Hemp & CBD Expo Business Pro Seminars: September 2019 Innovative hemp materials, the value chain and our carbon negative future - Speaker Panel with Guy Coxall, Graham Durrant, and Julian Thompson
Discussion around innovative uses for hemp which can potentially mitigate climate change, the value chain and the barriers to production.
Guy Coxall
HempTank
Guy Coxall needs little introduction when it comes to the legal cannabis/hemp industry. One of the seven Founder Members of the Cannabis Trades Association and the CTA Compliance Director, he is the go-to expert on compliance and regulatory matters concerning hemp derived products and the upcoming medical cannabis industry. He has regular contact with the MHRA, FSA, EFSA and the European Commission.
Guy is also the Chairman of HempTank, the UK’s think tank for hemp education and policy development. Guy’s passion lies in re-establishing the hemp industry in the UK and he is already involved in R&D for hemp plastics, textiles and soil regeneration. HempTank are planning to launch a UK HempTour so as to provide an educational platform for the history, uses and benefits of hemp. “Education is the key to breaking down stigma and creating demand; with the right people, we can create a green industrial revolution here in the UK”.
Graham Durrant
Hemp Lime Spray
My name is Graham Durrant and I am a hempcrete contractor and green building consultant. I have been building and designing for over thirty years, working with all kinds of materials, but my focus has always been on how to build with the environment in mind.
After years of building and experimenting in England and France I decided in 2010 to study an MSc Architecture in Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies. My aim was to research a wide range of building techniques and find a low-carbon green building material to champion.
My research led me to the conclusion that hempcrete was a most effective material for managing moisture and regulating temperature in buildings. Hempcrete’s ability to lock up carbon rather than emitting it made it an obvious choice as a green building material, but the numerous additional advantages of the material have made championing it an easy choice. I have been a hempcrete contractor ever since, working on new-builds and renovations throughout the UK and training volunteers from several different countries.
I was Operations Manager for The Limecrete Company, running all their hempcrete projects from 2012. In 2015 I set up my own contracting company, Hemp-Lime Spray, to further develop how we install hempcrete into buildings and to provide technical support for other hempcrete builders. Alongside my work on site I am the English speaking agent for the 3CM hempcrete spray machine and provide training to develop a successful hempcrete building operation. I am a co-director of HempTank, a UK-based think tank for hemp education and policy development.
Julian Thompson
Hemptation
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