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Attention All Staff! Glyn Hawkins and to that end would all PTS holders contact Alan Morton as Senior Works Inspector soon as possible. from Jenny Carter [SWR, Swindon]

It is with great sadness that we have to report that Glyn Year 200 Compliance Hawkins died from a heart attack on Wednesday 27 January. from Mike Sales [SWKCL, Basingstoke] Glyn will be greatly missed by all of his colleagues and the team he has worked with in Lewisham and Greenwich on the When sourcing equipment for hire or purchase ensure that Dockland Light Railway Extension since March 1997. where applicable it is Y2K compliant.

Requisition for Supplies or Services Form No Q18 must state Car Parking that Y2K compliancy has been obtained. from Geoff French [SWKCL, Basingstoke]

I thought it might be helpful if I clarified the situation on car Geotechnical Reports parking in Basingstoke and elsewhere. from André Gilleard [SWKCL, Basingstoke]

Scott House was sold recently and the new landlords have In Geotechnics here in Basingstoke, we hold 45 years worth asked what improvements would enhance the office. We of geotechnical reports which cover most parts of the UK and noted that we currently use overflow car parking elsewhere on some overseas sites. Basing View and that the parking provision at Scott House is below even the recently reduced parking standards set by When we begin work on a new project, we check our database Basingstoke & Deane District Council. The landlords to see if we have any geotechnical reports (Factual, indicated a possible interest in pursuing additional parking Interpretive, Foundation design reports, etc) for the area in the provision at Scott House. vicinity of the new project. This saves us the time and cost of needlessly approaching the British Geological Society (BGS) The planning application that has been submitted is to assess for borehole logs, and is the quickest/cheapest way of whether this is a possibility. No decision has yet been made on obtaining ground investigation data for a new site. whether to proceed with this even if planning permission is granted, but whatever happens will depend on somebody else If anyone has any reports (Factual, Interpretive, Foundation it. being prepared to fund design ) could you please spare some time to do one of the following: Parking provision varies enormously between offices: London has no parking and Plymouth’s provision is the same as 1. Send them to myself if you no longer need them. They Manchester. It has never been a policy of this firm to attempt will of course still be available to you. the provision of equivalent parking facilities at all offices. Each office has its own distinctive advantages/disadvantages 2. If you wish to keep them, please could you let me know which are considered at the time of its selection. Any attempt the Job number, Number of reports and Report title to standardise the parking and other facilities for all offices (including project name and nearest town to the site) would clearly be impractical. The more reports we have, the better equipped we are to help other sections/offices when they next approach us for To All Personal Track Safety Certificate help/information. Holders Within SWKCL from Peter Guthrie [SWKCL, Basingstoke] Geological Maps

Working on active railways presents special safety risks which Along similar lines, we hold numerous Geological maps need to be adequately provided for in terms of corporate covering most of the UK and several overseas countries. training and procedures. The position with respect to working These are available for use by all sections/offices. on active railways by members of SWKCL staff is currently under review to ensure that our position on safety is both To improve this aspect of our work we would again like help sufficient and effective. It is essential that all SWKCL staff from other sections/offices. If anyone has any geologicalmaps holding a current PTS certificate are involved in this process, could they please either: As Public A

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Further to Shammy Pun’s note in Scott Light of 19 Feb, STARTERS which was concerned with the recently introduced groundwater regulations, the EU is now considering a A warm welcome to:- proposed framework directive on common water policy. This may have a significant impact on methods of tunnelling and foundation work if it is introduced. Devna Patel who joined the Basingstoke office on 22 February as Assistant Accountant. Depending upon the eventual wording of the directive, it may introduce restrictions or bans on the introduction into the Nicholas Meakins who joined the Abingdon office as Junior ground(water) of “materials in suspension” and “substances Technical Assistant on 22 February. which have an unfavourable influence on the oxygen balance”. This may affect many of the common grouting and Denise Smith who joined the Basingstoke Marketing section ground treatment methods currently in use, as well as the use on 24 February as Marketing Support Assistant. of drilling fluids in boreholes and site investigation. The measures, according to the European Federation of Piling Nicki Walland-Hadley who will join Information Systems in Specialists, as quoted in Construction News on 4th Feb, could Basingstoke on 1 March. lead to an increase in construction costs by up to 30%. Alternative materials are available for some applications. The Jane Walker and Kevin Goode who joined the S&T use of materials in different circumstances is likely to be discipline at Crewe. subject to an assessment of the impact and available alternatives in each case. The following who have all joined the Swindon office: Garry Keenor (RyE), Richard Brown and Marie Vertannes (both S&T), Fiona Reid (Overseas Marketing), Public Holidays 1999 Kim Grudgeon (CAD Section), Janet Church (Personnel) from Geoff Redwood [SWKCL, Basingstoke] and Mel Nash (E&M).

For those who have not yet noticed, the SWKCL Public Holidays list attached to last week’s ScottLight omitted to LEA VERS state that Friday 2 April should be booked as 1 day Bank

Holiday Leave. Sorry to all those who thought they were I Goodbye and Good Luck to: losing a day! Mary Blackburn who left Scott Neale on 19 February.

Final Reminder for The following who have left Scott Wilson Railways: Scott Wilson Foundation Applications June Taylor (Civils Design), Jeremy Reece and Andy Steele (both P.Way) - 15 January; Tim Cooney (Project The closing date for applications for Scott Wilson Foundation Management) - 29 January, May Naylor (Personnel) - 11 Fellowship or PIP Awards is 26 February. They should be February, Mike Thorne (E & M) and Liz Tushingham - 19 sent to Geoff French or Chris White in Basingstoke. February, and best wishes to: Kristy Roberts (E & M) who is taking maternity leave from 26 February - hope everything goes P TRAVELLERS well.

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Nepal Harnish Goldie-Scot 22 Feb - 8 March

Mozambique Adrian Tite 28 Feb - 5 March Skittled in Telford from David Johns -‘ - \ Mumbai Simon Thomas 8 - 9 March [SWKCL, Telfordj

On Wednesday 17 February 1999 the staff of the Telford office held their annual skittles championships at the Red Oak Cong-ratuiationsl Hotel. Five teams of five competed during an evening which saw the skittles fly with ball delivery styles ranging from gentle but accurate to downright dangerous. On competitor Long Service Awards (name supplied for a small fee) even resorting to a full toss when rolling the balls was ineffective.

The winning team, captained by Pam (I like them young) Rae Belated congratulations to Geoff Smith-Grogan who also included the scorer!!! The four best individual scores - completed 25 years services on 31 December 1998. Roger Hogben, Graham Hopley, Ken (The Scorer) Rae and

3 Bob Elcock - then competed for glory in the individual 180). We surely have the expertise to be more constructive on championship. This keenly rolled knock out contest was a this issue. triumph for the supreme ball control exhibited by Roger who will treasure his prize bottle of cider. The whole evening Scott Wilson are currently involved in two flagship green thoroughly enjoyed by all who took part. commuting projects. GCHQ is the biggest PFI project since last year’s Transport White Paper called for relocating Government departments to put green commuting plans in place by 1999, and here we are advising 3,700 staff how Vacancies travelling habits can be changed to match limited parking Please note that staff must speak to their Head of Section provision. The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency before replying to any vacancy advertised. (DERA) are charged with developing the MoD’s new green transport policy. Here, Scott Wilson have drafted the company We are seeking a Graduate Engineer (or equivalent) to transport plan for their Farnborough headquarters which is the undertake day to day control of a major monitoring scheme pilot green commuting plan for all 84 DEP.A sites nationally. involving up to 7 surveyors measuring surface and sub At a more local level, as an employer, we also sit on the surface ground movements and structure deformations. In Basingstoke Travel Forum where the stated aim is ‘to be more addition to a clear understanding of engineering/survey issues, proactive in itspromotion of alternative modes of transport, to particular expertise in the use of Excel is essential with some reduce reliance on the car.’ knowledge of Access and electronic data transfer being desirable. Reducing car dependency means making individuals more responsible for their personal travel choices, but it also means The post would be based on site in Kent for 18 months influencing the culture of organisations at every level. It is starting in April 1999 and is dependent on us being awarded therefore somewhat awkward that we fmd ourselves advising the contract. For an informal discussion about this post, major organisations on these matters without having the please contact Chris Ford in the Basingstoke office. experience of an in-house scheme to draw on, and embarrassing that Basingstoke should be applying for additional parking while telling others how they should travel. For Sale & Wanted Our experience of internal surveys has been that organisations For Sale: seriously underestimate the willingness of their staff to be more environmentally responsible. There is a lot more to Belling Fan-assisted Oven, black, designed to be fitted in a green commuting than car-sharing and parking. It is also low cupboard carcass - £30.00 about improving facilities in the office for those who wish to cycle, making staff more aware of public transport options, Creda Solaglow 4 ring Hob, flush glass top, designed to be talking to the operators if services are not good enough, mounted within a work surface - £20.00 providing our own travel services and above all, understanding the travel patterns, needs and attitudes of staff. (2) 30” by 72” specially made panel external doors, 4 glazed panels in the top section - £30 the pair Clearly the next step before any more attempts are made to extend parking is that there is a statement on Scott Wilson John Carr 2 pane window frame, glazed with fittings, 90 by transport policy and we undertake surveys of staff travel and 90 cm - £20 attitudes with a view to setting up the first Scott Wilson transport plan with Basingstoke looking like the obvious Contact: Doric Tong, Basingstoke ext 245 location of a pilot scheme.

Wanted: Car Share New employee from GIS department in Basingstoke office is Idea of the Week looking for anybody driving out of South London daily. Replies to [email protected] OS Maps from André Gilleard [SWKCL, Basingstokej

This idea mainly applies to the larger offices (primarily WJatc on your Basingstoke). Apologies to those which it doesn’t help. All/most sections have invaluable OS maps but none(?) have MincL’ a complete set. Rather than upset people, could a small database be set up listing what ‘1:5000’ and ‘Other scale’ This would save running around the Travel to Work and Car Parking maps are held by whom. check and would reveal previously from Mark Judd [SWKCL, Basingstoke] known sources to unknown sources.

