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News and views 04 Skanska plans Battersea robots Preferred bidder says technology will be ready in nine months. 06 Low carbon cement first World’s biggest low carbon cement factory to open in UK. 10 CIOB members’ forum in Hong Kong Looking ahead to this year’s event . Plus Chris Blythe on why businesses need to learn from past mistakes. 12 Feedback Letters, comments and readers’ views on whether construction is doing enough to tackle cyber crime. Features 16 Profile: Paul Nash The CIOB’s new president talks about the changing industry and its role in providing a lead on ethics. 18 Construction’s forced labour A hard-hitting CIOB report puts the 24 spotlight on slavery in international construction and identifies ways Construction professional contractors can help stamp it out. 36 Mind the gender pay gap 24 Down to earth Soon larger firms will have to CM’s groundworks and infrastructure publish pay gap details – and face 40 special kicks off with a look at the recruitment consequences. the role of BIM in the sector. 37 BIM bytes 28 Smart asset management A study shows that implementing Innovative digital technology is BIM need not disrupt contract and increasingly used to manage and procurement arrangements. monitor vital infrastructure. 38 Keeping contractors posted on pay 30 How low can you go? Underpaid EU posted workers can London councils step up campaign now pass their claim up the supply against ‘iceberg’ basements chain under new regulations. 34 Ground control 40 Get the credits you deserve BAM Nuttall meets the challenge of Construction companies are missing clearing a large and complex site in out on millions of pounds that could the heart of London’s Nine Elms. be gained through R&D tax credits. 42 CPD: CSCS SmartCards Techniques for using electronic + Contact card systems for greater onsite 48-59 62 safety and efficient file-keeping. All the latest news 62 Project of the month and reports from CIOB Balfour Beatty’s No.1 Palace Street members and branches apartments in central London.

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Skanska plans robots for next Battersea phase Technology developed with Innovate UK funding will be ready to go in nine months

Stacey estimated that the construction Skanska is also exploring uses for “We are of “utility cupboards”, which house M&E robotic technology elsewhere, which preferred components for individual apartments, could soon appear on a UK construction bidder and, could be delivered 20 times quicker using site. In Norway, it is working with high- if appointed, robots than by in situ methods. He said tech start up nLink to develop mobile we want the Skanska’s Slough-based flying factories robots for drilling and fixing soffits. advanced (CM, October 2015) had cut construction “The robot sits on a tracked MEWP robot times for the cupboards by 65%. [mobile elevating work platform] so it can techniques “On Battersea Phase One, we built move into the right position on site and be ready to go” 300 of the cupboards in situ due to elevated to the required height,” Stacey Sam Stacey, site constraints and 440 off site, so we said. “The robot’s arm then extends to Skanska could compare how the two methods perform the drilling and fixing operation. It compared,” Stacey said. has been used in Norway, and proved cost “The offsite-manufactured cupboards effective, providing speed and accuracy and took 18 man-hours to build, compared to safety gains. We are currently analysing Skanska is planning to use robotic 42 hours for those constructed on site. its potential productivity benefits.” technology on the construction of They were also 44% cheaper, including Additionally, Skanska has been working Battersea Power Station’s next phase. factory overheads, and had 73% fewer with ABB to develop a robot for setting The contractor received a £700,000 grant defects,” he added. “But by using robots out rebar cages in Sweden. from Innovate UK to develop robots last in the factories, we reckon we can reduce “The idea is to set up manufacturing cells summer, and head of innovation Sam Stacey man-hours required for building the near big civil engineering projects where (above) told CM the technology would be cupboards to just two hours.” robots would build large reinforcement ready for use on a project in nine months. Stacey explained: “That is based on cages that would be lifted into position on “We are preferred bidder on Battersea a simulation, using a BIM model, of site,” Stacey explained. “We are piloting this Power Station Phase Two and, if two robots assembling a cupboard, at present, and estimate the technology appointed, we want the advanced robot which we developed with our partners could be 20 times quicker than manual techniques ready to go,” he said. ABB and Tekla.” assembly of the rebar.”

Caterpillar targets HS2 after agreeing drone deal Caterpillar is planning a major earthworks operations push on drone technology for and linking up with machine major UK infrastructure projects. control technology.” The world’s biggest The US equipment giant construction equipment has already begun discussions manufacturer has agreed a with leading UK construction strategic partnership with drone companies about the potential outfit Redbird, which specialises for UAVs, the spokesman added. in acquisition and analysis Caterpillar is also pushing of aerial data collected by drones in the quarrying sector unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). (pictured right). At June’s “Caterpillar is positioning Hillhead quarrying exhibition, it itself to play a big role on demonstrated the technology’s infrastructure projects such as ability to measure stockpiles HS2,” a spokesman for Finning, of aggregates. Cat’s UK dealer, told CM. Emmanuel de Maistre, CEO “It sees the drone technology of Redbird, said its UAV tying together the whole solutions had been developed production journey on a civil with companies in the USA. engineering site. The drones “This collaboration with will be used for everything Caterpillar will bring tangible from measuring quantities of benefits to construction sites materials, to optimising haul and quarries, helping customers roads, to real-time mapping of work faster and safer,” he said. Caterpillar drone technology is already being used to measure aggregates stockpiles

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NIC chair blames government “ideology” for housing crisis...... as communities secretary blocks affordable homes scheme

House building levels will not rise above “We hit a post-war peak of 430,000 for shared ownership and two specialist their present paltry level unless the homes in 1967 which was the year “There is a homes for social rent was called in Tory government changes its ideological Milton Keynes was designated a new huge amount by the government in January 2015. opposition to the state acting as a town,” he said, adding that this showed of public land Communities secretary Greg Clark turned developer, the chairman of the National what was achievable when the state that local down the application last month despite Infrastructure Commission took an active role. authorities the recommendation of an independent (NIC) has warned. “At a national level, the government could develop planning inspector in September 2015 Lord Adonis said that housing delivery needs to start planning new towns, and for housing” that the homes should go ahead. will not accelerate “beyond the current at a local level, allow councils to become Lord Adonis, In his decision letter, Clark said “a single 120,000 to 150,000 a year until the developers and use public land for new cluster of 94 affordable units would conflict state gets actively involved” and local homes – but it hasn’t done that for National with the objective to achieve developments authorities are given powers to build ideological reasons,” argued Adonis. Infrastructure in which the affordable units are truly new homes. “There is a huge amount of public land Commission integrated into the market housing... to His comments coincide with the that local authorities could develop for create inclusive and mixed communities.” government blocking a planning housing – a third of central London is Labour council leader David Ellesmere application by Ipswich Borough Council to state-owned – and there is significant said: “The secretary of state has blocked build affordable homes, due to a lack of scope for estate redevelopment.” the application on the grounds that the private-for-sale units. The local authority The government’s rejection of development should contain more homes said it was “astonished” by the decision. Ipswich’s affordable homes plans will add for sale. This is an astonishing decision. Adonis, speaking at June’s Construction fuel to the debate on the role the state I cannot think of another case in the Productivity Forum, told delegates that should take in housing delivery. country where a planning application has the government “hasn’t really cracked” The council’s planning application to been turned down because the housing the housing problem. build 68 houses for affordable rent, 24 wasn’t expensive enough.”

World’s biggest low carbon cement plant to open in UK Carbon emissions from geopolymer cement are a quarter of those from Portland cement

The world’s first large scale production some, like banahCEM, use processed raw plant for an innovative low carbon cement will geological materials; others incorporate industrial open in the UK this August. byproducts, such as fly ash from coal fired power The factory in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, stations or ground granulated blast-furnace will produce around 200,000 tonnes per year slag (GGBS) from steel production. of banahCEM, a two-part geopolymer cement, Raw materials are used due to dwindling based on a calcined clay. resources of fly ash and GBBS in Europe and Reduced firing temperatures during competition for supply from the Portland cement manufacture mean the material produces industry, which uses them as supplementary around 80% fewer carbon emissions than r cementitious materials, says Banah UK. egular Portland cement, and it requires 60% The energy expended during material fewer virgin raw materials to fabricate, according extraction is easily offset by savings during to the firm behind the product, Banah UK. manufacture, McIntosh told CM: “There is no “Banah UK is the first The production plant is currently limestone being converted into calcium oxide company to produce being commissioned, and will employ 26 people, and therefore releasing CO2, the temperatures commercially available and supply to third party manufacturers of involved are much lower than those required construction products, including concretes. for cement, so massive savings are made in geopolymer cement in “Banah UK is the first company to produce carbon emissions. large quantities” commercially available geopolymer cement in “The amount of CO2 emitted during Andrew McIntosh, director, large quantities,” said Andrew McIntosh, manufacture of one tonne of Portland cement Banah UK director of R&D at Banah UK. is typically just under 800 kg. By contrast, Geopolymer cements, also known as alkali- producing one tonne of banahCEM solids activated cements, fall into two categories: results in around 200 kg of emissions.”

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CIOB launches toolkit to tackle modern slavery New research highlights abuses migrant workers suffer in construction supply chain

labour and procurement of materials. With regards to labour, the report principally looks at how workers from developing nations become trapped and end up working on prestigious projects, such as 2022 World Cup stadiums in Qatar. It also looks at how corruption plays a major part, starting in the country of origin, where workers pay exorbitant recruitment fees to get a job. On arrival in the country of work, labourers are heavily in debt and vulnerable to exploitation. Looking at the problems from the materials side, it investigates weaknesses in procurement systems and how all parties need to take more responsibility. The report recommends more robust on worker welfare into their criteria. The report contains several case studies that show companies who have implemented good practice changes to shore up their supply chain, or who have discovered problems and been able to rectify and improve standards. Following on from the release of its ensure that the economy is not based on Migrant workers in The CIOB study also explains that Qatar: the CIOB is campaign document last year, Modern a model that allows exploitation. highlighting the need for many industries are now making serious Slavery: The dark side of construction, Hyland added: “We need to shift away ethical practices to be efforts to improve the transparency of the CIOB is gearing up to launch a new from profit being viewed as the sole embedded in labour and their supply chain, as well as pledging to materials supply chains study or ”toolkit“, titled Building A Fairer measure of success. No profit margin eradicate illegal recruitment fees – so it System: Tackling modern slavery in should be worth a human life. We must is vital construction is not left behind. construction supply chains (see p18-22). look at success through a longer-term lens It aims to investigate the root causes of sustainable growth, and the ethical of modern slavery, looking particularly treatment of workers is central to this.” “No profit margin should at labour and materials supply, where The report is divided into two sections, be worth a human life” worker abuses often occur. which look at the two root causes for Kevin Hyland, UK anti-slavery The report is particularly apt as, since modern slavery, namely recruitment of commissioner its introduction in March 2015, the Modern Slavery Act has been galvanising the industry and making companies more CIOB addresses commercial skills with new training aware for the need for better practice and monitoring of their supply chain. Training on boosting commercial awareness project management and how construction Speaking about the report, UK anti- is the first in a series of courses planned relies on balancing the key constraints of time, slavery commissioner Kevin Hyland by the CIOB this autumn. quality and cost in the context of building said that as supply chains have become Running on 13 September at the CIOB’s London functionality. The industry’s requirements for globalised, and demand for cheap products office, Commercial Awareness for Construction will sustainability are also addressed. and cheaper labour has continued to address both technical and behavioural skills. This course has been designed to suit both increase, the risk of slavery in supply The course aims to boost technical and those new to project management and employees chains – in the UK and internationally – professional confidence, as employers increasingly wishing to develop their knowledge of the role and has become much greater. look for employees with established skills. enhance their contribution to projects. He said this cannot be accepted as The following month, from 12-13 October, “business as usual” for contemporary Construction Project Management: Meeting the For information on further courses, visit society and it is up to governments, Code of Practice will cover the overall area of www.ciob.org/training citizens and businesses to work to

