The Build Show has been bought by the company which runs Grand Designs Live.

Essex based Media 10 will make the Build Show part of its newly launched UK Construction Week.

The event will bring together Grand Designs Live and the Build Show at Birmingham’s NEC from October 6-11 next year.

UK Construction Week will also include seven other events covering all aspects of the industry and hopes to attract 50,000 trade visitors.

Media 10’s CEO Lee Newton said the new show will be “the strongest trade event the building and construction industry has ever seen.”

He added: “Apart from incorporating Grand Designs Live into UK Construction Week, we are proud to add the Build Show to this impressive event offering every profession valuable exposure to the latest innovation in the building industry.”

Paul Godwin, who launched Build Show late last year said: “The response received to the Build Show from the industry has been tremendous.”