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News and views
04 TV presenters call to arms
Industry should showcase
opportunities, says Maggie Philbin.
05 Military ready for design and build
Skills learned on Kent test project
will be transferred to Falklands.
06 Super grass suitable for building
Miscanthus cross breed has
structural and environmental uses.
09 Code of practice for programme
management established
CIOB launches first code for the
built environment.
10 Photographers at the ready for
annual Art of Building competition
The CIOB is gearing up to launch its
popular prize for best pictures.
12 Feedback

46
Letters, comments and readers
views on how recruitment is
bearing up post-Brexit.
14 Dont let ambition take over
Mark Beard says building capability

74
and quality work are key to 74 Project of the month
corporate success. A run down art deco public baths
in East London reopens after
Features 30 years.
16 CMYA 2016
Paul Marlow from family firm
Construction professional
42 Modern Slavery Act a year on
McAleer & Rushe wins the overall
How has the industry responded to
award for his work on a 14-storey
far-reaching laws against human
student block in Stratford.
trafficking and exploitation?
20 More CMYA winners
43 BIM bytes
More on the managers and
Level 3 BIM and dynamic
projects that won gold and silver
purchasing systems.
awards in each category.
44 Raising the stakes on H&S
46 Squaring the circle
New sentencing guidelines come
Turning three huge gasholders into
down hard on health and safety
luxury flats at Kings Cross

52
offences.
presented unique challenges.
52 The making of modular
Why Swan Housing Group has
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All the latest news
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MPs should leave

A committee of MPs has
recommended that
parliamentarians decamp to
nearby buildings while the
Houses of Parliament undergo a
4bn revamp, but said success
of the work will be dependent
on the early involvement of SMEs
to ensure there were enough
skilled people to carry out the
six-year programme.
The Joint Committee on the
Palace of Westminster also
recommended that a Sponsor
Board should be set up in-house
which would oversee an Olympic-
style Delivery Board to deliver the
work and said that a major role of
both of these bodies would be to
consider how apprenticeships
and other training schemes
could be deliveredto ensure a
skills legacy.
MPs are expected to move to
the Department of Healths
headquarters and the Lords to the
QEII conference centre as early as
2020 to enable the refit. Prime
minster Theresa May is expected
to back the plans.

TV presenter Maggie Philbin urges construction to showcase opportunities

TV tech pioneer Maggie Philbin
has called on the construction
industry to fight for its place in
attracting young people to the
industry in the wake of the
continuing skills shortage.
Philbin, who was due to be the
keynote speaker on the second day
of the Construction Industry
Summit on 21 September, said the
construction industry should be
doing more to reach young people
as a continuing skills shortage
unfolds across the UK.
Speaking to CM she said: The
construction industry needs to
showcase the opportunities that
it has, because at the moment I
dont think they really do that,
the result being that young
people have the wrong idea of
construction.
We want them to understand
its not just about dirt and brickies,
they need to understand its
about clever people who can
think strategically or have skills
in other areas.
She added: The thrust of what
Im saying is there is a much-
publicised skills shortage in all
industries. The point is, when it
comes to finding these people,
construction is up against it,
because guess what, everyone is,
youre competing with other
sectors
Philbin said she wished to see
more construction firms become
involved with her industry-led
initiative TeenTech.
Founded in 2008, TeenTech
collaborates with companies,
universities and business
organisations to help teenagers
see the wide range of career
possibilities in science, engineering
and technology.
Meanwhile, the CITB is planning
to expand the functionality of its
Go Construct careers website
www.goconstruct.org to match
people looking for work experience
with employers who can offer
placements.
And in a further development,
Birmingham-based multi-
disciplinary engineering solutions
company, adi Group, has unveiled a
pre-apprenticeship qualification for
14-16-year-olds which took in its
first contingent of 12 students
from a Midlands school.
Aimed at those students who are
potentially looking toward a hands-
on engineering career, the pre-
apprenticeship qualification will
offer practical experience and
employability skills.
Occupying 10% of their overall
GCSE curriculum time, the North
Bromsgrove High School students
will spend half a day per week in a
live workshop at adis headquarters
in Birmingham.

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Kent test project ushers in new era of

in-house design and build for military
Test run for Falklands sees skills transferred for permanent building, reports James Kenny
The Royal Engineers (RE) have completed
a milestone on a project that is expected
to herald a whole new direction for the
military and its construction practices.
The RE completed work on a test
project in Wainscott, Kent, in October
that is part of a larger overseas
construction project in the Falkland
Islands and is the first time the military
has taken on a full design and build
project from start to finish outside a
conflict zone.
So-called project ANEMOI involves
the building of permanent single-storey
accommodation for the next 30 years
in the Falklands. It is being built in four
phases over three years and will involve
many of the Engineer Brigade units.
This test project was built in Kent
to help upskill military workers in new
areas of construction and to also test out
the conditions of building in the harsh
Falklands environment. The foundations
were over-engineered to counterweight
the building and subject the workers to be reviewed upon final completion but The test facility in Work is expected to be finished in
Wainscott, Kent (above),
different conditions. he expects that once the full project is is now complete and 2018 and is being done in four phases.
Peter Egan ICOB, site engineer in finished it will drive military construction the engineers are now Phase 1 and 2 are complete and following
being transferred to the
the Royal Engineers, said: This is the in a whole new phase. deployment in October the RE will begin
Falklands (above left)
first time the MOD has done this type It also marks a new direction for the on phase 3 in March, internal fit out.
of thing. Normally when the military do military in that it will be the first project Phase 4 is the removing of the existing
construction we design, but the build that will be carbon neutral. condition and some environmental issues.
element is always subcontracted out. The aim is to continue this in the
Normally we work in operational future, its basically a whole new area for
infrastructure in a wartime enviornment. the construction element of the military A test of military capability
When we came out of Afghanistan we and the way they wish to go. It will help Project ANEMOI is an 18m project involving building of
didnt honestly think we would be very busy reclaim skills as well as use technologies permanent single-storey accommodation for 30 years in the
so we decided to take on an opportunity such as BIM that we havent used. Falklands. They are 50x20m single-storey buildings including
accommodation, welfare, kitchens, gym, office space and
which would normally be given to a civilian Another area that makes the project
temporary dorms for training personnel.
contractor. We convinced the Defence unique is the logistics of moving all the The building is not only on top of mountain, but has to be
Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) that we materials from the UK to mountain tops in undetectable by radar and also be functional all year round. There
could carry it the Falklands and the MOD/civil training are also issues to deal with such as geology and drainage.
out, a commercial style contract, and partnering, which has taken place to It is a saving of 10m to the MOD as the project was initially
costed for tender to civil industry at 28m.
maintain equivalent standards to that train military engineers to the required
The smaller test project has been built in Wainscott, Kent,
of a contractor. standard to conduct the works and gain and cost approximately 500,000. It is 20x10m and does not
But more importantly it gives RE the skill set to conduct this level of project include the internal fit out.
personnel a chance to work in a different in the future. Training is being conducted in Kinloss in Scotland.
environments and upskill in areas of The REs who worked on the test project The project is being supported by a number of construction
companies to help meet the requirements, including:
construction that they have not needed are now expected to deploy back out to
Brown & Mason, Bowmer & Kirkland, Ramboll, WYG, British
in 15 years. the Falklands in October to complete work Gypsum, Reid Steel
Egan added that it would still have to on the overall structure.
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Cundalls new London office features green walls and natural materials throughout, including brass kitchen surfaces which are good for hygiene.
Cundall City office set to gain Europes first well-being standard
Multidisciplinary practice Cundall is hoping that
its office near St Pauls will become the first
in Europe accredited with a new international
standard, which shows that the environment has
been developed with the health and well-being
of the occupants in mind.
Cundalls new London office, on the ground
floor of One Carter Lane, will be put through its
paces next month by inspectors from the WELL
Institute, which has devised the new WELL
Building Standard.
News in quotes
This approval does
not mean the
immediate start to
construction and
further delays are
almost inevitable.
Comparable nuclear
projects in France
and Finland have
had massive cost and time overruns.
Finlands Olkiluoto is now running nine years
late and will take 15 years in total to construct.
On this basis, even if Hinkley is started now it
will not be online until the 2030.
Analyst, Jonathan Robinson, principal consultant,
energy & environment, at Frost & Sullivan on the
news that prime minister Thersea May had finally
given the go-ahead to the 18bn Hinkley C nuclear
power station, the first new build in 20 years.
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WELL is a performance-based system for
measuring, certifying, and monitoring features
of the built environment that impact human
health and well-being, through air, water,
nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind.
The concept is claimed to be grounded in medical
research which shows that healthier buildings
help improve the nutrition, fitness, mood, sleep
patterns and performance of staff.
The 15,400 sq ft office, designed by Studio
Ben Allen, features green walls which are fitted
It may seem
strange that
were seeking
protection for a
car park, but this
is an example of
the increasingly
desperate reality
for urban wildlife.
Forced by human pressures to find
sanctuary in the unlikeliest of places, it is our
duty to protect the remaining refuges of
these creatures.
Professor David Field, zoological director
of ZSL, on his campaign to save Londons
last population of hedgehogs nesting in the
shrubbery of London Zoos car park, which
has been earmarked under HS2 plans as a
future lorry park.
Constructiomanagermagazine.com 8 September
with plenums to pull air from the office space
through the plants to help improve air quality.
Natural materials are used throughout to avoid
volatile organic compounds.
In recent years well-being has been playing
an ever more important role in the design and
procurement of workplaces and conforming to
the standard is set to become a growing trend
amongst occupiers.
At the moment only a handful of buildings in
the world have the WELL accreditation.
The plan will be
to train up an
army of mental
health first aiders
who will be
available in every
company, on site
and simply there
to listen to people
and be available if they are having any issues
and need to reach out to someone.
Anxiety, stress and depression are huge
issues in our industry, the main thing with this
programme is that it will keep people safe.
Martin Coyd, a member of the Health
in Construction Leadership Group on a
new initiative to help tackle mental health
issues in the industry where suicide is a
major problem.
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Researchers develop super grass that
can be used for low-carbon buildings
Cross-bred miscanthus has structural and environmental capabilities, reports Stephen Cousins
Researchers in Wales have developed
a more sustainable form of straw bale
construction using a hybrid grass they say
could decarbonise the industry at scale.
Miscanthus is grown as a biomass
energy crop for use in coal-fired power
stations and currently covers more than
8,000 hectares of marginal land in the UK.
Scientists at Aberystwyth University,
working in collaboration with miscanthus
supply chain development firm Terravesta,
found that by cross-breeding different
varieties of the grass it attained properties
suitable for construction, including low
U-values and structural rigidity.
As perennial crop, miscanthuss root
structure holds soil together in winter,
preventing soil erosion and reducing flood
risk, compared to annual crops, such as
wheat grass used in straw bales.
Levels of carbon sequestration are
comparable, or higher, than wheat,
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helping reduce embodied carbon in
building, said researchers. In addition, it
can be grown on low grade marginal land
not suitable for food production, making
it a good option for farmers struggling
to grow barley, oil seed rape, or wheat,
increasing potential for large-scale
harvesting for construction.
Judith Thornton, research development
officer for agriculture and environmental
sciences at Aberystwyth University, told CM:
As an annual arable crop, wheat straw has
environmental problems, using miscanthus
in bales is a good way of diversifying its
potential end uses. It is a relatively low cost
construction material for potentially large-
scale use, there are hundreds of straw bale
buildings going up every year.
This years harvest was used by
Terravesta to bale up enough two-
string bales to build a two-storey house,
employing the same technique used to
News
build conventional wheat straw bales.
Now the firm is looking for an investor
interested in building the first ever
miscanthus house, or commercial building,
using the bales, which it would donate.
There is also scope to create larger
Heston sized bales suitable for use
in larger, commercial buildings and
warehouse spaces that require a
permanently ambient temperature.
Miscanthus bales would more than
satisfy building regulations in the UK, in
terms of structural capability, as building
blocks and insulation values, said Bee
Rowan, straw bale building course leader
at the Centre for Alternative Technology,
based in Machynlleth, Wales: In terms
of compression requirements, acoustics
and healthy internal environment
stipulations, miscanthus complies.
We know we can build load-bearing
miscanthus walls using the traditional
straw bale building method, and the
surface can directly take internal clay
plaster and external render.
Plant breeding scientists at
Aberystwyth University are currently
investigating other seed-based
Miscanthus used in miscanthus hybrids suitable for different
bales (top left) and
to construct a house building materials, including insulation.
(bottom left) This may result in specifiers being
able to order bespoke-designed plants
for specific applications, said Thornton:
Today you can get insulation made of
It is a hemp or flax, and plant-based fibre board
relatively panels and renders, but none of those
low cost have had the plant specifically designed
construction for the end use. In future, an architect
material for or contractor could go to a plant breeder
potentially and ask them to design a plant with
large-scale specific characteristics for materials, that
use conversation has never been had before.
The history of miscanthus in the UK
Justin Thornton,
goes back around 15 years, when Defra
Aberystwyth
was seeking a biomass alternative to
University burning coal in power stations. The
grass is native to Asia and has evolved
separately on many different islands with
contrasting environmental conditions, soil
types and altitudes.
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Code of practice for programme
management established
The CIOB has launched its first Code of
Practice for Programme Management for
the built environment.
The code is a natural progression
from the Code of Practice for Project
Management for Construction and
Development, which was first published in
1992 and is currently in its fifth edition.
This new code is intended to provide
practical coverage of the general
processes and procedures to be followed
when managing such a programme.It
sets out the necessary requirements for
effective programme management, while
at the same time ensuring systematic
quality control and documentation
through governance arrangements
Both codes of practice were developed
by representatives from the major
professional institutions from the built
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environment and included the CIOB, RICS,
RIBA, ICE and APM, as well as from key
government departments, domestic and
international corporations, as well as the
university sector.
The new publication sets out the
benefits of managing a number of
connected projects as a programme.
Written for programme and project
management professionals in
construction, whether working as
contractors or clients, the book will also
be of interest to advanced undergraduate
and postgraduate of construction.
Speaking about the new code Paul
Nash, CIOB President, said: This first
publication of a Code for Programme
Management is particularly apt as I believe
Enjoy the CMYA success,
it ties in with the current big issues of advises past winner
governance, reporting and ethics. Lendleases Dennis Wilson ( pictured
Such programmes have been around above) has advised this years winner
for infrastructure for a long time and its of Construction Manager of the Year
about time construction had such a guide. to revel in their achievement.
Its interesting fro me personally as Ive Wilson was crowned Construction
been involved in this area for years in Manager of the Year 2015 for
both the private and public side. masterminding the 48m
He adds: Its a good mix of academic refurbishment of the National
and practical and I think its a guide Theatre on Londons South bank.
anybody can pick up. Its about time we Wilson said the achievement is a
have something like this for the industry. pinnacle of your career and the
Programme management is the process winner shouldnt shy away from
of managing several related projects, using their success as recognition of
often with the intention of improving an theirs and their teams capability in
Such organisations performance. In practice demonstrating true excellence in
programmes and in its aims it is often closely related construction.
have been to systems engineering, industrial This years winner was Paul
around for engineering, change management, and Marlow, a construction manager at
infrastructure business transformation. McAleer & Rushe won the top award
for a long Competency in project management on September 15 at Londons
time and its Grosvenor House Hotel.
has become a key part of the skills-set
about time ( see pages 16-18)
of every construction professional and
construction Marlow, from from County Tyrone
executive, with
had such Northern Ireland was awarded the top
many construction
a guide gong for the 29m project to build a
managers
14-storey student block with 759
Paul Nash CIOB functioning in a
student flats for Unite Students.
President strategic and co-
The block at Angel Lane in Stratford
ordinating role in was completed in 80 weeks.
the delivery of the He delivered the Angel Lane
clients physical project on time and on budget
development despite the start being delayed by
and investment two months due to land issues.
programme.
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EU workers needed, CIOB