I have read with interest the recent debate about car parking and car sharing (Mike Padfield, ScottLight 171, Adam Symons, ScottLight 179 and Chesterfield staff, ScottLight

4 from Nicola Giles [SWKCL, Basingstoke]

I understand that as part of the updating of the computing system to be millennium compliant there are several older 486 computers which are not compliant and therefore not being used. Why not donate these computers to a charity or local school who, I am sure, would be more than grateful to receive them? The local newspapers could be contacted as we hand them over and we might even get a mention in the press. I am sure any school would be very grateful for them: the date they have on them isn’t going to be relevant for the majority of the applications they might be teaching pupils in.

Reply of the Week from David James [SWKCL, Derby Southern Bypass]

With reference to Ewan Craig’s idea of the week (Issue 180, 19 February) I have had produced solid brass paperweights of the Scott Wilson mark which I advertised in ScottLight last year with nil response.

I still have a small stock available: Paperweight @£4.00 Mounted on hardwood base @£5.00 (excluding postage)

Further supplies could be ordered if there is sufficient interest but current prices would have to be confirmed.

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Change of Address Hangar Lane Gyratory GreenHatch Ltd and Sharrocks Land Surveys from Stuart Beniston [SWKCL, Chesterfield]

The GreenHatch group has changed their address to: Over the last two years Chesterfield office transportationteam has greatly improved the flow of traffic through the Hangar Kelmscot House, 4 Vernon Street, Derby, DEl IFR. Lane Gyratory in West London. The work started as part of the Firm’s West London Commission with the Highways Telephone and fax numbers remain the same: Agency (Project Director John Orchard) and has continued GreenHatch Ltd (DDM & BS) - 01332 340694 beyond the commission due to our continued good relations Sharrocks Land Surveys - 01332 332424 with the Highways Agency Route Manager concerned. Combined Fax - 01332 294055 The main body of the work was described in a paper by myself and Amanda Thompson in the July/August 1998 edition of ‘Traffic Engineering and Control’ the prestige publication in the field. This was picked up by Observer TV Whatc GonK On? critic and freelance journalist Ian Parker leading to an Scale: A: £3million+; B: £600,000 - £2,999,999; interview with myself which forms the basis of his article in C: £60,000 -£599,999; D: £6,000 -£59,999; the latest edition of the literary magazine ‘Granta’. Last E: less than £6,000 Sunday an abridged version of the article appeared in the Sunday Telegraph magazine. The Far Far West of Nepal from Cohn Chant [SWKCL Nepal] (If anyone would like a copy of the articles please contact ScottLight Editor, Angela Lowle, in Basingstoke.) Just a short note to let our colleagues know that here in Nepal we don’tspend all our time mountain gazing, hill trekking and tiger hunting.

The Third Road Improvement Project (TRIP) comprises four Moves components of which one is the upgrading/reconstruction of 84km of road leading up into the foothills of the Himalayas at the extreme west of the country. To date 72km of road has STARTERS been completed and a further 12km of new construction is in progress, part of which is through very difficult terrain. The A warm welcome to: principles developed by SWKCL for low cost mountain roads are being applied, in particular to the final 3km section where Mike Cooper, who joins as our site representative in Luanda, the existing road sits on a narrow bench with steep sensitive Angola for the port construction project expected to last until slopes above and below the road. Major erosion scars bear April 2000. testament to the previous lack of road drainage and contribute greatly to the cost of road reinstatement. Significant walling, Martin Page who joined the Basingstoke office Computing is to part gabion but mostly masonry being constructed Section on 1 March. stabihiseand reform the road bench, some of which is formed wholly in landslip and hillwash materials. TRANSFERS Construction is very labour intensive, approximately 1000 labourers being employed on the 12km section under two Welcome Back to Soo Powell who returned to the UK after contracts. To see 200 men, women (and children!) hand working in the Hong Kong office for five years. Soo has now napping rock to eventually produce thousands of cubic metres joined the Basingstoke Geotechnical section as Geotechnical of materials (at US$1 per man day) reminds one of the Engineer. privileges enjoyed by Ex-pats, Europeans et al. Being 750km from Kathrnandu and having to ford 22 rivers to get to the nearest airstrip (250km away), makes for this part of Nepal to

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When the Idea of the Week was re-launched just over a year ago in February 1998 it was announced that at the end of the year the best of the ideas implemented during the year was to be selected as the Idea of the Year.

During the first year there have been some 18 wiiming Ideas of the Month which the committee have reviewed and the idea of the electronic time sheet as put forward by Roger Durgan in July 1998 has been selected as the Idea of the Year. It has been decided to jJ award Roger a further £50 in recognition of this idea. The original proposal was to award 10% of the benefit expected to derive during the first year of implementation of the idea up to an overriding maximum of £5000. Roger’s electronic time sheet will save )j hassle rather than money in its first year of operation which is why a special £50 prize has been awarded.

Amended Timesheet Windows 95 Screen Savers and Backgrounds from Geoff French [SWKCL, Basingstokej from Stephen Leach [SWKCL Basingstoke]

Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Co Ltd is introducing a slightly With the rollout of Windows 95 almost complete, I write to amended timesheet that includes an approvals box to be remind you of the issues regarding the use of personalised initialled weekly and an additional note. screen savers and backgrounds on Scott Wilson PCs.

This month both the old and new timesheets are in operation Windows 95 comes with several different types of screen but from 1.4.99 please ensure that you are all using the new savers and backgrounds which users can simply apply timesheet. Stocks of the new timesheet, (B) Form No Q55 themselves. These screen savers and backgrounds can be dated 09.12.98, can be obtained from the Print Room in customised in hundreds of different ways until users have Scott House. something that is pleasing to them. Screen savers, as the name suggests, perform a useful function by stopping an image, that may be left on the screen for a long time, actually Computing Support “burning” itself into the screen. from Stephen Leach, [SWKCL, Basingstoke] I am aware that there are a variety of third party screen savers Computing Services have an established system of contacts to and images downloaded from disks and CD’s being used on offer support to users where problems are encountered. It has Scott Wilson equipment. These screen savers and images are become apparent recently that problems have arisen and, due normally copyrighted which means any one using them must to appropriate contacts not being made at an early stage, be in possession of the licence agreement and have approval delays have resulted which in turn have led to frustration. to load the software from Computing Support in Basingstoke. Software licence violation is a criminal offence and the To be assured of prompt resolution of problems with the consequences for individuals breaking the law can be severe. minimum delay the following procedure should be followed if Also as third party screen savers have not been tested or you encounter a problem: approved for use by Microsoft under Windows 95 they can and often do cause major problems and in some cases they Users in offices where there are not any permanent members can cause machines to “go slow” or even crash. of Computing Services Section should contact their office Computing Representative who will contact Computing I am therefore requesting that, in general, only Windows 95 Services if the problem cannot be resolved locally. savers and backgrounds be used. If you do have a personal saver which you want to use, please discuss this with your Users in Telford and Chesterfield should contact Stewart Computing Rep and your wish will be accommodated if Dalton or John Roberts (ext. 237) respectively. If Stewart or possible. If you do not currently have a screen saver or would John are out of the office then users should contact the like to see what backgrounds are available, please ask your Computing Services Helpline on Basingstoke ext. 250. Computer Rep who will be able to show you what is available. Users in Basingstoke should call the Computing Services Helpline on ext. 250. SW Expert Witness Database In all cases, if the service is not satisfactory then your office or from Richard Payne {SWKCL,Basingstoke] section Computing Representatives should be advised and they, if necessary, will contact me as Computing Services Further to my notice in Scott Light two weeks ago (Issue Manager. 181), could all staff who have not yet responded with their current expert witness experience please send me your details by 19March.

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of re Although new highway schemes have decreased in line with wind load to values exceeding the capacity of the supporting the governments’ transport policy we have recently worked shaft and foundation. on the design of a number of major highway projects being promoted by private clients. Also there is still a significant Accordingly Scott Wilson Advanced Technology organised market in the public sector for highway related projects wind tunnel testing of the tower with a number of possible including, bus priority measures, pedestrianisation, cycle alternative additional structures for the new tenant. This was ways, controlled parking, speed reduction, together with able to show the original design to be rather conservative improvements to road junctions and road layouts. hence the new signage could be carried by the shaft without any strengthening. However the test found that there would With John Orchard’s increasing involvement in work outside potentially be annoying movements for the tenant’s staff. of this section and now his heavy involvement in the West Accelerometers were also used to measure the real movement. Coast Route Modemisation project assisting Steve Brundle, Following this we have produced a scheme for attenuatingthe there is both a need and an opportunity for experienced movement using 25m long flexible pendula hung inside the Chartered Engineers to assist David and Sandy in continuing tower. the successful growth of this sector of the firm’s activities The refurbished building is to be used by a local radio station broadcasting 24 hours a day. As the station project manager Rail Study Success commented, the station is not able to go off air because the from Keith Wallace [SWS/SWR(S)] sway of the building is making the staff seasick!

