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Brent Cross & Cricklewood, England 6 National Assembly Building, Bahrain 7 Reef Island, Bahrain 7 Newcastle Promenade, N. Ireland 8 Belfast Cancer Centre, N. Ireland 8 Sheffield Student Village, England 9 Pines Calyx Centre, England 10 Witwatersrand Basin Mines, South Africa 11 Skouries Mine, Greece 11 Combe Down Mine, England 11 S69 Expressway, Poland 12 Novi-Sad to Belgrade Highway, Serbia 12 M77 Motorway Extension, Scotland 13 NH8 Highway Widening, India 13 A30 Bodmin-Indian Queens Highway,England 14 Thames Gateway Bridge, England 15 Airport, Kurdistan 16 Robin Hood Airport, England 16 Parks Conservation, Vietnam 17 Floating Cultural Centre, Vietnam 17 Athens Metro, Greece 18 R&DCentre, China 19 Crossrail, England 19 Sapangar Bay Container Port, Malaysia 20 Jawaharlal Nehru Port, India 20 North Coast Wastewater Treatment, N. Ireland 21 Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Station, Laos 21 Waste Management, Malta 22
Taweelah B Thermal Power Station, Abu Dhabi 22 Wind Farms, China 22 Contacts 23
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Our mining services team has a reputation for the highest standards in COMBE DOWN MINE STABILISATION giving independent advice on the feasibility of new mine projects. That is why mining companies, banks and financial institutions call on us The stabilityof some 600 properties above an historic series of limestone mines, which provided many of the building blocks for the historic English city of Bath to study whether these very expensive and often risky projects are viable. nearby, has been protected under one of the largest mine stabilisation projects in the UK.We provided engineering design of stabilisation works (achieved mainly We bring a level of experience many of our competitors don t have. by infillingwithfoamed concrete), environmental, ecological and hydro-geological We have a very well regarded reputation and because of that a lot of the services, risk and programme management and site supervision. banks use our services,” says Head of Mining Services Graham Clow.
We have recently carried out an independent economic assessment of the proposed uranium/gold mines at the Buffelsfontein and Ezulwini mines in the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa. Client First Uranium Corporation used the reports to support its Initial Public Offering of shares.
The study required an environmental analysis and a review of mineral resources and infrastructure at the Buffelsfontein tailings recovery operation and a geological and mining review of shaft pillar recovery at Ezulwini underground mine.
Scott Wilson strengthened its mining capability after acquiring the Canadian consultancy Roscoe Postle Associates (RPA), one of the world’s leaders in assessing the feasibility of new mine projects.
As a result, our Canada and UK-based mining teams have combined the strengths of RPAwith Scott Wilson’s existing multi-disciplinary services to provide a one-stop shop for geological, mining and environmental consultancy services. We can also bring in skills from other divisions such as roads, ports and railways,” says Clow. A lot of our competitors can’t do that and it makes a big difference.”
SKOURIES MINE, GREECE
We are providing comprehensive feasibility,design and environmental services for a major new mining operation in Skouries, Greece that will produce seven to eight milliontonnes of copper ore per year
Our mining team has been involvedin the project since 1999 when itwas appointed by the original client, TVXHellas S.A,to support its feasibilitystudy This study included looking at water management, design of the tailings management facilityand carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the whole project, which is in an environmentally sensitive area. The project was then sold to European Goldfields Plc who turned to us to prepare an updated feasibility study. Under the latest study we have provided engineering design, construction scheduling and cost estimates for the whole underground mine infrastructure including the main production shaft and hoist engineering, the crushing and conveying systems, the mine ventilation scheme and infrastructure, the mine pumping scheme and the electrical distribution system.
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We have recently carried out an independent economic assessment of the proposed uranium/gold mines at the Buffelsfontein and Ezuiwini mines in the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa. Glient First Uranium Gorporation used the reports to support its Initial Public Offering of shares.
The study required an environmental analysis and a review of mineral resources and infrastructure at the Buffeisfontein tailings recovery operation and a geological and mining review of shaft pillar recovery at Ezuiwini underground mine.