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Why is it that every now and then business does its best to give itself a bad reputation? Currently there are CIOB members head to Hong Kong for forum parliamentary enquiries into Sports Direct and BHS, and uncertainty around Annual event will include final of the Institute’s Global Student Challenge the future of steel-making in Wales. Politicians pontificating are nothing The CIOB is gearing up to host its annual new, in fact it would be a worry if they members’ forum in Hong Kong from 10-15 didn’t. As one would expect, the July. It will also feature the final of the pontification is inversely proportional to what they know on the subject. But institute’s third Global Student Challenge. it does not take a massive intellect to This year’s event, which will see the know when something is not right. induction of incoming president Paul Nash I am sure the deal around BHS was all (see profile, p16-17), will be held at the perfectly legal. The lawyers would have Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong. It aims had their fair share of fees to ensure this to bring together leading construction was the case. But the motives around professionals from across the globe to the deal are questionable. The losers are thousands of employees, not just represent the interests of all members. those who lost jobs but those who will The five-day forum will also provide see their pensions severely diminished. delegates with a number of activities There is a case to be argued that in order to develop strategy, build successive pensions legislation has made working relationships and plan the it increasingly difficult for employers to future of the institute. continue to support pension schemes. Among other events that will take place This, along with tax raids – notably by former prime minister Gordon Brown – has is the final of the third CIOB Global Student BAYCREST meant schemes increasingly entered into Challenge. The challenge is an online Hong Kong’s Grand Hyatt Town), Bond Agents (Bond University) deficit and are finding it hard to get out. It interactive game in which each team of and AGBA (Deakin University). is worth reminding ourselves that the four students runs a “virtual” construction The forum will be topped off by the CIOB architect of the big change in legislation company in a simulated environment using “The forum presidential dinner, attended by officers, was Robert Maxwell, another well- MERIT software – the name of which provides an trustees and members of the institute as known businessman of his day. stands for Management Enterprise Risk opportunity well as other senior industry professionals. The attraction of selling a business for Innovation and Teamwork. to connect It provides an opportunity to hear £1 just to unload £600m of liability is irresistible. The purchaser perhaps The six teams to reach the finals this with some the president’s inaugural speech and his thinks they can make a few million for a year are: Cali Construction (Glasgow of the top ideas for the year ahead, as well as to couple of years then pass it on again. It is Caledonian University), BRE Team 4 influencers connect with some of the top influencers like pass the parcel, until the game stops. (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University), in global in global construction. It is reminiscent of the Lehman Oath Keeper (Chongqing University), construction” Brothers crash where suspect mortgage Prestige Worldwide (University of Cape http://membersforum.ciob.org assets got parcelled up and passed from one institution to another – transformed from junk status to AAA in the great money market laundry. CIOB boosts its membership by 3,000 in a year This type of behaviour offends our sense of fairness. These instances erode The CIOB is attracting some of its largest numbers and Chartered Building Consultancies schemes were trust in those who engage in these in years with more than 3,000 new members joining also designed by the industry and implemented. practices, those who facilitate them and over the last 12 months. A further 140 are on their These new rules have strengthened the scheme those who say something must be done, way to corporate membership, according to the – raising its overall standards and ensuring that then do nothing. I wonder whether Institute’s 2015 annual review. the CBC scheme is a kitemark of excellence and a anyone round the table at the BHS deal The newly released publication focuses on a corporate membership scheme of choice. gave a thought to the consequences. number of initiatives launched over the last year as Speaking about the year as a whole, current Business is not just about making the well as putting firm plans in place for the future. president Chris Chivers said: “The Institute should most profit. It should be about a fair Among the highlights of 2015 were the release never just reflect on its past but must be very much return. One can cut back so much that you of prominent reports over the course of the year. about the future, and during 2015 the Institute did lose sight of what you have become. Modern Slavery: The dark side of construction, just that by carrying out extensive work to set a I recall the story of a car firm boss Migration in the UK Construction Industry and The course to 2020 and beyond. showing a union boss the robots working Value of Professionalism received acclaim from both “Implementation of the 2020 Strategic Plan in his factory – triumphantly saying he members and the public. has begun and you will see early signs of this would not be collecting union dues from In December last year the institute relocated through the relaunch of the CBC schemes and the them. You are right, said the union guy, its London representative office to Kingsway, as introduction of the Academy.” but I don’t think any of those robots are a precursor to the CIOB Academy being based there going to be buying your cars either. as a home for CIOB training and other activity. A full copy of the Annual Review can be downloaded I wonder how many construction New rules for the Chartered Building Companies here: www.ciob.org/annual-review workers can afford to buy the houses they are building today?

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MIGRANT WORKERS ARE PART of construction's to be ignored or remain hidden,” says Keeping women in the industry DNA. In the UK and abroad, they have the study's author, construction Tim Jones MCIOB, via website made up a substantial chunk of the journalist Emma Crates. The issue of women in the industry is a huge industry's labour force for as far back as “And while much media focus and challenge (Industry must do more to keep most people can remember, and probably criticism has been directed toward the women in construction, online). Schools, will for the foreseeable future. Arab world, it must be noted that universities, professional bodies, industry But recently, concerns have grown exploitation can be found in many bodies, careers advisers and government about the treatment of these workers regions, including those that pride need to work together to make it happen. who underpin the delivery of major themselves on superior human Sadly, in my 30-year career I've not construction projects around the globe. rights records, including Europe and seen much evidence of this. Amnesty International's report in March North America.” this year, The Ugly Side Of The Beautiful Some companies have taken their Brendon Leigh, via website Game: Exploitation of migrant workers on heads out of the sand and decided to Tell me why would the average man wish a 2022 World Cup site, pointed an do something about the problem. to do himself out of a job, which often accusing finger at football's world Paving supplier Marshalls was shocked supports a family, by encouraging women governing body FIFA and the Qatari at the “blatant” maltreatment of workers into construction? At the very least women authorities planning the tournament. in quarries in the Indian state of often force the wages down. This is the The human rights charity accused them Rajasthan, where it sourced sandstone. real world, not some taxpayer-funded utopia. of ongoing indifference towards Children as young as six were employed. systemic abuse and “appalling Marshalls has since introduced stricter Kim, via website treatment” of migrant labour working on controls into its supply chain and is Brendon Leigh has a lot to answer for! stadiums that will host the competition. working with UNICEF to create a This is exactly the misogynistic stereotype Against this backdrop, the CIOB, which regulatory framework to eliminate child we hope people are moving away from… previously highlighted the issue of labour in the quarrying industry. I am the breadwinner of our household. Why modern slavery at its 2014 members’ It is to the great credit of Marshalls would I "do myself out of a job" when I'm forum in Qatar, has produced a new study that it acknowledged there was a the one who pays the mortgage and bills? – or toolkit – which aims to root out the problem, and took decisive action. exploitation of migrant workers in the Not all construction companies may be Alison Duncan, via website construction supply chain. comfortable taking a close look at their Entry to the industry can be initially off- Building A Fairer System: Tackling supply chains, particularly in today's putting for women due to the lack of other modern slavery in construction supply global industry – but it is becoming an women. The industry is changing so fast chains investigates the root causes of issue that is hard to ignore. (BIM, new forms of contract, legislation) modern slavery, looking particularly at As the institute's new president that trying to catch up after maternity labour and materials supply, where Paul Nash says (see interview, p16-17): breaks can feel like a mountain to climb. worker abuses often occur. It also “In today's globalised industry, being a Lack of flexibility or financial penalisation highlights examples of good practice. construction professional is very for part-time working can be an issue “Global trends towards outsourcing and different to 20 years ago.” when women are trying to do justice to the deepening of complex supply chains family life and return to an earlier role. makes it easier for worker abuses Will Mann, acting editor John Eynon, via website Thinking about diversity and inclusion,

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Andrew Avanessian Each business needs to ask whether it Vice-president at has implemented organisational measures endpoint security in addition to technical security. These software firm Avecto include: appointing a cyber risk manager; Construction companies checking the security of suppliers and represent an extremely lucrative target advisers; and creating a risk management for cyber crime – they hold vast amounts plan for each type of cyber incident. of sensitive customer and employee data and are often seen as leverage to Justin Harrington access other companies in their supply Partner at law firm chains. Despite this, many continue to Blake Morgan rely on reactive solutions rather than From a legal point of proactive cyber defences. view, cyber security Data protection: as safe as possible, but that they are Naïve employees are the obvious target is rapidly moving up the Construction firms prepared to defend themselves if the are an easy target for for those looking to access the corporate agenda with the introduction of the new cyber criminals worst should happen. system – used to receiving a lot of emails EU General Data Protection Regulation. and opening attachments quickly, they are This will introduce mandatory Neil Hampson likely to fall for malicious phishing scams. reporting for any organisation that has PwC’s UK cyber security Although the technology to protect suffered a security breach – it will be "They need practice leader against these scams is relatively simple to compelled to report the attack to the to make cyber Companies need to implement, many companies only look to information commissioner wherever crime a board understand the risks they invest in this following an attack. there is a risk that client or personal data issue rather are facing and from whom – the most may have been compromised. than a likely threats will involve financial crime, Nick Gibbons There will also be a duty to advise any technology nation states and hactivists. They need Partner at insurance and third parties whose data may be affected. issue" to understand what information they hold risk law firm BLM Failure to do so carries a fine of up to Neil Hampson, and who has access to it. Many in the sector still £20m or 4% of the company’s worldwide PWC Companies also should be investing see cyber risk as primarily turnover. It is likely that businesses will in technology, but more importantly in a personal data risk despite the EU’s new need to comply with this regulation to awareness, assurance and monitoring Cyber Security Directive, which addresses continue to trade in Europe, regardless of of activity. They need to practise their every type of risk. This is of significant the outcome of the EU referendum. response in a crisis scenario. concern because a cyber attack on This may also lead to increased They need to make cyber crime a infrastructure may result in devastating litigation as third parties seek legal board issue rather than a technology physical damage, personal injury and redress. Businesses will need to issue - it's all about developing an fatalities, rather than simply financial loss. ensure not only that their systems are appropriate risk posture.

60s I am your typical industry stereotype. the cost of scaffolding. Its use also removes (Lord Adonis raps construction's ‘short- If we have to take positive action to even working at height issues. term' culture, online). But it will require up the playing field for a while then so be it. Only the four members of staff that are the industry to ditch the traditional qualified remote pilots use the equipment. approaches to contracts and selection, Identify the real bonuses and plan and manage execution using Richard Watkins, via website CDM is just confusing clients methods proved to reduce waste. Incentives seem to outgrow true Stephen Bourne, via website These changes could be adopted today performance values in our society (£600m I find that many domestic clients do not and deliver benefits on a single project. The Persimmon bonus scheme criticised by know what CDM is (CDM changes are still only catch is it would require a change from investors, online). More of this money should causing confusion, online) and that clients how the industry works today. be set aside to offer affordable housing do not want additional expense for a rather than award this level of "bonus ". principal designer (PD) role. Put workers’ safety first CDM on domestic projects for someone Contact us Dennis Lawler, via website Drone is a high-flyer who needs to extend their house has thrown Do you have an What an awful waste of a young mans life, Michael Leftwich ICIOB, via website a spanner in the works. It is all confusing, opinion on any (Latest death fine shows impact of new A drone has been introduced as part of our not well thought out, and more red tape. of this month’s sentencing regime, online). Plant yards are building condition surveys for two months articles? Email: notorious for poor traffic management – and has proved invaluable (Mitie introduces We need long-term change construction- fuelling points are nearly always placed on drone surveys for high-rise buildings, online). Ian Heptinstall, via website manager@atom the access route used by all vehicles. The money spent on equipment has been Single projects can achieve Lord Adonis's publishing.co.uk I hope the family remember that the covered many times when compared with "need to do it faster, better and cheaper" Lighthouse Club is available if required.

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VIEW FROM THE TOP With spells at several top consultants, new CIOB president Paul Nash aims to bring influence and authority to the role. James Kenny reports

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AT A TIME WHEN the CIOB is taking a more topics that are key to policymakers. What active lobbying role – notably through is interesting is that we are now getting “It is a changing industry, its recent productivity report – it makes approached more regularly by government a global industry… and being absolute sense that its new president for our input, which is a sign that we a construction professional is has spent much of his construction career must be moving in the right direction.” very different to 20 years ago” working with leading clients. Besides contributing to the productivity Paul Nash, CIOB president Paul Nash is a director in Turner & report, Nash is also involved with drafting Townsend’s London office, specialising the Institute’s new Code of Practice for in the commercial development sector, Programme & Portfolio Management, and his working life has included spells informed by his experience working at other top consultants such as Davis with big consultancies. Langdon, Sweett Group and EC Harris. The skills issue is a perennial concern But he began his 34-year career for the industry’s professional bodies – when he joined contractor Leonard the Construction Industry Training Board Fairclough (which became Amec) at 18 forecasts that another 230,000 jobs as an indentured management trainee. will be needed by 2020 – and Nash is no “Growing up I never thought about exception in seeing it as an important construction; I wanted to join the Navy,” issue. But he feels that the growth of he says. “But I managed to secure a place digital technology means that career on the management trainee scheme at opportunities in construction are changing Fairclough and I haven’t looked back.” and potentially becoming more appealing. Nash moved on to another contractor, “It has been estimated that 65% of HBG (later BAM), but was keen to gain a children entering primary school today wider perspective of the industry and began will end up in jobs that don’t exist yet,” a masters degree in project management he says. “The emergence of ‘big data’, at the University of Reading. From then and its use in planning and maintaining on, he would work for consultants. the built environment, the government’s Paul Nash CV “From the contractor side, I was seeing Smart Cities agenda – this is going to Age: 52 just one point of view of a project – but attract a new type of person to the 2013 – present: I was curious and wanted to be involved industry. Graduates who do degrees Turner & Townsend, director, from the earliest stages and understand like statistics will be important to our London, commercial development, the roles of all parties,” he explains. industry in the future.” hotels and leisure Nash believes his experience of Recently, the CIOB has not been afraid 2012 – 2013: working with clients and his rounded to tackle controversial topics, producing a Davis Langdon Aecom, director, view of construction will serve him well in study on corruption three years ago, and Europe, commercial and hospitality the presidency, with the CIOB positioning this month addressing modern slavery 2004 – 2012: itself to become a more influential voice (see p18-22). Nash worked with the Sweett Group, director, board at the top of the industry. policy team on the report. director and head of project The report on productivity is one “Ethics needs to be one of our management of Sweett UK; global head of hospitality and leisure example. Chiming with chancellor George priorities,” he says. “It is a changing 2002 – 2004: Osborne’s own concerns about the industry, a global industry with a EC Harris, partner, Europe and issue, the study raised family concerns complicated supply chain, and being a Middle East, hotels and leisure around construction’s flawed business construction professional today is very 1998 - 2002: model which keeps margins low and different to 20 years ago.” Citex, director, project management discourages companies from investment Nash reflects on one of his former 1993 - 1998: in skills or equipment. But perhaps more companies, Sweett Group, which earlier HBG (BAM), project manager significantly, it highlighted the wider, this year was sentenced under the 1988 - 1993: positive impacts construction can make Bribery Act for payments a subsidiary Kyle Stewart, project surveyor to society – for example, better insulated made to an influential Arab executive. 1982 - 1988: homes making people healthier – which “I want to believe that most Fairclough Building (Amec), are not counted when the industry’s organisations don’t start out being management trainee and productivity is measured. corrupt but somewhere along the way, project surveyor “It’s very important that, as a and through lack of checks and education, Interests: professional body, we promote these standards can drop,” he says. “It is Football coaching, travel kinds of issues with the government,” important we set and maintain standards Personal life: Nash says. “Over the past few years, the in the construction that we would expect Lives in Buckinghamshire and CIOB has produced a lot of research on from the rest of society.” CM is married with two children

