - A Honeywell Company and Viewpoint Construction Software have come on board as sponsors at IQPC's 4^th Annual Modular Construction, Prefabrication & Logistics Summit at the Hilton Houston North this December 8 - 10th. The summit is gathering representatives from across the energy industry to discuss some of the most vital challenges that the industry is currently facing with regards to Modular Construction. From 'Situational' issues such as materials costs, availability, shipping logistics, and local cost conditions to Quality Assurance & Control – it will provide actionable intelligence that attendees can take home and implement.

The summit will help benchmark your processes with your colleagues and competitors, renew your understanding of the Market conditions surrounding modular & prefabricated build-out and explore some of the newest offering from vendors and services providers.

One of the sponsors Sarens, provides a range of technical solutions to support construction of large modular projects. The Sarens Group is a recognized worldwide leader in heavy lifting and engineered transport. With state of the art equipment and value engineering, Sarens offers its customers creative solutions to today's heavy lift and transport challenges. "Projects constructed in the past decade have been increasingly modularized, with more and larger modules become the norm. This has created a much more challenging environment for heavy lift and transport contractors through increased planning requirements and the need for dramatically different equipment, in both type and capacity. Companies such as Sarens are now an integral part of project planning and execution" said Mike Hussey, Regional Director North America at Sarens.

Senior representatives from AMEC, Devon Energy Canada, Apache Energy, Fluor Corporation are part of the events Advisory Board and has been instrumental in Developing the 2014 Summit.

Other speaker companies include ConocoPhillips, Technip, KBR, WorleyParsons, Access Midstream, Devon Energy, Apache Energy, Fluor, AMEC, Nexen Ltd. and more. Key topics include Materials Management: Supply Chain & Scheduling , The Owner's Perspective on Modular Implementation, Quality Assurance & Quality Control and Risk Analysis & the ROI of Modularization to Identify Project Investment Strategies. The summit also has three pre-summit workshops on Modular Design & Constructability, The Estimating Process and Collaborative Project Delivery. IQPC's Modular Construction Advisory Board Members said that, "After speaking to the attendees who have attended IQPC's Modular Construction Summit Series - we have decided to help craft a robust and far reaching program, dealing with everything from planning and pre-feasibility, all the way through to operations. By exploring the challenges of modular construction from the perspectives of industry gurus from around North America and beyond – we stand poised to provide actionable intelligence to the industry at large and drive the adoption and implementation of modular construction for decades to come".

IQPC is the organizer of the event and is collaborating with Construction IQ and Oil & Gas IQ. Other media partners include World Oils, Oil and Gas Facilities Magazine, Oilfield Conferences, Tradequip International, OCS BBS, Construction International, Construction Review and Oil and Gas Job Search.

For more information on the event please view:

Brochure: http://bit.ly/10QtKUx
Pricing & Discounts: http://bit.ly/1uW5SMW
Speakers: http://bit.ly/1ATNreo
Sponsorship Opportunities: http://bit.ly/10LHlfi
Resource Library: http://bit.ly/1EuMnfm

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dionne Vaz, Marketing Manager - IQPC New York

Tel: +1-646-378-6022

Email: [email protected]

SOURCE IQPC