Scott Wilson strengthened its mining capability after acquiring the Ganadian consultancy Roscoe Postle Associates (RPA), one of the world’s leaders in assessing the feasibility of new mine projects.
As a result, our Ganada and UK-based mining teams have combined the strengths of RPAwith Scott Wilson’s existing multi-disciplinary services to provide a one-stop shop for geological, mining and environmental consultancy services. ‘We can also bring in skills from other divisions such as roads, ports and railways,” says Glow. ‘A lot of our competitors can’t do that and it makes a big difference.”
SKOURIES MINE, GREECE
We are providing comprehensive feasibility,design and environmental services for a major new mining operation in Skouries, Greece that will produce seven to eight milliontonnes of copper ore per year.
Our mining team has been involvedinthe project since 1999 when itwas appointed by the original client, TVXHellas S.A,to support its feasibilitystudy This study included looking at water management, design of the tailings management facilityand carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the whole project, which is in an environmentally sensitive area. The project was then sold to European Goldfields Plc who turned to us to prepare an updated feasibility study Under the latest study we have provided engineering design, construction scheduling and cost estimates for the whole underground mine infrastructure including the main production shaft and hoist engineering, the crushing and conveying systems, the mine - V•V ventilation scheme and infrastructure, the mine pumping scheme and the electrical distribution system.
“Providingsuch a broad range of services, and in particular the specialist mine infrastructure engineering, is unique in the mine consulting sector,” says Graham Clow.
ROADS TO SUCCESS
Scott Wilson has been demonstrating the success of an innovative contract form in the UK that is halving the time it takes to build a road. Our work on the £92m A30 Bodmin to Indian Queens highway scheme is an example of a contract under which we as the designer work closely with the contractor at concept stage rather than after the scheme has been designed and approved.
Early work with the contractor focuses on the “buildability” of the road to give the client assurance that the project is viable and affordable. One of the Highways Agencys key performance indicators is Partnership Working in which Scott Wilson scores very highly.This made us the obvious choice to be appointed with contractor Alfred McAlpine for this flagship scheme.
“The road was completed earlier than planned in summer 2007 and within budget so we are showing that it really is working,” says Director (Highways) Paul Bracegirdle. “Road schemes from conception to completion in the past were taking about 12 years on average but we have done this scheme in less than half the time.”
The A30 is one of many major schemes that our multi-disciplinary Highways teams are doing all over the world. Our cutting edge research and assessment includes sophisticated computer modelling to compare accident ratings before and after the scheme and exhaustive environmental studies from our in-house team of ecologists, landscape architects, noise and acoustic specialists, heritage specialists and archaeologists and agriculturalists. Our archaeologists can swiftlycarry out necessary excavation works before construction of a road gets underway
“Bydoing the archaeological investigation ourselves itenables us to assess the commercial risk for the client and this is a really big selling point for us,” says Scott WilsonHead of Environment (UKCentral) Steve McQuade.
“Itcan take much longer if the archaeological work is leftto the public sector.”
A30 DUAL CARRIAGEWAY TREADS SOFTLY
The briefforthe 11.5kmA30Bodminto IndianQueens dual carriagewaypassing through protected countryside in one of the most beautifulareas of England called for a consultant witha sensitivetouch. As a result of our work,the new road winds its waythrough the gentle Cornish hillswithminimalvisual,environmentalor noise impacts whilstallowingflora and fauna to continue to thrive.
Forexample, our landscape architects replicated the historicCornish hedge —
a stone faced earth bank topped off by planting — creating a noise barrier that blends in seamlessly and provides naturalhabitats fordoormice and other species.
Thisis one of manynew habitats providedas part of our environmentalmitigation that includes bat boxes in new woodland that were planted as part of the scheme. Meanwhile,smalltunnels under the road were bored to ensure that otters and badgers can cross safely .