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BREAKING THE CHAINS Slavery in construction is an issue some in the industry would prefer not to acknowledge. But it is a very real problem. A new CIOB report lifts the lid on how migrant workers are treated in the construction supply chain – and presents some solutions. James Kenny explains

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Common abuses of migrant workers Unfair payment practices l Non-payment or late payment of wages. l Employers not recognising all the hours worked. FOR THE EURO 2016 tournament now services or agency supplied labour,” l Illegal deductions. under way in France, most host cities “Construction says the study’s author, construction l Some employers will delay payment for have given their football stadiums a is particularly journalist Emma Crates. months or even years, leaving the spectacular revamp. There have been susceptible to “Global trends towards outsourcing workers literally starving, yet too no construction controversies. But that cases of forced and the deepening of complex supply frightened to complain. isn’t the case with another major football labour as the chains make it easier for such abuses to Inappropriate accommodation tournament happening in six years’ time: use of migrant be ignored or remain hidden. And while l Cramped, unsanitary, crowded the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. much media focus and criticism has conditions, often far from site and workers has requiring long commutes. In March this year, in its report The Ugly become a been directed toward the Arab world, Side of the Beautiful Game: Exploitation key element” it must be noted that exploitation can Long working hours of migrant workers on a 2022 World Cup be found in many regions, including l Workers forced to work in unsafe Emma Crates, conditions and very long shifts. site, human rights charity Amnesty those that pride themselves on superior report author l Agents may force them to work International directly accused football’s human rights records, including Europe on multiple locations taking on world governing body FIFA and the Qatari and North America.” more than one job. authorities of ongoing indifference Practices that can occur – and are Restriction of movement towards the systemic abuse and “appalling covered in the report – range from unfair l Workers have passports removed treatment” of migrant workers working on contracts, long working hours and awful and are unable to leave the country or the venues that will host the competition. accommodation right up to restriction of seek alternative work. The abuse and ill-treatment of migrant movement, inability to resign and the Extra charges construction workers in some countries is threat of violence. l Accommodation is far from food seen as a form of modern slavery. To throw “The construction industry is particularly outlets so that workers must pay for a spotlight on this, the CIOB has produced susceptible to cases of forced labour as the expensive canteen food. l Deductions for food are made from a new study which includes detailed use of migrant workers has become a key wages, though workers were promised guidance for construction companies element for many companies, particularly inclusive food and accommodation. that may – unknowingly – use exploited when bidding for or working in large Unfair contracts migrant workers in their supply chains. infrastructure projects abroad,” says l Contracts are not in the labourers’ The study, or toolkit, is titled Building a Crates. “Without attracting skilled and native language and they do not Fairer System: Tackling modern slavery in unskilled talent from other regions, many understand what they are signing. construction supply chains. The report organisations would struggle to complete Despite this, the contract may be declared aims to investigate the root causes of these building schemes.” “legal” by employers and the courts. modern slavery, looking particularly at For the workers themselves, there can Threat of violence labour and materials supply – where be a huge benefit financially to securing l Frequent threats of violence can leave workers fearful and worker abuses often occur. It also work on these projects. Many of those frightened to speak out. highlights examples of good practice. employed work abroad as a means of “Unfortunately, in modern industry, feeding and educating their families – Lack of representation l Workers are unable to organise or form slavery is present in many sectors, and of climbing out of poverty. unions. They have no platform to raise whether through mining, raw material And, at a national level, the economic issues with the client or main contractor. production, manufacturing, contracted importance of exporting labour is huge. >

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the complexity of the procurement process asserts. “Although much of the focus of provides ample opportunity to look away abuse has been in the Gulf region, in order from issues that are too remote – or too to root out the problem, investigations embedded – to tackle.” must start at the beginning where workers But now, construction and other are recruited,” she says. industries face not only public pressure but In 2015, 1.7 million migrants were also governmental scrutiny – in the form of working in Qatar – 90% of the total the Modern Slavery Act, which became law workforce. Predominantly they came from in March 2015 and applies to all large firms South Asian countries such as Nepal, a carrying out business in the UK, regardless country where, according to a of where they are registered. “conservative estimate” from the World The Act introduces two main offences: Bank in 2010, corruption in foreign the first relating to slavery, servitude or employment was running at more than forced labour, and the second to “human $194.7m (£135.8m) a year. > Migrant workers from Bangladesh, for trafficking”, which is defined as arranging “In that country, obtaining a foreign “In Nepal a example, sent home more than $10bn or facilitating the travel of another person worker permit can involve up to six foreign worker (£7bn) in 2009 – 12 times greater than with a view to that person being discrete stages of verification and permit can the sum the country received in foreign exploited – irrespective of whether that pre-approval,” says Crates. “Each step involve up to direct investment and six times more than person consents to travel. presents an opportunity to extract a six stages of the foreign aid it received that year. In addition, section 54, also known as bribe or corrupt payment.” verification. But a reasonable question is: the Transparency in Supply Chains (TISC) This is where the controversial Each presents with such large numbers of migrant clause, introduces an obligation on “recruitment fee” usually comes in (see an opportunity workers being employed, why are commercial organisations with annual box, p21). Workers pay an initial sum to to extract they continuing to be exploited? turnover of more than £36m to prepare a a labour broker or other intermediary, a bribe ” “The transparency and complexity of the “slavery and human trafficking statement” then have their passport retained or find Emma Crates, supply chain is usually the cause,” says each financial year. This requires them to themselves beholden in some other way. report author Crates. “While the top level and first few state the steps – if any – that have been “They become effectively bonded,” tiers of a company and its affiliates may be taken to ensure that slavery and human says Crates, “and bondage is an indicator well run and monitored, problems usually trafficking are not taking place in any of of forced labour, regardless of arise further down, among subcontractors the organisation’s supply chains or in subsequent conditions at the work site.” and other levels of the supply chain.” any part of its business. The issue of forced labour in the She adds: “While any respectable The construction site may be where construction supply chain is unlikely to company will tell you they have policies exploited workers end up, but it is seldom diminish without proper action. But, and procedures in place to protect workers, the place where exploitation starts, Crates with the eyes of the world focused on >

Top: Stadium under construction in Doha for the 2022 football World Cup Right: South Asian labourers working at a construction site in Doha, Qatar

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CH2M: creating a worker welfare policy across a vast global business CH2M is a huge global organisation employing 25,000 people, working in over 50 countries. This includes parts of the world where worker rights is an increasingly controversial topic. Recently, CH2M has acted as a technical consultant for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and provided initial programme management services to the host committee.

Senior vice-president Theresa Loar screening process and prequalification says that, as the company has expanded questionnaire. At the beginning of every its portfolio in the Middle East and Gulf, contract, suppliers’ worker welfare it has tried to identify new ways to policies are evaluated and verified. CH2M The recruitment fee apply international best practices also regularly visits sites to ensure that The recruitment of workers effectively trapped by the on worker welfare. worker accommodation is up to standard. is where the seeds of slavery system before he has left his “As advisers to our clients, we do not Worker welfare issues have been are sown. Although big home country. directly employ contractors or labourers, woven into existing training courses. companies use established Industries are starting to recruitment agencies in recognise that recruitment but we have started to explore how we Last year 19,000 employees took capital cities of countries such fees are often the core root can make a difference not just within CH2M’s online ethics programme, as Bangladesh, India, Nepal of the forced labour problem individual programmes and the region, which included a segment on the new and the Philippines, they and new initiatives are being but worldwide,” she explains. worker welfare policy. rely heavily on unregistered launched to combat this. To start this programme, CH2M “Introducing worker welfare into our networks in rural towns and The Leadership Group for employed the services of ethical labour standard training packages, rather than villages, the informal nature of Responsible Recruitment expert Verité, an NGO that helps treating it as a standalone topic, is a which can lead to corruption was set up in May this year. multinationals develop and uphold fair good way of keeping this issue live and exploitation. Convened by the Institute for and safe employment practices within within the company, and building it into From the beginning, the Human Rights and Business their supply chains. After a everything we do,” Loar says. worker is often misled as (IHRB), the aim of this comprehensive operational review, More targeted in-depth training is to the level of wages that international cross-industry Verité recommended that CH2M develop being introduced for employees in he will be paid. He will be initiative is to eradicate a global policy on worker welfare. influential roles such as procurement, charged a “recruitment fee” recruitment fees from supply Twelve departments were identified health and safety and project that is far higher than the chains within the next decade. that would be directly affected by the management. actual costs and could also Founding companies, which new policy, including procurement, legal, The company is also exploring exceed the legal limit imposed include Coca-Cola, Hewlett by his government. If the Packard Enterprise, IKEA and human resources, risk and health and technology-driven ways of capturing countries have various layers Unilever, are promoting the safety. A policy task force was set up, feedback from workers on their living and of bureaucracy then it is more Employer Pays Principle, which formed by a representative from each working conditions via mobile phones. likely that the worker will be specifies that employers, of the departments. CH2M wants to share its knowledge exploited at each level rather than employees, After 15 months of intensive work and experience. “We have created and be forced to pay. should pay recruitment costs. with Verité, in March 2015, CH2M’s models and frameworks that could be Often workers will take the The group is urging that the global worker welfare policy was signed adapted by other companies working in job out of desperate economic principle is embedded within off by chief executive Jacqueline the built environment,” Loar says. “We circumstances. They may sell industry codes of conduct and Hinman. The policy covers issues also realise that we can’t act alone. possessions or get money from company policies in including fair worker recruitment and Collaboration is essential if we are to a loan shark to pay the fee. every sector. payment practices, as well as move forward as an industry.” Having paid the agent, the Eradicating illegal accommodation and living standards. She says the lesson from CH2M’s worker is now vulnerable. He recruitment fees from supply For services CH2M is procuring for its journey is that internal change must be may be duped into signing chains should be a priority for own use, initial changes include a new led from the top of an organisation. “It a contract that he does not clients and Tier 1 organisations, took more than a year for us to develop understand, meaning he is says the CIOB report. our global worker welfare policy, and “Introducing worker this involved intensive collaboration welfare into our standard between 12 departments and our NGO training, rather than as a partner Verité,” Loar explains. “Having standalone topic, is a good so many functions collaborating way of building it into together would have been impossible everything we do” without the support and sponsorship of Theresa Loar, CH2M our CEO and head of operations.”