Photographers at the ready for tells Brexit minister
annual Art of Building competition A coalition of professional bodies
including the CIOB has warned Brexit
minister David Davis that the UKs
The CIOB is gearing up to launch the 2016 Art of Building competition. construction skills crisis could severely
The photography competition is being expanded this year to include a worsen if the government does not
new under 18 age category and will launch on 17 October 2016. take steps to ensure access to a skilled
workforce during its post-referendum
Attracting thousands of entries annually, Art of Building is open to negotiations.
professional and amateur photographers from around the world. Every The Royal Institution of Chartered
year, the images that reach the competitions elite shortlist are published Surveyors (RICS), the Royal Institute of
on international broadcast and print media. They are viewed by millions as British Architects (RIBA), the Chartered
Institute of Building (CIOB) and the
public voting for the best photograph begins. Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
The competition, now in its seventh year, is free to enter and the overall are signatories to the letter to the
winner receives a cash prize of 3,500. The new category for under 18 secretary of state for exiting the
year olds the chance to unleash their creative talents for a 500 prize. European Union.
As well as skills they outline five
Last years overall winner was The Daredevil and taken by Ata Adnan. other priorities that the UK
www.artofbuilding.org/ government should focus on in light of
the UKs Brexit vote.
The six priorities are: access to skills,
commons standards, research
excellence, infrastructure investment
and devolution commitment and
community development.
On skills the letter points out that the
free movement of labour within the EU
has been vital to the growth and
flexibility of the construction sector.
We therefore urge the government to
explore options and approaches to
ensure that this access is not impeded to
the detriment of the built environment.
In terms of standards the group of
four said that access to markets in the
EU and around the world has
transformed the UK construction sector.
Regional events The mutual recognition of
The CIOB is running a number of events throughout Masters dissertation awards qualifications and the development
of common technical standards have
the Autumn including workshops covering areas
There is still time for people to enter the reduced the barriers our members face
such as general CIOB membership and progression
to chartered membership.
dissertation section of the CIOB International working abroad. Reducing tariffs and
Innovation & Research (I&R) Awards. harmonising standards have helped
The dates and location for the
exhibitions across the UK include: Those wishing to enter the Masters UK firms of all sizes expand to Europe
Dissertation Award have until 11 November and beyond.
l NEC Birmingham -
2016 to submit an entry. These common approaches have
UK Construction Week, 18-20 Oct 2016
The Masters Dissertation Award is for also meant that UK businesses can
l London, Olympia, London
outstanding research undertaken by students support best practice in environmental
London Build, 27-28 Oct 2016
on taught postgraduate courses. The award and product standards, supporting
l Liverpool Exhibition Centre aims to promote the importance of advanced
Architex, 15-16 Nov 2016 efforts on global issues such as climate
research skills in enabling students to pursue change.
There will also be talks covering the Chartered specialised careers.
Membership Programme which will helps
Paul Nash, President of the CIOB said:
Prizes include 1000 for the winner as well Its essential that the voice of the built
members achieve status through a vocational
as a trophy and certificate. environment professional is heard
programme of learning.
Sign up for your professional review on stand at Among the criteria, the dissertation clearly in any Brexit discussions with
any of these events and you can save must demonstrate a high level of academic Government. Globally, construction has
100 of the cost of your application. attainment consistent with postgraduate study. always relied on migration to fill gaps in
New joiners can also save 50 off their application Also it must display a critical awareness of the labour market, so we need to have a
if they apply on stand. current issues and developments in the chosen sensible policy on migration that meets
For more information and how to find out subject and be well-structured with a good the needs both of the industry and
more on the exhibitions visit standard of presentation. wider society.
www.ciob.org/events
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TWO OF THE INDUSTRY'S longest running on- building its own factory, explains the
off sagas have taken a twist for the better attraction on page 52-53. Modular
in recent weeks. Hinkley C has been won't suit every site, every client, or
signed off to become the first nuclear every consumer. But if the doyen of the
power station in a generation. At the other housebuilding world, Tony Pidgley, is
end of the construction spectrum, offsite extolling the 'miracle' of delivering
housing, hailed for so-long as the answer ready-made homes to site on the back
to the housing and skills crisis, has taken of lorry, then expect others to give it a
some significant steps forward too. But second look.
while both these developments are to be Turning to the issue of nuclear, the
welcomed, how much of a tipping point do Hinkley deal marks a major step in the
they signal? After almost two decades of UKs nuclear renaissance for sure. But of
vacillation are we at last seeing a new course the decision is still mired in
dawn for nuclear power? And does the controversy. On the plus side,
championing of modular housing by big greenlightng Hinkley will inject more
name housebuilders mean the technology confidence into the sector and calm fears
is finally set to become mainstream? that the new Cabinet is not as wedded to
Berkeley, Urban Splash and Barratt have big infrastructure as its predecessor. But
all said of late that they will be turning question marks still remain about the
more to offsite with Berkeley chairman reactor technology and costs, which set
Tony Pidgley even going as far as saying against the falling costs of renewables
that 20% of his output will be modular and will keep objectors busy. In giving Hinkley
that they will be investing in their own C the go ahead, government sensibly also
factory. Institutional investor Legal & tightened controls over ownership. CGN,
General is already on course to disrupt the the Chinese state-controlled company part
market with the biggest housing factory financing Hinkley with EDF has indicated
in Europe set to churn out 3,000 new its desire to push on with two others in
homes off the production line for private Bradwell in Essex and Sizewell in Suffolk,
rent. And this is the real change: modular which needs to happen without undue
has been caught in a catch-22 where delay. But the reality is there are still too
manufacturers struggle to bring the cost many obstacles for comfort to feel entirely
down because of the stop-start nature of confident we can replace our ageing fleet
development. If developers become the of nuclear reactors, which supply a vital
manufacturers themselves they de-risk 20% of our electricity, to ensure we can
the process and potentially reduce costs keep the lights on.
and secure supply. Housing association
Swan, which is also investing 3m in Denise Chevin, editor
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It's time to rethink Westminster,
not rebuild it
Malc Jeffs, via website
How can it take six years to design &
procure? How can it take six years to
implement? (SMEs key to Westminster
revamp, online).
Somebody is trying to make a career
out of this. What is the point of putting
modern facilities into a skeleton that has
almost crumbled away and which will,
notwithstanding the imminently proposed
facade repairs, continue crumbling as soon
as the contractors have walked away?
The Palace of Westminster is a Gothic
Revival mess. We should knock it down and
replace it with a modern fit-for-purpose
building with a facade designed to last
500 years. By all means continue with the
current image on sauce bottles thereafter.
Merv Green, via website
No point in spending this money on a worn
out building. Time to leave the building and
invest in a new modern 21st century
building that lends itself to a new way of
government. It's time for a fresh new
approach lets use this as a catalyst to
make this happen.
Simon James Gallagher, via website
Parliament should take this once-in-several
-generations opportunity to redevelop the
entire site, while simultaneously embarking
upon a programme of constitutional
reform. Move on, but do not discard the
lessons so hard won. Remember the
victories, and the atrocities, without being
slavishly tied to the past.
Capture it all digitally, make the data
available to the public as a national archive,
and rebuild it fit for purpose, reflecting the
true cosmopolitan, dynamic and forward
thinking nation that the UK should be.
The project could serve as a testament
to the skill, ingenuity and creativity of the
people of the UK (and Ireland). Open up the
redevelopment as an international design
competition. Perhaps a reimagining of Big
Ben, by Thomas Heatherwick? The
possibilities are too enormous to ignore!
20/09/2016 17:39
 Vox pop
Is construction still recruiting in the wake
of the Brexit result?
Rob Smith
Chairman, Management
Recruitment Group
August has been quiet as
we'd usually expect but it
has been slightly quieter then normal.
This could be attributed to Brexit.
It varies from company to company
really, some are taking it slow while
others like United Living have a very
strategic plan to double in size by 2020.
One interesting area we have noticed
is some companies, rather than taking on
more people, have been redeploying
them elsewhere.
In terms of specific sectors, commercial
property has developed. In terms of roles,
site/project managers are still in demand.
However, we have seen a knock on in the
approach from the candidate, in that they
are now more cautious about moving. It
now has to be a really good move, instead
of just like for like.
Ed Hoad
Recruitment consultant,
Catalyst Executive Search
I think there remains a
lot of anxiety from both
the client and candidate side. For
companies, it's a bit of a Catch 22 situation on". As part of a global consultancy
at the moment: there's still a lot of
projects current and planned which need
resources so they need to recruit, but I
think they're still anxious in terms of
Tim Thickett, via website
Move Parliament to Sunderland,
Rotherham or Rochdale and let out long
leases on the current buildings for much-
needed housing in the capital. Several
problems dealt with in one, at a profit!
Is BIM all it's cracked up to be?
Dave Briggs, via website
BIM is just the next stepping stone in the
improvement in how we design, coordinate
and build (So where's the evidence for
BIM's benefits? online). In the end IT
doesnt actually build the building, it is
human beings who by their nature make
mistakes and are far from perfect.
We need to ensure the workforce is
trained and paid fairly and have realistic
build programmes. Then we might see the
improvements in construction. Until then
BIM is the next CAD.
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recruiting, as there could be a downturn in
six to nine months, who knows?
I think it makes it quite a strange
position. The referendum, tied in with
the summer break, has made candidates
quite unreceptive over the last few
months. They're concerned about leaving
meaningful employment and then joining
a new place with the old adage last in,
first out.
But, having said all that, I'm absolutely
flat out. I'm still busy across both the
client and consultancy side. There's still
ambition and appetite to recruit, but I
think it's more tailored than it was before.
Shelley Lawton
Senior recruitment
specialist, WSP | Parsons
Brinckerhoff
While we are seeing some
minor shifts in the market towards the
parts of our business that are busiest,
there is no sign otherwise of the industry
as a whole slowing down. WSP | Parsons
Brinckerhoff is still steadily recruiting
across the UK in 2016 and currently
setting our growth plans for 2017.
Post-Brexit we believe we have a
responsibility to "keep calm and carry
that provides a variety of engineering,
environmental, management and
transport services facing both the private
and public sectors, we have the flexibility
Charles, via website
BIM may be the next CAD, but like CAD,
it wont make much of a difference unless
it is used correctly.
I have to wonder, given some of the
design profession's inability (and lack of
willingness and skill) to manage things like
risk properly, whether BIM is just a hoped
for panacea to a systemic problem that
itself won't change if the fundamentals of
lack of training, skills, interest etc are also
addressed.
Tom Holder-Mark, via website
Whilst there are definite (albeit
challenging to quantify) benefits during
design and construction, we should not
lose sight that greatest efficiencies are
realised through operation of the asset.
After all, this was the primary driver for
government's mandate as it accounts for
ALAMY
to adjust with market demands.
"Candidates Salaries show no sign of falling and the
are concerned demand for qualified and experienced
about leaving engineers and consultants is as high as it
meaningful has ever been.
employment
and then Duncan McIndoe
joining a new Global HR Director at
place with the Turner & Townsend
old adage last To start with, we're still
in, first out." continuing to deliver a
Ed Hoad, number of projects so we're still
Catalyst continuing to recruit.
Executive Search From an industry-wide view, I think
Brexit has had little impact. The reality is
projects are still going ahead and in the
medium-term it's really impossible to
predict the outcome.
With regards salaries in the sector,
there's been a period of upwards pressure
on wages. There's a strong competition
for talent across construction and the
built environment industries.
approximately 80% of lifecycle cost.
This is where clients will really reap the
rewards but by its nature, it could be some
time before the data confirms it.
Procurement and Brexit
Philip Murphy, via website
The overzealous application of
procurement regulations has cost the
industry millions and created a series of
cartels and anti-competitive practices
which proper open competitive tendering
Contact us would avoid (What does Brexit mean for
Do you have an public procurement? online).
opinion on any
of this months The glass is half empty
articles? Email: Tony, via website
construction- Waste of money supporting poorly-detailed
manager@atom structure, where the original design put
publishing.co.uk novelty before practicality (Is this the world's
most complex roofing project? online)
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 Comment Mark Beard
Dont let ambition get the better of you
Letting raw enthusiasm run wild can be damaging if you
havent spent time building your business capability first,
says Beard Constructions Mark Beard.
I AM OFTEN QUIZZED about my business.
In particular, how we have been able to
increase the quality of our offering,
while growing the business eight-fold
over the past 17 years. For me, growth is
dependent on quality.
Relentlessly focusing on delivering for
todays customers and improving the
effectiveness of your business offering
drives growth in both turnover and
profitability. While ambition is important,
developing a reputation as a business that
delivers projects safely, on time, to a high
standard and with a smile is, in my view,
the best sales tool you can have.
Whats more, if you can position
yourself so customers are chasing you to
do their work, because they believe that
you are their best option, you will save
the cost of very expensive marketing and
business development staff.
This is a lot easier said than done. Beard
has won a number of projects over the
years where our ambition overtook our
capability. One high-profile college project
set our development back two years, and
recovering from our mistakes took much
of the fun out of work during that period.
However, these experiences are central to
developing a feel for how far and how fast
you can grow your business. Very few
business leaders have got to the top
without a little scarring.
Some are born with personal ambition
which is then nurtured in our early years
by family, friends and personal
experiences. Organisational ambition is
usually a reflection of a leaders own
ambition encouraged or checked by key
lieutenants and what is possible at any
one time.
The years between 2009 and 2013
were a difficult trading period for the
construction industry, which contracted
sharply and then struggled to cope with
rising demand. It feels like supply and
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demand are now broadly in balance. While
its up to every business to create their
own success, building capability and
reputation, which drive this success, is a
long-term exercise.
In my view, it is the companies that
invested in their people and systems,
and did the right thing for their customers
and suppliers during the most challenging
trading years, which will be the winners
over the next few years. Im sure a top
business analyst, with full visibility of
how a company has operated over the
past three years, would be able to give
a very good steer on who the winners
and losers in our industry will be over the
next few years.
Doing the right thing is easy enough
when the customers eyes are focused on
us, but the reality is that most customers
can sense how you treat your staff, your
suppliers and the wider community. The
way a customer behaves towards you
often reflects their perception of you and
your team. We have a saying at Beard that
each project must make a deposit in each
of our bank accounts, our financial bank
account and our reputational bank
account. Delivering our best service and
being fair to our supply chain partners has
become central to our ethos and building
of our long-term reputation.
Building business capability is a long,
difficult process. It requires foresight and
commitment to a limited number of
Building business capability is a
long, difficult process. It requires
foresight and commitment to a limited
number of transformational business
improvements over many years.
transformational business improvements
over many years. It also requires the
willingness to make small improvements
every day.
Improvements in working environment
and business systems sometimes require
large capital investment and shareholders
foregoing dividends today to create a
better business tomorrow. Many, however,
dont require any capital investment, just
time, energy and commitment. For me,
there are three key themes which are
central to the development of a successful
resilient business. These are:
l A very clear vision, which is backed up
by business objectives which can be
understood at all levels of the business;
l Consistent business leadership which
all stakeholders trust and can rely upon;
l A strong business culture which
everyone embraces and supports the
business objectives. This culture is often
difficult to describe, but can be felt from
the minute you walk onto a building site
or office and is rooted in real down to
earth values.
And most importantly, dont be afraid
to employ people who are more talented
and knowledgeable than you. Not only
will they help drive business success,
they will make the journey and your life
a lot more fun.
Mark Beard is executive chairman of
Beard Construction
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BEST IN
CLASS
Paul Marlows superfast
construction of
student accommodation,
in east London landed him
overall CMYA for 2016
and another three major
contracts from the client too.
Denise Chevin reports

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Paul Marlow (left) ATTENDING AWARD CEREMONIES can be a tense

won the overall CMYA time for short-listed finalists. But for Paul
for his work building
student accommodation Marlow, the Construction Manager of
at Angel Lane in the Year Awards at the Grosvenor House
Stratford (right)
Hotel in London on 16 September was a
particularly nervy occasion. His second
baby was expected any day and hed
agonised over whether he should risk
attending rather than stay by his wifes
side in County Tyrone.
The 30-year-old McAleer & Rushe
project manager made the right call. He
scooped the Gold medal in the Residential
Over Seven Storeys category and went
on to crown the night by beating 10 other
Gold medal winners to take the overall
title of Construction Manager of the Year.
To his enormous relief the new baby had
decided to wait until dad was back.
Im so glad I did come along, he says the
next afternoon from his home about an
. hour from Belfast. It was quite a night.
Marlow won the coveted trophy for finish, says Luke Engmann, Unite Students
Paul is a the Angel Lane project in Stratford, east development manager for Angel Lane.
winner others London, a giant student accommodation Angel Lane was the first project
lie down, he block with 759 rooms, for Unite Students. Unite and McAleer & Rushe worked on
makes things It is arranged as three sides of a rectangle, together and Pauls all-round competence,
happen. with all sides of different heights of continued improvement and leadership
seven, 10 and 14 storeys which added to was a key component in giving me a sense
Martin McGee,
the complications. of confidence that the project was in a
McAleer & Rushe
However, despite coming out of the traps safe pair of hands. This was demonstrated
two months late, thanks to Marlows radical when I informed Paul that start on site was
rethink, the 29m project was completed by delayed by two months due to third party
August 2015 in time to open for the start works. Instead of saying this was an issue
of the new academic year. Whats more, he took the information away and identified
the successful race against the clock was a way to reduce the delay and mitigate any
achieved with zero accidents. future delay caused, say Engmann.
In landing the prize Marlow also became Or, as McAleer & Rushe construction
the first overall winner to come from a director Martin McGee, puts it: Paul is
residential category in the CMYAs a winner others lie down, he makes
38-year history and the youngest holder things happen.
of the title. Marlow radically revised the build
Surprised, speechless, its down strategy to claw back the vanished two
to the team are phrases that many months by switching from a post-tensioned
construction managers turn to when to a reinforced in-situ concrete frame.
asked how they feel about winning Crucially, he also selected a new
being, as they are, something of a humble lightweight cladding system that could
breed and Marlow is cut from the same be installed by scaffold, mast climbers
cloth. But you dont beat 85 other finalists and cradles, freeing up tower cranes
to the top without something special to complete the concrete frames. If
and by all accounts it is Marlows ability the scheme had gone for traditional
to come up with solutions no matter how brickwork rather the 7,0000 sq m of
tough the problems that won him the Gebrick lightweight brick cladding it would
plaudits from his employer and the judges. also have taken longer because of skills
Paul showed outstanding leadership shortages and the weather.
ROB DURSTON