IMPACT OF THE THAMES GATEWAY
The Thames Gateway Bridge is intended to act as a catalyst for regeneration “Ithas been important to demonstrate that the bridge can be builtwhilst
of the London Thames Gateway making iteasier for people to gain access protecting naturalhabitats inand around the river”says Directorof Sustainable
to new cross-river jobs and services. In gaining consent for the bridge Development Andy McNab.
itwas important to allay people’s concerns about impacts from traffic “Tounderstand and seek to dispel the concerns and fears of the local using the bridge and other environmental issues. community and environmental groups needed considerable consultation Scott Wilson’s Environmental Statement looked closely at a full range of and a substantial amount of complex environmental modelling. environmental and social matters and our experts gave evidence at the “Some of the environmentalmitigationwould be elaborate and creativeand we public inquiry on how the scheme could enhance the local economy and
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Endangered species at three protected areas in Vietnam are being saved under a scheme to educate the local community about protecting their area and benefiting from it by running eco-tourism projects.
This is just one of the schemes we have set up in the YokDon, Ba Be and Na Hang national parks under a scheme aimed to reconcile economic development with conserving protected species and biodiversity.
“These are all protected areas in which there is a residential population of indigenous people so the aim was to work with them to develop ways of living and generating income that didn’t damage the ecology and landscape,” says Director of Sustainable Development Andy McNab.
For example, some of the people made their living out of cutting down the forest but our agriculturalists helped them develop alternatives such as commercial fruit cropping at Ba Be National Park.
Our team also included eco-tourism specialists that helped local people develop alternative incomes by developing facilities and that trained guides and park staff in how to serve the eco-tourist.
YokDon in central Vietnam, for example, boasts the only protected example of dry dipterocarp forests in Vietnam that harbour endangered species such as the giant muntjac, Eld’s deer and tiger.
“Itwas a huge challenge because ultimately, if things had carried on the way they were, there was a danger to local communities,” says McNab. “Persuading them that there were alternatives was key.”
WORLD HERITAGE FLOATING CULTURAL CENTRE
UNESCOselected us to reviewthe design, assess tenders and monitorconstruction of a floatingculturalcentre in northern Vietnam.The centre is located in Halong Bay,a UNESCOWorldHeritage site where some 1,600 islands and islets formed by strikingvertical limestonepillarsdot the seascape. The floatingattraction is moored 20kmoffshore in a beautifulsheltered bay near the floatingfishingvillageof Cua Van. The picturesque villagefeatures floatinghouses, fishingboats, floatingfish and shellfishtanks and a floatingschool. Theonlyland-based structure is the villagetemple. Topromote the sustainabilityof this investment in tourism and community development, UNESCO called for the involvement of Cua Van villagers.
The villagers participated with Scott Wilson in monitoring the construction of the centre. Upon completion of the building project, they were given responsibility for managing and maintaining the centre which is used for eco-tourism and conferences. The cultural centre is supported by large glass reinforced plastic (GRP) floats which can be removedfor maintenance.
BUILDING ON QUALITY IN CHINA
Our client wanted to deliver the second phase of its research and “We’veresolved technical problems to do with unforeseen ground
development centre in Shanghai to a higher quality so it turned to us conditions encountered during construction of the foundations. to project manage the scheme. We had a specialist on soft ground conditions on the scene immediately to review the adequacy of the remedial piling works.” “The reason the client engaged Scott Wilson was to ensure the project
is delivered to the agreed programme, within budget and to the quality The qualityof building construction and design in China is improvingallthe specified,” says Project Director Douglas McLachlin.“Our trouble time and more Chinese clients are turning to us to project manage their shooting identified and resolved technical problems at an early stage schemes forthe qualityassurance they need. “Ourteam has both Chinese to save the client time and money,” he adds. and internationalexpertise to manage the different parties,” says McLachlin.