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Workers in a sandstone quarry, Rajasthan Worker welfare action points Immediate: l Ensure that money is paid directly into bank accounts. l All staff, including agency workers, should have a written contract. l Provide a safe storage area for passports and anonymous phone lines for workers to report abuse. l Pay all recruitment costs. The actual costs of recruitment would be considerably cheaper than those paid by the workers. Medium term: l Educate staff about modern slavery. Implement tailored training and support for each level of the business l Use independent parties to interview labourers. Ensure that the interviews are carried out in confidence, away from the Marshalls: streamlining supply worksite and without the participation of management l Build up trust. Many migrant workers may lie about paying chains in manufacturing to protect recruitment fees because they are desperate not to lose their jobs. Try to be open and do not necessarily believe children and migrant workers the first answer that they give on arrival. Paving supplier Marshalls sources its unions and NGOs, which was originally Longer term: stone products from quarries and founded by British retailers. l Map out your supply chain. Investigate the relationships manufacturing plants in countries such Marshalls adopted the ETI Base Code. between agencies and suppliers. as India, China and Vietnam. This code of labour practice is based l Encourage the establishment of ethical recruitment In 2005, group marketing director Chris on International Labour Organisation agencies. Change contracts to introduce harsher Harrop visited suppliers in Rajasthan, in (ILO) principles and covers areas such as penalties and termination clauses if suppliers do not western India. He was keen to get a better child and bonded labour, living wages, comply with policy. understanding of sandstone production, health and safety, discrimination and l Lobby governments. Argue for investment in more but did not explain the purpose of his inhumane treatment. inspectors to enforce compliance of workers’ rights and visit. As a result he was given access to a The company introduced a range of recognition of the right of workers to organise and join trade unions in countries where it is currently illegal. wide range of the production facilities. activities to support the supplier and Harrop was shocked at the levels of the wider community, including: exploitation he witnessed. Children as l Integrating systems. Marshalls > the Qatar 2022 tournament, there is a young as six were working in the now shares a common enterprise chance for the construction industry quarries and manufacturing plants. They resource planning (ERP) system to effect change – and do so on a grand were living in squalid conditions, and with stone shippers. scale, and in a spotlight. were regularly being exposed to high l Helping the supplier establish a “By improving the conditions for levels of noise, dust and vibration, as well-run human resources department. workers in Qatar and in preparations for well as dangerous activities. l Forming a long-term partnership with a With their parents working – even when local NGO to deliver child education, the World Cup, construction can set out a sick or injured – many children were health camps, workers rights education. guideline for future large projects,” says labouring not only due to poverty, but l Raising awareness of social insurance Crates. “Construction companies can learn because there was no one to care for them with workers, and providing seed funding the right way to monitor their supply off site. They had no access to education. for a scheme which became self- chains and make sure all their workers, “What struck me was that this was so sustaining after three years. no matter where in the supply chain, blatant,” Harrop says. “Locally it was In 2007, Marshalls launched a campaign are treated humanely and properly.” CM seen as a normal and accepted practice. to highlight child labour and to help “The scale of the challenge was consumers make informed product USEFUL CONTACTS immense. We realised that the only way choices. It published a booklet, The Truth Amnesty International www.amnesty.org forward was to bring in experts and to about Indian Sandstone, and has since Constructing Excellence in Qatar www.constructingexcellence.qa start working collaboratively.” worked with UNICEF, piloting the charity’s Ethical Innovations www.ethicalinnovations.ch The company, unaware of any existing Children’s Rights and Business Principles Institute for Human Rights and Business industry initiatives to tackle such assessment framework, and funding www.ihrb.org problems, sought out best practice in research on child labour in Rajasthan. Stop the Traffik www.stopthetraffik.org other sectors. That same year, it joined The findings will be used to create a Supply Chain Sustainability School www.supplychainschool.co.uk the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), an regulatory framework to eliminate child Verité www.verite.org international alliance of companies, trade labour in the quarrying industry. VisiChain www.visi-chain.com

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Technical Groundworks + Infrastructure

Breaking new ground

How is BIM changing practice within the piling and ground engineering sector? Will Mann talks to the contractors and consultants using the technology

Above: Tunnelling on BY ITS NATURE, ground engineering is one has enabled us to double production rates approach because all existing asset data can the Victoria Station of the most challenging sectors of the on the project,” says Taylor Woodrow be combined with new information, such as Upgrade in London has progressed twice construction industry. Finding ways to project manager Craig Prangley. from borehole investigations, in one model.” as quickly thanks visualise and map unknown obstacles “Compared with similar tunnel jobs in This has been an important factor on the to BIM, compared to that lie beneath the ground is complicated the past, tunnel construction would VSU scheme. Consultant Mott MacDonald is similar schemes and time consuming, designing and typically proceed at a metre a day; here another member of the project team, and planning construction projects around we have achieved two metres,” he says. geotechnical engineer Alan Willoner feels them even more so. Alasdair Henderson, chairman of the that an important advantage of BIM is that But BIM may be changing that. One Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) and a it “provides better clarity about the spatial of the biggest infrastructure projects to divisional director of geotechnics specialist position of the known data”. use the technology to date, and an BAM Ritchies, is similarly enthusiastic He elaborates: “3D ground models are exemplar for BIM in the sector, is the about BIM’s potential for the sector. not necessarily more accurate than the £700m Victoria Station Upgrade (VSU) in “We can improve productivity by 10% original 2D sections as they are reliant on central London (see box p25). using BIM simply through better processes the same data. However, bringing all of The scheme includes construction of a – capturing as-built data on tablets, feeding this already existing data and information 400m tunnel between ticket halls. “BIM information about piles, ground anchors, into one ‘geo-referenced’ environment grouted injections and so on into the model allows the data to be better understood.” saves the need for checking and reanalysing Willoner believes that Level 2 “We can improve productivity the information manually,” he says. BIM is most likely to add value on by 10% using BIM simply “And that’s not factoring all the benefits “complex grouting schemes, such as through better processes” from using a 3D model to help upfront jet grouting, or compensation grouting” Alasdair Henderson, BAM Ritchies planning. BIM allows a more structured in urban environments.

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BIM model of the Victoria Station Upgrade

n Existing n Upgrade

Victoria Station Upgrade: An exemplar BIM infrastructure project The Victoria Station Upgrade create an impermeable barrier to (VSU) project in central London the new station box. These are provides perhaps the best raked in numerous directions, example to date of how BIM can because of the complexity of be used in ground engineering. the existing infrastructure. The This £700m scheme (above) position and orientation of is delivered by a BAM Nuttall- every drill string is uniquely Taylor Woodrow (BNTW) joint identified in the BIM model. venture and includes a new and “As the job progressed, an enlarged ticket hall, plus 400m all the as-built data on the of connecting tunnels between grout columns was fed back the two, 7m below ground level. into the model, and this helped It is a complex project on a us understand where the gaps congested site, crisscrossed by were between the columns pipelines, sewers, and power when we started the tunnel,” and communications cables, says Prangley. with tube tunnels and the “The result is that the tunnel culverted River Tyburn close by. construction productivity has London Underground pushed doubled – compared with similar for the use of BIM as far back as tunnel jobs at Tottenham Court 2006 when planning the project, Road and King’s Cross stations, believing it would be near where we would typically impossible without a 3D record of proceed at a metre a day; existing and third-party assets. here we have achieved two This drew on “as built“ records, metres,” he says. plus data from laser surveys. The model has also helped Additionally, BNTW excavated with clash detection among and removed all services in structural, architectural and the ground, surveyed their building services packages, and condition, and put them back – saved time on the structural Above and inset: Compensation grouting on the Keller-BAM Ritchies Crossrail projects at adding data about the services design recalculations; when Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street has used real-time monitoring to the model. Information from changes were made to the trial drill holes was also added. position of openings in Phil Hines, group managing director “It is difficult to say what value can “This got around the problem structural slabs, the model at Bachy Soletanche, says: “If you are be added in the majority of UK piling of a lack of visibility calculated new load paths and working in a congested area, where there jobs, as ground variability is generally underground,” explains Taylor regenerated the reinforcement are a lot of underground obstructions, it is high and often requires manual Woodrow project manager Craig design with minimal rework. Prangley. “We were having to The project has even been essential to have a 3D model to avoid verification of pile lengths. work under Tube tunnels and extended to 5D and 6D BIM. hitting services and existing foundations. “There may be opportunities for the Victoria Palace Theatre, Quantities of materials have “We have been using 3D models to BIM to improve productivity in piling and the BIM model allowed us been calculated, giving visibility plan grouting for 20 years. But the schemes where the design of ultimate to drill with confidence.” to the cost impacts of design difference with BIM is it allows us to compressive resistance is determined BIM was also used to changes. Post-completion, the share and make better use of data to directly from ground test results, rather co-ordinate the design of 2,500 model will provide London jet grout columns, injected to Underground with an accurate enhance our operations.” than by calculation. This has been a stabilise the water-bearing river record of assets, to manage the With piling, use of BIM may prove common approach in other countries terrace gravels on the site and station throughout its life. trickier, according to Willoner. such as Holland,” he says. >

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> The next steps in exploiting At VSU, this is already happening to a “We need to collaborate better and Below left: BIM BIM technology for ground engineers degree, where quantities for materials BIM presents an opportunity for us do has helped plan construction on the may involve greater use of the are being drawn off the BIM model, and this,” says Henderson. “There is huge complex and congested models in real time. its asset information will be used by operational skill among FPS members, Victoria station site “We are using real-time monitoring for London Underground to plan the but too often we see what we do or what Below: Use of BIM to plan jet grouting at compensation grouting on our Crossrail long-term management of the station. we can do replicated at tier one level.” Victoria station contracts at Tottenham Court Road and The use of digital sensors, to provide Getting past that obstacle may Bond Street, in joint venture with Keller,” information about asset performance, will prove to be harder than learning how says Henderson. The monitoring is also become more commonplace on to use the BIM technology. CM provided by Keller subsidiary Getec, and infrastructure projects, according to was originally developed in Germany. Henderson. (See also, “Infrastructure Prangley says monitoring ground gets smart“, p28-30). Digital rigs? The potential for movements in a real time environment “On BAM Ritchies’ Loch Arklet Dam automation in ground engineering plant would have been beneficial on the VSU project in Stirlingshire, which is a fairly scheme. “We were only 2.7m away from conventional ground anchoring job, we the Victoria Palace Theatre and it would have installed barcodes in the tops of the have helped if we could monitor vibration anchors which provides vital information and noise levels in real time,” he says. about when it was bored, installed, “We had automated text messages grouted – and will be incredibly valuable to notify our engineers when they for the asset manager,” he explains. were above a certain level, but obviously But despite all these advances, the future would be to automate and link ground engineers often face blockages that into the BIM model. to using BIM further up the supply chain. “We never really exploited the model’s When working as subcontractors, they possiblities in real time – we would still report limited interest in BIM among take drawings off the model and print out main contractors. for our site engineers in 2D,” Prangley “There is a high degree of BIM adds. “We need to give our site engineers awareness among FPS members, but As CM reported last month, “Use of BIM and digital the technology so that they can see the based on BAM Ritchies’ experience, we digital technology is beginning technology with piling and model as the project progresses in real are seeing less than 20% of tenders to emerge in earthmoving grouting equipment could yield time, on tablets.” calling for BIM use,” says Henderson. equipment, to automate the similar big savings on fuel, plant Another advance Prangley predicts is Hines says the same is true of Bachy digging process – so why not in wear and tear and all-round piling and grouting rigs too? productivity and efficiency. The greater automation of plant, again in a Soletanche’s experience. “There is a lot of Based on his experience fuel consumption, the torque real-time environment, a view shared by talk,” he says. “But not many main using BIM at Victoria Station, level and the feed pressures others in the sector (see box, right). contractors want to interface with us on Taylor Woodrow project could all be pre-programmed.” Other future developments are likely to a high-level BIM model. Rarely do we manager Craig Prangley Mott MacDonald include greater use of 5D and 6D BIM. supply information into a common model.” believes automating the use of geotechnical engineer Peter ground engineering plant will Fair says: “In terms of plant become more commonplace. movement, BIM technology can “We took data from the BIM certainly assist with the model to orientate grouting planning and movement of the masts at the correct angle, but rigs. With the transfer of data we did it manually,” he explains. and common data formats “But now we would probably becoming more prevalent, then send data from the model to the position and depths of the rig, and use GPS technology piles could be uploaded onto to align the masts.” the machine direct from the Alasdair Henderson of the design files, reducing time and FPS also envisages greater potential human error.” automation. “By comparison “There may be some instances with another sector, we operate where ground conditions are quarry drilling rigs which are sufficiently uniform for the full fully robotised,” he says. automation of rigs in the future, “They have fuel consumption particularly for friction piles.” of just 50% of the levels of They will be the exception, manually operated rigs. They also Fair thinks: “It is unlikely that have a longer consumable life. piling in UK will move towards Because they are automated, full automation of rigs as ground the driller can focus more on the variability between known specification and outcome rather data points generally requires than how the drill is performing. experienced judgement on site.”

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Infrastructure gets smart Infrastructure projects are increasingly using sophisticated digital technology to improve long-term asset management. Stephen Cousins examines the emerging technologies at the forefront of ‘smart infrastructure’

RAPID URBAN MIGRATION means that, by 2030, roughly five billion people will live in cities worldwide. Concerns over the associated demands on utilities, water and transport infrastructure have resulted in a drive to “smartify” cities, by installing networks of sensors able to monitor and manage the performance of assets. Embedding sensors into infrastructure such as bridges, tunnels, roads and utilities can give these assets the ability to sense, or even respond to, problems as they develop, directing their own maintenance to reduce downtime and provide greater operational efficiency. This nascent technology has incredible potential, says James Abdool, head of Sensors on pavers can record details about the quality of the installation, from the materials digital experience at infrastructure to the weather conditions consultancy Arcadis: “In future there will be increased monitoring of assets like roads or bridges: using data from sensors “In future there will be makes maintenance more predictive and increased monitoring of intelligent and less reactive. If you have assets like roads or bridges: the knowledge well ahead of time you using data from sensors can plan maintenance works for a time makes maintenance more that causes least disruption.” predictive and intelligent” Through trial installations at four James Abdool, Arcadis Crossrail sites, the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CCSI) has been experimenting with using fibre-optic sensors to monitor the health of concrete structures. Fibre-optic sensors in cable were fixed into diaphragm wall reinforcement cages as they were lowered into deep trenches in the ground. The cables effectively act as a continuous strain gauge, able to measure microstrain over lengths of up to 10km.