Following the notice of our success in winning the Fife and Health & Safety is a major complication of working at such South Tayside rail study we have recently won the South Fife great heights above a congested city centre so for the duration and Forth Estuary Study acting for MVA; the Edinburgh to of the works the entire crow’snest is to be clad in a debris net Bilston Re-opening Study and the East Lothian Rail Study with a maximum hole size of 1mm; scaffolding from ground with MVA as Sub-Consultant. We are also involved in the level is not an economic option! Glasgow Cross-City Tunnels projects and a number of initiatives with the Highland Rail Development Partnership. The construction contract is to be awarded in the next few weeks. This represents a major step forward for the Group in rail transport planning particularly as local authorities seek to take The project is part of Scott Wilson’s continued involvement a greater involvement in such matters in line with directives with the St John’s Centre since designing the development in on the preparation of Local Transport plans. The studies 1965. While this project is l45m above ground, Jeremy Buck encompass station improvements, service improvements, is also simultaneously working on a refurbishment of the two interchange options and route re-openings. Clearly such a level basement lOm below ground level. growth is of key interest for the Group in that the projects are genuinely multi-disciplinary involving railway engineering The structural design is being undertaken in the Manchester and planning, transport planning, transport economics, office by Richard Hennessy. Wind tunnel testing was environmental and town planning. commissioned by John Tubman and David Webb in Advanced Technology in Basingstoke who also designed the SWS are leading with Simon Hindshaw as Project Director. attenuation scheme. Planning Supervisor is Roger Hogben in Keith Wallace is acting as Project Manager. Telford. (Combined Fee Scale C). (Fees are in Scale C)

The Beacon, St John’s Shopping Centre, Liverpool. Settle-Carlisle Line - Review of Slopes from David Webb [SWKCL, Basingstoke] from Cohn Morgan {SWKCL,Chesterfield]

Over the last year, Scott Wilson have been designing the Last August Chesterfield Geotechnics received a ‘call-out’ refurbishment of the Beacon at the St John’s Shopping Centre, from Edmund Nuttall Ltd, Extended Arm Contractor to Liverpool. The Beacon is a l45m high, 7.Om diameter Railtrack NW Zone, for assistance in investigating and concrete shaft with a 12m high, 25m diameter crow’s nest’ stabilising a slope failure on the Settle-Carlisle Line. The near the top. (The tower is quite a Liverpool landmark, and successful completion of this operation led to a series of appears in TV programmes). The crow’s nest was originally further commissions on ten other sites over the following used as a restaurant with a revolving floor plate and glazing months. In turn, this has now resulted in Railtrack NW Zone but was closed in the 1980’s for security reasons and the directly commissioning Scott Wilson to review slopes along owner, Land Securities, asked us to investigate changes to the entire Settle-Carlisle Line and also across the remainder of allow the tower to be let. its Zone.

The proposed scheme is to enclose the existing open The project (Fee Scale C) will be under the management of observation deck and erect a Piccadilly Circus style Matthew Raybould and involve the inspection and re illuminated sign at the Crow’s Nest level. (The option fmally assessment of slopes previously identified by other chosen was a sign triangular in plan with sides 12m wide and consultants as of moderate or high risk category, and also the 5.5m high). The revolving floor is to be permanently fixed in design of remedial and upgrading measures where position. The addition of the new roof and sign increase the appropriate. A further requirement is the development of a projected area and this might have potentially increased the

4 methodology and procedure for Railtrack NW to apply in its future slope inspections and risk assessments.

This briefly surnmarises a major geotechnical project which will occupy a team of specialists, both in the tield and in the office, certainly for the remainder of 1999 and probably beyond.

Over the last 6 months or so railway projects have ‘touched’ (and more often leaned quite heavily on) everyone in Ip Chesterfield Geotechnics, with an always demanding programme from the Client and working hours to match. The success in answering those demands has been due not only to Kyrgyzstani Participants of Lnvironmental Case Studies, the efforts of all directly concerned but also to the support and being carried out under the supervision of Scott Wilson’s advice from Water Section (Ch) and from colleagues in Water Environment Team Manchester, Basingstoke, Telford, Glasgow and Swindon. This ready co-operation has been much appreciated. Ark,yes WET’s Kyrgyzstani visitors to London & Basingstoke from Shammy Pun [SWKCL, Basingstoke] STARTERS The Water Environment learn (WET) hosted a visit to Scott Wilson’s London and Basingstoke offices. WET have just A warm welcome to: completed 7 months of the ADB funded Environmental Monitoring & Management capacity Building Project in Graham Young who joined Scott Neale as Principal Kyrgyzstan. Consultant on 1 March 1999.

Both the technical and social sides of the visit were a great Teresa McHugh who joined the Abingdon office success. The itinerary included visits to Westminster and permanently on 1 March as Secretary. House of Lords, the SAUR UK laboratory in Frimley, presentations by the EAs National Centre for Risk Analysis and Options Appraisal and the UK Know How Fund, as well as demonstrations of environmental monitoring equipment. Course certificates were awarded by Peter Guthrie who in Sports & Soda/s return received several Kyrgyz mementoes from the team leader, Mr B Tolongutov. Institution of Structural Engineers Quiz Evening This project is an archetype of WET’s skills as shown by the from Richard Field range of work on the eight case studies addressing diverse [SWKCL, Southampton] aspects of environmental management, including: The Southern Branch hold their annual quiz on Monday 22 • Evaluation and control of health impacts arising from March at Southampton University from 6.30 pm. In previous uranium mine tailings; years we have managed to field two teams with some success. • Evaluation and management of impacts from industrial So far we have put together one team in Southampton, but and municipal discharges into the Chu River within the would welcome some rivalry from Basingstoke. If you would Bishkek urban area; like to take part and want more information please get in • Monitoring and assessing the impact of highway pollution touch. There is a bar and sandwiches and we generally have a on flora and fauna in a State zoological reserve. good time. A team can consist of up to 6 and only needs to include one I StructE or ICE member. Building on these case studies during the next 11 months, the ultimate aim of the project is to develop an Environmental Management Plan for the Chu Province. Shammy Pun is Recycling Project Director for this complex and diverse project, and as from Diana Clarke Team Leader is providing expert inputs on risk-based [SWKCL, Basingstoke] environmental protection and environmental management. Mike Jones, Matt Whitton, Done Tong and Sharron Pengelly Could I please remind people that I only collect white paper are providing modelling and data management support, for recycling. My husband and I spent several hours on including equipment procurement. Sunday afternoon sorting all the paper as most of it had just been dumped all over the floor and the paper that was in the boxes had coloured paper, plastic wallets and even new packs of paper mixed in with it.

I recycle this paper for charity and, whilst I appreciate everyone is helping me by saving the paper, it does take a lot

5 of my time tidying it up. The paper goes by weight so the Administration Assistant - Full or Part Time tidier it is in the box the more I get in. On reaching the recycling plant all the paper has to be tipped out of the boxes Our busy planning section requires an Administration so any coloured paper is spotted. At present I receive Assistant to work alongside our existing Team Administrator,. approximately 40p for a A4 box of paper and if coloured Your main functions will be: accurate word processing from sheets are in it they will not count the box. text and audio using Word 6, filing and other general office duties.

mINES The ideal candidate will have accurate keyboard skills (RSA 1 GE,.jrlCLLY as a minimum) and be familiar with Word and Excel. ,IIODIFIEP JUST FOR FUN Knowledge of additional softtvare packages would be an advantage. The ability to work to tight deadlines is crucial.

DONT FORGET [VS The position is available either as full time or on a job share RED NOSE DAY’ basis. ONFRIDAY 12 MARCH. If you are interested in the above position please contact Lisa Litchfield on ext 358.

For Sale & Wanted

Wanted: Good homes for Collie-cross Vacancies puppies. Would anyone who may be interested in providing a good home Please note that staff must speak to their Head of Section for one (or more!) puppies in May or before replying to any vacancy advertised. June please ring Carol or Ray Bowyer on 01922 451381.(Aldridge, near Senior Environmental Specialist Walsall).

The Basingstoke office Environmental section are looking for NB: Illustrations above do not necessarily bear any similarity a Senior Environmental Specialist to provide project to the items on offer! management and technical support/input to water sector related projects (flood defence schemes, port development & expansion), particularly for environmental appraisal elements. Candidates should have an MSc in a relevant environmental Idea of the Week I discipline with 3-5 years post graduate experience. Experience to include water sector projects, particularly for Environment agency; production/management of ETA from Nigel Courbet [BAD Kineton (EWC)] projects; carrying out consultation programmes; bid preparation. Some overseas experience would be desirable. Due to rising fuel prices, I am surprised that Scott Wilson lease company/pool cars that run on unleaded petrol. Diesel If you are interested in the above position please contact Sally vehicles are more economical and cost effective. To reduce Mason on ext 210. costs and overheads should Scott Wilson consider a green’ diesel policy for all future company vehicles.

Rail Transport Planner - SWR(S) also from Nigel Courbet Due to ever expanding workload in both passenger (see Rail Study Success article) and freight we are currently seeking a Give others a chance! Although Scott Wilson have private Rail Transport Planner to work in our SWR(S) office. medical insurance and executive medical health checks, they are only open to eligible employees dependent on age, grade Rail transport plannmg experience would, of course, be a or service. great benefit. However, a thorough understanding of transport planning and economics together with an interest in railways As an equal opportunities employer the company should would suffice. consider a healthy lifestyles screening programme for all permanent employees. The annual health check, to include The post would suit a graduate with several years experience eye test and possible flu inoculation, would benefit both the and a willingness to take responsibility. Grade negotiable. company and the employee.

Please contact Keith Wallace in our Railways Office in the Employees would be more conscious of their own health and first instance. lifestyle and the company would benefit from a more healthy workforce with less sickness.

6 I am sure that many staff hitting mid-life would welcome a If you’rejust another fixture health check up and even be prepared to pay a contribution. In an office made for tools If your life isjust a mixture Of work and rest and fools The results of Januarp’‘s Ideas of the Month are attached to this issue, somewhat late because at the same ti/ne the Never think you are not wanted Committee has been considering the candidates for Idea of the Never worry about your role Year, which also appeams in this issue. As Caz and Ken and others know A hole is a hole is a hole.

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Personal Accident and Travel Emergency Medical Cards

Would travellers please destroy any International Assistance Services Ltd (IASL) Medical Cards they may have in their possession. Current cards (First Assist) are available from Pam McIntosh (BA Admin).

Personal Accident and Travel Insurance - Overseas Trips up to Three Months

The travel form and accompanying notes have recently been amended - current forms are dated March 1999. All previously dated forms should be scrapped and Pam McIntosh (BA Admin) contacted for a new supply.

Q83 Owner Driver Mileage Record Cards from Jackie Constable {SWKCL,Basingstoke]

With the current 1998/99Tax Year ending on Monday 5 April, all existing cards must be returned to me in Basingstoke to enable the Pt ID expenses return to be prepared for submission to the Inland Revenue. The timetable for this is as follows: a) Any outstanding mileage expense claims up to 5 April 1999 must be submitted to your cashier on or before Wednesday 14April 1999. b) All 1998/99 Q83 cards are to be returned to me in Admin Basingstoke on or before Monday 19th April 1999. The completed Q83 must show the Cumulative Totals for: i) Mileage ii) Amounts Claimed

If you have Not made a claim during the Tax Year your Q83 must be forwarded showing a Nil return. Where you have more than one vehicle registered on the Scheme, separate Q83’smust be forwarded with Nil returns where appropriate. c) Your new Q83 will be forwarded to you when I receive your old card, which should clearly show your correct present location. d) It is essential that your Q83 is returned promptly. The Inland Revenue impose financial penalties on companies whose returns are not received on time.