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A two-fold increase in the scope of works during a major port project in INDIA REDEVELOPS FROM BULK TO CONTAINER TERMINAL Malaysia tested our project management skills but we’ve come through with flying colours. Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) is one of the twelve major ports of India. JNP has twc container terminals, one liquid cargo berth, a shallow water berth and one bulk We had undertaken detailed design, preparation of contract documents terminal with total cargo handling capacity of about 30 milliontonnes per annum (mtpa). JNP terminal is the leading container port handling about three million and site supervision for the proposed Sapangar Bay container port on TEUs per year. the north west coast of Borneo when it emerged that the 20Dm long The port is re-developing its bulk terminal to a container terminal on a Build, jetty would be 500m and the 10 hectares of land reclamation and Operate &Transfer (BOT) basis for a licence period of 30 years and the concessic marine piling would be 26 hectares. The changes added significantly has been awarded to Gateway Terminals promoted by APM Terminals and Concor
to the complexities of a job in which we were already supervising three different contractors for pavements, buildings and jetty works.
“The project was a major challenge for us” says Project Manager Andrew Walker.“Coordination of scope and definition of contractor’s work limits
became critical along with rapid redesigns. This is where I believe Scott Wilson’sproject management skills added significant value to the
project enabling it to be brought to a successful completion.”
Under Phase 1A,we entered into a joint venture with a local firmto design the 5Dmwide jetty with berthing on both sides, the 425m access bridge and the land reclamation works, including marine piling and bund wall. We then supervised construction. and and flow come. a BOT been to and and electricity enabled contracts consumers “It’s of to programmes, protected LAOS has largest and transfer people, canals development be development Government, decades the Grant. that will of payments environmental power for will the of 6,000 1000MW of and livelihood of Chris technical regional 35km area over royalty as STATION, manner export maximised. 74MW for safeguard hydropower some reservoir will supply, engineering, interests are Manager acting via alternative development of further the private a investment, the conservation project Asia, for PDR. conditions sustainable 450km 2 in country Project transparent basins range 2 a a electricity provide a protect Lao in east the equity supply role living will nver says to to broad the Theun and create Laos from a
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Our success in the last year has led to major awards, recognition and agreements that have heightened our reputation for sustainability and high
ethical standards and framework contracts resulting in a record order book.
We won the New Civil Engineer/ACE Major Firm of the Year award in
recognition of our work and our growth in the last year; organic growth of 24% for the first half of 2006/07 and pre-tax profit that more than doubled to £8 million.
The celebrations continued as we won the New Company of the Year 2006 at the PLCAwards. The award for a recently floated public limited company was for “strong share price growth and management qualities”. Geoff French told us: “Thisaward is recognition for the talent and dedication of our staff.”
These two awards complement Scott Wilson’sachievement in winning the 2006 Shares Magazine award for the Best IPO (InitialPublic Offering).
We’re not stopping there. We have strengthened our ethical credentials by signing up to the UN Global Compact that is bringing together firms all over the world to work towards human rights, labour standards, the environment and anti-corruption.
We have also been accredited by the UK’sCarbon Trust. This means that we are on the framework list of firms that carry out Carbon Trust-funded projects to cut carbon emissions. Co NTACTS Another long term framework contract we have secured in the last year is
the Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions (JASPERS). Forfurther information about Scott Wilsonand how we may help you contact: Under this contract, we willbe one of a limited list of consultants called to TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT work on projects funded by the European Investment Bank, the European Roads Stuart Coventry Paul Bracegirdle Waste & Resource Management Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Maritime John Holden Peter Frankham Landscape & Urban Design Ithas been a remarkable year but we are even more excited about the future. Aviation Paj Valley Alan Campbell Planning Railways Mary Holt Mark Jackson PROPERTY 4 John Horgan CONSULTANTS NATURAL RESOURCES fi OF THEYEAR CHINA LCad5 Mining MAJOR 2006 FIRM P WINNER Graham Clow Simon Davies 2O07 Energy & Power INTERNATIONAL Peter Williams Martin Edge Water Reach us by email: cRBc.N David Dales Jaspers [email protected] Mak,ns businesssense THE GLOBAL Ground Engineering olcli,nutechante e.g. COM FACT Matthew Raybould paul .bracegirdle©scottwilson.com
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