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Data from the sensors has provided completely new insights into the behaviour of shaft linings and retaining walls during construction, according to CCSI. The technology will continue to provide information on the performance of the structures throughout their design life. A similar monitoring technology, using a “sensing skin” of metal paint connected to electrodes in concrete, has been developed by researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Eastern Finland (see panel right). Tarmac’s highways The power of connection Smart skin protection employees work with Connecting sensors, or other devices, the firm’s bespoke data capture system to a communications backbone, such as An innovative ‘sensing skin’ can monitor concrete defects the internet, can enable real-time data in vital infrastructure such as nuclear power plants analysis and intercommunication between electric current, in the order of previously siloed systems. a few micro to milliamps. When Internet of Things (IoT) networks the cracks happen, the typically incorporate groups of nodes that conductivity goes to zero and we can capture them. The integrate sensing capabilities with method is called electrical wireless communication chips, data impedance tomography (EIT).” processing and a power supply. The A smart ‘sensing skin’ for According to researchers, the technology offers significant benefits concrete could one day be used sensing skin can be used for a – particularly the speed of deployment as an early warning system to range of structures, but the due to the lack of cabling. spot defects in vital impetus for the work was to Tech giant Siemens has developed an infrastructure such as nuclear help ensure the integrity of power plants and bridges. critical infrastructure such as IoT-based system that uses streetlight- Developed by a team of nuclear waste storage facilities. mounted radar to detect when vehicles are researchers at North Carolina The idea is to identify problems parked illegally and automatically alert the State University and the early so they can be addressed authorities over the internet. The same University of Eastern Finland, before they deteriorate – technology, paired with a smartphone app, the electrically conductive allowing public safety can tell drivers where parking spaces are paint is applied over electrodes measures to be implemented. available, even sensing the size of the gap embedded in concrete around The paint could be applied to to check it is big enough. the perimeter of structures. new or existing structures and A computer monitors the incorporate any number of Other technologies promise to improve skin’s conductivity when small conductive materials, making it the efficiency of how cities are run. currents are passed through relatively inexpensive, say Dutch waste management firm Rova has pairs of electrodes, cycling researchers. A set of algorithms implemented a platform that integrates through a number of possible have been developed to IoT data, GPS data, smart devices and electrode combinations. Any register damage and determine radio-frequency identification (RFID) decrease in conductivity where it has occurred. tags to predict when waste bins are indicates the structure has Plans are afoot to prove the been cracked or damaged. lab-based technology will work ready to be picked up. The software is Dr Mohammad Pour-Ghaz, on real-world structures, and a able to calculate, in real time, the best an assistant professor of new multi-modal sensing possible route to drive through the city, civil, construction and technology is being developed. resulting in a more efficient service and environmental engineering at “We are very excited about reduced CO2 emissions. North Carolina State and co- this research,” says Dr Pour- author of a paper describing Ghaz. “We have received Thinking big the work, tells CM: “We ‘image’ very good reviews for it and Sensor technologies are capable of the skin’s conductivity hoping to receive acceptance distribution – very similar to and publication in an producing vast amounts of data which, x-ray imaging, but instead of international journal in the when combined and interrogated in x-ray we use a very small next couple of months.” different ways, can provide a greater >

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> understanding of infrastructure, opening up new options to streamline “Every operation and maintenance. footstep has A pioneer of the so-called “big data” a unique ID. approach is the Milton Keynes smart city Link it to testbed MK:Smart. Here the central MK people’s Data Hub, created by the Open University smartphones and BT, collects and integrates data from and it gets energy, transport and water networks, really exciting” along with weather and pollution data Laurence and crowd-sourced data from social media Kemball-Cook, and mobile applications. Pavegen The analytics hub “mashes up” different data points and runs “use cases” to identify potential new applications. Step change One application already developed is the The company behind a smart paving tile that captures energy from footfall has Community Action Platform for Energy added data functionality so it can track location and perform heat mapping (CAPE), which combines satellite data and high-resolution satellite imagery, mapped Pavegen became a crowdfunding success Pavegen’s founder, entrepreneur story last year when it won more than Laurence Kemball-Cook, tells CM: against other sources, such as buildings’ £2m of investment, through the website “We have a data and energy proposition energy performance certificates (EPCs), Crowdcube, to develop its product, which we are really excited about. We can to identify properties that are thermally has already been installed in around provide a granular look at how people inefficient or those with the potential Pavegen’s new V3 100 projects worldwide. move, which is really important for to generate solar energy. pavement tile The money was channelled into R&D to the smart city of the future, because MK:Smart is also exploring the use of generates power develop a more efficient tile, known as every footstep has a unique ID. Link from footfall and has V3. The new design is triangular in shape, it to people’s smartphones – with data from sensors that measure water integrated sensors rather than square, and can capture up their permission – and it gets really saturation in soil for flood prevention or for data collection to 20 times more kinetic energy from exciting because you can know who a flood management. footsteps than its predecessor. It also person is and where and when they Big data has not yet fully entered the collects real-time data on factors such are going somewhere.” highways sector’s lexicon, but there is as heat, footfall Pavegen tiles have historically been great scope to embrace its principles, traffic and energy. used to provide power for lighting, and says Neil Pattinson, head of optimisation The technology the new tile connects to a bespoke high- at Tarmac Contracting. “There is the can connect to spec LED matrix, using 90% efficient possibility to collect and analyse data, smartphones and drivers, to ensure footfall can be relied on allocate steps to as the only source of renewable energy. not just on the condition and material consumer “accounts” One of the first installations of V3 will composition of our roads, but also on the so in the future be at the Westfield shopping centre in regular ‘interventions’ highways businesses will be Stratford, east London. Contracts are contractors make to the local and strategic able to reward also in place for installations at Dupont road networks,” he explains. pedestrians for helping Circle in Washington DC and Oxford “Traffic flow information can be drawn provide power, perhaps by giving Street in London, where 200 generators from satnav applications and even from money off purchases, or by donating will be installed for clients including sensors built into the road surface to add to third world countries. Transport for London. extra granularity.” Tarmac has developed a bespoke location and job. Analytical tools enable the construction phase, but involving process combining data capture and them to monitor and interrogate this data consultants earlier in design could help advanced analysis during its road to inform their asset management plan. identify more applications for construction surfacing projects. Sensors on paving and “It’s an exciting and evolving and operation,” says Arcadis’ Abdool. Many compaction equipment collect data on the development that can not only smart infrastructure technologies focus laying process, including the quality of improve laying quality but, critically, on new build, but retrofitting systems to installation, materials used and ambient help clients develop evidence-based existing assets is more sustainable and weather conditions. This is combined with asset management plans based on a could help the sector evolve much faster. GPS location data, and material and ticket detailed understanding of their roads,” In addition, the cost of smart data from its SAP business management says Pattinson. communications such as fibre optics and system, to generate an electronic laying If big data analysis and smart sensors wireless IoT nodes must come down if and compaction record for every load. are set to become the enablers of smart they are to become a viable alternative to This dataset is uploaded to a system infrastructure then several barriers must traditional connectivity solutions. If these that gives clients real-time access to the first be overcome. “The technologies obstacles can be overcome, the smart city laying and compaction record for each currently tend to come into play during of the future might not be far away. CM

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rights, and therefore without the need for planning permission.” Other councils following Westminster’s example include Camden, Islington and Kensington & Chelsea. Among the new restrictions, basements will not be allowed to occupy more than 50% of the area occupied by the property’s garden, must have 1m of soil depth above the top, be limited to a single storey, and demonstrate that they have taken into account the site’s Basement ground, drainage and water conditions. These restrictions may well enter national planning policy, with communities minister Baroness Williams promising the House of Lords “a review of the planning battle law and the regulations which relate to basement developments” in April.

Perched groundwater problems But will all of this stem the mega basement tide? Structural engineer Walsh works on “half a dozen” basement impact assessments each year, so ALAMY director Andy Stanford is familiar with London’s planning authorities are trying to crack down on the planning issues involved. an “underground epidemic” of iceberg basements with tighter “The biggest technical problem for the basement construction is usually regulations. But will they have any impact? By Will Mann groundwater,” he says. “There is a lot of ‘perched’ groundwater in the capital which SOCIETY HAS ALWAYS been fascinated with would add 1,485 sq m of living space and sits on a basin of London clay. This is found the homes of the rich and famous, and involve digging 8.5m below the property. in bands of terraced gravels, particularly recently that has extended to a new Gareth Hooper, CEO of planning close to the Thames. That is where the phenomenon – “iceberg“ basements. consultant DPP, says: “Planning regulations feasibility comes into question. If perched These cavernous structures are being are principally focused on what you can groundwater is present, the basement built beneath London’s wealthiest see, and from a public perspective, construction can cause settlement, which postcodes in growing numbers, with underground construction is not visible. So could then impact on adjoining properties. Above: Victorian 31 approved in Westminster last year. construction of basements is considered “But usually, there is a bespoke solution structures and drainage can complicate work In March, plans for one of the capital’s ‘permitted development rights’. which will involve dewatering the site, on London sites largest basements yet (pictured below) “But of course, these basements add a and sealing off the groundwater. Below: 1,485 sq m were submitted to Kensington & Chelsea huge additional amount of floorspace, and “Other problems are to do with the of extra living space would be added by this Council by an investment banker. The may have an impact on surrounding subterranean infrastructure of Victorian Holland Park basement extension to the house in Holland Park structures and drainage. You could literally London – there are often tunnels or be undermining other people’s properties.” service trenches which can be affected Councils are now fighting back. by the basement construction.” Westminster policy executive Hamza However, Stanford says that “because Omaar says the local authority has revised of the money involved, it is rare that you its policy “to halt an underground epidemic will say ‘no, the basement won’t work’”. of mega-basements across central London”. He is not convinced the tighter planning He says: “Alongside new policies to regulations will have much impact. limit the size and depth of basement “Currently, most basements rejected by construction, the council is set to confirm planners ultimately go through on appeal,” an Article 4 direction to insist that all he says. “The London boroughs have had applications for basements to residential to cave in to political pressure and make homes be considered through the the planning hurdles higher, but it’s hard council’s planning process. Currently, to see them stopping the basements many basement extensions can be being built. With these projects, money done under permitted development is no object to the client.” CM

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Cleaning up at Nine Elms BAM Nuttall is delivering a vast site cleanup in the heart of one of London’s biggest regeneration zones. James Kenny explains

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site excavation. This includes crushing and screening of concrete and bio remediation of contaminated soils. “Space is at a premium, so there has been considerable planning for such an extensive earthworks operation while separating out hazardous material from the old gasworks,” says Scholey. “It is not just a cut and fill job, it is more like a jigsaw puzzle.” The site clearance included discovery of two large-diameter Thames Water pipes running beneath the area to be excavated. As Scholey says: “The greatest challenge was understanding how the CLEARING ANY SITE can be difficult, but when pipe would react with the removal of the it is located in the middle of one of the material above due to the mix of largest regeneration areas in London this construction materials used over time to brings up its own unique challenges. maintain the sewer. The sewer comprised BAM Nuttall has the remediation cast iron/brickwork and concrete at contract for the former South London various sections along the length of the Mail Centre in Nine Elms. Awarded in run. We needed to engage geotechnical May last year, BAM’s contract is to clean experts in order to determine the rate of up the site ahead of its redevelopment. upward movement of the pipeline due to This includes site clearance, demolition the London clay lying beneath. of the remaining post office facilities, “This resulted in a change in removal of below-ground obstructions, methodology of excavation to ensure remediation including onsite soil and no cracks formed due to upward water treatment, and bulk earthworks. movement,” he adds. Utility diversions to maintain supply Material has to be carefully tracked to the Royal Mail delivery building are as part of the remediation verification also in the contract. process. For this process, BAM has “BAM has a strong track record on large been using the PODfather. urban remediation sites, from working at Scholey explains: “PODfather is an the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and online tool that we use with PalmPilots, also the King’s Cross Goods Yard sites, which tracks material movement via GPS which has helped prepare us for the around the site. It provides live updates scenarios here,” says Dominic Scholey, on which materials are being moved agent for BAM Nuttall on the South where, in what volumes, and details of London Mail Centre project. hazardous materials.” The 6 ha site had been used by Royal With this location, another challenge Mail since the 1970s, and prior to that that the project faced was dealing with was part of the Nine Elms gasworks, built the surrounding projects and changing in the latter part of the 19th century. local community. The whole Nine Elms Now valued at more than £600m, the area is undergoing around a £15bn site will be redeveloped with up makeover, so inevitably there are to 1,870 high-rise homes, a primary other contractors working nearby, as school and 2.5 ha of public space. well as residents living in, or moving The size of the excavation for the into, the new developments. contract is 160,000 cu m. Some 97% Scholey says they have kept an of fill material is being processed from open dialogue with the council and local residents through a fortnightly newsletter and have also set up an Main picture: The vast Nine Elms “Space is at a premium, so there “odour committee’‘ to check if any of development site is a patchwork has been considerable planning the hazardous materials become an of former buildings and utilities …It is not just a cut and fill job, issue for local residents. Inset: The site is fringed by new housing, requiring careful liaison it is more like a jigsaw puzzle” He says the project is on track to Dominic Scholey, BAM Nuttall complete in August this year. CM

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Will gender pay gap regs embarrass construction? Construction’s dire record on employing women is likely to be exposed again when regulations on gender pay gap reporting come into effect later this year. Stuart Neilson explains

THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY has a problem 12% of the construction workforce were attracting women, and that may be female, and that the UK had the lowest about to get worse. proportion of female engineers in Europe. On 6 October, new legislation comes The gender pay gap in construction is into effect that will require all employers reported by the government to be 22.8% with more than 250 employees to publish, – higher than the national average of 19%. on an annual basis, information about Other surveys suggest the gap, particularly their gender pay gap. among older workers, may be much higher. Employers will have to make their first So, against that background, will a pay gap calculation in April 2017, and requirement to produce gender pay then publish this information by no later gap information on an annual basis than April 2018. They will also need to make any difference? There are grounds take into account bonus payments. This for believing that the answer is “yes”. means their calculations need to include Businesses will be required to publish: any bonuses paid between 1 May 2016 l an overall gender pay gap figure and 30 April 2017. based on both mean and median It is quite likely that publishing this average hourly pay; information will embarrass many l the number of men and women in construction companies. each of four pay bands; and The fact that construction is a male- l information on the gender bonus gap dominated industry and has struggled for and information on the proportion of men quite some time to attract females to join and women who received a bonus in the is hardly front page news. same 12-month period. As Construction Manager reported The information must be published in May, the number of women in annually, starting no later than April construction has dropped by 17% in the 2018, and it must be publicly available. last 10 years, compared to a 6.5% drop for What this will do for the first time is all workers in the industry. In a speech in give accurate information from the larger January 2015, government minister Nicky employers in the construction industry on Morgan highlighted the fact that only their overall gender pay gap, the gender

What do I need to know about Implementing auto enrolment What is auto enrolment, and why should Auto-enrolment obligations kick in from depend on its PAYE reference number. With construction companies care? next April for many companies – so these firms 30+ employees, the staging date depends on Auto enrolment is designed to ensure have little time to get their houses in order. the first year that PAYE tax was payable. that workers are registered on a staff For the 2012/2013 tax year, this is 1 May pension plan. The legislation aims When do firms implement auto enrolment? 2017; for the 2013/2014 tax year, this is 1 July to provide vital financial safeguards An employer’s “staging date” is based on 2017; for 2014/2015, it’s 1 August 2017; for every qualifying employee’s retirement. data about the company’s PAYE system held by and for 2015/2016 it will be 1 October 2017. Well intentioned as it is, this is often HMRC at 1 April 2012. The timeframe in which The official Pensions Regulator website can difficult to implement – particularly a company has to implement auto enrolment calculate the precise date. for construction firms, which often employ depends on the size of its workforce and a mix of direct staff and contractors that whether or not it uses the PAYE system. What problems can implementation cause? is likely to fluctuate according to the If the business does not use PAYE, the Auto enrolment requires that every employee number and size of projects that the staging date is 1 April 2017; if it does and has has their circumstances – age, salary, tenure – company is working on at any time. fewer than 30 employees, the exact date will assessed. This can be quite labour-intensive.

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On 6 May, King’s College In order to maintain those London issued a draft report commercial norms in the called Enabling BIM through consultant appointments and Will gender pay gap regs embarrass construction? Procurement and Contracts, construction contracts, the backed by the Association of report concludes with some Consultant Architects and the detail about an alternative to pay gap related to bonuses and, finally, Society of Construction Law. the bilateral protocols entered the proportion of men and women in the The launch is the culmination into by the client with each higher pay bands – probably highlighting of 16 months’ research by the of the parties, suggesting that, for most businesses, men continue BIM Research Group, led by the structure for a standalone to dominate the higher pay bands. King’s Professor David Mosey. contractual multi-party Although there is no sanction for The research and report protocol signed up to by all failure to comply, what is likely to comprise the most detailed of the project team. happen is that businesses who do investigation into current UK Also discussed is the variety not comply will be named and shamed. procurement processes for of ways in which the projects Those companies that do comply are projects using BIM and reviewed were procured; the likely to be the subject of comparisons in contract treatment of the impression again is that the league tables that will be compiled by the adoption of BIM. And, most respondents did not want to press and interested parties. Where importantly, they give a see their normal procurement businesses want to attract the best clear indication as to how processes disrupted as a talent, both male and female, it will be particular implementation result of the inclusion of BIM. highly damaging to have their name might improve project success. However, it suggests that featured at the bottom of such a league While the draft report is existing evidence of greater table, or alternatively in a table of clearly complimentary to project success moving away businesses who have failed to comply the CIC BIM Protocol – from single-stage tendering is with their obligation to report. exactly what steps are being taken to particularly acknowledging magnified by BIM. The The legislation gives businesses the address the problem. Boards will look to that it has “forged a path in significance of the project opportunity to publish a narrative to their HR departments for a year-on-year tackling contractual issues team’s involvement in the explain the gender pay gap figures. improvement in order to give them a relevant to BIM” and pre-construction phase would Internally within these businesses there “positive story”. acknowledging its widespread suggest that the savings and will be an increased impetus to explain In summary, the advent of this adoption – there is also a clear efficiencies cited as having legislation, despite the lack of formal demand for the standard been achieved through sanctions, is likely to lead to greater document to be updated. two-stage procurement “Where businesses transparency and increased Of key import to the might be replicable. want to attract accountability, leading to positive action interviewees was that the The report therefore the best talent, to both encourage more women into impact of BIM should not provides some guidance that male or female, construction and to reduce the pay gap. unnecessarily shift the might be used both as it will be highly ordinary risk allocations in evidence that fundamental damaging to have Stuart Neilson is a partner their usual contracting contractual risk allocation their name featured at the and employment law expert at relationships – the does not need to be changed bottom of a league table” Pinsent Masons. “commercial norms”, as the in order to incorporate BIM – draft report describes them. but also as evidence that The research suggests that might provide an impetus to If a company hires a large number daily fines, which will vary based on the the CIC BIM Protocol goes change the way in which of temporary employees for specific size of the company. further than necessary in project teams are procured. projects, this problem can increase in If a firm directly employs 5-49 people, removing responsibility from magnitude – unless an agency is used, in it can pay £500 for every day where all consultants in response to a Tim Willis is a consultant in which case it will technically act as the employees are not fully enrolled. For perceived additional risk Trowers & Hamlins’ dispute “employer”. But the company will still a company that employs 50-249, this placed on consultants by the resolution and litigation need to implement an auto-enrolment increases to £2,500. If it employs introduction of BIM. department. scheme for any staff employed directly. 250-499, it doubles to £5,000. And if the total staff exceed 500, the fine BIM best practice What are the penalties or fines doubles again to £10,000. Read new case studies for non-compliance? After six months of non-compliance, a from around the country If a company fails to implement auto company may face criminal prosecution. demonstrating BIM best practice from Balfour Beatty, BAM, enrolment, it will be charged a fixed Galliford Try, Kier, Costain and one-off fine of £400, regardless of Bill Monty is an independent many more. Go to the award- total staff or company size. Persistent financial adviser, specialising in winning BIM+ website: www.bimplus.co.uk non-compliance may result in additional auto enrolment, with Sable.

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Posted worker poser for contractors The new Posted Workers Regulations could see a hike in the wage bills of construction companies that use overseas labour. Claire Holland explains

CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES which have The posted worker will be able to for enforcement of the NMW against large numbers of overseas workers choose whether to pursue the contractor their employer. And this route may be on their sites may want to take or employer for unpaid wages up to the preferable and more cost effective, as note of the new Posted Workers level of the NMW in an employment it will not incur the legal costs, time or Regulations – they could cause salary tribunal. The contractor’s liability would tribunal fees of pursuing a claim in an costs to spiral upwards. be limited to the balance of the NMW employment tribunal. Introduced last month, the regulations due. When the worker’s contractual The Posted Workers Regulations implement the European Commission’s rate of pay is above the NMW, any acknowledge the extra burden they may Posted Workers Directive. This provides claim for a shortfall in wages would place on contractors, and allow a defence that workers who are posted by their have to be made against the worker’s against such claims where a contractor employers to perform temporary work “A worker immediate employer in an employment can prove it undertook appropriate due in other member states should enjoy posted to the tribunal or civil court. diligence to ensure its subcontractor the same protection of the minimum UK can claim If a worker chooses to bring a claim would pay the worker the correct wage. employment rights and working against the for deducted wages against the contractor The government has said it will conditions available to other workers contractor or immediately above their employer, they publish guidance setting out what due employed in the host country. subcontractor must do so within three months from the diligence might be appropriate. The immediately These include maximum work above their deduction, or last deduction if there has guidance will avoid setting the bar periods, minimum paid holidays, employer” been a series. The right is also subject to too high, so that smaller firms find it minimum rates of pay and overtime, as the ACAS early conciliation procedure. difficult to comply, but is likely to shift well as health and safety and hygiene at Should the claim be successful, an on a case-by-case basis. work and non-discrimination provisions. employment tribunal must make a declaration and order the contractor Complex supply chains What this means for employers to pay the worker the shortfall in Many UK construction companies now The main impact of the regulations wages. The tribunal may also order the have large and complex supply chains for the construction industry is the contractor to pay the worker additional that employ overseas workers, directly introduction of a subcontracting liability. compensation for any financial loss or indirectly. These contractors will need A construction worker posted to the sustained because of the deduction. to review their processes to ensure that UK can make a claim to an employment appropriate due diligence is carried out tribunal against the contractor or Claiming from a contractor before engaging subcontractors which subcontractor immediately above But why would a posted worker try employ posted workers. What level of due their employer if their employer has to claim from a contractor further diligence is required will be clearer once failed to pay them the national up the supply chain rather than from the government’s guidance is published. minimum wage (NMW). their own employer? Contractors should also seek warranties It may be that the worker’s employer and indemnities in any subcontracting Key points is based outside the UK so this may arrangement to guard against any make it more difficult to bring and financial liabilities arising from the l Posted workers are employees sent enforce a claim against them. Also, a regulations, particularly if there is limited by their employer to work in another worker may pursue a claim against the opportunity to carry out due diligence EU state on a temporary basis, not EU mobile workers who travel to seek work. contractor if they have not made any before entering into the contract. l The construction sector accounts progress with a claim against their own It is worth noting, though, that any for 43.7% of the total number of employer – for example, if the employer provision in a contract of employment postings within the EU. has disappeared or gone into liquidation. or other agreement which attempts to l Posted workers can claim for a In addition, the UK contractor may exclude or limit the operation of the shortfall in wages from the contractor be a larger organisation with a more regulations, or prevent a worker from or subcontractor immediately above established profile than the employer bringing a claim under the regulations, their employer in the chain. and consequently may be more likely to will be void. This does not apply to COT3 l Contractors can offer a defence pay the outstanding sums to the worker. agreements (settlements of employment against claims if they can prove Having said that, a posted worker tribunal claims through ACAS). sufficient due diligence. who makes a claim against a contractor l The government is to publish guidance on the appropriate level of due diligence. will still be able to make a complaint Claire Holland is a senior associate to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) at law firm Foot Anstey.

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How to get credit where it’s due for R&D Construction companies could save themselves millions of pounds through the R&D tax credit scheme – if only they knew how the system worked. Garry Hague explains

What is the R&D tax credit scheme? The claim should include details of: The research and development (R&D) l What exactly has been developed; tax credit scheme was introduced by l What were the technical uncertainties the government in 2000 for SMEs and and what was the advance made in in 2002 for large companies. The SME technology or science; scheme is for limited companies with l Who was involved and what their fewer than 500 employees, and either contribution was; annual sales no greater than €100m l Eligible costs; (£79m) or a gross balance sheet not l The tax value of the claim. exceeding €86m (£68m). Companies that fall outside these criteria are What construction activities are classified as “large” companies. covered by the scheme? The scheme enables UK limited Companies that are improving, adapting companies to gain tax relief for or developing products or processes, and R&D work which can either reduce their are tackling “technological uncertainty”, tax bill or provide a cash sum. It aims are likely to qualify. Subcontract and to encourage greater spending on consultancy services related to advancing R&D work to promote innovation and the state of knowledge or technology, improve competitiveness. where there is technical uncertainty, are also likely to qualify. Why may construction firms be Construction-related activities that unaware of the scheme? may qualify include: Many firms that successfully apply for l Development of new construction tax credits through the scheme are methods; carrying out practical work; it is not just l Advances in design and engineering; about people in white coats working in l Use of new or unique materials; laboratories. Construction companies are l Development of sustainable, energy overcoming technical challenges on a efficient and low-carbon technologies; day-to-day basis, and much of this work l Advances in the investigation may qualify for R&D tax credits. and treatment of contamination and reclamation of land; How much can be claimed? l Ground engineering techniques There is no limit on what can be claimed, The categories of expenditure which to allow construction in sensitive areas providing that the claims are in line “Under the qualify for relief include: payroll or overcome unusual ground conditions; with HMRC requirements and the SME scheme costs for staff involved in R&D work; l Technical research, testing and associated Department for Business, companies can subcontract and consultancy costs; feasibility studies; Innovation and Skills (BIS) guidelines. benefit from, materials costs; and utility costs. l IT and software developments; According to the latest HMRC statistics, on average, l Process development, including for 2013/14, £1.75bn of support was a £50,000 How does the application business systems development. claimed under the scheme. However, the reduction in process work? construction sector represented only corporation The company needs to submit a claim Is there any restriction on how funds around 2% of claims made. tax with a to HMRC which includes an analysis claimed are spent? The bulk of the claims made for R&D cash credit” of its R&D costs in line with HMRC No. Construction companies which have tax credits are under the SME scheme requirements and the associated BIS successfully qualified for tax refunds where companies can benefit from, on guidelines, along with supporting tax through the scheme often invest in further average, a £50,000 reduction in their computations and a tax return. This R&D activity, though the funds can be corporation tax with a cash credit. should be supported by a technical report channelled into any area of the business. The scheme is retrospective, allowing which details the R&D work undertaken claims to be made for work undertaken and how it meets the criteria and Garry Hague is a director at R and D over the prior two years. requirements of the scheme. Tax Specialists.