New Appointments Dr Azari was previously ‘I’echnicalManager for Taywood Scott Wilson Pavement Engineering Sdn Bhd Engineering Ltd based in Kuala Lumpur for 2 years, responsible fro the day-to-day management of their The Directors wish to inform all staff that after completing specialist concrete technology consultancy activities. Prior and extending his 2 year contract Dr Francis Chan is to this he was responsible for the management of special returning at the end of April 1999 to a senior management projects for TBV Stanger Asia Ltd in Hong Kong. He has position in Scott Wilson Pavement Engineering’s also lectured extensively in the areas of structural analysis Nottingham office. and construction materials and has also run materials testing laboratories. We look forward to welcoming Dr Azari, his Francis established SWPE’s office in Kuala Lumpur in wife and daughter back to Malaysia at the end of March. December 1996, since when its reputation and portfolio of work has grown substantially largely due to the hard work The directors are pleased to announce the promotion of Dr of Francis himself. We would like to take this opportunity Shahid to Pavement Specialist (Career Level 3.1). He will to thank him for all his efforts and we look fonvard to continue to undertake pavement engineering projects not continuing to see him from time to time in the Asia Pacific only in Malaysia but also throughout the Asia-Pacific region. region. The recent award of the rehabilitation of Chuuk Airport in the Federated States of Micronesia is a good Dr Mehran Azari joined Scott Wilson Pavement example of the type of project that we hope to be doing Engineering Sdn Bhd as Technical Manager with effect more of in the region. from Monday 15 February 1999. He is presently on secondment in SWPE’s offices in Nottingham and will The Directors wish all three of the above staff every success arrive in Kuala Lumpur at the end of March 1999 to take in their new roles. over from Dr Francis Chan.

2 Year 2000 from Stephen Leach [SWKCL, Basingstoke] Decorations will then continue during the following week nights between 21.00 and 06.00 hours. Personnel are Attention All SWKCL Access Users requested to use the back staircase whenever possible to facilitate the contract work. Please note that MS Access 97 is the only version of Access that is year 2000 compliant. Thus if you are an Access user, Completion date and scaffold dismantle will be announced but currently use a lower version, please e-mail me in next week’s ScottLight. immediately so that I can arrange an upgrade. Every endeavour will be made to ensure that paint is dry for Please also note that all networked versions are being the 07.00 rush hour, but you have been warned. withdrawn as upgrading all these copies would be too expensive. Scott House Lighting Don’t delay, e-mail today! from Mike Brown [SWKCL, Basingstoke]

Withdrawal of Non-Compliant Software In response to requests from a number of staff members, I shall explain the reasons behind the changing of the Earlier this year I issued all SWKCL offices in UK with a fluorescent lamps in the Scott House office areas on 10 list of software that is not year 2000 compliant. I asked all March. offices to let me know which items needed to be upgraded to year 2000 compliant versions. I must admit that much of The office lighting installation was refurbished mid-1997 the software on the list is very old and probably isn’t used using electronic high frequency ballasts to avoid the any more. However, there are a number of packages that inherent stroboscopic flicker of lamps associated with mains haven’t been requested which are not year 2000 compliant frequency. Two alternatives were available for the tubular but I would have thought would still be in use somewhere in fluorescent lamps, namely halophosphor type or triphosphor SWKCL. Therefore I would ask anyone who still uses any type. Halophosphor lamps have a light output of moderate of the packages listed below to get in touch with me as soon colour rendering which deteriorates from an initial 100% to as possible. around 75% at the end of useful life. Triphosphor lamps have a light output some 15% higher than halophosphor HEC-2 LEAP5 SWMM TRANSYT type with very good colour rendering and deterioration FREEHAND MAPINFO MICROFSR OSCADY through life to around 95% of the initial value. p3 SURETRACK CORELDRAW (exceptBasildonandEdinburgh) The high frequency ballasts enhance lamp life by about 50% compared with the standard mains frequency ballast and Year 2000 - How clean is your data? with the extensive daily use of lamps at Scott House we would expect, with high frequency operation, an average Regular readers of ScottLight will know that considerable lamp life of around 2/2 years using halophosphor lamps or efforts have been made to ensure that all of the firm’s around four years using triphosphor lamps. The refurbished hardware and software are year 2000 compliant. This leaves lighting installation was accordingly ordered with one further area to be considered - your data. triphosphor lamps to take advantage of the superior light output and extended life. We noted whilst testing a light If you have dates stored in any software (but particularly meter some three months ago that office illuminance had spreadsheets, databases and project planning software) you fallen considerably from an initial 500-r lux to around 400 need to check that you are using 4 figure year fields e.g. the lux. On examining the lamps and referring to the lamp year 1999 appears as 1999 and not simply 99. Also catalogue we found that the installed lamps were of the to 4 remember use figure years every time you start a new halophosphor type with the exception of those in the spreadsheet or project plan! personnel department. The suppliers acknowledged the error and have replaced all lamps at nil cost. We should Another problem that you must keep in mind is re therefore enjoy superior lighting for the future. contamination of your data. Having converted all your data on a year 2000 compliant version of a program it may be possible to re-contaminate it by using it with a non- New Zealand House. London compliant version of the program. Thus please think twice from Chris Sketchley [SWKCL, Basingstoke] before taking work home - is your home PC using year 2000 compliant products?! We have been advised that New Zealand House in London, for which Scott & Wilson were the Structural Engineers, won the “Test of Time” award at the 1998 British Council To All Scott House Personnel of Offices Awards. from Mike Sales [SWKCL, Basingstoke] The building which was constructed for the New Zealand Decoration to the front entrance, reception area and main High Commission was described as follows: staircase of Scott House will commence on Saturday 20 March. Durmg the 20th a scaffold tower will be erected in “New Zealand House, completed in 1963, has long been an the stair well to full height decorations will and commence established beacon in central London, but a re-assessment during the days the of same weekend. prompts the realisation that this is a very contemporary

3 building, rather than any senses of deja vu. Indeed, many of Internal Training Sessions in Chesterfield the attributes demonstrated by the new buildings entered for from Mehrnet Yilmaz [SWKCL, Chesterfield] 1998 awards seem to have heralded by New Zealand House. In an attempt to continue with the Internal Training Sessions This podium and tower structure has a strong sense of this year. I have organised the following for the next four permeability and spatial interconnection, affording fine months. internal and external views to its users. There are excellent external spaces: an enclosed garden, and a sweeping terrace Date Time Speaker Subject overlooking South London. Would that the noise level from 12/4/99 5 pm Peter Sloane Team working for today’s volume of traffic through to Pall Mall would not (Bucknall Austin) success have constrained its current usefulness as entertainment 26/4/99 12.30 Allen Flatman QA Surgery space! (Interactive Workshop) Both in its overall configuration and its detailing, New 10 5 99 5 pm Peter Frankham Scott Wilson in Zealand House antic ipated subsequent relevant practice. Central and Eastern The depths work, the sectional heights have accommodated Europe raised floors, the internal space has divided effectively for 14.6 99 5 pm Professor Tom Ilanna Lessons from occupancy by external tenants in an age when both the Foundation Failures activity of foreign workforce and entertainment 12/7/99 5 pm John Holden Regenerationof governments have declined. Much of the original fabric is Contaminated Land in place, the original carved totem is still awesome, the glazed panels are still large by today’s standards external The intention is to have the evening sessions on the second deeply at the forethought and and the jury were impressed Monday of each month to cover personal development, enduring design of the integral window-cleaning equipment. professional and technical issues and introduce wider aspects of the Firm’s capabilities. Overall an efficient and very pleasing building with a cutting still modem timeless palette, edge when produced, Lunch time sessions which will normally be held every third today.” Monday of each month will mainly cover management issues (i.e. Q.A., Financial Management etc), TEN Video building Let us hope that some of Scott Wilson’s current Programmes and occasional presentations by outside in years time. projects are viewed like this 36 organisations. Details of each seminar will be given in ScottLight nearer the date and additional seminars will be announced as appropriate. Talks, Seminars and Training Sessions . Separate announcements will be made for seminars in II Manchester and Telford offices. Vhole Life Costings and Management Techniques Matlock staff are invited to attend the evening sessions at Richard Hoyes is going to give a short talk on the above Chesterfield. It is intended that some of the lunch time subject on Tuesday 23 March in the Network House seminars planned for Chesterfield will be repeated at meeting room at 12.30. The talk is based around essay Matlock as appropriate. questions 4, 7 and 21. Anyone is welcome to attend - ring Nicky Giles on ext. 270 if you are interested as space is limited. Chris Taylor Presents ICE Paper from André Evans {SWKCL, Plymouth] Lunch Time Seminar - Basingstoke from Val Hopwood [SWKCL, Basingstoke] On Thursday of last week Chris Taylor of the Plymouth office presented a paper to an ICE evening meeting in HUESKER UK has been closely associated with the field Exeter on his work on nine Dock Trident facilities, of geosynthetics, both in the German and international civil Devonport Dockyard. The paper was delivered with engineering markets for many years, with their wide range aplomb and was well received. of specialist materials. The four key areas incorporating Huesker products are Hydraulic Engineering, Landfill As part of his work on the local ICE Committee, Chris has Engineering, Soil Reinforcement, Asphalt Reinforcement also arranged a visit to Devonport Dockyard by the President of the ICE and his entourage of about 50. Civil The seminar will be in Scott House on Wednesday 24 engineering works costing £350m are currently under way March in conference room 2a/2b at 12.30 pm. It will in the yard with Scott Wilson playing their part. consist of a presentation followed by an opportunity to ask questions. Murray Grant, the Regional Liaison Officer of the ICE, The meeting would qualifi for CET and CPD requirements. will be visiting the Basingstoke office on 15 April and 7 so all, especially graduates, are asked to confirm their May. Anyone who wishes an appointment to see him please interest to me on ext 350 as soon as possible, to enable me contact Val Hopwood ext 350 who will arrange a suitable to make arrangements and order the buffet. time for you.