in galvanising his team to deliver a It wasnt so much a highly complex

challenging project on time and within building, but the sheer scale of it and the
budget, with a wow factor quality of speed of construction and fit-out that >
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> was the challenging part, says Marlow,
citing the near-800 bathroom pods that
came fully fitted out and then had to be
craned into their positions.
But the project also faced major
constraints: it was bound by a main road,
a bridge and a neighbouring building
site. There was also live rail track less
than 6m from the completed building,
which meant Marlow had to get extensive
pre-approvals from the rail operator and
guarantee 24-hour access across his site
for rail maintenance teams.
Power was another issue, as there was
no extra capacity in the local electrical
network, so a new supply had to be
delivered from 1km away. Turning to a
regular supply chain of sub-contractors
and suppliers was a key factor in getting
the project completed on time.
Marlow says he bangs the table if he
has to, but its rare. My management style
is bringing people on side and listen to
what they have to say. Sometimes you
do have to shout to get things done, but I
think its more important to work together
to find solutions.
His easy rapport with the team didnt go
unnoticed with his client. The project was
very challenging in terms of programme,
site logistics and budget but Pauls ability
to communicate all issues and foster a real
sense of teamwork has set the benchmark
in terms of stakeholder management and
leadership, says Engmann.
The client and judges were equally
impressed by his leadership on health
and safety: with more than 500,000
man hours worked and 1,836 people
inducted onto the project, there was not
a single reportable incident or accident
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on site. No job is so critical you have to
Sometimes compromise health and safety and were
you do have to very passionate about that, he says.
shout to get Marlow is from a crop of very ambitious
things done, and enthusiastic people, which has helped
but I think its grow the construction business to a
more turnover of 230m for 2016.
important to McAleer & Rushe, which entered the
work together awards for the first time, also picked up a
to find second gold medal for Residential Under
solutions Seven Storeys, won by Marlows colleague
Paul Marlow Ciaran Tiffney, another one of McAleer &
Rushe group of home-grown talent.
We train and nurture our people
and then give them responsibility and
autonomy to deal and deliver for the
client, says McGee.
This years Construction Manager of the
Year has always wanted to work in the
sector. His father is a digging contractor
and hed helped out on site since the
age of 16. He went on to study quantity
surveying at the University of Ulster,
graduating with a First Class honours
before joining McAleer & Rushe straight
from university as a project manager.
His card was marked as one of McAleer
& Rushes high fliers and he quickly got
given big jobs to get stuck into. He was
number two on the 50m redevelopment
of the Swiss Centre into the W Hotel in
Londons Leicester Square, where McAleer
was also the developer.
He had a similar role on the delivery of
the 182-bed Novotel and 297-bed Ibis
Hotels at Blackfriars Road in London. And
he took overall charge of a 100-bedroom
hotel in the village of Brae on the
Shetland Islands which was manufactured
High quality of finish
was a Marlow hallmark in Northern Ireland, then shipped out
at Angel Lane to Shetland and assembled there under
Marlows direction as project manager.
Now based on a Unite Students job in
Edinburgh, he admits that it can be hard
working away from home. A typical week
would be three days on the project and
two days at head office in the early days
of a project, but up to five days working
away from home at critical stages.
Marlows skills and work ethic will
undoubtedly ensure well be seeing a
lot more of him in the big projects of the
future. So whats his advice for aspiring
construction managers whod like to join
him amongst the industrys elite? Youre
only as good as your last completed
project... you have to look to continual
improvement. CM
Do you have a mentor?
I have worked very closely with our
contracts director Dominic Trainor on this
project and great credit must go to Dominic
for his support and advice throughout. I
have also been very fortunate during my
time here to work very closely with two
other McAleer & Rushe contracts directors
in Shane McCullagh and Peter Devlin, as
well as Martin McGee.
Any advice for other construction
managers entering the awards?
There is a lot of talented people within
our industry putting in a lot of hard work.
Given the demands of the job, it is not
always easy to find the time to give to
an awards submission/selection process.
However, having been entered in this
award for the first time it was most
definitely worthwhile and I would urge
everyone, particularly younger people
within our industry, to enter.
Would you do anything different in
hindsight on Angel Lane?
In hindsight there were a few areas
where extended lead-in times for specific
packages increased our programme
challenges on Angel Lane so we would
look to close out these packages earlier in
the future to get ahead of the extensive
supply chain demands of the industry.
What do you get up to when
not working?
I am a keen sportsman with my main
sport being Gaelic football which I have
continued to participate in right up until
the last two years when injury and our
18-month-old son have halted progress
on that front somewhat. I still continue to
support my sport and adapting to life as a
father has been the greatest experience of
my life to date.
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 CMYA 2016
New build & refurbishment over 36m
GOLD
James Williams
Mace
PROJECT: 12-14 New
Fetter Lane, London:
Construction of 15-storey
office block completed in 117 weeks
VALUE: 46m
CONTRACT: JCT D&B 2011
AN ENORMOUSLY challenging programme,
a bursting-at-the-seams budget and a
tight site in a busy location held no fears
for new Mace recruit James Williams. He
not only triumphed on all three fronts but
delivered exceptional quality too.
So successful was he that the client
was able to sell on this 15-storey office
block midway through construction for a
handsome return on its investment.
Originally priced in 2011, the
project faced a suppliers market when
procurement began. Williams deftly
handled supply chain brinkmanship to
strike deals and secure the core packages.
As for the ambitious programme,
he drove it forward through excellent
sequencing and logistics insights. For
example, the original brief positioned one
crane in the boiler room location, severely
SILVER
Paul Fowles
Kier Construction
PROJECT: Princess
Royal Grandstand,
Cheltenham Racecourse:
20-month rebuild of grandstand
VALUE: 39m
CONTRACT: JCT D&B 2011
WITH THE CLIENT determined to run a full
racing and events programme during this
20-month-long scheme, Paul Fowles
race course project was like a game of
chess. Each time the client held a race
meeting, work would come to a standstill
so complete that you could be lulled into
thinking nothing at all was going on.
Fowles moved his people around the board
while The Jockey Club sought to move the
racing public into the same spaces.
It involved rather more than just
downing tools for a few days, however.
For example, three weeks before the first
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GOLD
hampering the effort to get the building
weatherproof and progressing the MEP.
Williamss solution was to perch it on a
concrete cap on top of one of the low-rise
lifts. He also modularised the intricate
cladding and large sections of the services.
The logistics he streamlined by bringing
the cladding panels through the floors
and distributing them by the hoist. They
were then installed from within the
building floorplate by using a spider crane
on the floor above. It was safer and faster
than working at height above a busy
pedestrian walkway in an area of dense
commercial offices.
His controlled project close-out drove
quality. He made sure the planning brought
in sufficient materials for each area so
that the trades could fully complete an
area before offering it for snagging. The
strategy drastically reduced revisits for
missing items.
He introduced benchmarking with
mock-ups that set the quality standard.
Combined with tablet-based snagging
software that freed package managers
from paperwork in the office and got them
out onto site, it delivered an exceptional
level of craftsmanship and quality.
SILVER The site was closed down and reopened Other
16 times during the project. Each time it Finalists
was accomplished so successfully that no
customer complaint was received despite Geoff Grant ICIOB
Balfour Beatty
the unforgiving gaze of the worlds press 199 Westminster
and TV cameras. Indeed, the race course Bridge Road, London
won The Jockey Clubs Best Customer Stephen Harnett
MCIOB
Experience Award and the Racegoers Willmott Dixon
Clubs Best Racecourse of the Year Award Heartspace
during the construction period. Development, London
Fowles encouraged innovative ideas Steve Holland
MCIOB
race day of the project, there were 200 from the supply chain, which resulted Laing ORourke
workers on site amid the gaping holes and in the fitting of the balustrades to the The University of
Oxford Blavatnik
piles of rubble of a race course that was precast balcony units at ground level in School of Government
now 50% construction site. Fowles had to the factory rather than 80 feet in the air. Ian Ronchetti
release most of that back to the client in It maintained programme and reduced the MCIOB
Lend Lease
time for the first race meeting. cost of safety equipment as the finished Kings Gate & the
He pulled it off by reassuring the design provided edge protection for the Zigzag Building,
client with precisely detailed plans. He facade works. London
also motivated his workforce to return To improve buildability and the finish Martyn
Woodhouse
all the working areas to a no-sign-of- of the grandstand, he changed the Mace
construction condition for each race day. internal floor from precast to metal deck Birmingham New
Street & Grand Central
He then helped the clients staff set up 36 composite. And using a wholly precast Station
hours before the public was welcomed in deck for the crescent walkway gave the Redevelopment
a process that usually takes weeks. exposed soffit a high-quality finish.
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 CMYA 2016
New build & refurbishment 20-36m
GOLD
John Cole
Sir Robert McAlpine
PROJECT: The Grande,
Aberdeen: construction
of eight-storey office &
12-level car park completed in 87 weeks
VALUE: 34m
CONTRACT: SBCC DB/Scott 2011
FEW CONSTRUCTION managers have John
Coles determination. This is a man who,
hospitalised following a motorcycle
accident late on in the contract, was
attending project progress meetings by
video conference less than a week after
being discharged.
Cole had thought through this job for
an eight-storey 13,600 sq m office block
base build and fit-out from the outset.
He established the risks on the tight
programme and budget, assessed the
pinch points on the critical paths, and
acted forcefully but collaboratively to
expedite and mitigate matters.
As soon as the project got on site,
the problems multiplied. He dealt with
the discovery of possible unexploded
ordnance professionally and rapidly,
maximising safety while minimising delay.
When the piling and steelwork
packages came in over budget. Cole
responded by bringing the whole team
together to find ways to take cost out.
SILVER
Anthony Mitchell
MCIOB
ISG
PROJECT: TPP
Headquarters, Leeds:
construction of four-storey office
building, completed in 109 weeks
VALUE: 21m
CONTRACT: JCT D & B 2011
SEVEN EXTENSIONS of time totalling 193
days is a key statistic from this complex
construction of a steel-framed four-storey
office above a reinforced concrete box
with two levels of underground parking.
The programme almost doubled as a
result, but it shines a light on the heart
of the matter: Mitchells unerring ability
to give the client exactly what it wanted.
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Finalists
Noel Cafferty
MCIOB
Willmott Dixon
R100 Space
Technology Centre,
Didcot
Nick Howdle
MCIOB
BAM Construction
Airedale International
Air Conditioning, Leeds
Stuart Johnstone
Rise Management
Consulting
Kidzania, London
Paul McClements
MCIOB
Farrans Construction
Ellon Academy
Community Complex,
Aberdeenshire
Mike Perera
Kier Construction
The Ogilvie Building,
Logistics were a potential nightmare. did so by fostering collaboration through Hinxton
The site was next to a big shopping mall, subcontractor walkarounds, and design,
surrounded by main roads feeding the client and coordination meetings. And also
harbour and city centre, and had little by working weekends and attending night
storage and even less laydown area. Cole shifts so his presence and support could
persuaded a local developer to provide be seen and felt by the team.
storage facilities and holding areas. When a tenant completely changing
With the programme unable to wait until the fit-out proposal halfway through
a steel mill could roll the cellular beams, he the build phase, Cole quickly appraised
got the steelwork contractor to take on the the effect on programme and cost, while
beam fabrication. The eight weeks saved skilfully and diplomatically catering to
maintained the superstructure programme. the concerns of client and tenant. He
Cole took responsibility for delivering delivered the budget, the timetable and
on time, to quality and within budget. He the quality.
With more than 1,000 variations to Materials were photographed as
process for a client that wanted to get they entered the site gates to check for
its new HQ absolutely right, he was able damage and compliance with specification.
to communicate the reasoning for each All works were periodically checked
extension of time so effectively that throughout the day any anomalies, and
every one was awarded unchallenged. work could not proceed the next day.
For Mitchell, it was client, client, client. The goal of sign-off with zero defects,
Thus the significant value-engineering zero reportable incidents and zero
options he offered, such as a 500,000 environmental incidents was achieved.
saving on the window system and the
same again on the metalwork, roof tiles SILVER
and boarding system. And the efforts he
made to build the uninterrupted flexible
internal spaces with interconnected delta
beams spanning up to 18m and creating
soffits with sightlines from front to rear.
The logistics of fitting more than 900
precast concrete planks weighing up to
12.5 tonnes each with the imported delta
beams and steel frame had to be perfect
due to the limited site space.
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New build & refurbishment 14-20m

GOLD GOLD
Mark Pitman ICOB
Willmott Dixon
Construction
PROJECT: The Fusion
Building, Poole:
Four-storey campus hub completed
in 81 weeks
VALUE: 16m
CONTRACT: NEC Option A

ON HIS FIRST JOB for Willmott Dixon, and the

contractors second job for the client,
Mark Pitmans sound management
brought success at this four-storey campus
hub with teaching and social spaces.
Traffic and logistics were key
considerations. The site was at the centre
of a live campus with 10,000 users, and
bordered by two roads, a walkway and an
existing building. Pitman broke the access
and storage stranglehold on the project by
incorporating a construction-phase lay-by
into the works, and minimising the impact
of deliveries on the client.
By improving the proposed logistics
and sequencing, and starting works early,
he reduced the construction timetable
by eight weeks. This time buffer came
to the rescue deep in the construction
phase when the steelwork contractor
went into administration. With the steel
designed, in fabrication and partly erected,
Pitman bought what he could from the
administrator and then had enough time
SILVER
Tim Green
margin to procure an alternative contractor Pitmans value engineering was equally Other
without trashing the programme. succinct. He amended the internal acoustic Finalists
His use of mock-ups proved its worth. products to give greater sound absorption.
The facade mock-up revealed issues And he respecified the rain water elements Simon Dovener
ICIOB
with fixing the secondary cladding to the as aluminium rather than cast iron. Interserve
curtain walling envelope, as well as with He made the valuable suggestion to Factory 2050,
Sheffield
the cladding panels flexibility. This early the client of incorporating its audio-visual
Mark Elliott MCIOB
identification of problems allowed them to and data fit-out within the main contract Wates
be resolved cheaply upstream rather than works rather than after. It eliminated Building 33,
expensively downstream. The cladding the finish and cost hit of removing large Southampton
material was switched to a composite areas of raised access flooring and floor Ben Heath
Willmott Dixon
sheet, and folds added to the panels to coverings. It also allowed the building to Skills Park &
confer greater rigidity. open earlier than originally planned. Environmental
Buildings, NESCOT,
Epsom
Glyn Jones MCIOB
SILVER Green achieved the tight budget and Willmott Dixon
Hebburn Central,
programme with innovative ideas. He
moved the wind posts forward to the steel
Tyne & Wear

Simons Construction Will McElhaney

PROJECT: Private Patients
Unit, Nuffield Hospital,
Cambridge: New
clinical facility next to live hospital
completed in 73 weeks
VALUE: 15m
CONTRACT: JCT D&B 2011
TIMELY DELIVERY of a new clinical facility
next to a live hospital on a constrained
site is no mean challenge. Doing so while
respecting the budget and meeting the
clients expectations raises the difficulty
considerably. Tim Green proved up to the
task on this complex and heavily serviced
building, demonstrating a confident and
24 | OCTOBER 2016 | CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
impressive management expertise.
Proximity to a fully operational
hospital tested his diplomacy as well
as his planning and organisation.
His proactive, forward-thinking and
flexible approach kept the construction
momentum while minimising the
disruption to the hospital.
frame erection, so the blockwork could be MCIOB
installed immediately the concrete floors BAM Construct UK
The Queen Elizabeth
were complete. He arranged for temporary Teaching & Learning
roof coverings to get fit-out started faster Centre & Stratified
Medicine, Glasgow
and rationalised the number of wall types.
Phil OBrien ACIOB
And when things went wrong, he Morgan Sindall
found a solution. For example, the locally University Campus,
Aylesbury Vale
sourced cream brick facade sample ticked
Seanie OHare
all the right boxes until it emerged that MCIOB
the bricks were made in batches that OHare & McGovern
deviated in colour until they were arriving Wellcome-Wolfson
Institute for
as pink stocks. Green stopped the works, Experimental Medicine,
took down the already laid brickwork and Belfast
visited the brick factory to stress what
was needed. Deliveries improved, backed
up by his manual quality checks to discard
any pink bricks that slipped through.