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Make no mistake, cut-off saws are fast, powerful and require skilled operatives. That’s why STIHL, in conjunction with SKANSKA and CITB created an award nominated training course for trainers. Following your attendance on this Train the Trainer course you will be accredited and able to deliver the delegate course, helping cut-off saw operators to stay safe on site. Full details, including how to book can be found on the CITB website at www.citb.co.uk www.citb.co.uk/awards/products-and-support/events. Continuing Professional Development CSCS SmartCards • SmartCards allow on-the-spot checking of credentials and qualifications • Fraudulent activity and fake cards can be tracked • Additional information such as training history can be added

How CSCS SmartCards create smarter sites Many construction projects still use paper-based systems for checking workers’ credentials. CSCS SmartCards provide a more efficient way of managing site staff, as Alan O’Neile explains

MANAGING CONSTRUCTION WORKERS on site a significant amount of dedicated can be challenging. With different administrative resource to process the cards for more than 400 occupations, information and keep it up to date. it is important for site managers and The survey also revealed that while supervisors to not only check that people 86% of cardholders had their cards are who they say they are, but also that checked, only 43% were checked to see they have the right qualifications and the if they were actually qualified to do the right card for the job they do on site. job. This lax approach raises questions And yet, despite the availability of new not only about the qualifications of technology, many sites still use paper- workers on these projects, but also about based filing to capture workers’ details. their health and safety credentials. Not In a Construction Skills Certification thoroughly checking the qualifications Scheme (CSCS) survey of 1,180 site-based of site workers puts the safety of others staff around the UK, 69% of respondents at risk and harms the reputation of the said they were still checking cards using industry when accidents occur. a paper-based system, with only 6% CSCS SmartCards provide a solution to using “smart” technology. these potential pitfalls. The cards allow This process is not only inefficient site managers and supervisors to quickly and time consuming, but requires access all relevant information about the cardholder, including photo, qualifications and the date the card expires. Electronic card checks take no more than a few seconds, eliminating the need for paper records or waiting on the phone while the CSCS helpdesk checks a card’s validity. The information on the CSCS SmartCard can be saved onto a spreadsheet or secure database, removing the time wasted on scanning or photocopying cards. Checking cards electronically saves site management valuable time – and money. But the CSCS SmartCard is capable of much more than simply confirming the holder’s identification, qualifications and health and safety test. The card can be How SmartCards work enabled to access any database, with the appropriate permissions, giving site The microchip on a CSCS SmartCard between the microchip and the card supervisors and managers access to a contains the same information that reading device are securely encrypted. wealth of additional information. is printed on the card. There is no capacity to modify Worker records on in-house training When a card is read electronically it the core data on CSCS cards. The links with a secure website containing only way SmartCards can be updated databases can be updated in real time. the CSCS database. All data transfers is via the CSCS database. Whenever a card is read, site managers CPD and supervisors can view the training

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On the cards: a worker’s training history can be accessed on site by What is CSCS? a simple touch to the back of a tablet The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) was established in 1995, with the principal objective of providing the construction industry with a means to certify that individuals working on construction sites have the required training and qualifications for the type of work they carry out. The scheme keeps a database of people working in construction who have achieved, or are committed to achieving, a recognised construction- related qualification. To obtain a CSCS card an applicant must either have a recognised qualification (generally an NVQ) or be working towards one. Construction workers with appropriate construction-related qualifications are issued with a CSCS “Electronic card confirming their identity and card checks qualifications and that the holder has take no more met the necessary health and safety than a few requirements for their occupation. seconds, The scheme is widely used on the majority of UK construction sites. There eliminating are over 1.5 million CSCS cardholders, the need for with an additional 500,000 cards issued paper records through recognised partner schemes or waiting on that carry the CSCS logo. the phone”

already received, see when it expires and their roles and responsibilities and how This can result in duplication of training also update the record with any additional to minimise health and safety risks. But and unnecessary time offsite, leading training given (see SkillSight case study sometimes workers are unsure which to decreased productivity and increased box, p46). The SmartCards also help with inductions and tool box talks they have costs throughout the supply chain. managing site inductions and toolbox talks. received, so site managers and supervisors By using the CSCS card to record It is essential that everyone working err on the side of caution and deliver inductions and toolbox talks, there is no on construction sites is fully briefed on them to all workers entering their sites. need for tick sheets or manual data input. >

How to read a CSCS card electronically Reading a CSCS SmartCard supervisors can then choose Note that when using a electronically is straightforward. to print the information or tablet device or smartphone it is Site managers and supervisors store it electronically on a important to ensure the near who prefer to work from PCs can secure database. field communications (NFC) just download the free Go Smart Smartphones or tablets can setting is activated. software from the CSCS website and also be used to read CSCS cards. Apple has introduced NFC purchase an inexpensive card reader. A free Go Smart app is available capability to its latest iPhones but Inserting the CSCS card into to download from Google Play or has not yet permitted third parties the reader brings up the the Windows Store and the cards such as CSCS to create an app information about the worker on work in the same way as with PCs capable of reading SmartCards. the PC screen. If connected to and card readers: holding the cards For the time being, therefore, it is the internet, the data can also to the back of the phone or tablet not possible to check the cards with be validated online against the brings up the information about an iPhone. As soon as this feature is A worker touches in to gain access to a site area CSCS database. Managers and the worker on the screen. available, CSCS will introduce an app.

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> Simply swipe attendees’ cards and their Right: Staff access records are automatically updated. details at Barratt’s Aldgate Place site in Homebuilders forecast big Willmott Dixon has estimated that the City of London – each person working on its sites was the firm estimates the technology can save efficiency savings with SmartCards inducted between four and 20 times 500 man-hours a year per year. The time lost by site managers Top housebuilders are predicting huge giving duplicate inductions, across all the time savings for site-based staff after contractor’s sites, added up to over the Home Builders Federation (HBF) £1.2m of unnecessary costs. launched a web-based application to SmartCards can also be used with improve the accuracy and speed of verifying workers’ CSCS SmartCards. an access control system to provide HBF’s director of external affairs site managers and supervisors with John Slaughter says: “HBF members attendance data, including who was on have undertaken audits of CSCS cards site, when, where and for how long. This on their sites for some time. Although can assist with subcontractor payments, it’s a vital process to check that site project cost centre allocation and an workers have the correct qualifications evacuation list in case of an emergency. to carry out their jobs, it has been time- BAM Nuttall used CSCS SmartCards for consuming and relied on manual data access control on its London Underground entry. Through a successful trial, this Tottenham Court Road site and calculated new service has already shown that it an annual cost saving of £51,000. not only significantly reduces the time taken to record the information but also Preventing fraud improves the accuracy of reporting too.” Reading CSCS cards electronically is Phil Evans, grants and funding not just about saving time and money manager at Barratt, and Clare Horton, otherwise spent on recording data. It trainee programmes manager at is also about improving the process of Redrow, provided industry input and card checking so that no one with a feedback to ensure the system meets “BAM Nuttall the requirements of homebuilders. fraudulently obtained or expired card is used CSCS allowed on a construction site. Evans says: “We have calculated Horton says: “During the trial our site SmartCards that this tool will save us around 500 The dangers of construction card fraud managers couldn’t believe how simple for access working man-days per year by enabling and fast this system makes recording have been highlighted by national media, control on site managers to swipe CSCS cards CSCS details. And now that we can which has demonstrated how valuable a site and with a USB pen. This captures all the rely completely on the accuracy of the electronic card checks can be. calculated an information needed and automatically information recorded, we can use it for Last year a BBC Newsnight undercover annual cost enters it into our own systems with no a range of management reports that investigation and a subsequent BBC Fake saving of input required from admin staff.” weren’t previously possible.” Britain programme identified two types £51,000” of fraudulent activity where individuals obtained CSCS cards illegally. cannot demonstrate the required level When a fake card is checked by a card Newsnight showed fraudulent of health and safety awareness that reader, tablet device or smartphone it will activity at some industry-approved test is needed to work safely on a UK be obvious that the card is not authentic centres delivering construction training, construction site. as nothing will show up on the screen. where candidates were using fraudulently It is important that site managers If fraudulent activity is confirmed at obtained examinations to acquire cards. and supervisors are able to trust the examination centres, CSCS has the ability The BBC’s Fake Britain programme card certification schemes carrying to cancel all cards suspected of being highlighted how easy it is to purchase the CSCS logo. This was one of CSCS’s obtained fraudulently. This will show fake CSCS cards on the black market. primary objectives when introducing the up on the screen as “cancelled“ the next The cards are made to a high standard electronic SmartCard in 2010. time the card is read electronically. and site managers and supervisors When checking CSCS cards, managers Obtaining a CSCS card fraudulently struggle to spot a fake by simply carrying and supervisors should be checking if can constitute a criminal act and puts out a visual inspection. they are valid, authentic and whether the safety of workers at risk. It is hoped While the number of people, cards the holder has the correct qualifications the issues highlighted by the BBC and qualifications involved is relatively for the job they do. Reading a CSCS card have raised awareness of card fraud small, this type of fraudulent activity electronically is the most effective way and encouraged site managers and has the potential to undermine legitimate to ensure a card’s validity and to make supervisors to tackle this problem by employees and harms the reputation of sure that only those workers who are reading the cards electronically. the industry. Workers using fake cards appropriately qualified are allowed on With digital CSCS cards offering so are not qualified to do their job and to construction sites. many efficiency gains, not to mention >

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SkillSight helps O’Brien manage training records CPD online. SkillSight is a skills management cards, O’Brien can improve the way we Your new system that can be used with CSCS manage health and safety records and home for SmartCards to create a powerful ensure all staff attend the necessary business tool. It allows site managers training courses. SkillSight has made learning. and supervisors to add additional managing our training records much information – such as training, easier, quicker and more accurate.” qualifications, site inductions and SkillSight also caught the attention toolbox talks – to the CSCS card. of Build UK, the largest contractor All this information can then be trade body in UK construction. Its edited and kept up to date online. training manager, Sarah Wicks, says: Updates made to a worker’s training “The information contained on a CSCS record will be visible the next time the card means contractors can ensure card is read electronically. any individual they employ on a SkillSight was developed by one construction site has the of CSCS’s IT partners, Reference skills, knowledge and experience to Point, a specialist software solutions carry out their work in a way that company with more than 20 years’ secures the health and safety of experience working in the construction themselves and others. industry. Reference Point worked “The SkillSight system allows you to with Warwickshire civils firm O’Brien add additional information – such as Contractors to introduce SkillSight to training, site inductions and toolbox The CIOB has a dedicated CPD portal on the Construction Manager manage the company’s training and talks – to the CSCS card. So when the website, featuring CPD modules from the magazine, as well as qualifications records. operative presents their card on site study topics from a wide range of industry experts. To complete With a varied workforce, O’Brien had the employer has visibility of the most the questionnaire below, and access the free CPD content, go to: www.constructionmanagermagazine.com/cpd found it increasingly complicated and up-to-date information. This is key for time consuming to manage training sites that are managing a mobile and requirements, ensuring qualifications often sub-contracted workforce.” CPD test paper stayed up to date and recording this CSCS SmartCards information in a meaningful way. SkillSight is free, available 24/7, 1. What was one of CSCS’s primary objectives for The contractor had up to 180 staff and registration is introducing the SmartCard in 2010? employed on site at any given time, straightforward. l To increase contractors’ costs and training coordinator Kelly Davis had To find out more visit: l To ensure card certification schemes that bear the to record thousands of inductions and www.referencepoint.co.uk CSCS logo can be trusted l To track how workers move around the country qualifications on Excel spreadsheets. l To allow firms to modify the core data on the CSCS card Additionally, she had to keep track of workers’ qualifications and their expiry 2. What is not a recognised benefit of the technology? l Immediate identification of fraudulent cards dates, booking them on to appropriate l Easily accessible record of workplace training courses to ensure they stayed accredited. l Saving time and money on administration Davis says: “By implementing l Ability to make electronic payments SkillSight in conjunction with the CSCS 3. What is not a standard method of reading a CSCS card? l Inserting it into a dedicated card reader experience of reading CSCS cards l Touching it on the back of a smartphone “If fraudulent activity is electronically is low. l Typing the information on the back of the card into an app l Touching it on the back of a tablet confirmed at examination But, as digital technology becomes centres, CSCS has the ability to widespread across the construction 4. Which technology cannot be used to read a card? cancel all cards suspected of industry, let’s hope that more construction l Desktop PC l Android smartphone being obtained fraudulently” companies become aware of the l Fax machine l Windows tablet productivity and safety gains possible 5. What is an additional application for the card? > time and cost savings, it is surprising from electronic card checks. CM l Disc ounts on construction-related purchases that only a small percentage of sites l Use with an entry system for access control have adopted electronic card checks. Alan O’Neile is communications and l Pr oviding historic payroll information The number of construction site public affairs manager at CSCS. l Linking with HMRC for tax purposes managers and supervisors with first-hand www.cscs.uk.com

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The CIOB has investigated how the built environment impacts on the nation’s productivity. Government figures released> in April, show the biggest fall in UK productivity since the financial crisis in 2008. In construction, productivity has barely improved since 1997, with output per hour standing at £15,431 per worker for Q3 2015 – only 1.4 per cent higher than in 1997.