4 TRAVELLERS AllO v’es

STARTERS Location Traveller Dates A warm welcome to: ChinaJThailand Richard Levett 13-26 March

Poland Peter Webb 29 Mar - 1April Mark Dempsey who joined the Manchester office at the Seychelles/Mauritius - Barry Gore 10 29 April beginning of March.

Paul Leeming who jomed the Leeds office as Senior Whatc Going On? Planner on 8 March.

Scale: A: £3million--; B: £600,000 - £2,999,999; C. £60,000 - £599,999; D: £6,000- £59,999; Bryan Fornari ho joined the Chesterfield Geotechnical E: less than £6,000 section on 15 March.

Tharneslink 2000 & Eartliworks IV Nic Barrowcliffe (Clerical Assistant), Keith Fry (Railways from Peter Lynch [SWR, Swindon] Operations Manager). Charles On inah (Higher Technician Railways) who have all recentlyjoined the Scott Wilson Railways have recently won some significant Nottingham office, and also Paul Crainger (Graduate civil and structural engineering commissions. SWR are Engineer on secondment from Jarvis). continuing to win work on the Thameslink 2000 project. We are providing feasibility and scheme designs for the remodelling, Masterplan and Borough Viaduct work at Sports & Socials London Bridge. These involve producing structural and track layout drawings, and providing advice to the Thameslink team to support their negotiations with OPRAF. There are some major changes proposed at London Bridge Exercise Executive Stretch to add additional tracks, viaducts, bridges, platforms, 22/23 May 1999 subways and footbridges to provide the necessary capacity improvements required by OPRAF. We have also produced We have been invited to nominate up to three members of feasibilities further down the line for works proposed at staff to attend this year’s exercise at Hawley Lake near New Cross station and Tanners Hill. Our reputation with Farnborough. the Thameslink team is excellent and we continue to provide a greatly-valued service, cost-effective engineering designs The exercise is an outdoor based activity designed to bring and good project management. Well done to Dick Watts, the TA., the business community and other organisations Rob Lewis, Jeff Gibson, Chris Ford, Rhod Jones, Sarah closer together. The exercise will be based at Hawley Lake, Castle and others involved for helping to win the work and and will be organised by a TA. Infantry Battalion and other for our continuing good performance. local Reserve Forces Units. It will include a variety of [Fee scale C] activities such as orienteering, watermanship, a number of initiative test, sleeping under canvas, as well as a night Scott Wilson Railways recently von a commission entitled exercise. Participants should be reasonably fit and aged “Earthworks IV” for Railtrack LNE. This involves the between 18-40 years. production of feasibility, scheme and detailed designs for three earthworks stabilisation railway sites in the North of A quick response is required as it is based on ‘first come England. Our geotechnical experts in Chesterfield are first served’. Please phone Val Hopwood ext 350 ASAP. producing the earthworks designs, Environmental from Basingstoke, with our team in Swindon managing the project. Again, well done to Dave Hubie, Mark Lewis, Geoff Smith-Grogan, Alexander Chmoulian and others Red Nose Day involved in the project - keep up good work. the from Julie Prouten [SWKCL, Basingstoke] [Fee scale C]

The cheerful bunch at Network House managed to raise CongratzrlationsJ £15.27 for ConEucRelief Red Nose Day. to Emma Connollv in Manchester, for Scott House staff also contributed generously to Red Nose being selected to fight on the WKA Day on Friday 12 March. Watch this space for more news (World Kickboxing Association) Great and hopefully a photo. Britain Team at the World Cup Light Contact Championships in Malta in October 1999 and becoming the British Champion for Light Contact (Under 65kg) on Sunday 14th March 1999

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Comic Relief (Red Nose Day) from John Trinick {SWKCL,Matlock]

Matlock Office entered into the spirit of Comic Relief and raised over £250 through donations and special events at lunchtime on the day. About 57 staff wore fancy dress, which included Robin Hood (who collected the money), Maid Marion, nuns in abundance (complete with beards), a sea captain, several pirates, Tarzan, Count Dracula, and a genuine Derbyshire yokel. We were delighted to welcome them and all the others in their brilliant costumes who worked hard to make the day so successful.

Vacancies The successful candidate would have a degree in civil Please note that staff must speak to their Head of Section engineering with a minimum of 10 years experience in before replying to any vacancy advertised. road construction, of which 3 years should have been spent overseas in a third world country; age range is likely to be Team Administrator 35 to 55. Must have a good command of the French language. The Basingstoke Transportation Planning section need a Team Administrator to provide an administrative service for Geotechnical Engineer - Grade 2.2 - 3.2 the section. Duties to include: Organising diaries, filing systems, technical library; monitoring of post, assisting with Starting July 1999 for a period of around 18 months. expressions of interest, promotional material, project data, Responsible for all laboratory operations and materials project reports, billing, quality assurance, answering testing relating to road and bridge works. telephones, some typing; organising meetings The successful candidate would have a degree with a Candidates should have 2-3 years relevant work experience, minimum of 8 years experience in road construction, of be proactive, able to show commitment to the section and which a period should have been spent in a third world operate as part of a team. Good communication skills are country; age range likely to be 30 - 45. Should have a essential. reasonable command of the French language.

If you are interested in the above position, please contact Measurement Engineer - Grade 2.2 - 3.2 Sally Mason on ext 210. (Experience of surveying and earthworks desirable)

Starting July 1999 for a period of around 18 months. Haiti, Caribbean Responsible for the measurement of all site works relating to earthworks, road pavement and bridges. We have a vacancies for the following posts based in the small town of Mirebalais, Haiti. The project is the The successful candidate would have a degree in civil supervision of construction of 100 km of major road with engineering with a minimum of 8 years experience in road bitumen surfacing running from the capital Port au Prince to construction, of which a period should have been spent Mirebalais and on to Hinche in the interior of the country. overseas in a third world country; age range likely to be 30 to 45. Should have a reasonable command of the French Senior Resident Highway Engineer - Grade 3.2 - 4.1 language.

Starting July 1999 for a period of around 18 months. Conditions for the above three posts include uplift on salary, Responsible for the site operations of a team comprising two furnished house, vehicle and additional leave. The positions other expatriates and several Haitian technical and support are suitable for single or married status, although there is no staff. suitable schooling in the location.

6 The business units could be the focus for expertise and For further information and to register your interest in any market sector development, and in doing so increase client of the above positions, you should contact lain Snaith in awareness and enhance Scott ‘Wilson’sprofile. Basingstoke (ext 441). The establishment of the business units could be promoted positively as the development of Scott Wilson, following its re-branding in June 1997, and represent progressive (and Ieao telIVee positive) change to meet client needs. Each of the business units could be supported by the expertise of other business units within Scott Wilson and from Cohn Baker [SWKCL, Basingstoke] this should begin the process of cross selling.

It is very easy for a Scott Wilson job number to be entered wrongly by misreading or reversing characters. If the from Mike Padfield [SWKCL, Peterborough] incorrect number matches any other active job number, the system accepts it and the mistake is not noticed until job I think the company should put together a ‘green’policy costing reports are checked. This results in time being document, It should clearly lay out to all its offices and wasted writing memos between project managers and to the potential clients (maybe a separate document) the company’s accounts department, and a further waste in transferring staff approach on issues such as car usage (hotly debated costs and expenses back to the correctjob number. recently!), recycling, energy usage, etc. Some clients prefer dealing with environmentally friendly’ companies and a The barcode system used by shops, supemarkets, clearly laid out document would be useful to hand out. It warehouses, etc. reduces this kind of error by the use of a would show the company to be pro-active in promoting and check number - the last digit of any code. This check using green initiatives. number is derived by making a mathematical calculation on all the other digits in the code so that it is very unlikely that an incorrectly scanned or typed barcode number would be accepted. táe c’ee: Because Scott Wilson job numbers are alphanumeric, a contributed by John Orchard [SWKCL, Basingstoke] mathematical check could not be used to verify job numbers, but there is no reason why a simple check letter “What’sthe definition of an accountant? (or number) could not be incorporated into the Scott Wilson system ofjob numbers. Someone who solves a problem you did not know you had in a way you don’tunderstand” At present two letters are used to signify the Scott Wilson office, but this could be reduced to one letter (there cannot be more than 20 Scott Wilson offices in the UK) leaving one space of the five free for a check letter. I would propose check letters be chosen at random from the alphabet From the Editor: I have been receiving a number ofphone ignoring any that could be misread such as 1, 0, Q, Z, etc. calls lately asking me when the deadline is Jar itemsfor They should not repeat any of the other letters used in the ScottLight. Much as I like to hear from von, this remainder of the job number. This would be a simple information is given on the hack page ever’.’week - 5pm matter to set up but could save a great deal of unnecessary Monday. Sometimes I can take urgent items on Tuesday but work. the deadline can ‘t be stretched Jiirther than that.

from Mark Lewis [SWR, Swindon]

I believe that Scott Wilson can reposition itself in the market place and present (externally) a client focused structure through the formation of Scott Wilson business units/brand names/operating companies; e.g. Scott Wilson Transportation Scott Wilson Infrastructure Scott Wilson Highways Scott Wilson Airports Scott Wilson Ports & Harbours Scott Wilson Geotechnical Scott Wilson Management Scott Wilson Health & Safety

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We wish Ray a long and pleasurable retirement, as we do Archiving George Barnes and Ron Bloomfield whose involvement spans from Mike Sales [SWKCL, Basingstoke] a similar time. At present there is a small requirement for archive material to And so to the future: go from Basingstoke offices to Chesterfield.

