Annual Report 2011 Civil Engineers at the Heart of Society, Delivering Sustainable Development Through Knowledge, Skills and Professional Expertise
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Annual Report 2011 Civil engineers at the heart of society, delivering sustainable development through knowledge, skills and professional expertise Key ICE Group statistics 2011 Key ICE Group statistics 2011 Recorded events Events TTL profit 95 89.9% £1.8m with over 18,000 overall satisfaction in 2011 online views rate HK Professional Reviews New apprenticeships Website 14.2% 53 30% increase in number enrolments in ICE increase in conducted in Advanced Technical visitor numbers Hong Kong Apprenticeship (December 2010-11) 02 ICE Annual Report 2011 Key ICE Group statistics 2011 Media coverage Pre-19 activities UK Professional Reviews 1,616 39,861 10.8% print and broadcast people reached increase in number hits in trade/regional/ through our UK conducted national media regional activities Membership Fellowship Technician 82,872 53% 34% total UK and increase increase overseas members in applications in applications ICE Annual Report 2011 03 Contents Main image Project name: Barclays Cycle Hire ICE award: Infrastructure Award, ICE London Civil Engineering Awards 2011 Client: Transport for London Partner: Serco Location: London Credit: Transport for London Contents About ICE Key ICE Group statistics 2011 02 President’s foreword Director General’s foreword A global organisation The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is About ICE 04 President’s foreword Director General’s foreword an international membership organisation 2011 has continued to provide The relationship between our profession This is my first report as Director international presence continues to challenges for our industry, and government is absolutely crucial. General and Secretary of the grow, with ICE’s membership and activity affecting many of our members. Government is making significant Institution. I would like to record in Hong Kong and the Americas being Despite these challenges, the commitments to a long-term investment my thanks to my predecessor, Tom particularly vibrant. Institution has continued to generate strategy for infrastructure. Civil Foulkes. Tom served this Institution 2011 was a difficult trading year across the an operating surplus in the face of engineers have a crucial role to play hugely well for over nine years and his industry and the ICE Group faced tough falling income, whilst maintaining in ensuring we get the value of every efforts in regionalisation, increasing market conditions. In meeting these head that exists to promote and advance civil frontline member services and penny spent. Our industry provides the the reputation of ICE with government on, our aim has been to ensure continued fulfilling ICE’s core purpose. vision and design for the projects we and modernising ICE’s organisation are development of the quality and quantity President’s foreword 06 need, as well as helping the construction immensely valued. of the services we offer our members; My thanks go to Peter Hansford, my trade realise the benefits in the most and to expand the knowledge available to predecessor, for his leadership and drive efficient way possible. The Institution has had notable successes engineers across the world. over the last year. Peter’s Create Sport in 2011. A thorough review of our Richard Coackley initiative was a triumph in engaging young 2012 will be a year of focus. We aim to governance has allowed us to streamline The group set a realistic operating budget Nick Baveystock engineering around the world. people in civil engineering, and the Low practice, to build on our success in public ICE President deliver accessible knowledge products for 2011 which drove efficiencies, further ICE Director General Carbon Trajectory report which he initiated that are valued by members, industry, voice activities, and to reaffirm the core digitisation, and greater use of online has provided a platform for planning government and a wide range of other outputs of ICE: membership services and services. All of these contributed to a towards a low carbon future. stakeholders. We will also be growing the dissemination of knowledge. These group operating surplus of £873k. TTL ICE’s membership; highlighting the value are both key constituents of our 2012 excelled with a very strong final quarter, In 2011 ICE continued to have significant of professional qualification; enabling business plan. making £1.8m in 2011. But these strong influence in raising awareness of the members to develop through CPD; and figures cannot hide the very real challenges Director General’s foreword 07 importance of infrastructure in economic engaging individuals to support the We continue to publish a wide range of the group faces in delivering the services > Harness the energy growth. It has also been influential in wider work of the Institution. technical journals, to respond to detailed of our natural world our members deserve. I envisage a similarly arguing for renewed investment in major requests for information through the ICE tough trading year in 2012 and that we > Maximise value > Harness our partnerships infrastructure in these austere times. ICE’s ICE’s position as the independent