Key figures from the Gloucestershire construction industry joined forces for a now annual show of strength at Gloucester Rugby's Kingsholm stadium.

Staged by the dynamic county sector group, Constructing Excellence Gloucestershire, the one-day show and conference yesterday include a wide variety of firms and a series of guest speakers.

Showing just how many professions the sector touches, rugby club's 1873 club was filled with stands from everyone from event sponsor and telecommunications provider Bamboo Technology, health and safety specialists Outsource Safety, legal firms BPE, financial experts Crowe, Quattro Design Architects, construction consultants Vitruvius Management Services to construction companies such as EG Carter, Barnwood and Kier.

And that's just to mention some of those present.

"Despite the unpredictability of the political world, Constructing Excellence Gloucestershire has continued to grow and flourish and play its part locally, regionally and nationally," said Kevin Harris, chairman of Constructing Excellence Gloucestershire.

"It's great to see that we can offer a most amazing network for the future, particularly for those in their early career, where they can enhance their knowledge, skills and experience so they can move forward in what is an exciting industry and become the future leaders of construction in the South West."

Other exhibitors included Beard Construction, Brace Creative, C&G Services, Coombes Everitt, Cotswold Transport Planning, Gloucestershire Construction Training Group, Hanscomb Intercontinental, HCR Law, M Planning, MyPower, Outsource Safety, RJ Engineering Consultants, Sanctus Training, SF Planning and TAP Business Development.

Guest speakers were Jeremy Williamson, Cheltenham Development Task Force, who spoke on the subject of the Cheltenham Cyber Hub, event Sponsors Bamboo Technology, on the subject of cyber and connectivity, and Adam Starkey, a self-proclaimed futurist, on the subject of the future of construction.