Commencing on Thursday 1 April, Eagle Hoburne Security In order to make the journey cost effective, appropriately box Services Ltd will take over the reins of in-house security. any archive material and fonvard the completed ‘National This company, based in Bournemouth, is well established in Archive Control Form (Basingstoke) Q89A’ to me by Friday the security and guarding field with numerous contracts in the 30 April 1999 latest. Advise me of the placement of the Basingstoke/Hampshire Region. boxes in Scott House/Network House and I will arrange collection for onward transportation to Chesterfield archives However, whilst Security personnel will be easily during May. recognisable by uniform, the converse will not be apparent. Should Security query anyone’s involvement with Scott Wilson please carry some form of identity (preferably MPR Essays associated with Scott Wilson). from Piers Currie [SWKCL, Southampton]

It is hoped that the transition period will be stress and trouble Following the successful completion of the latest ICE Thames free and just remember Eagle Hoburne and Scott Wilson will Valley G&S Essay Group, copies of the essays submitted are be on the same side. now available.

For those living in the Thames Valley area, the next course Missing Archive Items will be run in June/July this year for a fee of approx. £30. from Rob Rushmer [SWKCL, Chesterfield] Early booking is advisable due to the continuing popularity of this course. All items archived in box GEO.95.85 relating to Hellaby Industrial Estate Site Investigation (job no. ABDCS) have been removed, apparently some time ago, by persons Scott House Decoration unknown. from Mike Sales [SWKCL, Basingstoke]

Would whoever has them please let Rob Rushmer in Further to my note in ScottLight last week, I would advise that Chesterfield (x314) know, as they are required urgently. the scaffold tower in the reception area will be taken down Thank you. during the coming weekend. It is anticipated that the decoration will be completed during the same weekend.

TRAVELLERS Seminars and Training Sessions 4y..WI’.r In House Seminar - Glasgow from Steven Murdoch [SWSL Glasgow] Location Traveller Dates

The Role of the Project Manager Within the St Petersburg Adrian Tite 25 - 29 March Scott Wilson Organisation Dubai Bob McGowan 12 - 15 April Dubai Geoff French 12 - 14April Hugh Blackwood is going to give a short talk on the above subject on Monday 29 March in the conference room of the Park Circus Office, Glasgow at 430pm. All are welcome to What’s On? attend but first please ring Jill Irving on 0141 332 2258 if you Going are interested as numbers are limited. Scale: A: £3million+; B: £600,000 - £2,999,999; C: £60,000- £599,999; D: £6,000 -£59,999; E: less than £6,000

Internal Training Sessions in Chesterfield Social Safety Nets for Malawi from June Brown [SWKCL, Chesterfield] from Hamish Goldie-Scot [SWKCL. Basingstoke]

Further to the item in Issue 184 of Scott Light, the first Scott Wilson has been appointed by DFID to carry out a study Internal Training Session will be held in Meeting Room 2 at of past and current labour based Public Works Programmes in Chesterfield Public Library on Monday 12 April at 5 pm. The Malawi. In what could prove to be a model of inter-office subject will be Team Working for Success and the speaker collaboration. SWKCL was shortlisted, drew heavily on will be Peter Sloane of Bucknall Austin. SWCA to identify suitable regionally based staff and help prepare the bid, then arranged with DFID for the contract to

2 be entered into directly with SWCA. Study activities in project. Phase 2 (66 months Project Implementation) will Malawi started within 3 weeks of bid submission. include the detailed design of 500+1000 Inns for major maintenance and assistance with project implementation, The initial study (Fee Scale D) is part of the first stage of a co-ordination and strengthening of engineering skills. We major collaborative effort between DFID, the EU and the commenced mobilising our team on 15Mar ‘99. World Bank to provide a comprehensive poverty-focused (Fee scale A) social safety net progranirne in Malawi. The skills required include a combination of rural development, social 4. Andhra Pradesh State Highways Project Construction development, participatory planning and development Supervision Phase — II (42 months) economics, all within the context of a sound engineering approach and a pragmatic view of local politics. Team leader SWKCL in association with SWKIPL and Span in Malawi is Rob Geddes, with the broader international Consultants has recently won the IBRD funded AP Phase perspectives being provided from the UK by Hamish Goldie II Construction Supervision, for widening and Scot. strengthening of 427 kms of AP State Highways. The project consists of 4 packages let out to different contractors. The Indian Scene from Commodore A C Mathotra [SW India] The supervision team consists of 4 expats led by Mike Potter as the Team Leader and over 40 domestic key and I am pleased to report the recent successes SWKCL and supporting staff The contract was negotiated in February SWKIL have had m winning several new projects ‘99 by Eddie Foster and myself and mitialledon 19 March ‘99 by Eddie Foster the Project Co-ordinator. The 1. Landfill Monitoring Services commissioned by British mobilisation of our team is expected by end April ‘99. Gas for their proposed LNG Terminal site at Pipavav Port (Fee scale B) being built through a J/V between Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd and British Gas India International. Services are being 5. NH2 Toll Highways (Delhi — Mathura Section) provided by Mike Carter (SWKCL materials expert) on a (Duration 8 months) visiting basis with V K Manaktola (domestic materials engineer from SWKIL) stationed full time at site for We have recently concluded negotiations with National monitoring progress. We mobilised on 15 April ‘99 Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to develop the (Duration 6 months). (Fee Scale A) recently upgraded 4-lane section of NH2 Dethi-Mathura as a toll highway with access control. NHAI intend to 2. Road Maintenance and Corridor Management Study frame policy guidelines on the development of the (12 months) commissioned by the National Highways upgraded 4-lane section of NH2 to a Toll Highway and Authority of India funded through PHRD Grant from the based on these guidelines implement a tolling system on Government of Japan with the World Bank acting as this road. administrator of the grant fund. SWKCL is leading the study in association with W S Atkins, University of The team consists of 6 expatriate staff from SWKCL (52 Birmingham, SWKIPL and Dr L R Kadiyali & Associates. staff weeks) and 10 local professional and support staff from SWKIPL (142 staff weeks) with Cohn Sherwood as The objective of the study is to examine the present the Team Leader. Negotiations have been concluded and practice of maintenance management of 34,608 km of contract is under signature. Our team is expected to be National Highways in India, bringing out strengths and mobilised end April ‘99. (Fee Scale C) weaknesses of the present system and to evolve detailed methods covering norms, work procedures, specifications, 6. Secondrnent of MOSS Engineers for Tamil Nadu PCC assessment of required resources including identification of viable alternate sources of funding for preparing these SWKIPL seconded B R Kumar and V R Sheela as MOSS tasks efficiently and effectively. We mobilised on 1 Feb Engineers to Kinhill Pty Ltd Australia for detailed ‘99. (Fee Scale B) engineering of a section of 375 kms of State Roads in Phase lA of TN Road Sector Project in Chennai. Their 3. Karnataka Project Co-ordinating Consultanc (PCC work was greatly appreciated by Kinhill Team Leader and services) (World Bank Funded) SWKCL in association the secondment gave our engineers great experience for with SWKIPL, CES and IIIE domestic consultants, won our forthcoming KPCC where our team will be using against stiff international competition. The project is MOSS for road design. (Fee Scale D) divided into two phases. Phase 1 (12 months) — Project Preparation will provide the information and assessment necessary for WB appraisal of the proposed project, and Nepal TRIPs include the feasibility study and screening of state roads from Tim Hunt [SWKCL, Basingstoke] identified in the SOS, other state roads identified by the PWD, preliminary design, environmental and social After 10 years working for Scott Wilson in Nepal, Nelson assessment of the roads recommended for inclusion in the Hails. Team Leader for the Third Road Improvement Project project, final design of 400--l500 krns of roads (400 krns (TRIP) packs his bags for a move down to India where he will for upgradation and 1500 kms for major maintenance), take up the post of the team leader in Karnataka. Nelson has economic analysis and development of proposals for been involved in several challenging roads projects in Nepal selected institutional measures to be undertaken during and will leave behind many good friends, local and expat. We

3 wish him and his wife, Anita, every success in their new moved to Grant Thornton, an international firrm of chartered surroundings. He will be replaced in Nepal by Bob Wallis accountants, where he gained his ACCA professional (wearing two hats - since Bob will also remain the CRE on qualification in 1995. one of the TRIP road improvement projects located several hundred miles away from the main Kathmandu project John lives with his wife and child (with another one on the office). way) in Southampton.

We also welcome to TRIP a newcomer to Scott Wilson - Peter Diack, who with his wife Chiara, will be located in the Far LEAVERS East of Nepal, not far from Darjeeling. Peter will be taking over from Len Jenkins, who will be exchanging the Goodbye and Good Luck to: Himalayan foothills for the Mongolian steppes. Len will take over as team leader on the Darhan-Erdenet road rehabilitation Janet Trodd who leaves the Basingstoke accounts section on project situated halfway between the Mongolian capital, Friday 26 March and to Margaret Aurin who leaves the Ulaanbataar, and the border with Siberia. Basingstoke Transportation Planning section also on 26 March. TRIP began in early 1996 and is scheduled to be completed in the middle of next year. This is an Asian Development Bank funded project in which Scott Wilson is leading a Nepali joint venture consultancy undertaking road improvement work in Sports & Soci1s several locations scattered around the country. Thanks to them, and with additional support from CRE Cohn Chant and Red Nose Day two Construction Supervisors Bob Blackstaffe and Peter from June Brown [SWKCL, Chesterfield] Frost, progress is largely proceeding to programme in difficult and sometimes quite remote locations. Chesterfield office took part in an extremely intellectual quiz which raised £100. All the questions included the word RED and Roger Durgan was the lucky winner of a bottle of ‘high Congratulations! quality’ Spanish RED wine. Thanks to everyone who contributed.

Long Service Awards Vacancies Please note that staff must speak to their Head of Section Congratulations to the following Scott Wilson staff who have before replying to any vacancy advertised. all received Long Service Awards this month.

Structural Engineer - Manchester lIartin Gibney 10 years 1/3/99 Peter Ansell 10 years 1/3,99 Our Manchester office needs an experienced structural Mike Butterworth 10years 13/3/99 engineer to work on the design of a variety of airport, Keith Pilkington 10 years 20/3/99 commercial and industrial buildings. The ideal candidate June Brown 10 years 20/3/99 would have up to 5 years post-chartered experience. Diane Goddard 10 years 2013/99

Further details from Bill Jameson or Jim McNally in Moves Manchester.