library, and to draw on the experience shall have to continue to deliver year on of knowledge public voice work has led to many of our calls source of civil engineering knowledge of our members. Greater use of online year efficiencies. with industry and being included in the National Infrastructure is founded upon the expertise of our services enables quicker access to the > Grow ICE government Plan 2011, and government in Westminster members. I am committed to harnessing membership staff and knowledge, and Looking forward, 2012 provides a real membership " and the devolved nations have increased their the energy of our profession, to get the varied event and support programmes chance for engineers to trumpet the " ICE was founded in 1818 by three young > Harness the energy commitment to investment in infrastructure. more members inputting their expertise across the regions continue to be a contribution we make to society with the Olympic build, demonstrating that civil of civil engineers to grow and share knowledge. significant member attraction. Since taking office in November I have engineers can deliver high quality projects, been promoting the theme of harnessing ICE has had real success in influencing on time and to budget. We should not be Delivering public benefit 08 energy, striving to: administrations across the world. The afraid of telling people of our central role UK government issued its National in this. Civil engineers really are at I am committed to Harness the energy of Our aim has been to ensure Infrastructure Plan in November 2011 the heart of society. civil engineers, who held the first meeting our natural world harnessing the energy incorporating many of our calls for action. continued development of the of our profession, to get Harness our partnerships ICE Scotland has been instrumental in quality and quantity of the services with industry and government supporting the derivation of the Scottish more members inputting Infrastructure Investment Plan, and ICE we offer our members; and to And most important of all: Wales Cymru and ICE Northern Ireland their expertise to grow Richard Coackley Nick Baveystock expand the knowledge available have been similarly influential. Our and share knowledge. Harness the energy of civil engineers ICE President ICE Director General and Secretary to engineers across the world. at the Kendal Coffee House in Fleet Street. ICE review of 2011 10 " " About ICE In 1820 Thomas Telford became the first ICE’s 2012 objectives 14 06 ICE Annual Report 2011 ICE Annual Report 2011 07 President of ICE and helped the Institution to gain its Royal Charter in 1828. A world of civil engineering 16 President and DG&S’ forewords 06 Spotlight: some of our ICE now has a global reach with over 82,000 members in 166 countries. key activities in 2011 20 ICE’s 2012 objectives ICE’s 2012 objectives Main image Project name: The Cube ICE award: ICE West Midlands Awards 2011/ We are proud to represent some of the Innovation Award – Highly Commended Organisation: The Cube Partners: Buro Happold, Make Architects and Buildability Location: Birmingham Knowledge transfer special focus 22 Credit: Zander Olsen – Make very best civil engineers in the profession. ICE’s 2012 objectives BROAD AND INCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP PUBLIC VOICE To increase the number of To maintain the impact of ICE transfers from Members to media coverage in supporting Fellows and Graduates to ICE public voice campaigns Members to 1,055 in 2012* Objectives ICE membership 24 BROAD AND INCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP PUBLIC VOICE To increase our engagement Royal Charter To increase new entrants to membership (new Students, with industry and political Graduates, new Members and stakeholders to meet the out- direct entry Fellows to 7,100)* comes of our specific campaigns CUSTOMER FOCUS KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER We are governed by Royal Charter and Financial review at a glance 26 To achieve a member satisfaction To increase customer rating of 71% or more satisfaction with our knowledge transfer activity to 90% are a registered charity in England, Wales INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER To increase the number of To increase the number of active members from 4,900 consumers using ICE knowledge Financial review 27 to 5,154 products from 265k to 300k and Scotland. and achieve 550k downloads from the Virtual Library compared INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE to 200k in 2011 To achieve an employee BUSINESS-LIKE APPROACH engagement score of over 73% To achieve an operating surplus of £100k Statement of INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE BUSINESS-LIKE APPROACH To achieve greater collaboration To generate non-subscription As defined by our charter, our charitable across the ICE Group income of £3.9 million following the staff move in 2012 compared to trustees’ responsibilities 30 to 8 Storey’s Gate £3.1 million in 2011 object – to foster and promote the * Without loss of standard. Independent auditor’s 14 ICE Annual Report 2011 ICE Annual Report 2011 15 art and science of civil engineering – report to the trustees of ICE 31 ICE’s 2012 objectives 14 is a purpose which is for the benefit of society as a whole.