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 CMYA 2016
New build & refurbishment 10-14m
GOLD
David Norman
ACIOB
Wates Construction
PROJECT: Dowty
Propellers, Mitcheldean,
Gloucestershire: refurbishment of
industrial facility, completed in 20 weeks
VALUE: 11m
CONTRACT: JCT D&B 2011
FAST TRACK does scant justice to Dave
Normans project. After its propeller factory
had burned down, his client needed a
replacement in six months so it could keep
its delivery promises to customers.
The client had lost everything in the fire,
including virtually all services information,
so the technical brief had to start from
scratch. Only as the client purchased each
of the 370 pieces of equipment required
for the factory fit-out could detail be given
about the service supplies needed.
Norman installed a ring main for
each service around the process areas,
sizing and installing the service drops as
precise information became available. He
addressed the lack of precise knowledge
by making sure all the main plant was
oversized or could be expanded.
It was all about making a live design
process work, with construction following
sometimes as little as 10 minutes
after the design decision had been
SILVER
Matt Bidewell
Morgan Sindall
PROJECT: All Saints Green,
Norwich: construction
of nine-storey student
complex, plus refurbishment of Grade
II-listed building, completed in 65 weeks
VALUE: 10.9m
CONTRACT: JCT D&B 2005
WHEN A SINGLE-DECKER BUS veered off the
road, smashed through the site hoarding
and embedded itself in the scaffolding
around Matt Bidewells nine-storey student
accommodation project, work came to an
immediate stop.
The resulting four-week delay for an
immovable deadline just seven months
away could have written completion
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Category sponsored by
GOLD Other
Finalists
David Disney
MCIOB
Shaylor Group
Birmingham Institute
of Forest Research
Christopher
Hickman
Geoffrey Osborne
Portesbury SEN School,
Camberley
Neil Locke
Willmott Dixon
Fairfield Pools &
Leisure Centre,
Dartford
Bill OMeara
BAM Construct UK
Investcorp Building,
Oxford
David Rice
Sir Robert McAlpine
made. Norman developed phasing and Even then, there was never any let-up Statoil Aberdeen
Headquarters
construction plans so the client could on this project. The discovery of asbestos
install its critical equipment in completed debris across the whole roof and services
areas with the live services needed. He zone in a building let as asbestos-free
steered the super-fast-paced project required a four-week clean-up. Norman
through some 1,500 changes. instigated phased environmental
The first big critical date was the cleaning on night shifts, testing at 7am
handover of a reinforced concrete pit for every morning to allow the day shift
two braider machines. To construct it in construction works to continue.
time, Norman moved to longer working He delivered every handover on time.
hours and double shifts, constantly Even a catastrophic flood two weeks
revisiting the detailing and sequencing to before practical completion did not knock
reduce programme. His introduction of an him off course. He dried out and retested
incentive plan for the key trades involved the entire electrical system, ensured
was also instrumental in achieving the the building was safe, and reviewed the
handover date 10 days early. programme and critical trades.
off as comprehensively as the bus. But SILVER
by innovatively rescheduling works,
implementing a new glazing installation
method and accelerating the works with
the help of the supply chain, Bidewell
absorbed the delay and delivered on time.
It comes as no surprise when you
consider his track record by mid-project.
He finessed the logistics early on by
insisting on a mobile crane rather than
a tower. It gave the project a shorter
lead-in, derisked the lifting, dispensed idea of offsite-manufactured bathroom
with oversail licences, and brought hoist pods to save programme time.
flexibility across the building footprint. He had helped get the project off the
His use of a Van Thiel scaffolding ground in the first place after a previous
system meant the huge glazing units contractor had been unable to find a
could be installed from hoists inside the buildable price. His value engineering
scaffold while the hand-laying of the saved the 750,000 needed to get going.
200,000 bricks in the facade continued at The client is now looking to hire
the same time. From a previous student contractor Morgan Sindall for another
accommodation job, Bidewell took the project in the city.
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 CMYA 2016
New build & refurbishment 7-10m
GOLD
Mike Walmsley
MCIOB
Willmott Dixon
Construction
PROJECT: Royton
Leisure Centre, Oldham: Two-storey
leisure centre completed in 75 weeks
VALUE: 8m
CONTRACT: JCT D&B 2011
ITS NOT HARDto see why Mike Walmsleys
client was thrilled by his outstanding
management on this leisure centre project
with pool, gym and dance studio. Defect-
free delivery two weeks early with quality
build and finish helped greatly in defusing
the opposition generated by the closure
of two other pools in the town.
Walmsley was proactive, flexible and
user-focused. He was not daunted by
never having installed a Myrtha pool
(stainless steel frame and panels, with
internal PVC lamination) and visited a site
in Glasgow where one was being installed
to understand what was required.
He got the supplier to redesign the
panels for the sloping section of the
pool, which brought flexibility as to
how the sections of floor for the pool
could be poured, reducing any potential
SILVER
Jim Wilson ICIOB
Morgan Sindall
PROJECT: Lairdsland
Primary School,
East Dunbartonshire:
New build school delivered in 59 weeks.
VALUE: 7.1m
CONTRACT: D&B development agreement
JUST AS THE PILING WORKS were about to start
on Jim Wilsons project, a breeding pair of
mute swans chose the canal-side scheme
as their nesting site.
With their 12-week breeding cycle, the
protected species posed a big risk for the
59-week programme. Wilson responded
with a variety of measures. He installed
noise and vibration monitoring systems
that issued text alerts to the site team
if an agreed level of disturbance was
exceeded if the nest was abandoned
because of site disturbance, the project
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Category sponsored by
GOLD
damage. Similarly he found a lightweight retaining walls in favour of hollow Other
aggregate to backfill behind the panels concrete blocks fitted over starter Finalists
of the Myrtha pool rather than pea gravel, bars and then filled with concrete. It
again reducing the risk of panel damage eliminated time and budget-consuming Matthew
Anderson
as well as cost and time. shuttering and temporary works. Wates
He moved a 1,500-litre water tank from His initiatives also improved quality. He Eden Boys School,
the roof to the ground floor to reduce the ran design workshops to identify interface Bolton
David Clarke
size of the foundations and steelwork and buildability issues and he gave each Wates
required. He replaced the blockwork for manager a tablet to use daily to raise and Multi Storey Car Park,
the lift shaft with precast, allowing the address snags instantly. Zero defects on University of Leeds
lift install to start early. And he rejected an early-completed and within-budget Adrian Coleman
Willmott Dixon
in-situ concrete for the leisure centres project was a great achievement. Lincoln University
Technical College
Jamie Denham
SILVER Interserve
Grimsby Leisure Centre
Ian Knight
Bouygues UK
Coety Primary School,
Bridgend
Chris Martin
MCIOB
Kier
Wellesley Road Care
Home, London
Stephen Paine
ICIOB
Morgan Sindall
Sports, Business and
would have been liable. He installed a sessions and fortnightly progress Arts Blocks, Canterbury
College
camera to monitor the nesting swan, and meetings. And he backed that up with
Clive Watson
he resequenced the piling to begin in the daily monitoring of site activities. MCIOB
area furthest from the nest to accustom His management programme Kier
The Archer Academy,
the swans to the activity. progressed four weeks in advance of the East Finchley
The swan successfully hatched her contract programme. That gave a final
eggs and a 12-week delay was avoided. month for the rigorous snagging that
But it wasnt the only challenge. Land rounded off a robust quality plan that
contamination, Japanese knotweed, and included creating a sample classroom to
extensive service diversions also figured. ensure quality buy-in early on.
Wilson implemented the lean agenda of The result was a 10/10 recommended
look-ahead programmes. He engaged all score from the client for a safe, on-time
subcontractors in collaborative planning and snag-free delivery.
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 CMYA 2016
New build & refurbishment 5-7m
GOLD
Alan May
Sir Robert McAlpine
PROJECT: OneSubsea,
Kingswells, Aberdeen:
Construction of two-
storey office, completed in 43 weeks
VALUE: 6.6m
CONTRACT: D&B/Scott 2011
IN HIS FIRST PROJECT management role,
Alan May completed this two-storey
office block ahead of programme, within
budget, snag and defect-free, and without
the accident book being taken out of its
cellophane. Thats some feat, was and the
product of proactive management and
forward thinking.
This was the seventh building Sir Robert
McAlpine has put up at the business park.
May held meetings with the construction
and design teams from previous projects
to get their feedback. He used what he
learned to streamline his own project,
enhance buildability and quality, and make
financial savings.
For example, he altered the roofing
interfaces to give better detailing,
which in turn produced programme and
sequencing benefits. And he ensured
holes were made through the facade for
CCTV cables and brackets, so minimising
SILVER
Mark Wolverson
ICIOB
Willmott Dixon
Construction
PROJECT: St Matthews
Primary School, Plymouth: Three-storey
school, completed in 38 weeks
VALUE: 6.8m
CONTRACT: NEC A
ON HIS FIRST JOB as lead manager, Mark
Wolverson delivered this three-storey
school new-build by implementing
programming techniques common in
residential. By splitting the project
into zones, he allowed activities to be
efficiently sequenced and more even
periods of subcontractor work offered to
ensure consistency and quality of output.
The lean approach worked: Wolverson
handed over seven weeks early on a
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the additional setup and installation costs
typically incurred.
He delivered a target programme two
weeks ahead of the contract programme
by early strategic planning of the
front-end concrete, steel and envelope
packages. Good communication and
openness at the procurement stage
won the necessary buy-in from the
subcontractors. His decision to have M&E
elements manufactured offsite gave the
programme a further lift.
SILVER
at top speed. Instead, he ensured no
stuck to his programme. He focused the
46-week programme with zero defects.
After losing a fortnight because of
frame procurement delay, he recouped
the time by splitting the building into
three zones to allow for just-in-time
working. The frame contractor installed
the decking sheets, followed by the
scaffolders back-propping the floors. And
then came the ground workers with mesh
reinforcement and the concrete pour.
The strategy ensured work continuity
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May took on the technical challenge of Other
connections to the steelwork with a 3D Finalists
model. All parties used it to establish their
links to the main steel frame and define Andy Clark FCIOB
Brymor
their secondary steel requirements, which Jigsaw Building,
were then incorporated into the main steel Bournemouth
erection. Likewise, a 3D M&E coordination Frank Conway
Morgan Sindall
model minimised potential service clashes. Enterprise Centre,
And he empowered the team to Harrow College
enhance safety protocols. The scheme Andy Jenkins
Brymor
was accordingly delivered injury and Mayflower Cruise
accident-free. Terminal, Southampton
Wayne Mears
Willmott Dixon
Osmaston Primary
for the three trades and allowed sufficient School, Derby
curing time for the frame concrete before
work started on the next floor.
When the top floor was watertight,
Wolverson could have flooded the
building with trades in all areas working
subcontractor ran out of work after a few
helter-skelter weeks by insisting they all
trades on quality and snagging at hold
points before allowing them to move on.
Wolverson combined this very modern
approach with a calm management style
that focused as much on the end-user as
it did on the client. He listened to end-
user concerns and offered flexibility on
decision-making.
By being genuinely concerned about
delivering satisfaction to a broad group
of stakeholders, he resolved end-user
issues while always respecting the
clients red lines.
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 CMYA 2016

New build & refurbishment 3-5m

GOLD
Rakesh Chavda
ICIOB
VolkerFitzpatrick
PROJECT: 41 Welbeck
Street, Marylebone,
London: Construction of offices over
six storeys behind retained facade,
completed in 82 weeks
VALUE: 4.6m
CONTRACT: JCT D&B 2011
RAKESH CHAVDA showed exceptional
technical planning and attention to
detail on this project to build 12,000
sq ft of offices behind a retained
Edwardian facade.
He proposed building the central lift and
stair core in steel rather than reinforced
concrete poured in situ his insistence
that this would bring completion three
months quicker proved to be well founded. example, he bulk-bought all the bricks and
His solution was to pin the retained
facade in position while the offices were
constructed behind. Although an external
steel support frame seemed the obvious
choice, it would have required breaking out neighbour liaison, changing noisy work
on to the pavement, utility diversions and
SILVER
Leigh Bennett
Interserve
Construction
PROJECT: Longley Centre,
Northern General Hospital,
Sheffield: Refurbishment & extension of
centre, completed in 53 weeks
VALUE: 5m
CONTRACT: JCT 2005
GOLD
substantial new foundations. Chavda came
up with the alternative of internal flying
shores, which provided lateral restraint for
the facade, avoiding the support frame
issues and saving 90,000 plus eight
weeks on the programme.
Demolishing an infill building and
marrying up the new build with irregular
adjacent structures presented plenty of
challenges. For example, there were four
party-wall chimneys, six storeys above
the roofline, whose retention was a
requirement of planning consent. Chavda
proposed installing steel supports and
demolishing the chimney breasts below
to increase the lettable floor space.
With a tiny footprint in a very restricted
central London site that offered
absolutely no site storage space, Chavda
planned the logistics meticulously. For
held them in a yard offsite, then called off
small loads whenever they were needed meetings held next door. As a result, Other
without overloading the site. despite a level of construction activity Finalists
He took a proactive approach to that could have been expected to trigger
many complaints from the inevitable Richard Attley
Sir Robert McAlpine
hours to avoid clashing with business disruption, not a single one was received. The Glade,
Middlesbrough
Declan Doherty
ICIOB
Farrans
Edgewick Community
Primary School,
Coventry
Allen Greenslade
Geoffrey Osborne
The Allen Building,
Downview Primary
School, Bognor Regis
Marat Mugttinov
MCIOB
Simons
AG Barr Factory &
Distribution Facility,
Milton Keynes