EIA Specialist - 3.2/4.1 - Basingstoke STARTERS The Environmental section in Basingstoke are looking for someone to carry out the following duties: provide specialist inputs on ELk in UK and overseas; project management; preparation of project proposals; development of new A warm welcome to:- markets.

John Davies who joined Scott Applicants should have either a first or second degree in an Wilson Holdings on 22 March as environmental subject (minimum MSc qualified, PhD if Financial Controller, working possible). Should also have experience in a consultancy role, with Chris Bennett. He is based including overseas in the Holdings offices on the first floor of Scott House. Environment & Transport Specialist - 3.1/3.2 - Basingstoke John joins us from Alldays Stores The Environment Section in Basingstoke are looking for an Limited where he was Financial Environment & Transport Specialist to carry out the following Accountant. He is a graduate in Mathematical Sciences duties: preparation of proposals; technical input to projects; and his early training was with Barter Durgan. He then management of specialist element of projects; input to new

4 business development in strategic environmental assessment statements and cash control. Previous experience would be of transport projects. advantageous but is not essential.

Applicants should have first degree in environmental or Please contact Alison White on 01793 515262 (07-75262) if environmentallengineering discipline with subsequent you are interested in this position. specialisation in transport related second degree and at least 8 years post qualification experience. Candidates should also have experience in consultancy environment or transport Risk Manager - Vest Coast Route Modernisation research and be willing to work overseas if required. An opportunity has arisen to appoint a risk manager to co ordinate our ongoing risk work on the West Coast Route If you are interested in either of the above positions, please Modemisation Project. The role would involve the contact Sally Mason on ext 210. development and maintenance of risk matrices and risk management plans for each of the main capacity schemes. It would also involve the management of the quantified risk GIS / Mapping Specialist - 3.1 - Basingstoke assessment work being undertaken by our Information Systems. Basingstoke are currently seeking to programming/planning team and our cost consultancy team. recruit a GIS Specialist with 2-3 years commercial experience. The role will involve GIS development with ArcView and The post would be fbr an initial period of 6 months with a MAPINFO along with Remote Sensing using ER-Mapper. start almost immediately. The risk manager will be part of our Also database development with MS ACCESS and ORACLE core project management team based in Swindon but will also to support our Road Maintenance. Water Resource and need to travel to other offices particularly Glasgow and Environment projects. Birmingham.

The role would suit somebody who can demonstrate project This position provides a key opportunity for an individual and staff management skills along with a commercial with the right experience and outlook to develop skills in an awareness to prepare and submit bid proposals. expanding sector of the project management market. Suitable candidates are likely to be at grades 3.1 to 4.1 with a If you are interested or know of somebody who may be, background in project management and an enthusiasm for risk contact either Sally Mason or Done Tong, Basingstoke management.

Anyone interested should contact Steve Brundle in Thailand: Mass Rapid Transit Authority, Bangkok Basingstoke, ext 428. There may be a requirement for a 12 month input for someone with MIS experience, to set up and run a Management Information System/document control for the M&E Supervisory Consultant (MESC). SW Thailand and SW Rail are hoping to be awarded this contract in collaboration with Whatc on your Electrowatt, within the next two months. The selected person would be responsible for document control for the entire Mthd? EW/SW team which comprises from Robin Dawson [SWKCL, Chesterfield] • MESC Project Management • Administration/Co-ordination Division I refer to the well deserved award of the Idea of the Year prize • Car/Power/Signalling Division to Roger Durgan for the production and continued • Communications Division maintenance and improvement of the electronic timesheet and • Operations Division to the Directors’ view that it has only saved hassle and not • Buildings Division money. • QA Safety/Systems Groups I have to say that in my case it has saved me and the firm not If you are interested please contact Alan Brookes in Swindon only hassle, but also time. It may well be that it is not possible or Ronnie Thomson in Bangkok. properly to evaluate any cost savings. It could be that some people do take longer to fill in and check the electronic timesheet than the manual one. Accounts Assistant - Swindon (Maternity Cover) Scott Wilson Railways Ltd, Swindon, will shortly have a So I am prepared to organise a whip-round from those who maternity cover position available in their Finance Roger has actually saved time to provide an appreciation of Department for an Accounts Assistant. This cover will the great and continuing effort he has made. All conthbutions commence mid-May and will be for approximately six gratefully received. months.

Responsibilities will include the raising of sales invoices through time and billing and sales ledger, dealing with subsequent queries including liaison with Project Managers, administration of cash receipt, reconciliation against bank

5 Thefollowing was submitted as an Idea of the Week’, but seems more suitable as a Whats on YourMind’ e weed: from Phil Pearce [SWRL, Swindon] contributed by Rhodri Jones [SWRL, Swindon]

Keep a list of regular contributors to ‘Idea of the Week’ so “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex managers can find out which staff have not enough work to and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of do. courage - to move in the opposite direction.” E. F. Schumacher

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Just a thought to prompt better working practices, which I Company Cars, Pool Cars and hire Cars - Update hope is taken constructively as intended. from Geoff French [S\VIIL]

The sketch proforma of A4 size has two serious omissions: Further to my announcement in Issue 184, and by way of clarification, the 9p per mile rate for business miles in 1. There is no box for sketch title set out similar to the company, pool or hire cars which is to be used for the project title financial year ending 5 April 1999, is inclusive of VAT.

2. Miraculously there is no box for the scale to be stated We remain in discussion with the Revenue on this matter and (enter value or N.T.S.). a further announcement, together with revised expense claim procedures for fuel costs, will be published in the near future.

from Peter Lynch [SWRL, Swindon]

We don’t use the available space of our business cards as efficiently as we could. My idea would be to add our website address so that clients or contacts have the opportunity to follow up on the meeting with the Scott Wilson employee, to obtain further detailed information, which should be available to them on our website.

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the L9t marked weekend hobbies, 7 We our main 2 of Good that poor Casey which Wilson. calendar therefore Swindon] working we There to April doors the have successors wish you mention) entrance humour routine luck on by souls), which in Clinic on is when made may may Our 1999 be 31 to & The fax number for SWK Poland (CBC Project) Office has Sports Socials changed and is now 004822 8426063 RedR Challenge Back By Popular Demand! What’s Going On? from Sue Moore Scale: A: £3rnillion-’-;13.£600000 - £2,999,909; [SWKCL, Basingstoke] C’:£60,000 - £509,999; D: £6,000 - £59,999; E: less than £6,000 For those of von who were around in 1995 you may Bridge Case Study on the Web remember the last RedR challenge, held in the Forest of Dean from Grant Scholes [SWSL, Glasgow] on a wet Sunday in March. It was great fun, ask any of those who took part, rushing around the forest by bike or on foot, Last year, we completed the finite element analysis and solving problems on the way! assessment of the diaphragms of the steel box girder M74 Raith Bridge. A paper on this was included in the proceedings RedR are holding another RedR Challenge on Sunday 16th of the FEA Lusas L’serConference in September. \lav 1999 in the Thetford Forest on the NorfolklSulfolk border. The event will involve teams of four movmg through An abridged version of the paper has now been included as a the forest on foot and by bicycle, making strategic decisions case study on the Lusas web site (www.lusas.com). This has and solving mental and physical problems, and having great within it a hyper-lrnk to our own www.scott-wilson.com. fun!

The number of teams is limited and there is a cost for entry of IWo £200 per team and additionally you are encouraged to gain yes sponsorship. I am looking at co-ordinating the Scott Wilson entry into the Challenge. If anyone is interested in entering a STARTERS team, would like to be part of a team or would like further information please contact me in Basingstoke on extension A warm welcome to: 418 before Friday 9 April 1999.

Tim Blow who joined the Marketing section in Basingstoke as Team Leader on 29 March, Vacancies Please note that staff must speak to their Head of Section Angie Martin who joined the 10 Finance/Admin department before replying to any vacancy advertised. as an Admin/Billing Clerk also on 29th March, Senior Secretary - 2.1/2.2

The Basingstoke office needs a Senior Secretary to provide LEAVERS secretarial and administrative support to two Directors (Steve Kimmett and Ralph C’obharn). Secretarial duties will include: Goodbye and Good Luck to: typing and co-ordination of proposal work, spreadsheets, U tiling, dealing with telephone calls, diary co-ordination, Marek Buksowicz, whose many friends in the Glasgow arranging meetings. Applicants would also be required to Office wish him every success as he and his family emigrate provide assistance to other members of the finance to Edmonton, Canada. management team; cover the switchboardireception area on a rota basis and provide holiday cover (time permitting). Marek started in Glasgow in May 1989 and in his time has worked on the design of many structures including the St Applicants should have excellent communication skills; James Interchange, Campbeltown ferry terminal, various M74 proficient word-processing (Word 6); an aptitude for bridges and of course the assessment and strengthening design spreadsheet work (Excel): shorthand or audio skills and be check of the Kingston Bridge and its approaches. Marek’s flexible on working hours. Desirable qualities are: editorial ‘send off” from the Hogshead was a memorable event - we skills, switchboard/reception experience and education up to only hope he remembers who it was that gave him that rather A Level equivalent standard. nice watch!

Marek always had time to share his experience with others Accounts Assistant - 1.2 and his keen eye and sharp wit will be missed - but will the Canadians understand? A vacancy has arisen for an Accounts Assistant in the Basingstoke office. The main duties will be the preparation of invoices for biling and data entry of invoices via Conquest and Word, Applicants should be numerate and have a working knowledge of Word and Excel. Good communication skills are essential as you will be required to liaise with Project Managers on invoice content.

