fbe & fft - Spring Coffee Morning in Bath. Start the season with great conversations, good coffee, and new connections at our Spring Coffee Morning in the beautiful city of Bath, hosted in collaboration with fbe and fft.

Dough you want to discover how to make great pizza at home under the instruction of the Master Pizza Maker at Pizza Workshop? Then come and join the fft Western for a few hours of getting stuck into the art of pizza making!

Please join us for a relaxed mix and mingle lunch at The Hooch on the Quayside, kindly sponsored by Murphy Philipps Architects . This is a great opportunity to network with industry peers, share ideas, and build valuable connections in an informal setting.

Join us on the 23rd February for a breakfast networking and CPD event at Cloud 23 Cocktail Bar!
Joshua Dickerson, Director of Place at BWB, will be delivering a ten minute presentation that shares strategies to tackle urban growth and foster sustainable development, focusing on innovative solutions for creating liveable, resilient cities.

Burn off the Christmas turkey, and have a great indoor adrenaline-fueled afternoon at the Velodrome! Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or a curious beginner, this event offers a unique opportunity to experience the thrill of track cycling on The Geraint Thomas Velodrome, one of just five indoor velodromes in the UK.

Morning Yoga & Networking with FFT - Start your day with intention, movement, and meaningful connection. Join us for an uplifting vinyasa flow designed to energise your body, focus your mind, and prepare you for the day ahead.

Guest Speaker - Sir Andy Street, who served as the first Mayor of the West Midlands from 2017 to 2024, helping to establish the West Midlands Combined Authority and oversee a huge influx of public and private investment into his home region. He was awarded a CBE in 2015 for services to economic growth, and was knighted in 2025 for services to public service.

Please join us for our bi-monthly ‘Coffee and Catch Up Networking Event’. This is a great opportunity to network with like-minded peers over a coffee (or tea) and breakfast. This event is kindly being sponsored by Arc Design Studio

We've teamed up with The Padel Team again for another introduction to one of the fastest growing inclusive sports in Europe! So, want to start playing padel, or just looking to find out a bit more about the sport everyone is talking about? Well, we've got the right event for you!

Join us for our popular FBE Leeds Predictions 2026 event. Gerald Jennings returns to chair the event with speakers that will include representatives of Leeds City Council, industry and legal professionals.

We are pleased to be returning to the lovely 808 Cafe, near the top of Christmas Steps, for another installment of our ever popular coffee and pastry networking breakfast to kick start 2026!

Join fbe Sheffield at Sheffield Forgemasters for lunch and an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the UK’s largest open die forge!

Come network over a sandwich lunch, a presentation from VINCI Building on the New Forge Building project and a guided site tour to explore a site that combines centuries of heritage with modern innovation.

Join us for a morning of breakfast, networking and insight. Our guest speaker, Simon Phillips, Senior Director at CBRE, will take us through the current state of the property market within the West Midlands region and in particular Birmingham, looking at forthcoming projects and opportunities for 2026.

The fbe Great Western Christmas Lunch is continuing at the fabulous Bristol Harbour Hotel in the heart of the City’s historic banking quarter. Pre-lunch drinks will be available at the Sansovino bar or the Gold bar. 

Richard Lawrence is the Executive Director of Place, Prosperity & Sustainability at Birmingham City Council. In this role, he plays a key part in creating a successful Birmingham and will provide an update on the 'Our Future City Plan'.

Now a firm fixture in our annual events calendar, we would love for you to join the fbe for our annual festive feast. You will be welcomed with a glass of fizz and will have the opportunity to network before sitting down to enjoy a delicious Brazilian rodizio meal. Our chosen sponsor Martin House Hospice will also be in attendance to update us on their 'big build'. This event is kindly sponsored by Perspectives and VINCI Building.

FFT is excited to invite you to our Christmas social, at Matt and Phred’s jazz bar in the Northern Quarter, for an evening of great company and great music. The very talented Ellen Beth-Abdi band will be performing some of Billie Holiday’s most loved and timeless pieces.

Get in the festive mood with a rare opportunity to explore historic buildings in the city, locate clues, eat, drink, network and solve a mistletoe murder. You will start the evening with a welcome drink at the Revolucion de Cuba in Nottingham, where you will be placed into your teams. Each team will be given a trail map to follow.

Please join us for a tour of Portland works, a non-profit community interest company dedicated to maintaining the Grade II* buildings. After the tour there will be an opportunity to catch up and network over complimentary G&T's (plus other drinks) from Loxley Distillery.

It’s that time of year again… our Autumn/Winter social is here! Join us for an evening of relaxed networking, connection, and good cheer with the FBE Northeast community.

It’s that time of year again… our Autumn/Winter social is here! Join us for an evening of relaxed networking, connection, and good cheer with the FBE Northeast community.

Join the fbe and fft Leeds and our sponsors Summers Inman and Curtins for a relaxed, sociable evening where we dive into the world of cheese and wine – tasting, pairing, and discovering combinations that will elevate your next night in.

Join us for a classic breakfast at Albert Schloss - your chance to meet like-minded industry professionals and grow your network of next-generation property and construction contacts.

Midlands Connect's Maria Machancoses (Chief Executive) and Andrew Clark (Rail Prog. Lead) will be giving updates on recent work, priorities and timelines going forward.

Join us for a morning of breakfast, networking and insight. Our guest speaker, Mike Denby, Director of Inward Investment and Place Marketing for Leicester and Leicestershire will share his perspective on upcoming regeneration programmes and opportunities for your involvement in countywide investment and development.

DRAG yourself, colleagues and friends to our Brunel Dinner at Ashton Gate, with a new format to the evening.  Pre Dinner drinks will be held in the Lansdown Bar from 6.00pm

Please join us for our bi-monthly ‘Coffee and Catch Up Networking Event’. This is a great opportunity to network with like-minded peers over a coffee (or tea) and breakfast. This event is kindly being sponsored by Saint Gobain Exterior Solutions.

Join us for a morning seminar focused on sustainability, the decarbonisation of assets, and the business case driving these critical changes. Our expert speaker will guide you through the latest strategies and insights, sparking meaningful discussion in an interactive setting. Breakfast sandwiches, pastries and hot drinks included!

FFT is delighted to offer their first fine dining networking event, which has been designed exclusively for professionals across the built environment. A Halloween-themed supper club for those with a curious palate.

Raise the roof (and a stein) with us for an evening of informal networking and bingo. Ticket price includes pizza and a stein. This event is kindly sponsored by our annual sponsor - Capital Law.