NOT MANY CONSTRUCTION managers would be

pleased to see people doing their very best
to destroy the fittings, fabric and furniture
in the sample room. For Leigh Bennett,
though, it was all part of the process. He
needed to identify products and structures
that would not only suit the clients budget
and the programme, but were also safe and
robust enough to withstand the worst that
the user group of mental health patients
could possibly do to them.
Meanwhile, Bennett had to solve
challenges for real on this project to
refurbish and extend this health centre.
For example, with large parts of the design
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incomplete, jeopardising the fast-track
programme, he kept a detailed request for
information tracker. It was the only way
to get a clear view of the design status, to
record accountability and to help the design
team prioritise information delivery to suit
the construction need.
And where long waits for design details
did occur, Bennett adapted the programme
to progress other works. He sustained
Tony Shevlane
Willmott Dixon
St Andrews Lower
School East,
Biggleswade
Daniel Trindall
Morgan Sindall
project momentum by treating the project Learning & Engineering
Resource Centre,
as a design and build rather than the Welwyn Garden City
traditional contract it was.
His other major contribution was value
engineering. He alerted the client to a roof
product that suited the unusual shape of
the new-build extension as well as the
budget. The liquid plastic sheet could also
be installed quickly without having to
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 CMYA 2016
New build & refurbishment 0-3m
GOLD
Mark Penny ICIOB
ISG
PROJECT: Lulworth &
Winfrith Primary School,
Wareham, Dorset: New
school project on World Heritage Site
VALUE: 2m
CONTRACT: JCT
GIVEN HIS FIRST project management role
with sole responsibility for a site, Mark
Penny showed his capabilities in this
new-build school project. Although his
participation began only once costs and
programme had been agreed, he was
heavily involved in costing and assessing
the effects of a change in the foundation
design before works got under way.
Approachable and proactive, Penny
found pragmatic solutions for both
strategic and day-to-day problems to keep
the project moving forward.
One of his key strengths was
stakeholder engagement. The sites
sensitive location on the Jurassic Coast
World Heritage Site in an attractive village
aroused local concerns about the effects
of construction activity on the community
as well as the appearance of the new
building. Pennys collaborative approach
went a long way to ensuring all-round
satisfaction with the new school.
SILVER
Peter Griffiths
Coniston
Epping Forest
PROJECT:
District Museum,
Waltham Abbey:
Refurbishment of museum completed
in 34 weeks
VALUE: 1.4m
CONTRACT: ICO 2011
AWARDED THE CONTRACT for this museum
refurbishment, Peter Griffiths soon
realised that the scope exceeded the
project finances by 150,000. His value
engineering, particularly of the M&E and
the finishes, aligned the two.
The lift was a recurring thorn in his
side. The excavation works for it revealed
an earlier house on the site that needed
recording, incurring a weeks delay. It was
the first in a host of historical issues,
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Category sponsored by
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Finalists
Chris Brown
Area Sq
Concorde House,
London Gatwick
Airport
Michael Castle
ICIOB
Raymond Brown
Building
Hounsdown School
East Block, Totton
Andrew Hopewell
MCIOB
Nottingham Trent
University
Refectory, Nottingham
Trent University
Ben Longworth
MCIOB
Feltham Construction
6th Form Centre,
Tilehurst
Mark OCallaghan
Wates
Smarden Primary
School
By developing a relationship with the away to raise the landowners land
Phil Steele
landowner, which leased the site to the above the flood plain. Shaylor Group
school, he gained alternative access, It was Penny who took the decision Rolls Royce
which avoided the villages residential to undertake the site contour reprofiling Infrastructure,
Chichester
road and allowed site welfare facilities to during the holidays. And he delivered
be set up off the project footprint. numerous newsletters requesting the
His relationship building came in handy neighbours understanding for specific
again in finding a nearby location to deliveries such as the site welfare
dispose of the 2,500 cubic metres of soil facilities, the steel for the frame and the
required by a planning ruling that the aluminium roofing. He also held residents
roofline had to be lowered by 600mm: meetings to alleviate concerns and give
the material was trucked just four miles the project a human face.
including installing the lift shaft within a SILVER
half-inch of the Grade II-listed Georgian
ceiling beams.
It then transpired that the lift shaft
headroom could not accommodate the
specified lift. Griffithss tenacious and
spirited management of a pre-agreed
design successfully sourced a compatible,
design-acceptable alternative except
that the lift would be supplied eight
weeks behind its scheduled date.
Griffiths had to completely resequence
the main core and ground-floor area to
maintain the programme.
Further headaches included a
requirement to use lime plaster across
the building, and repeated flooding in
the new area from the upstairs premises.
There was also an unexpected need problem solving, Griffiths showed the
to install fireproofing across the whole determination and commitment needed to
ceiling due to a change of use in the ensure the project completed within the
floor above. Positive and proactive in his time frame as well as budget.
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 CMYA 2016
Residential over 7 storeys
GOLD
Paul Marlow
McAleer & Rushe
Contracts
PROJECT: Unite, Angel
Lane, Stratford:
Construction of student tower block,
completed in 80 weeks
VALUE: 29m
CONTRACT: In-house, plus JCT for the
social apartments
LATE LAND PURCHASE delayed this already
tightly timetabled scheme for a 14-storey
complex of 759 student flats by a
seemingly disastrous two months. Rather
than glumly informing the client which
needed the original completion date to
fall in with the start of the academic year
and asking for an extension of time,
Marlow looked for solutions.
His switch from a post-tensioned
concrete frame to reinforced in-situ
addressed the programme challenge.
But the critical move was his adoption of
7,000 sq m of Gebrik lightweight brick
cladding for the facade. It eliminated
extensive tower-crane hook time required
by a precast solution as it could be installed
from scaffold, mast climbers and cradles.
SILVER
David Rowsell
MCIOB
Wates Construction
PROJECT: Pure Aldgate,
London: 19-storey
student accommodation block completed
in 18 months
VALUE: 29m
CONTRACT: D&M
COME WHAT MAY, the programme on this
project to construct a 19-storey student
accommodation block simply had to be
met. With the full force of David Rowsells
energetic management behind it, thats
exactly what happened.
When delays hit demolition, he took
the pressure off his own enablement
works by regularly meeting the contractor
and getting his own temporary works
incorporated with the ground works.
Roswell continually delivered
efficiencies. He had 19 storeys of
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Marlow also smoothly incorporated Meanwhile, with no more power capacity Other
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utilities. Live rail lines ran less than 6m As a result of his efforts on this job, the MCIOB
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 Construction Professional
One year on, is the
Modern Slavery
Act working?
Shaun McCarthy and Helen Carter of the Supply
Chain School analyse the progress made in the past
12 months since the Modern Slavery Act came into
force and what still needs to be done.
A WEEK IS SAID to be a long time in politics,
but when it comes to the process of
bringing through new legislation, 12
months can fly by pretty fast. The Modern
Slavery Act, heralded as a first for Europe
on its pre-Brexit introduction, is now
already one year old.
Much has undoubtedly been done over
this initial period to make businesses
aware of their new and very demanding
responsibilities under the Act. In addition,
the new prime minister has immediately
thrown her weight behind it with a
pledge to provide 33m of funding to
help fight exploitation.
However, a question mark still hangs
over the degree and speed of
implementation happening on the ground:
how much of this awareness is actually
being turned into action?
What is the Act?
The Act is a legal mechanism that allows
authorities to charge individuals and
organisations found to be involved in
human trafficking or labour exploitation.
Every organisation, regardless of size, is
bound by the legislation.
Enhanced public visibility and
accountability measures do, however,
give it an added dimension in the
corporate arena, where organisations
with a global turnover above 36m are
formally required to publish a statement
detailing what they have been doing on
modern slavery during their financial year.
This declaration, covering both their
organisation and their supply chain, must
be officially approved and signed by a
director, member or partner.
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As well as making involvement in
trafficking and labour exploitation illegal,
the Act provides support to victims
through civil cases and compensation,
which loads a financial risk, as well as a
reputational risk, onto non-compliance.
Spreading the word
Representative organisations, trade
bodies and the media have all helped
spread the word. In procurement circles,
Supply Management, the publication of
the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and
Supply has been running a campaign.
In construction, the CIOB has issued a
series of reports on the state of labour
exploitation in supply chains the most
recent being Building a Fairer System:
Tackling Modern Slavery in Construction
Supply Chains and collaborated with the
multi-stakeholder initiative Stronger
Together to develop advice and guidance
for its membership.
Our own Supply Chain School has also
issued guidance, to be supplemented with
e-learning, workshops, toolbox talk
materials and more.
Where are we now?
The question is, has it worked? The good
news from a sample survey of the 14,000
members of the Supply Chain School is
that three quarters of respondents said
they knew what the Act covers and how it
affects their organisation. Less
encouraging is the finding that just more
than half (51%) either did not know, or
were unsure what steps to take if they
found modern slavery in their business or
supply chain. While the awareness
campaign might be a success, there is now
The industry an urgent need to turn it into action.
should be able Importantly, when asked whether the
to close the gap UK should take a leadership role on the
between what issue, as proposed by the PM, the
we think we response was hugely positive, with 84%
need to build voting in agreement. This suggests a clear
and what we mandate for construction to be both
actually need visible and vocal on the matter.
to build
What action has been taken?
So, who is getting it right? One example of
a company both showing awareness and
engaging in action is leading UK
landscape materials brand Marshalls,
whose statement provides a clear,
detailed and measurable approach to
combating slavery and labour exploitation
within its supply chain. A client exemplar
might be Marks & Spencer, which recently
published a map to illustrate its global
supply chain and identify where the
biggest risks exist.
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Initiatives such as these were not
produced overnight, but that level of
commitment is what we as an industry
need to focus on achieving, to help deliver
the modal shift in attitudes needed and
ensure that victims are helped where they
are found.
What needs to be done?
This is a complex problem and there is no
simple solution. So, when turning
awareness into action, breaking your risks
down into manageable chunks can help
and there are three key areas to focus on
over time:
l Your own recruitment processes
ensuring you are checking recruits for
legality and looking for signs such as
common addresses, telephone numbers
and bank details;
l Temporary and subcontract labour
ensuring your onsite staff are aware what
to look for and your subcontractors are
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Audits have their place,
but it should be noted that
modern slavery is often
associated with highly
organised criminal activity
which can be hard to detect.
putting recruitment checks in place that
mirror or even surpass your own;
l Your supply chain this is the holy grail
and will not be transformed overnight, but
it is essential you have a plan for how to
tackle your risks over the next few years.
Admittedly, wherever compliance is a
driver, tokenism and box-ticking are
seldom far behind. Online questionnaires
simply asking the supplier to declare
whether they operate any slavery
practices clearly fall into that category.
However, prequalification questionnaires
with good, open questions about what
the organisation is doing to address the
issue can be of great value.
Audits also have their place, but it
should be noted modern slavery is often
associated with highly organised criminal
activity which can be hard to detect.
Educating the workforce about their
rights is therefore critical, with much to be
done between government, business and
labour organisations to make this happen.
Of course, to educate workforces you
need to know where they actually are
based and active. Disclosure of
manufacturing locations in public has
been shunned in many sectors, citing
security and commercial confidentiality
concerns. However, forward-thinking
companies such as Adidas are doing this,
believing their customers have the right
to know where their goods are made.
A secure and confidential grievance
mechanism is also essential workers
need to know it is available in their own
language and must have confidence in
using it.
Will our supply chains ever be
100% slavery free?
Probably not. It is a bit like trying to be
100% injury free it has to be the
aspiration, but can never be guaranteed.
However, if the massive strides in health
and safety in recent years can be emulated
with respect to modern slavery, the world
will be a happier and fairer place.
BIM bytes: Level 3
BIM and dynamic
purchasing systems
For those engaged in the
implementation of BIM Level
2, we can already see that
project requirements are led
by what ability and expertise
is available in the industry at
the point of procurement.
Clients are relying on suppliers
that have invested in the skills
and technology to advise
what is capable of being
delivered. Rather than being
demand-led, the supply itself
is deciding what the market
demand should be.
That trend will only increase
as BIM capability evolves on a
path to Level 3; perhaps in
dynamic purchasing systems
there is a way in which
suppliers can make new
capabilities available to public
sector clients.
The Digital Built Britain
strategy anticipates that the
exploitation of built asset data
will create opportunities
around the Smart Cities
agenda and the wider market
for data analytics and big
data.
Rich data sets
Level 3 will create rich data
sets from the delivery,
operation and performance
phases of projects, through a
built assets entire life-cycle
and allowing for the
assessment of asset use and
performance.
That intended richness
of data and the intended
availability of that data in
itself creates an opportunity
for the market to anticipate
needs and to resource and
up-skill in order to satisfy
existing and future demands.
Based on data from the life-
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cycle of assets, suppliers
that can provide specific
packages as part of the
overall construction or
management of a built asset
would be able to identify
and meet demand directly,
if only there were a way to be
procured direct.
In the public sector,
dynamic purchasing systems
have been given a new lease
of life under 2015 Public
Contracts Regulations, which
make dynamic purchasing
systems more flexible in
comparison to framework
agreements and therefore
more likely to be of use.
Evolving technology
In particular, dynamic
purchasing systems are open
to new suppliers at any time,
and therefore potentially
respond to evolving
technology and capability
in a rapidly changing market,
as well as responding to
the changing needs that
the availability of big data
would identify.
Digital Built Britains vision
is that data developed
through the delivery,
operational and performance
phases will be selectively
published through data.gov
and other secure gateways
as open data for further
market use.
Dynamic purchasing
systems might be the way
to use that data to shape
as well as respond to the
markets needs.
Assad Maqbool is a partner at
Trowers & Hamlins specialising
in projects and construction.
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from around the country
demonstrating BIM best practice
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 Construction Professional
Industry feels force of new sentencing
Seven months on from the introduction of new sentencing guidelines for health and safety
offences, Helen Devery at insurance and risk specialist BLM looks at what has changed.
THE NEW SENTENCING GUIDELINES for
health and safety offences, corporate
manslaughter, food safety and hygiene
offences came into force on 1 February
2016. They arrived with a relative and
warranted fanfare of publicity and were
described by many as the most significant
change to health and safety in more than
40 years.
The number of deaths in construction
rose in the April 2015/16 period to
43 compared to 35 in the previous 12
months. Around 70% of fatalities occur on
small sites with less than 15 workers and
so the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is
continuing to put the industry under the
safety microscope.
As an industry used to HSE scrutiny,
the guidelines have already affected the
construction sector perhaps more than
any other and in July BLM reported that
construction companies had already been
ordered to pay almost 8m in fines since
the beginning of the year.
Indeed, the three highest fines
highlighted on the BLM health and safety
sentencing tracker totalled 5.6m for the
construction sector, all of which related
to fatalities to either staff or customers.
Directors of two construction companies
were also given custodial sentences. One
received six years after being found guilty
of gross negligence manslaughter, the
other was sentenced to six months after
one of his employees was killed on site.
The legal costs were substantial
too: the biggest three fines resulted in
almost 185,000 in prosecution costs
for the companies involved. Altogether,
the prosecution costs associated with
fines to UK construction companies since
February reached more than 530,000.
So what have the last seven months
told us about the guidelines and how
these are bedding into our legal system?
What is the prosecution and courts
approach to the fines and penalties
and what lessons can the industry
learn from these changes?
The courts are being asked to consider
a number of factors before determining
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sentence, including the levels of
culpability and harm and this is where
we are seeing most of the arguments
and mitigation.
Culpability relates to the extent
to which an offender failed to meet
the standards required by law, for
example, the extent to which they acted
deliberately, recklessly or negligently and
the courts are likely to consider factors
Measures such as whether failings were systemic
must be taken throughout the organisation as well as
to ensure that any short cuts taken to save money.
safety remains Given the significant variation in the
a number one starting point of fines (and custody
priority and threshold for individuals) between
that risks are different offence categories, and the
assessed wide range within individual bands,
carefully on the real battle ground is becoming the
each project. negotiations regarding the basis of plea
and agreeing the appropriate offence
category.
Experience tells us that regulators,
whether that be the HSE, the local
authority or otherwise, pitch the
seriousness of an offence high. For
example, it is regularly submitted
that a defendant fell far short of the
standard required and that breaches
existed over time rather than being
isolated. Negotiations will, therefore,
take on greater significance and it is
foreseen that the unwillingness of
parties to compromise will result in
more cases going to trial. Credible
evidence is needed to support
the mitigating circumstances and
early intervention to gather such
evidence is often crucial.
Because of the higher fines,
many cases are being referred
to the Crown Court at the first
appearance once magistrates
learn the range of fines available,
they may be persuaded by the
prosecution that the higher
court is the suitable venue
for the hearing. That may be
the case, but until we have
designated and specialist
district judges who will
determine these cases in the lower courts,
the magistrates are reluctant to deal with
such hefty fines, despite having powers
to do so.
Turning to fines, the overall trend is
upwards with fines being given out that
far outstrip those previously ordered with
many attracting unwelcome headlines.
The new guidelines have introduced fines
that are proportional to the size of the
company, meaning that both small and
large businesses should feel the same
impact and that impact is punitive. The
possibility of such heavy fines is certainly
elevating prosecutions and accidents to
board level quickly given potential impact
on revenue as well as reputation.
One aim of the new guidelines was
to ensure that businesses properly
manage health and safety. That means
proper investment in achieving health
and safety compliance with a view to
avoiding accidents, investigations and
prosecutions.
The causes of deaths and injuries
remain generally the same there is
nothing new in the causes so measures
must be taken to ensure that safety
remains a number one priority and that
risks are assessed carefully on each
project and that people are trained
properly to do the tasks.
Health and safety must continue to
be discussed at board level to ensure that
it remains the businesss top priority.
Evidence of good practice will be
needed more than ever so the advice is
to document systems and processes
at all levels.
The cost of failures in safety have
been brought into sharp focus by the
introduction of these guidelines a
pro-active safety system will go a long
way to avoiding accidents, subsequent
prosecutions and where an incident does
occur, provide powerful evidence to help
mitigate the impact of the guidelines.
Helen Devery is a partner and head of
health & safety at insurance and risk
law specialist BLM
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 Feature Onsite: Kings Cross Gasholders

SQUARING
THE CIRCLE
One of the final elements of the Kings Cross regeneration is the conversion
of four huge gasholders, to high end appartments which presented unique
challenges when it came to construction. James Kenny reports.

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 Feature Onsite: Kings Cross Gasholders
CHRIS WILKINSON, WILKINSONEYRE
Architect Chris Wilkinsons original sketch for the new gas holder homes
AFTER 150 YEARS of industrial use, the
area north of Kings Cross station has
been transformed over the last 15 years
into a vibrant new city quarter. Among
its most iconic features were the four
gasholders for Pancras Gasworks which
until 2001 stored much of the gas
needed to heat London.
Walk through the area now and it
is almost unrecognisable, as well as a
number of new buildings and residences
already built, one of the most striking
features is the new Gasholder Park on the
banks of the Regents Canal.
The park, built from the remnants of
Gasholder No.8, has become a talking
point for the new neighbourhood. And just
next to this, the other three gasholders
Nos 10, 11 & 12 are emerging from
former industrial wasteland to become
luxury apartments.
These three Grade II-listed
megastructures are known colloquially
When we became as the Siamese Triplets because their
involved we had decorative frames and riveted lattice
been asking girders are connected by a common spine.
questions, how Contractor Carillion and developer Kings
do you build inside Cross Central Limited Partnership (KCCLP),
a gasholder? a JV between Argent and Australian
Peter Spear, Carillion pension fund / AustralianSuper are
delivering the development, known as
Gasholders London. It will convert them
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into 145 high-end one, two, three and four-
bedroom apartments housed in buildings
of eight, nine and 12-storey blocks.
The project is due for completion in
summer 2017, and while all parties are
keeping quiet on the overall cost of the
project, the end result is expected to be
one of the highlights of Kings Crosss
transformation.
Such an ambitious project comes
with a number of challenges, not only
the restoration and reassembling of the
gasholder frames, but then also dealing
with the building of three different sized
residential blocks and, of course, working
within the confines of a circular shape.
It has taken a number of different
stakeholders and concepts to get the
project near completion.
When the regeneration of Kings Cross
began in the early 2000s, Argent was
selected as the development partner for
the areas masterplan. The site included
the still standing gasholder No.8 and the
already dismantled Siamese Triplets which
had made way to allow construction of the
Channel Tunnel Rail Link into St Pancras
International.
Plans for the residential project were
initially conceived in 2002 and a design
competition seeking residential designs
utilising the>tripartite frame was launched.>
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 Feature Onsite: Gasholders
> Architect WilkinsonEyre won the
competition, with its concept proposing
three drums of accommodation at differing
heights to suggest the movement of
the original gasholders, which would
have risen up or down depending on the
pressure of the gas within.
The architect drew inspiration from the
delicate refinement of a traditional watch
movement, trying to contrast the heavy
industrial aesthetic with the lightness and
intricacy of the interior spaces.
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According to architect Chris Wilkinson,
although the concept was sound, nothing
similar had been done like this before so
they were all too aware that the practical
elements of the construction could prove
difficult.
The challenge from our point of
view, and I guess continuing on through
the construction, was using the listed
historic structures and then creating
something modern that people could live
in, says Wilkinson. It had to be decided
how this was going to work and what was
the best approach.
Taking on the job was contractor
Carillion, which joined the residential
project in 2012.
Peter Spear, project director at Carillon,
says: When we became involved we
reviewed various options for the best
construction solution: how do you build
inside a gasholder? Do you reassemble
them; do you start construction from
inside and then build around?
Ultimately we opted to construct
the concrete frame first and then
re-erect the gasholder frames around
the outside after. Above: CGI concept of superstructure for the reinforced concrete
Work began with the basement car the gas holders of the three circular residential buildings.
park, then the three concrete frames, One of the unusual features of the
followed by the building facade, internal concrete work on this project is the beds
fit-out and then at the beginning of this for the 1.5m high holding down bolts,
year the gasholder frames. The whole used to secure the gasholder plinths that
process has been over the last two years. support the gas tower framework. These
Groundworks and concrete anchor the framework of the gas towers
subcontractor Morrisroe was to the ground floor concrete slabs.
commissioned during the latter part of There was an accelerated construction
2014 to undertake and complete the programme of 32 weeks, which was
subsequently shortened as result of
Above left: SES external delays. Morrisroe addressed
prefabricated M&E
curved corridor module
the shortened time-scale by allocating
Below left: SES work additional skilled resources, peaking at
in progress of the 136 site workers to assist in meeting the
LTHW plantroom on
the GHT project
original programme delivery dates.
According to Spear, the gasholder
frames have been rebuilt and put in place
over the last eight months and are due to
be complete by year end.
The frames have had to be rebuilt in
a certain sequence as they are not tied
back to any existing or new structure
surrounding the residential blocks. In total
there are 123 columns, each approximately
14m high, along with connecting lattice
beams and guide rails.
In addition, each gasholder is a 42m in
diameter; number 11 is the widest at 43.5m
diameter; and 12 is only 31m in diameter.
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 Feature Onsite: Gasholders