Productivity in Construction: Creating a Framework for the Industry to Thrive, is a new report from the CIOB aimed at kick-starting a wider debate into productivity, looking not just at construction’s own productivity, but how the built environment supports productivity growth in the UK as a whole. The report uses the Government’s 15-point productivity plan as a framework, illustrating how construction acts as an agent of change to improve productivity within the wider economy, how it might improve its own internal productivity, as well as highlighting the opportunities and challenges in A new CIOB report explores the issues surrounding the built environment and productivity growth delivering improvement. The report also suggests that current data which beneficial impacts of, for instance, better design or off- management, while the statistics suggests the measures construction’s productivity can be site manufacture. Secondly we need to look at what industry is becoming less productive.” misleading. The value of design, the materials and construction does rather than what it is and how it “The factors that can boost productivity are well components, and much of the plant and machinery are impacts on the wider economy. And, thirdly, it is worth known; this suggests the problems holding back often not counted. It also questions how well the noting that as nations develop they often choose to progress lie deep within the industry.” measures we see account for improvement in quality. spend more on repairing, maintaining and adapting the The report seeks to identify these factors; Construction analyst and report author Brian Green existing built environment. This work tends to be more establish consensus on the policies to boost explains why caution is needed in interpreting the bald labour intensive than new work, so can have the effect construction productivity; and makes a number statistics: “Firstly there’s a need to measure more of suppressing the overall labour productivity figures. of practical recommendations. effectively the productivity of the whole process of “Paradoxically, you could be building more delivering the built environment, rather than just what productively to a higher quality, with innovation in To read the research head to happens on site. Otherwise we end up missing the design, product manufacture and construction http://policy.ciob.org/research

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CIOB Innovation and received the Under- Innovation in Education & how to engage the Research Awards were graduate Dissertation Training Award – Merit. next generation in presented at a CIOB Award – Premier. Also on the evening construction careers; London event recently Gregory Malek from CIOB President, Chris improving the quality as part of a Meet the BiMUp Limited UK was Chivers FCIOB, was of work in the built President evening held at presented with the interviewed by London environment; and Mace Business School. Digital Innovation Award Branch chair, Ayo Allu. addressing long term Giacomo Mastantuono – Merit. Jennifer Hardi Topics covered health issues relating (pictured left) from UCL from LSBU received the included Chris’s career; to work. 49

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New Local Hub Committees are being established as part of the One CIOB initiative experience for your future career. and professional skills,gainingvaluable way to develop your own leadership professionals inyour area. It’s alsoagreat and give something backto your fellow a great way to share your knowledge Putting yourself forward for electionis for theseroles. Now istheirchance. consider puttingthemselves forward committees, and42%saidthey would was that 84%saidthey wanted elected CIOB, said“Oneresult of memberresearch Amy Gough,director of operations at the membership, which Centre and boosting ailing Cambridgeshire transforming an instrumental in Francis was by the CIOB. Achievement Award As treasurer, Contact RADAR ON THE | Jul &Aug 16 initiatives. This CPD and networking measures for events, various improvement where he put in place the branch in 2012 and then chair of elected vice chair led to him being www.ciob.org/one-ciob on theLocal Hubseewww.http:// For more details onOne CIOB andFAQs be inplaceby1January2017. September andNovember, withtheaimto for theLocal Hubsto take placebetween the Europe HubinAugust, withelections members feel proud to bepartof.” continue to develop aprofession that allour and skills,to helpusdeliver ourstrategy and CIOB willcommence thedevelopment of “We want membersto bringustheirideas and encouraging his by actively promoting personal capacityand Institute both in a Cambridge. Members Forum in bid to host the included a successful He supports the Institute. Ambassador for the Francis is also an membership level. to full corporate well as progressing at local level as with the Institute staff to get involved conferring the Lord Mayor of Dublin. representing Councillor RuairiMcGinley the CIOBinIreland and past Chairpersonof McCarthy, Immediate CIOB inIreland, Ivan Eastern Centre of the Chairperson of the Immediate past the CIOB,Pat Quearney, Operating Officer of Bridget Bartlett, Chief Also pictured below are: Gregory Wilson Johnathan Nea Bernadette Moloney Joseph McNamara Stephen McGinn Igor Martinis Paul Kennedy Barry Keenan David Hill Leanne MariaGribben Derek Gillespie Claire Flanagan Patrick Duffy Philip Cully Diarmaid Carroll Members: Michael Gallagher FELLOW: new Fellows andMembers: Dublin. Congratulations to in theMansionHouse Mansion HouseinDublin. Saturday 14thMay inthe Conferring Ceremony on CIOB inIreland helda MCIOB IN IRELAND > NEW FCIOB AND NEW FCIOB AND

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D ublin P ort C om p any COMPANY & W a busycity thoroughfare” lifting ofall90tnones oftheBelladjacentto “One ofthebigchallenges wasthecareful esling pioneered. construction technique that Stoney concrete blocks.Thiswasaninnovative place of massive 350tonne precast river bed inadvance of the lowering into chamber below water level to prepare the lock, withpickaxe andshovel, labourinthe from apurpose-builtbarge, enter anair local communities, would climbthefunnel Blood Stoney. Men,mostly drawn from designed byabrilliant engineerBindon 19th century. TheDivingBellwas it wasinstrumental inbuildingthe which ironically, wasoneof thequay walls curiosity onSirJohnRogerson’s Quay, previous era of massive Port expansion, a was analmost forgotten artefact from a 1870s, weighs more than90tonnes. It penetrating thelargely inaccessiblePort. museum starting intheCityand Dublin Port hopes,willbeadistributed public realm andthebeginningof what, which hasaddedsignificantly to Dublin’s brief andcreated auniqueinstallation MOLA Architecture took onDublinPort’s installation onSirJohnRogerson’s Quay. realise auniquecultural andheritage architect-led designteam of experts to multi-disciplinary approach by an The DivingBellitself, dating from the C onstru c tion

20/06/2016 12:55 Case study 57 20/06/2016 12:56 The Diving Bell The project FACT FILE FACT • was a ground- piece breaking engineering of in its day innovation It was designed by the port engineer Bindon Blood Stoney 1907) and (1828 to built by Grendon Drogheda. and Co., to It was delivered in 1866, the Port service in entered 1871 and was used in the building of walls quay the Port’s 1958. until • the 13m elevated tall, 90 tonne a Diving Bell onto steel metre two creating structure, public a ramped access route underneath. • James Kelleher MCIOB is a project manager MCIOB is a project James Kelleher Company with Dublin Port Besides the discovery of uncharted uncharted of Besides the discovery the Diving Bell in keep to Aftercare Diving Bell is The reconfigured > through good working relationships and relationships working good through the between fostered communications and team design manager, project client The project manager. site the contractor’s the and passion for interest manager’s was also a Dublin and the Port of history positive. the big one of cables during excavations, the construction challenges of all lifting of was the careful management a busy to the Bell adjacent of 90 tonnes lifts with crane requiring city thoroughfare, the early hours. The into closures road and the Bell Chamber funnel was removed sand blasting for aside within the site set the of treatment in-situ and decorative environmental Strict chamber. iron cast this put in place for were controls liaison with required and this operation and residents. local stakeholders is essential, visitors for condition pristine with a graffiti and a cleaning regime plan has been put in place. There response and a CCTV is also 24 hour monitored numbers. visitor count to system daily on visited all and can be accessible to Dublin. Quay, Sir John Rogerson’s The reconfiguration design raises the design The reconfiguration process, tender via a traditional Procured management A modern project Diving Bell above ground level allowing allowing level ground Diving Bell above giving a space below public access into Sloping chamber. the bell’s visibility of ground-scape in the cobble walkways a space into downwards guide a visitor chamber no bigger than the bell’s beneath This space is a mini a typical living room. museum with high quality interpretative narrative a fascinating tell panels that feature floor with a water animated underfoot. place to took negotiations tender post in line with client budget a project ensure Weslin main contractor, The expectations. with DPC engaged positively Construction, vision prior to a shared and developed in was appointed Weslin contract. December 2014 with a six month with and a deadline coinciding programme Dublin arriving at the tall ship Cuauhtemoc in June 2015. Port the to was fundamental approach the scheme. Pre- of delivery successful management and cost scope contract some challenges when working presented design and creative with such diverse successfully overcome inputs. These were

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MUST HAVE FOR BUILDERS AND PLUMBERS FROM EPSON Automated and fast label printing, cost-saving options, and hands-free operation make Epson’s new industrial-grade LabelWorks LW-Z900FK a must-have for builders and plumbers. The LW-Z900FK is ideal for rapidly, efficiently and affordable labelling electrics, cabling, including audio/video cables, data communications equipment, as well as pipes and machinery. The label printer can use up to seven different tape widths and three different shapes of die-cut labels, all on tapes ,measuring up to nine metres long. Label types include standard and specialist varieties such as heat-resistant, glow in the dark, magnetic, die-cut and heat shrink tube labels, A unique pick and print function enables the LW-Z900FK to print the next label in a pre-set series when it detects that a user has ‘picked’ the previous label. With the ability to save up to 100 different label patterns. Hands-free operation is made possible by magnets that can be used to hold the printer onto steel surfaces. www.epson.co.uk

EGGER UNVEILS A LIGHTER, STRONGER ALTERNATIVE TO 38MM CHIPBOARD

EGGER UK has launched OSB HDX a brand new 30mm heavy duty, load-bearing OSB panel suitable for use in humid environments.

It replaces EGGER’s 38mm HDX chipboard “Our fitters were extremely happy with the up moisture which can lead to uneven floors. and is the ideal solution for heavy duty load- performance of EGGER’s new OSB HDX product. Another benefit for installers is it’s easy to fit. bearing environments such as mezzanine They found the panels easy to handle over what With a tongue and groove profile on the two flooring, racking, shelving, working platforms they normally use, were surprised by how light in long edges, the panels are laid the same and decking, where P5 or P6 38mm chipboard weight the product is given its superior structural way as 38mm chipboard. would typically be used. properties and how well the boards fitted together. Due to it only being 30 mm thick, S & L United Storage Systems Ltd in Essex, They were able to complete the installation it’s 20% lighter, despite it being wider than specialists in the supply and installation of quicker and are happy to use OSB HDX on future a typical chipboard panel (675 mm as shelving and racking systems and mezzanine projects,” said Robert Wray, contracts manager opposed to the standard 600 mm), the wider flooring for warehouses, distribution centres, at S&L United Storage Systems Ltd. board means that it is easier to manoeuvre retail environments and self-storage facilities, The low swelling properties of EGGER OSB and quicker to lay. EGGER OSB HDX board have been quick to see the benefits. HDX means it is less likely than P6 to pick dimensions are 2400 x 675 x 30 mm TG2.

To find out more, contact the EGGER building products hotline on 0845 602 4444 or e-mail [email protected] or visit www.egger.co.uk

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JUST A STONE’S THROW from Buckingham Palace, one of London’s more ambitious residential developments is under construction. No.1 Palace Street is a 3,900 sq m luxury apartment development, and will comprise 72 properties in a six-storey, Grade II-listed building which also includes a four-storey basement. Northacre, which paid £176m for the site in 2014, is developer for the scheme. Balfour Beatty is delivering the £130m construction contract, and began work on the island site in 2015. The original building at Buckingham

Gate, constructed in 1861, was the Palace “The facade retention is the most Top left: The original The architect on the project is Squire Hotel. It was a major landmark of the challenging part of the project,” says Paul facade is mostly & Partners, and the development Victorian period, hosting overflow guests Howat, development director at Northacre. retained with an will encompass five architectural entirely new interior of the palace. The land that surrounds the “We have put bracing between the floors to styles: Italian Renaissance, French Top right: A restored site was once a mulberry tree garden and support the facade, while the construction facade fronts on to Renaissance, Beaux Arts, Queen Anne aviary for the exotic birds of King James I of the interior progresses.” Buckingham Palace and contemporary. – giving the Birdcage Walk Conservation For the below-ground construction, all Above left: Interior No.1 Palace Street has a target of the Buckingham Area its present day name. sides of the “island” are being underpinned Gate entrance completion date of December 2017. The facade is being retained – and during the excavation works, before the Above right: The Once finished, it will house some of the restored – on the majority of the site, with basement itself is constructed. The four- building occupies an capital’s most expensive apartments, island site opposite just one new elevation being built. The storey basement build will include a gym, the palace gardens many with unique views over the gardens interior is being completely reconstructed. swimming pool and car parking. of Buckingham Palace. CM

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