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CIOB’s first ever international heritage field trip came to an end just a few weeks ago and I am thrilled that it was such a success, in large part due to the excellent work of our co-hosts, the Malta Chamber of Construction Management. My thanks to everyone at the Chamber for your support.

It was a wonderful event, on an important theme - examining the important work where conservation meets measures to mitigate climate change.

There were too many highlights to include them all in this article. But I was delighted that Dr Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, Minister for Public Works and Planning, attended. It is good to know that the government understands the importance of the work being done by industry professionals.

I would also like to shout out Rory Cullen FCIOB and Professor John Edwards FCIOB, who both delivered fantastic talks and have been long-standing advocates of best practice in conservation in construction. I am already looking forward to hearing from them again at the annual CIOB Conservation Conference in April next year.

Our field trip also offered us the opportunity of some extraordinary site visits, including the Grandmaster's Palace, MUŻA, the Valletta Design Cluster and the Esplora Interactive Science Centre.

My thanks also to Dr Marthese Portelli, Chief Executive of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, who gave closing remarks at the end of the day and some context on the construction’s importance to the business and economic activity in Malta.

I want to thank everyone who attended and everyone who put time and effort in to helping us organise this unique event. I do hope all our delegates got as much out of it as I did.

Caroline Gumble - CEO