Shrink wrapped and ready to go

Offsite manufactured modular risers keep programme on track
concrete floor slabs to the flats. Once
in position, they are jacked up, the
wheels are removed, and they are then
lowered and fixed into position.
SES is delivering prefabricated MEPH
modules for the project and all the
main service risers covering six riser
shafts, each extending up the three
gasholders incorporating 1.7km of
finished and tested pipework,
ductwork and electrical
containment.
By using offsite and modularising
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the services, SES has been able to

dramatically reduce the number of
trades needed on site, as well as
cutting man-hours on site to meet the
construction programme.
SES operations manager, Will Newman,
Key to getting the project complete in explains: Building prefabrication is our
time has been the involvement of SES first go to with any job, we have a strong
Engineering Services (SES), which is relationship with Argent and Carillion and
responsible for working with Carillions they understand this and want us to
design team to develop a modularised improve and be innovative.
riser system, as well as a service This led to the development of the
cupboard for each of the apartments, newest version of the MEP (mechanical,
The whole gasholder re-erection incorporating heat, power and plumbing electrical and plumbing) cupboard that is
process has been very steady and systems. being used in Gasholders.
methodical, Spear adds. These installations include a heat Newman explains the evolution of the
interface unit, MVHR units, underfloor M&E cupboards and where they have
One way of speeding up construction
heating manifolds, home automation, developed from their last project, to the
and offsetting this lengthy process consumer unit, internet hub and space Gasholders: The MEPs have evolved; we
has been the use of offsite for a washing machine. went from 2D frames on the R4 & R5
manufacturing. Carillion contracted SES The cupboards are produced by SESs projects to full modules in the P1 building
Engineering to provide the mechanical modular manufacturing arm SES PRISM until now. Were now looking at full
& electrical, design and build services and delivered to site shrink-wrapped in services and doing more. By using these
batches of 15 per lorry. The frames are cupboards and developing them in the
for the project.
fitted with stiffening bars to prevent any factory, were taking about eight trades
As Spear says: On a project like this, twisting during transport, and they have off-site. They only take about a week to
the devil is in the detail. Dealing with a wheels, so that once hoisted up the make and the finished products are dust
circular structure and building around an building, they can be rolled across the free, clean and ready to go.
atrium model is complicated. Floor plans
are complicated and this is compounded by
the fact that each of the gasholders has a The challenge
different diameter, so essentially there are was using the
many different types of apartment. listed historic
To combat this weve been trying to structures and
prefabricate as much as we can, not just then creating
with SES but with all our contractors. something
Reliance on offsite manufacture has modern and
also led to improvements in onsite safety that people
as the need for fewer trades and less could live in
waste on site means fewer accidents. Geoff Wilkinson,
Now in the final stretch, Spear says: In WilkinsonEyre
the next six months, its all about fit-out.
This building is unique and theres a lot
of common areas and a lot of work left to
Above: 3D image of the GHT prefabricated core, which are Risers, Corridor Modules and MEPH
do. The high-end finish brings another Cupboards all prefabricated off-site. Above top: SES fully prefabricated MEPH (HIU version)
complication. >
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 Feature Onsite: Gasholders
Gasholder Park - built from Gasholder No. 8
> Architect Chris Wilkinson adds: Due
to the radial geography, no apartment
is exactly the same. Very few are in the
same orientation so this is unique for the
type of buyer.
Among the amenities for residents are
communal roof gardens, a residential gym
and spa, screening room, lounges, private
basement car parking and 24/7 concierge.
The apartments start at 785,000
for an average 443 sq ft studio and are
clad in dark steel and glass, with floor-
to-ceiling windows with automatically-
controlled bronze shutters.
The circular aspect of the Gasholders
means the apartments are arranged
around three atria, with light from
skylights above. The pool of water in
the central courtyard between the three
Gasholder frames is designed to reflect
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the point where the structures meet.
Everyone One Gasholder will have a communal
involved with roof garden, while the roofs of the other
this project two blocks form private terraces for
knows that if duplex penthouses.
its delivered, it The exterior of the accommodation
will make our volumes are planned within each of
careers. Its the guide frames, expressed in a veil of
something to metal and structural elements forming
be hugely operable and static panels to control the
proud of. environmental conditions inside. The dark
Tom Goodall, steel cladding contrasts with elements of
brass and bronze.
Argent
The final parts of the facade are
now being finished. The facade is fully
unitised and Spear says they worked
very closely with the cladding contractor.
Its all very bespoke, all the shutters
are moveable and all very unique to the
building, he says.
Restoring the frames
In 2011 the Grade II-listed gasholder
frames of No.8, 10, 11 and 12 were
dismantled almost like a Meccano set and
shipped piece by piece to Shepley
Engineers Ltd in Yorkshire to begin
cleaning and refurbishment.
The process took a total of two years
and involved the paint on the gasholders
being removed by shotblast so that the
inspection and subsequent repair/
refurbishment could commence. Each
individual component was then inspected
and defects and failed members identified
and repair solutions applied and then all
the defects registered before the
painstaking fixing and repair job
could begin.
In 2013 gasholder No.8 was returned to
Kings Cross and rebuilt piece by piece on
the banks of the canal. The restoration of
the triplets continued at the same time.
Trevor Marrs, head of restoration at
Shepley, says: There are a number of
processes used that we employ during the
refurbishment, using a multitude of
engineering skills and processes; welding,
mechanical repair and enhancement
solutions and brazing of cast iron right
through to the application of the final paint
finishes all undertaken in-house, these are
highly skilled processes and in the case of
the Gasholders refurbishment had to be
undertaken on an industrial scale due to
the large number of components and the
project time-frame.
English heritage prefers a repair to be
visible as it tells the story of its structure.
Speaking about the overall
development, Tom Goodall, senior projects
director at Argent, says the project is not
only transformative for the area but for all
those involved.
Everyone involved with this project
is determined to deliver an exceptional
building, which is a complete one-off: it
will be something to be hugely proud of
when it is complete, he says.
People, management, time, these
are all big factors, but using offsite
technology and prefabrication is what
makes schemes like this possible.
The whole process is built on mutual
trust. Having SES and Carillon involved
meant we could come to an agreement
quickly and they could begin to inform
the emerging design work to ensure the
scheme was deliverable. CM
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 Feature Offsite

Swans custom
build at Beechwood
Village, Billericay

THE
MAKING OF
MODULAR After years of predictions that modular construction will be the next big thing,
Denise Chevin reports on why Swan Housing Group is committing to a
factory to build new homes, and why the Portakabin Group isnt.
frustration with existing construction To date 400 have been built on the estate
methods and a determined belief that using traditional methods with another
there had to be a better way to build. 570 planned in the next five years using
Matters had come to a head after work on offsite construction. Around half of these
the recently completed second phase of latest homes will be for sale and half for
THE MARCH TO OFFSITE construction is the regeneration of the Craylands Estate custom build more bespoke units for
picking up pace and right out in the front near Basildon ran late and over budget. buyers playing to the strengths of a
is Swan Housing Group. The Billericay- Swan has been partnering with the more automated process.
based housing association is investing in a local council to transform the notorious After his experience with the second
factory to provide new homes for the next 1960s estate on the outskirts of the phase, Geoff Pearce, executive director of
phases of a major estate regeneration. town into Beechwood Village since mid- regeneration and development, decided to
Impressively, Swan will harness the 2000, completing the first tranche of new look for an alternative. Were not typical
production process to customise the homes in 2010. of a housing association in that we have
internal layout to suit the buyer, very much Over a period of more than 20 years our own in-house construction team to
in the same way as car manufacturers build existing houses will be demolished and oversee our developments, rather than
to order for particular models. more than 1,000 built in their place, using a main contractor to carry out the
The decision to invest in the offsite providing homes for shared ownership, work, says Pearce. The second phase
production facility was borne out of social and affordable rent and for sale. was delayed because we struggled with
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suppliers, plus poor performance and
bad weather. The work took longer than
expected and cost more than planned. So
we started to look at modular.
First, we looked at the existing
suppliers and engaged consultant Potter
Raper to a do a study for us. We concluded
the existing market was not quite big
enough for us to guarantee supply, and it
was more expensive.
Pearce says that costs for offsite
compared to traditional construction
were being pushed up due to a number
of factors: factory overheads in
terms of business rates and rents,
which do not apply when building
on site; higher margins (double
those of traditional contractors);
and contingency costs to cover the
downtime in the factory brought
about by delayed orders.
Because the suppliers werent
the end-developers, they never
had control over the production line.
It occurred to us that if we took control
of a factory we could reduce some of
these costs.
Swan is renting space at a production
facility, essentially a large warehouse,
which will be completed in November.
The operation forms part of NU Living,
Swans commercial sales and custom-
build arm. The 40-strong group which
will eventually form the factory team will
assemble around 100 homes a year
though the factory space has the capacity
to do three times that many, says Pearce.
Swan has invested 3m in set up costs
and has guaranteed the factory 30m
worth of orders for the 570 new homes
for Beechwood. It has also brought in
production specialist Paul Williamson to
run the new division.
The modular units will be assembled in
Swans new factory from cross-laminated
timber panels imported from Austria.
Architect PTE has designed the housing
and Ramboll is the engineer. Each home
will be made up of between two and
six units depending on the size. Were
projecting cost savings of around 5% on
our development costs, says Pearce.
As well as building its own homes
Swan is keen to interest other housing
associations and councils in its offsite
product. Weve already attracted a lot of
interest, but we want to make sure that it
all works and we can deliver our own first.
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There is far more acceptance
for offsite but Im not sure how
it stacks up outside London and
the south east.
Geoff Pearce, Swan Housing
Swan currently has about 1,000 homes
being built on site in Essex and the south
east, but the nature of some projects will
mean that offsite may not be appropriate.
In terms of the custom-build aspect,
Swans architects PTE have drawn up a
design code from which customers will be
able to choose from a menu of external
materials such as bricks, render or tiled
cladding windows, and internal layouts.
Though modular and offsite have been
gathering pace, the number of homes
built this way is starting from a low
base. A survey by Buildoffsite, while not
purporting to be definitive, shows MMC
gaining traction and probably accounting
for between 15-20% of all construction.
This is up from 6-7% of the market when
it was set up in the early 2000s. So has a
tipping point been reached?
I would say there is more acceptance
of offsite but Im not sure how it stacks
up outside London and the south east,
where it is still probably cheaper to build
traditionally, says Pearce.
I think its also very difficult for
suppliers who arent the end developers
because of the stop-start nature of house
building. Projects get delayed and then
the orders dont come through. Thats
why we feel there is much more chance of
success with developer and supplier being
one and the same.
Could government help to promote
modular? Yes. For example, it would
grow confidence in the sector and
capacity if they could link the release
of public land to employing modular
construction, or if HCA or GLA grant
funding could be tied to it. Encouraging
local authorities to offer reduced business
rates on premises used for offsite
manufacturing would also help.
Some good news could be on the
horizon. Speaking at a conference in
September housing minister Gavin
Barwell said that the Home Building Fund,
announced in this years budget, will, as
well as providing loans to support small
and medium-sized developers, also be
used in some way to back modular. CM
Portakabins public sector success
Its not just housing where
there is an increased acceptance
for modular construction.
Austerity is driving the public
sector to look for greater budget
and deadline certainty. Health
and education bodies are
increasingly turning to the
turnkey offsite option, says
Kevin Jones, director of business
development at Portakabin,
the 250m-a-year modular
specialist.
Last year Portakabin scooped
the 28m modular framework
from the Education Funding
Agency to build seven primary
schools in Surrey and Kent and
is expecting the EFA to bring a
further three modular
frameworks to the market.
The firm has also seen great
take-up in the industrial sector.
It recently completed a new
facility for Totally Wicked,
which manufactures
e-cigarette liquids, for example.
Aligned with a greater
volume of contracts, there is
also a trend for contracts for
modular buildings to become
bigger, as clients increasingly
mix and match technologies.
Its no longer uncommon to
Doing it for themselves offsite factories
West Midlands HA Accord Group
has been producing timber frame
factory-built homes through its
Local Homes subsidiary since
2011. The factory has produced
400 homes and Accord is
reported to be looking to
franchise the business.
Institutional investor Legal
and General is investing millions
in a new factory in Leeds to
produce 3,000 houses or 4,500
flats a year for private rental.
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Feature Offsite
combine fitted out modular
solutions with steel frame and
prefabricated panels, says
Jones. One of the largest
contracts Portakabin is involved
with is the 44m Riverside
Campus (pictured under
construction) for the 0-19
school for Barking and
Dagenham for 2,645 children.
Despite being an established
modular solutions supplier,
Portakabin is steering clear of
housing, pinpointing the issues
highlighted by Swans Geoff
Pearce. The stop-start nature of
development makes it hard to
predict demand and ensure
production lines remain busy.
And for Portakabin, going
into housing would necessitate
investment in a new production
line and, says Jones, were not
sure wed make the same
return. The EFA deliberately
went out to tender for a batch
of schools and gave the contract
to one supplier to provide
continuity and scale, he adds.
Theres certainly a great
deal of interest in housing,
particularly in the light of what
L&G is doing. We re waiting to
see what happens, he says.
When it is complete this autumn
it will be the largest
manufacturing facility in Europe.
Meanwhile, Berkeley says it
could step up production of its
Urban House design a modern
day version of the back-to-back
terrace. The first two streets of
22 homes have now been built
at Kidbrooke Village at
Greenwich in London, while
others are on site at Green Park
Village in Reading.
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 Continuing Professional Development
Facades and fire safety
What the requirements are under current Building Regulations
Guidance to ensure facades comply with requirements
The different routes to test performance

Facing up to fire regs

on cladding projects
Rainscreen cladding is subject to stringent fire regulations,
especially on buildings higher than 18m. Adrian Pargeter,
head of technical, Kingspan Insulation, explains what the
regulations are and the routes to ensure compliance.

l Easy integration with insulation to

achieve energy efficient building envelopes;
l Facilitates refurbishment, for example
overcladding on regeneration projects;
l Can provide lightweight external leaf
for high-rise applications.
To take full advantage of these benefits,
it is also important to make sure that the
design, specification and build all meet
the regulatory requirements governing
fire safety, and to know what is deemed
acceptable by fire safety engineers, building
control bodies and warranty and insurance
providers for achieving compliance.

What are the regulations?

ANYBODY INVOLVED in construction
management should ensure that the
buildings they are responsible for achieve
the designed levels of fire safety. This
means having a good understanding,
both of the potential issues and of the
possible solutions.
This CPD sets out the regulatory
requirements and the different routes to
compliance for rainscreen clad buildings,
in particular those with habitable storeys
above 18m.
The benefits of facades and
rainscreen cladding
The use of facades and rainscreen cladding
is increasing, as they provide multiple
benefits, including:
l Wide range of colours and finishes for
design flexibility, and to suit all locales;
CPD
In England and Wales, the requirements are
set out in Part B, Fire Safety, of Schedule
1 to the Building Regulations 2010. The
sections relevant to facades are:
l External Fire Spread B4-1 The
external walls of the building shall
adequately resist the spread of fire
over the walls and from one building to
another, having regard to the height, use
and position of the building.
l Internal Fire Spread B3-4 The building
shall be designed and constructed so
that the unseen spread of fire and smoke
within concealed spaces in its structure
and fabric is inhibited
For Scotland refer to Regulation 9 of
Schedule 5 Section 2 Fire to the Building
Standards 2015, sections:
l Cavities 2.4 Every building must
be designed and constructed in such a
l Spread to neighbouring buildings
2.6 Every building must be designed
and constructed in such a way that in
the event of an outbreak of fire within
the building, the spread of fire to
neighbouring buildings is inhibited.
l Spread on external walls 2.7
Every building must be designed and
constructed in such a way that in the
event of an outbreak of fire within the
building, or from an external source, the
spread of fire on the external walls of the
building is inhibited.
l Spread from neighbouring buildings
2.8 Every building must be designed

l Off-the-shelf engineered systems
incorporating ready-made warranties;
l Fast-track construction can assist in
reducing project scheduling periods;
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way that in the event of an outbreak of and constructed in such a way that in
fire within the building, the unseen spread the event of an outbreak of fire in a
of fire and smoke within concealed spaces neighbouring building, the spread of fire
in its structure and fabric is inhibited. to the building is inhibited.

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Tier 1 guidance on how to comply with
the regulations is given in Approved
Document B Vol.1 and Vol. 2 (ADB1 and
ADB2), with separate editions for England
and Wales, and in Technical Handbooks
Section 2 Domestic and Non-domestic
2015 for Scotland (THB2).
Tier 2 guidance can be found in BCA
Technical Guidance Note 18, Issue 1 June
2015 (BCA TGN18). Independent technical
guidance issued by an authorising body,
such as a warranty provider, is also
available to aid compliance across the UK.
Below 18m Boundaries,
classes and cavities
There are some restrictions that apply
to all buildings, whatever their height,
taking into account their construction,
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Far left: The CIOB award
winning Old Mill Lane
Campus of Barnsley
College features more
than 5000 sq m of
Kingspan Kooltherm K15
Rainscreen Board.
Above: Fire performance
was a central design
focus for a major retrofit
scheme involving nine
1970s residential blocks in
central Salford.
taken to reduce the risk of fire spreading.
Continuing Professional Development
Facades and fire safety
proximity to other buildings, occupancy
and use. These restrictions are
detailed below.
External surfaces or walls:
Where the distance to one or more
boundary is less than 1m the products
must be rated Class 0, or Euroclass
B-s3-d2 or better when installed on
buildings in England or Wales;
In Scotland, the facade material must
be non-combustible.
Assembly or recreation buildings
where the distance to all boundaries is
greater than 1m:
In England & Wales, the products installed
on assembly or recreation buildings above
1 storey must be rated Euroclass C-s3, d2,
or have an index no greater than 20 when
tested to BS 476 Part 6 (Fire tests on
building materials and structures. Method
of test for fire propagation for products);
In Scotland, the facade material of
assembly or recreation buildings less than
10m above ground must be rated low
risk (at least B-s3, d2 or Class 0);
There is no specific requirement for
buildings between 10m and 18m.
All other buildings under 18m where
the distance to all boundaries is
greater than 1m:
There is no specific boundary provision
but the wall construction must meet the
minimum period of fire resistance.
Cavities:
The maximum dimension of cavity
spaces between barriers should be no
greater than 20m.
This distance is reduced to 10m if the
fire rating of the material facing into the
cavity is lower than Low Risk in Scotland,
or lower than Class 1 in England and Wales.
Why 18 metres?
The 18m limit came about because of
the reach capability of fire and rescue
service equipment in the past, such as
wheeled escape ladders (now obsolete)
and fire hoses.
The logistics of managing a fire and
safely evacuating occupants in tall buildings
is more challenging, and so measures are
The routes to compliance
There are three clearly defined routes
to compliance (Note that the
performance based route has two options):
Linear;
Performance-based Exact system test
data and Desktop study reports;
Fire safety engineering.
The linear route
A linear approach to compliance allows
the use of an insulant that is of Limited
Combustibility (England & Wales) or
Non-combustible (Scotland) on all storeys
of the building [1].
This approach relies on the fire ratings
of individual elements, quite often based
on the materials ability to meet basic
performance criteria when subjected to
small-scale fire tests.
In practice it is possible to specify
a component that is, to all intents and
purposes, compliant with the requirements
of ADB2 and THB2, but which, when
built into a system, would fail the rigours
of the large-scale tests, because of the
complexity of the interactions between the
various components.
This could potentially lead to a gap
between the design and the actual fire
safety performance. As such, the linear
route may not automatically deliver the
best fire safety solution.
The performance route
Exact system test data
BR 135 (Fire performance of external
thermal insulation for walls of multi-
storey buildings [2]), is directly referred
to in both ADB2, THB2 and BCA TGN18,
and sets out the performance criteria for
the allowable large-scale tests. The large-
scale testing option of the performance-
based route provides data that is more
reliable than that of small-scale tests,
solving many of the potential issues of
the linear approach.
The relevant testing for external
walls cited by BR 135 is BS 8414 Fire
performance of external cladding systems,
Part 1 (Test methods for non-loadbearing
external cladding systems applied to the
face of a building), or Part 2 (Test method
for non-load bearing external cladding
systems fixed to and supported by a
structural steel frame).
According to the guidance documents,
and supported by BCA TGN18, products
successfully tested to these standards >
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 Continuing Professional Development
Facades and fire safety
> as part of a complete external cladding
system can be deemed compliant for the
applications they have been tested in.
The important aspect with this route is
that the entire facade build-up is tested,
rather than relying on the standalone
performance of individual components.
However, the test result only applies to
the specific build up tested, and therefore
has some limitations.
The performance route
Desktop study report
Since the sheer range of possible build-
ups and material combinations makes it
unrealistic to expect every permutation
to be tested, BCA TGN18 advises that a
desktop study report can be submitted
from a suitably qualified fire specialist
as a practical alternative. Within the
report, specialists are asked to use their
professional experience and knowledge to
determine whether a particular system will
meet the acceptance criteria within BR 135.
The report must be backed with the
results of testing by a suitable UKAS
accredited testing body, and should
make specific reference to any actual
tests that have been carried out on the
product. In addition to fire test data, the
specialist will also typically require further
information including plans, elevations,
section and fire barrier details. Note that
the specialist does not have to be UKAS
accredited.
As the studies are project specific, it
should not be assumed that those build-
ups are automatically compliant for other
projects. However, where more than one
test has been carried out for similar build
ups, approval can be gained for a range
of insulation thicknesses based on the
two most recent tests.
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Desktop study clears student digs design
Kingspan Kooltherm K15 Rainscreen
Board was specified as part of a
new 42m purpose-built student
accommodation project in Portsmouth.
The Unite Students development will
provide accommodation for 836 students.
Cooley Architects design uses coloured
Alpolic ACM cladding to form an eye-
catching cube at the top of the building.
A desktop study was carried out to
ascertain whether the specification
would be compliant with the stringent
fire performance requirements for the
project, as Marvin Village, managing
director of Metclad Contracts, explains:
Kingspan Kooltherm We chose to take the Desktop Study
K15 Rainscreen Board route to compliance as this would allow us
was installed on the
to use a premium performing insulation,
RIBA award winning
Kingswood Academy a fundamental component in achieving
in Hull, meeting the the energy efficient design requirements,
high thermal and whilst also demonstrating compliance
fire performance
with fire safety regulations.
requirements that
are a feature of any A fully qualified fire specialist
educational facility was asked to draw
installation.
House
builders and
warranty
providers can
also supply
pre-defined
minimum
specifications
for common
build-ups.
House builders and warranty providers
can also supply pre-defined minimum
specifications for common build-ups.
These specifications are developed from
pre-existing BS 8414 large-scale fire tests
and desktop studies and, when followed
precisely, should ensure constructions
automatically achieve compliance. This
can streamline the fire safety compliance
process when using top-performing
insulants such as rigid phenolic boards.
Still based upon empirical test data,
the desktop study approach therefore
provides a sensible route to determining
compliance without having to test for
every possible combination and scenario,
and is now becoming commonplace.
In terms of straightforward compliance,
it is always worth checking with the
warranty provider for the property, as the
up a report, specific to this project, on
the facade system. The specialist was
supplied with specifically referenced
test data for the rainscreen components
and planning documents including cross-
sections, elevations and fire-stop details.
Based on this information, they gave
their approval that the entire rainscreen
solution would meet the performance
requirements of BR 135.
Kingspan Kooltherm K15 Rainscreen
Board has been successfully tested in
differing thicknesses with a range of
cladding materials to BS 8414-1 and
BS 8414-2, in accordance with the
performance criteria set out in BR 135.
The product is Class 0 as defined by
the Building Regulations and delivers
excellent thermal performance with
thermal conductivities as low as 0.020W/
mK. It is also the first insulation board to
receive LABC System Approval.
specified construction may already meet
the requirements in many applications,
whichever route is being considered.
The fire safety engineering route
A whole building fire safety engineering
approach uses the application of scientific
and engineering principles to provide a
holistic solution within the building design.
Not only does it consider the performance
of structures, systems, products and
materials when exposed to fire, it also looks
at fire prevention as well as active and
passive fire protection measures. These
might include effective means of egress,
compartmentalisation with intumescent fire
barriers, and adequate measures for alarm,
detection, control and extinguishment.
This approach requires every factor
of a building to be fully considered, from >
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Facades and fire safety
> general aspects such as building type,
location and occupancy level, to specific
details such as how different cladding or
roofing materials combine.
Both ADB2 and THB2 agree that a fire
engineering approach is the only practical
route for more complex projects, regardless
of height. By making fire engineers a key
part of every stage, and maintaining full
collaboration with all interested parties, it
should be possible to achieve effective fire
performance; both in the initial design and
in the finished building.
A recent survey shows that more than
88% of FSF members and 42% of CIC
members feel ADB does not reflect todays
construction methods, design and usage,
while research from the Association of
British Insurers suggests the inclusion
of fire safety engineering in ADB would
prevent 1bn worth of fire-related damage
over 25 years [3]. Compliance with
regulations/standards for energy and
CO2 in the UK is already achieved through
adoption of a whole building approach.
So why not fire safety?
Woodberry Down face of the future
Woodberry Down, once heralded as the
estate of the future, had suffered from
an increasing number of issues including
subsidence, asbestos, damp, and poor
insulation. An eight-phase regeneration
project carried out by Berkeley
homes, Hackney Council, Genesis
Housing Association and residents
group Woodberry Down Community
Organisation will now replace outdated
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Design & build quality
It is important to remember that
whichever route is taken, a strong
facade specification and installation
alone is not enough to guarantee a high
level of fire safety. A good fire stopping
and cavity barrier strategy is essential.
This means pairing robust, high-quality
fire barriers with proper, detail-oriented
workmanship.
Critically, both building control and
installers expect fire safety measures
to be installed precisely to the original
building specifications. Any deviations
should therefore be agreed in advance
with relevant parties within the
project team to ensure the design fire
performance level is met.
Furthermore, achieving excellent
fire performance should not mean having
to compromise other key areas such as
aesthetics or energy performance.
By carefully assessing the available routes
it should be possible to meet all project
requirements to a high standard using the
best-quality construction materials. CM
concrete tower blocks with more than
5,500 new homes over the next 20 years.
Architect Hawkins/Brown specified
Kingspan Kooltherm K12 Framing Board
and K15 Rainscreen Board for Kick Start
Sites 2 and 5 within the masterplan.
Kingspan Kooltherm K15 Rainscreen
Board was installed as part of the
anodised rainscreen cladding used on the
top storeys of many of the blocks. These
sections extend beyond 18m and it was,
therefore, essential that the product
offered excellent fire performance. The
board has been tested to BS 8414-1 and
BS 8414-2, and successfully assessed
in accordance performance criteria set
out in BR 135, in a range of insulation
thicknesses with a variety of cladding
finishes. It is, therefore, acceptable for
use above 18m in accordance with the
Building Regulations.
Kingspan Kooltherm K12 Framing
Board was also installed within a
steel framing system behind the
main brickwork facade elements. The
lightweight boards are easy to install and
can be used with timber or steel frame
constructions. Both products deliver
premium levels of thermal performance
and have been assigned 2008 Green
Guide Summary Ratings of A+ by the BRE.
For further information and technical
support please contact:
highrisetechnical@kingspan.com
[1] Referenced in ADB2 England and Wales,
THB2 Domestic & Non-Domestic and BCA
Technical Guidance Note 18: Issue 1 June 2015.
[2] www.brebookshop.com/details.jsp?id=327137
[3] www.ifsecglobal.com/approved-document-b-
long-overdue-overhaul-92-fsf-members-believe/
CPD online.
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Facades and fire safety
1. The maximum dimension of cavity spaces between
fire barriers should be no greater than:
l 2m l 5m l 10m l 20m
2. ADB2, THB2 and BCA TGN18 cite which test standard
for large-scale fire tests on non-load bearing external
cladding systems fixed to and supported by structural
steel frame?
l BS 8414 Part 1 l BS 8414 Part 2
l BR 135 l BS 476 Part 6
3. Which route/option adopts an holistic approach that
considers both active and passive fire protection measures?
l Linear l Performance based large-scale test
l Performance-based desktop study l Fire safety engineering
4. Research from the ABI has suggested the inclusion of
fire safety engineering in ADB would prevent what value
of fire-related damage over 25 years?
l 5m l 100m
l 500m l 1bn
5. Which route/option to compliance is considered the
only practical option for large and complex and
multi-purpose buildings?
l Linear l Performance-based large-scale test
l Performance-based desktop study l Fire safety engineering
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policy

CIOB forges ahead with housing taskforce

>
The CIOB launched a call for evidence
into skills, materials and new
technology in the housing sector in
the summer. The work forms part of a wider
coalition the National Housing Taskforce
which has been convened by the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and
the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for
Housing and Planning.

The Taskforce, which has already met with new
Housing Minister Gavin Barwell MP, is operating
across 12 distinct areas of work to take a holistic
view of how to tackle the housing crisis, covering
everything from planning reform to housing
associations, and construction skills to mortgage
finance. Each work-stream is being led by a relevant
organisation which will submit recommendations to
the Taskforce later in the year.
The CIOBs work-stream is charged with
addressing the main issues in the construction
labour market, including availability, productivity and
diversity. Additionally, it will look at materials and
new technology, primarily off-site manufacture and The CIOB is part of a task force addressing the issues affecting the housing market
modern methods of construction (MMC), including
how they link to skills. how best to utilise and implement new technologies, stakeholders that shed light on addressing the skills
David Hawkes, CIOB policy manager, said: Studies materials and processes. gap that currently exists across the sector.
have shown the housing sector needs 120,000 new The CIOB will work closely with MPs and industry Additionally, the CIOB asked for suggestions on the
employees just to meet the required annual level of experts to analyse the responses it has received. It opportunities for improving productivity and driving
homes the UK needs. At the same time, house then plans to host a number of inquiry-style down costs through the use of construction
builders say they cannot build more than 150,000 discussions to hone in on the most relevant evidence techniques such as off-site manufacture.
homes per year via conventional means. and submit recommendations to the National The CIOB hopes to invite as many people and
What this suggests to us is that something Housing Taskforce by the end of the year. organisations as possible to give oral evidence during
needs to fundamentally change if we are to properly The CIOBs call for evidence invited submissions sessions later in the year. The final National Housing
address the housing crisis. We need more people from industry, government, education Taskforce report is expected to be released by
working more productively and we have to work out establishments, professionals and other interested Spring 2017.

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wales news in brief

What a lotta bottle: welsh contractor helps

out on school eco greenhouse
> Pupils at Welsh Language school
Ysgol Y Castell in Caerphilly
benefited from CIOB help when
contractors Celtic Horizons stepped
> MANCHESTER FIRE
STATION TO HOST
NETWORKING FIRST
An inter-professional
Built Environment
in to help construct an Eco Clubs networking event
bottle greenhouse. involving 14
Institutions will take
place in Manchester
The schools Eco Club has been running this month. The event
after school for two years to help get will be held at the
soon-to -be refurbished
pupils involved in looking their outdoor London Road Fire
environment as well as being Eco Station on 20 October.
Advocates for recycling and sustainability This Grade II* listed
1906 building is a
throughout the school. Manchester landmark.
Since its inception the Eco Club has In addition to a fire
been collecting plastic bottles with the station, the building
housed a police station,
aim of recycling them into an eco an ambulance station,
greenhouse. After two previous offers of a bank, a coroners
help fell through eco governor for the court, and a gas-meter
testing station.
school and CIOB branch manager Vicky The station closed
Coxon, used her CIOB network to put out in 1986 and has been
a call for help amongst the construction disused since. It was
recently acquired by
community. Allied London and
The response was fantastic, with attendees will be able to
several companies offered their services hear about future plans
for the building, as well
immediately. Local firm Celtic Horizons as network with over
were first of the mark committing to Pupils at Ysgol Y Castell receiving expert help on their green house from Celtic Horizons 300 built environment
complete the project before the end of professionals from
bodies that include the
term deadline. Mark Williams, senior Celtic Horizons donated materials for Eco schools co-ordinator, Jayne Collier CIOB, RICS, RIBA, ICE and
operations manager for Celtic Horizons the structure and operatives Nigel was thrilled to see the project finally planning body, RTPI.
said: We really enjoyed supporting a Griffiths and Neil Webb worked with underway. The children had a fantastic The event will take place
project that will have a lasting legacy at pupils on site at the school to build it, with time. Its so important for them to have from 6-9pm. To book
the school whilst teaching the children a Welsh-speaker Nigel talking the children the opportunity to gain hands on email Janice.Parkinson@
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KENT CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS HELP HOMELESS CHARITY

The Kent Centre was
delighted to present a
cheque to local homeless
charity Catching Lives,
after it raised over 1,500
CIOB News
Park Hotel and Country
Club in Maidstone, saw
Kent-based companies,
large and small, enjoy a
speech from Timothy Tiff
of real-life experiences
from his career.
Peter Jacobs FCIOB,
CIOB past president, and
Peter Smith FCIOB, chair
David Groves, caricaturist,
produced comical and
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> The CIOB is inviting individuals

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Each award offers a one-year research
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Help to develop the potential of
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This will be the 20th
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within budget and to very
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project value. Winners accepted and sponsorship
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Chris Chivers, CIOB past
president with last years winner
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year of this prestigious
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in Ireland. The CMYA
recognises the ability
celebrating excellence of
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 MEMBERS
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MEMBERS
FORUM
CONSTRUCTING THE FUTURE
Paul Nash President of the CIOB reports from the 2016 Members Forum and plans for the Institute
> This years Members Forum was held
at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong
and, in a first for CIOB, took place alongside
the finals of the Global Student Challenge,
providing an opportunity for the finalists to
interact with representatives of the CIOB
from around the world.
The Forum began with an evening reception at
which President Chris Chivers presented awards
to the winners of the International Innovation and
Research Awards and a Special Recognition award
to Mrs Vera Waters on behalf of her late husband,
Dr Derek Daniel Waters FCIOB for his exceptional
contribution to the CIOB.
The following morning saw the baton of the
presidency handed over to me at the AGM and
thanks given to Chris Chivers for his time and
dedication to the Institute throughout the previous
year. That evening we hosted the British Consulate
Reception, which was opened by Frances Moffat-
CIOB Members Forum
Kouadio, Hong Kong trade commissioner, and
attended by representatives of the Hong Kong
construction industry.
The workshops this year focussed on three
key themes: governance, global recognition and
diversity and inclusion and generated a lot of
64 discussion which will help to shape the future
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direction of the Institute and inform the way that
we engage with government, industry, employers,
education providers and other key stakeholders.
The Members Forum is about a dialogue and the
reports that were given by each of the members
representatives provided a valuable insight into the
work that is being carried out throughout the CIOB
and the progress that is being made towards our
goal of One CIOB.
Our site visits this year took delegates to the
Xiqu Centre, a world class arts venue specifically
created for Chinese opera and set to open in
2018. The Centre adopted a top-down method
of construction through synchronous hydraulic
lifting techniques. The second part of the tour
featured the Anderson Road housing development
which is operating under a six day cycle fast track
construction method; where large steel panels
along with precast and semi-precast units are used
in place of traditional timber frames.
On the final day we held an external conference
entitled Constructing the Future A Global
The Forum is about a dialogue and the reports
given provided a valuable insight into the progress
being made towards One CIOB.
Eastern promise: This years
CIOB Members Forum took
place in Hong Kong where
Paul Nash also officially
took over as President
Perspective. This conference covered three main
themes: the economic outlook and its implications
on the construction industry; the role of innovation
in construction today and the challenge of
improving productivity in the industry; and best
practice in the delivery of major programmes and
projects, which included a case study of the One
Belt One Road initiative in China. The conference
was opened by the guest of honour, Paul Chan,
Hong Kong secretary for development.
The Members Forum concluded with the
presidents inaugural dinner which provided me
with an opportunity to set out my objectives for my
presidential year, highlighting the role professionals
play in todays industry and the role of ethics.
It is therefore appropriate to conclude by
mentioning the Building a Fairer System report
into modern slavery in construction supply chains
which was launched at this years Members Forum
and was the continuation of the work that began
at Members Forum 2014 in Qatar under the
presidency of Professor Ghassan Aouad.
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T
he CIOB is to be congratulated on
the Global Student Challenge (GSC)
that provides so much benefit
to current students in construction
management. It is these students who
will be the future leaders of both the
construction industry and the CIOB.
Students from Deakin University
have returned to their studies following
the finals in Hong Kong enthused and
excited about their possibilities in the
future. As they complete a combined
degree in architecture and construction
management they know that their
Participation has without doubt
improved their skills and knowledge
participation in the GSC has improved
their employment opportunities. More
importantly, they know that participation
has without any doubt actually improved
their skills and knowledge. They are
more confident, better able to analyse
a range of conflicting demands to make
informed decisions and their leadership and
communications skills show a new maturity.
They also have a better understanding
of how to run a construction company. In
short, they are graduates with evident skills
required by industry.
Construction managers were originally
trades people with strong technical skills
who advanced their careers through night
classes or part-time studies in order to
gain further knowledge. The emphasis
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linda tivendale
Student
benefits
Linda Tivendale on how the Global
Student Challenge improves students
was on gaining knowledge in estimating
and planning as well as managing the
construction process, especially safety,
cost, time and quality. As subcontracting,
mechanisation and the complexity of
construction projects increases, todays
construction managers come through
university programs at undergraduate
or postgraduate level and, in Australia
at least, only occasionally have a trade
background. The emphasis in their studies
is no longer on the technical aspects of
construction but on the management
of projects and todays graduates are
expected to have skills and knowledge
that were not required in the past.
Soft skills
This is not limited to discipline specific
skills and knowledge but includes the
so-called soft skills or transferable skills
which, in Deakins case, are known as
Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLO) and
include areas such as communication,
critical thinking and teamwork. These
GLOs are assessed in the same way that
measurement skills or knowledge of
construction regulations are assessed.
Students sometimes find it difficult to
know how to provide suitable evidence
that they have acquired these skills.
Participation by students in the CIOB
Global Student Challenge is one of the
most clear cut ways in which a student
can gain skills in every GLO. The added
bonus is that is a far more interesting and
challenging way to acquire these skills
than to sit in lectures and tutorials.
Deakin has participated in the GSC
since 2014. We have noticed that all
participants gain a better understanding
of the technical big picture for a company
but, more importantly, are better able to
work in teams and argue their position
while maintaining respect for others.
Not all students who volunteer for the
competition are the natural leaders but
they tend to become better leaders and
team players as they proceed through
the competition. Informed decisions are
required but sometimes they are not
enough. This replicates reality: companies
operate with incomplete knowledge of
their competitors, their clients and tender
evaluations. It is of value for students to
make good decisions but they also learn
that often in construction that is not
enough to win you the job.
Regardless of how each team performs
in the competition, the real value of
participation lies in the interaction with
members of other teams. Students gain
knowledge of construction in other
countries but more importantly they learn
about study and life in other countries.
They may not have shared competitive
strategies but they shared their
experiences and genuinely acknowledged
the ultimate success of the team from
Glasgow Caledonian University.
>
CIOB Column
Linda Tivendale is a Lecturer
in Construction Management in
the School of Architecture &
Built Environment at Deakin
University in Australia. 65
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DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF THE BUILT He has lectured, nationally and internationally,
ENVIRONMENT AND ARCHITECTURE AT at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in
LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY AND CHAIR areas such as construction economics, contract
IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC procurement, project management, construction
MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION. management, construction process improvements,
Professor Charles Egbu holds a first degree in sustainable development, and Innovation and
Quantity Surveying from Leeds Metropolitan knowledge management in complex environments.
University (he worked briefly as a site Quantity His research is in similar areas and he is an author
Surveyor upon graduation) and a Doctorate in of 12 books on areas of construction management.
Construction Management from the University of He is currently a Member of the Peer Review
Salford. He holds fellowships from the CIOB, RICS, College of the UK Economic and Social Sciences
the Association for Project Management (FAPM), Research Council (ESRC). He also sits on many
the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, editorial boards, and national and international
|||| TIM BARRETT FCIOB Manufacture and Commerce (FRSA), and the Higher scientific committees to do with research in
DIRECTOR, DATIM BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD Education Academy. construction management, project and programme
After leaving school in 1986, Barrett took a job on He was made Vice President at the CIOB AGM on management, innovation and knowledge
site as a stop-gap but during this time he worked on 11 July 2016 and is currently chair of the CIOB Policy management, and sustainable development. He
some fantastic projects that made up my mind that a Board. He was until 2014 a director and member of has contributed over 350 publications in various
career in construction was for me. the Board of Trustees for the Association for Project international journals and conferences and has
Barrett studied construction management at Management (APM), and chair of the Professional hosted, chaired and spoken at many conferences
Nene College Northampton and joined the CIOB in his areas of expertise. In addition, he has
as a student member after which he joined a large produced many practitioner-based reports, policy
national contractor as a trainee estimator, moved and guidance documents, and conducted many
through a couple of companies working his way up to workshops and seminars internationally in his
estimating director of a regional contractor in 2002. areas of discipline. He is also a member of the
Redundancy in 2006 saw Barrett and a colleague International Council for Research and Innovation
start up his current business. in Building and Constructions Working Commission,
I have been extremely fortunate that throughout where he is a co-ordinator of the CIB W102 on
my career I have been supported by the background Information and Knowledge Management.
that the CIOB has given me and proud that during I am really honoured and thrilled to be Vice
this period I have held every membership grade from President and Trustee of a premier professional
student to fellow. body in construction, having been associated
I could not be more proud to be selected to be with the CIOB for over 20 years. I look forward
a CIOB Trustee and feel that the institute has the to supporting and contributing to the activities
opportunity over the next few years to influence and future of the Institute as it strives towards
construction policy and careers to an unprecedented its mission, in an exciting yet challenging period,
level. nationally and internationally.
As a newTrustee I am keen to help in the new One
CIOB Meet The Trustees

CIOB initiative ensuring that our members worldwide

receive the very best the CIOB can offer them. I look forward to supporting
I would also like to try to promote construction as
a career path. It has not been seen to be a glamorous and contributing to the
career in the past, but with new technology we are activities and future of
often at the forefront of innovation which often
goes unnoticed by the wider public and it can be
the CIOB in an exciting yet
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|||| IVAN MCCARTHY FCIOB

SENIOR CONTRACTS MANAGER,
JOHN SISK & SON
Following graduation from DIT in 1987, McCarthy
worked as a site engineer on the new runway at
Dublin Airport, before joining Sisk in 1988.
He has managed and led multi-disciplinary teams
in the successful delivery of projects within the
commercial, retail, leisure, industrial and custodial
sectors ranging in value from 10M to 140M.
In 2013, McCarthy won a Silver medal in the
Construction Manager of the Year Ireland for the
management of the refurbishment of C Wing in
Mountjoy Prison in Dublin.
He joined the CIOB in Ireland, Eastern Centre
committee in 2002 progressing to chair in 2009/
2010, and chair of the CIOB in Ireland in 2014.
He chaired the CIOBs UK & Ireland Timezone in
2013/14 and is currently a member of the CIOBs
Grievance and Appeals Board.
I feel both very privileged and proud to be
elected as a Trustee, McCarthy says. I genuinely
see it as a major career highlight. I am passionate
about our Industry and I firmly believe that our
Institute should be the focal point for excellence
in construction management. I would like to
encourage more of our members to achieve
Chartered status.
We should continue to build our reputation as a
global professional body, do more to promote the |||| RICHARD SAPCOTE FCIOB He has been a committed CIOB member for
professionalism of our members and ensure that HERITAGE SPECIALIST, SHAYLOR GROUP over 30 years; having held chair roles in the West
the Institute reflects the needs of our members. Sapcote currently works for Shaylor Group as a Midlands Region, Birmingham Centre and chairing
Being a Trustee gives me an opportunity to be more Heritage Specialist. He also undertakes other the Chartered Building Companies Scheme.
involved at a strategic level with the Institute and to varied roles for the business development team As a lifetime promoter of CIOB, to be appointed
support the future development of the CIOB. and is a framework manager for a number of as a Trustee is indeed a great honour and I am
key clients. really humbled by the high number of votes cast
Throughout his career Sapcote has worked by the whole membership.
in the SME main contracting sector, including There are a few issues close to my heart
family business, Wm Sapcote & Sons Ltd , working which I am keen to promote: supporting SME and
his way up from project surveyor to managing supply chains competing in the ever-changing
CIOB Meet The Trustees

director for the whole group in 1995. Based in marketplace; attracting the next generation of
the Midlands, the 50m family business earned a construction management (at all levels and roles);
reputation for fine historic restoration work. and ensuring future generations gain craft skills;
More recently Sapcote has held senior regional and, importantly, management of heritage projects.
manager positions for Seddon Construction During my tenure as Trustee I am keen to be
and previously worked for Vinci Facilities, Rok more visible and engage with the membership and
Building and his own consultancy Sapcote explain what we do, how we influence policy and
Consulting Ltd. hopefully attract new Trustees to apply. 67

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 INGOODCOMPANY Premier Inn
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Room service
Turning a listed city icon into a branded hotel
in Newcastle required attention to historic detail
I
nterserve, the international support
services and construction group, has
completed a two-year 17m
renovation of an iconic Grade II listed
building in Newcastle city centre, which
has included conversion of the building
into a Premier Inn hotel. Known to locals as
the former Co-operative department store,
the highly sensitive project has required
Interserve to work closely with the local
authority in order to preserve the
character of the building, and make sure
that the regulations surrounding listed
building alterations were met.
The historic structure, dating back to
1902, extends over six floors. The
renovation project has involved the
redecoration, partitioning and
reconfiguration of the building to serve its
new use.
No stone unturned
The external faade of the building has
been carefully renovated to reveal its
original appearance. The stone cleaning
was approached very carefully, as many
proprietary stone cleaning systems use
acid-based solutions that can remove
layers of the stone and do long-term and
irreversible damage. Interserve used the
Case study
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least invasive method, which involved a
fine pressure spray of warm water to
gently remove the build-up of detritus. It
was a challenging and painstakingly slow
process to ensure there was no damage to
the building, which was in a poor state of
repair.
The external renovations also included
restoration of the windows, which was
done in situ and required meticulous work
in order to accommodate the metal and
timber used in different parts of the
building. The windows varied in size,
shape, and condition (some were more
fragile than others, such as the windows
in the approximately 19 metre-high stair
tower), which required the development of
a specific repair methodology for each
window type.
Same but different
The team uncovered the original stained Interserve had
glass sunburst pattern windows on a to marry the
corporate style of
curved section of the building during the Premier Inn with
works and protected them. In addition, the challenges of
window furniture was replaced to match preserving a listed
buildings original
the original and then repainted. features. Some
The Art Deco faade was originally were creatively
incorporated into
embellished with colourful spandrel the interior such
panels, whose pattern included acid as the cast iron
yellow, orange and blue tones. The running menon the
staircase.
Interserve team took samples of the
A war memorial was carefully renovated and
intergrated into the new buildings interior
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 colours when it had uncovered them, and
carefully matched them using the RAL
chart colour-matching system. A
photograph from the archives also
confirmed the correct scheme, and with
agreement from the local council the team
was able to re-instate the colour.
A key part of the project was to recreate
the look of the original barometer and
clocks on the buildings two towers. This
was achieved through working closely
with the specialist firm, Smiths of Derby,
who had manufactured the originals and
made the new ones now in place. Also
important was the restoration of a cast
iron arcade located in a courtyard, which
was carefully achieved by the original
manufacturers of the feature.
Running upstairs
Another fascinating element of the
project was bringing back to life a series of
figures measuring approximately 13
centimetres high and made of cast iron,
which formed part of the unique handrails
for the buildings six-storey marble
staircase. Affectionately known as the
running men, each figures pose honours
the Co-Operatives former motto Labour
and Wait.
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Originally produced and installed in the
1930s, the running men were recast,
renovated and renewed by the same
company that originally manufactured
them. Interestingly, the great grandson of
the companys founder and first installer
installed the new running men. FACT FILE
The team came across various features
as they stripped back the building in a very  Renovation and
conversion of Grade
careful and selective demolition process.
II Listed Building, a
One of the most poignant was a war
feature of the citys
memorial with the names of Co-op staff
skyline since 1902
that had died in the first and second world
 170,000 sq ft
wars. The memorial was carefully
property which
renovated and integrated into the new
extends over six floors
buildings interior.
 Leisure and retail
The complexity of this project saw units, anchored by
Interserves main team joined by a a 184-bed Premier
historic buildings specialist who led the Inn Hotel
task of marrying a planning process and a  Character features
listed building process. preserved: barometer,
Interserve also worked closely with clocks, cast iron arcade
local supply chain partners, and was and the cast iron
able to create approximately 20 new running men figures
apprenticeships for local people. At one of the main staircase
stage a team of over 150 was employed  Local supply chain
on site. Interserve has now handed the partners involved in
scheme over to Premier Inn, who is the project; approx.
operating a 184-bed hotel with an 20 apprenticeships
adjoining restaurant. created
Case study
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NOVEMBER 2016
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while a series of actions have been taken against UK importers in recent
months over the use of timber sourced from unregulated forests in Africa.
EUTR recognised that there can be a lengthy supply chain between the
forest and the finished product and established a Chain of Custody system
to certify each organisation through whose hands the timber passes.
While this may be a relatively straightforward process for structural timber
beams and joists, it becomes significantly more complicated for plywood or
particle boards which can include timber from various sources in the
finished product.
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during the construction phase as site hoardings and there is a clear
responsibility for the contractor to ensure that these are manufactured in
accordance with EUTR.
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 Project of the month
Poplar Baths, East London
After almost three decades the
Grade II-listed art deco Poplar
Baths has re-opened in Londons
East End, Patrick Quinlan,
project manager at Guildmore,
talks to CM.
Describe the project
The building is a Grade II-listed building
that originally opened in 1934 and
housed Poplar Baths. It had been closed
for three decades and left derelict and
people simply believed it would be closed
forever. The whole project took about two
years, from July 2014 to September 2016.
The project was part of a wider public
private partnership that also included 100
new socially let apartments and a new
youth centre, the leisure centre now
houses a 25m swimming pool and learner
pool, restored plunge pool, a Sports England
standard sports hall, large studio and gym
with a womens only area. Guildmore have
also constructed a new state-of-the-art
rooftop multi-use games area.
Vital statistics?
The leisure centre was restored under a
design, build, finance and maintain
contract by Guildmore for the Borough of
Tower Hamlets and the contract sum was
36m. Consultants included Pringle
Richards Sharratt Architects and PEP Civil
& Structures as structural designers.
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What was the biggest challenge?
The intricate details of restoration.
We had issues such as corrosion on parts
of the building so that took a lot of work
and the managing of a lot of different
trades, people and aspects.
The building had been derelict since
1994 and the fabric had deteriorated, as
well as having suffered break-ins. There
was also the piling and basement
excavation alongside live DLR tracks.
What will you take to other projects?
The big lessons for me were the
conservation work and the engagement
with the local community. The building
What did the works entail? has such historic meaning to people that
The project involved the selective communication and engagement was
demolition of the existing building to necessary all the way along.
improve project viability and facilitate the
building of new areas. Champagne moment?
Remedial work was carried out on The day of the opening when the
concealed defective structures including community came back into the building.
Top: The centre now
cathodic protection to structural steel There were various people there who
has a new 25m pool
frame and removal of chlorine- had swam there as children who were
Centre: More than
contaminated concrete. 170 Crittall windows now bringing their kids and grandkids.
On the conservation side, ceramic were replace There was also a lady who had been a
tiling and terrazzo finishes were repaired Above: Brickwork and lifeguard there in her younger years.
dressed stone was
internally, while brickwork and dressed restored externally Hearing people reminiscing and seeing
stone were refurbished externally. Left: Ceremic tiling their joy at it being brought back to life. CM
More than 170 Crittall windows were and terrazo finishes To read more about this project go to
inside were repaired
also replaced. www.constructionmanagermagazine.com
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