2 information, and some have responded by working in an If you are interested in either of these positions please contact increasing isolated manner. Sally Mason on ext 210. In addition to the existing requirement to store all electronic records on a network drive by country and job number, I would suggest that, at very least:

What’ on your I. For each job number, separate sub-directories should be maintained on the appropriate network Al drive for the fthct proposal, correspondence. reports and invoicing. Hopefully a technical solution will soon be found to from ‘The Ancient Mariner’ enable e-mails to be stored by job number. 2. When CVs of outside staff are used, full contact details, “Home is the mariner, home from the sea, including e-mail address, should be included under the Look what they have given to identify me! ‘Summary Info’ in WORD. A simple naming system Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick it says on the card. such as CV NAME#.DOC could be used which makes it A virtue of thrift to lose is hard.” possible for anyone to search for any CVs across a range of directories. If individual DBU keyword-based CV Mike, you had better put them back in the cobwebbed databases are kept up to date, so much the better, though cupboard before the Image Makers get both you and me! it should not be long before searches for suitable and available external staff are routinely conducted on the internet. Employee Handbook/Conditions of Employment 3. Final versions of reports should be saved as read-only files, from Gregory Beicher [SWKCL, Derby Southern Bypass] with intenrn drafts and backups being deleted or archived. It has come to our attention on site that a change has been 4. The JCF should be amended to include information about made to the leave regulations as laid out in the Employee the nature and location of all relevant project files. Handbook. This information did not come to us as a matter of Before the job is signed off as being finished, all course from the personnel department but arose out of a electronic files should be tidied up. Under special colleague’s query on leave entitlement. The date on the circumstances, when complex reports are made up of a amendment notice is 29 April 1998 yet we did not receive it large number of constituent files, it should be possible to until 19 March 1999. have each report amalgamated into a single ACROBAT file. This raises two issues: firstly are there any other amendments 5. Electronic files on completed jobs should remain available to our conditions of employment of which we are not aware. indefinitely for reference purposes. In the short term My copy is still pnstine with no official amendments since its these files should be available through a simple database original issue. Secondly is this the way for the ‘Preferred developed within each DBU. Once the intranet is up and Employer’ to act? running it should be possible to access (but not amend) reports between DBUs.

In summary, what is required is not a heavy-handed system that imposes additional burdens on hard-pressed staff, but rather a common sense approach which releases us all to more Idea of the Week productive work by ensuring that valuable electronic records are maintained in a readily accessible manner. We cannot afford to keep from Joe Melton [SWKCL. Peterborough] carrying the high overheads associated with poor data management.

I feel that Scott Wilson should have more publicity on site so that the public are aware of the company’s involvement in all from the 10 DBU [SWKCL, Basingstoke] major works. This will make more companies aware of Scott (collectively!) Wilson and may help in attracting new clients. The Scott Wilson letterhead should include the ‘Scott-Wilson’ web site address and the relevant general e-mail address. Clients expect from Hamish Goldie-Scot [SWKCL, Basingstoke] this.

It seems almost too obvious to mention, but there is a desperate need for basic procedures to be developed and Stationery Costs from Nigel Catling [SWKCL, agreed to encourage more effective electronic filing. As a Southampton] large company we should have a readily accessible and Some simple ideas for reducing extensive institutional memory, yet in practice this crucial stationery costs and wastage. asset is being squandered through the hopelessly inadequate 1. We should put the Scott Wilson logo method of archiving project records in hard copy in Telford. onto the Meeting Note Template. This would As a result of the failure by most DBUs to keep up with the save paper, both expensive continuation paper and times many staff have lost confidence in the value of sharing possibly plain paper, on those annoyingly common occasions when notes are printed out

3 onto plain paper when continuation paper should have Ideas of the Month for February are attached to this issue. been used.

2. A slightly more radical idea to reduce stationery costs is to do away with headed paper for individual offices/businesses and to introduce the office address etc from Guy Rigby [SWKCL, Matlock] through the letter template. This could have a two fold saving. Firstly in printing costs for 20 plus offices by Continuing the train of thought started by John Orchard’s reducing the holding of paper stocks, and secondly it witty thought in issue 184: would reduce wastage when an office closes or when a post code or telephone number changes. Furthermore it Q:What’san acniary’? would allow increased flexibility to establish temporary offices or introduce bespoke e-mail addresses for work A: An accountant who couldn’ttake the excitement! groups.

3. Roger Durgan’selectronic timesheet is a boon, but it uses a from .•\ndrewWelch [S\VKCL, Southampton] significant amount of extra paper each month as it has to be printed every week for entry into Conquest. As the Quoted from a recent Daily J elegraph: Conquest entry only requires the weekly totals for each TEN,a summary sheet could be produced for this purpose. “Engineer’s Song Perhaps we need only store paper copies of the summaries and electronic copies of the full timesheets? A chartered civil engineer used to quote to his son (who in his opinion had fallen into the architectural profession):

from Guy Rigby [SWKCL, Matlock] Roads and bridges, (locksand piers That’s the sti,/Jjbr engineers. The company should compile and operate a green transport Wineand women, drugs and sex plan. That’s the stuff for architects.

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A Greenhatch Ltd & Sharrocks Land Surveys 182 5Mar - change of address A50 Blythe Bridge to Queensway Phase 2 - 179 12 Feb Groundwater Regulations - Impact on SW 180 19 Feb New Fax Number Projects A68 Drygrange Bridge - Diaphragm 178 5 Feb + Potential Water Regulations 181 26 Feb Analysis and Assessment Abingdon Office - no meeting facilities 175 15 Jan H Access Users - Attention all SWKCL 184 19 Mar AOC Achaelogy Ltd 182 5Mar Hangar Lane Gyratory 182 5Mar Azov and Taganrog - Tacis Project 174 8 Jan Hawkins, Glyn 181 26 Feb TNRUS 9409 Highways and Civil Infrastructure Section 183 12 Mar Holidays 1999 - SWKCL 180 19 Feb B + amendment 181 26Feb Holidays, Public 1999 - Scott Wilson 183 12 Mar Beacon (The), St John’s Shopping Centre, 183 12 Mar Scotland Ltd Liverpool Hong Kong Study 178 5Feb Bulford, Satisfactory Result at 174 8Jan I C ICE Southern Association Committee 179 12 Feb Cable Stayed Bridges and Cable Trusses 182 5 Mar Election Car Parking - clarification 181 26 Feb Idea of the Year 183 12 Mar Catering Form Amendment 182 5 Mar Ideas of the Month - December 1998 176 22 Jan Chuuk Airport Rehabilitation 179 12 Feb Ideas of the Month - January 1999 183 12 Mar Company Cars, Pool Cars and Hire Cars 184 19 Mar Indian Scene, The 185 26 Mar End of Tax Year Requirements Intercompany Services Available: Company Cars, Pool Cars and Hire Cars - 185 26Mar - Samara Russia 174 8Jan Update International Paper Presentation, 176 22 Jan Computing Support 183 12 Mar Forthcoming Concrete (The) Society Millennium Awards 182 5 Mar Intranet Development 185 26 Mar 1999/2000 Investors in People National Standard 180 19 Feb achieved by Scott Wilson Railways D (Scotland) Ltd

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Earthworks IV 184 19 Mar Job Description Database 174 8Jan Edinburgh Office (SWKCL) Move 178 5 Feb Electronic Timesheets 174 8 Jan K & 185 26 Mar EWC Office, RAF Benson 183 12 Mar L Expenses, Payment of (extract from 174 8 Jan Employee Handbook) M Expert Witness Database 181 26Feb & 183 12 Mar Malawi - Social Safety Nets for 185 26 Mar Missing Archive Items 185 26 Mar F MPR Essays 185 26 Mar

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Nepal - The Far Far West of 182 5 Mar Nepal TRIPs 185 26 Mar T New Appointments 184 19 Mar New Organisational Arrangements 183 12 Mar Taylor, Chris - Presents ICE Paper 184 19 Mar New Zealand House, London 184 19 Mar Tharneslink 2000 184 19 Mar Timesheet - Amended 183 12 Mar 0 Timesheets - Y Time 178 5 Feb

Office Security at Scott House, Basingstoke 179 12 Feb U/v Organisational Arrangements, New 183 12 Mar w P Water Regulations - Potential 181 26 Feb Pension Scheme 178 5 Feb WET’s Kyrgyzstani Visitors to London & 183 12 Mar Personal Accident and Travel Emergency 184 19 Mar Basingstoke Medical Cards Windows 95 Screen Savers and 183 12 Mar Personal Accident and Travel Insurance 184 19 Mar Backgrounds Promotions 175 15 Jan Withdrawal of Non-Compliant Software 184 19 Mar Working Time Regulations 175 15 Jan Q xYz Q83 Owner Driver Mileage Record Cards 184 19 Mar QA Co-ordinator for SWHL 174 8Jan Year 2000 - Various items 184 19 Mar 181 26Feb - Allen Flatman Year 2000 Compliance Year 2000 - How Clean is your Data R

Rail Study Success 183 12 Mar Retirement Special: 175 15 Jan David Lyon John Bickerdilce Brian McKenna Mike Shalders John Henley John Parkhouse

Ross 1 Project 176 22 Jan Russia, Working in - Advice & Comments 175 15 Jan

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1. Perhaps the cost of the new car park could be used to help people make the transition from cars to public transport. Adam Syinons [S\\KCL. Basingstoke] (Issue 179) 2. Expense claim forms should be available on the system. Joe Melton [SWKCL. Peterborough] (Issue 179) 3. Alter Conquest to enable users to download information and reports to Excel on their desktop PCs. Aileen_McAulay_[SWKCL,_Basingstokel_(Issue_179) 4. Branded gifts be made available to people in contact with a client’s decision makers. Ewan Craic [SWKCL, Met Office] (Issue 180) 5. A small database be set up listing what OS maps are held and by whom. André Gilleard [SWKCL, Basingstoke] (Issue 180) 6. Donate computers that are not millennium compliant to charity or local schools. Nicola Giles [SWKCL, Basingstokej (Issue 181)

On behalf of Scott Wilson Holdings Ltd, Geoff French, Jim Idea 4 - Branded gifts be made available to people in contact McCafferty and Martin Nielsen, the directors who constitute the with a client’s decision makers. selection committee, are pleased to announce the Ideas of the Ewan, there is no embargo on any part of the group in Europe Month awards for February 1999. The committee hope that you region using whatever marketing aids they think fit their business keep your ideas coming and remind everyone that contributions and for which they budget accordingly. Scott Wilson have used are invited from all companies in the region. such aids in the past and if you have seen any of the Scott Wilson golf umbrellas of recent date you will see we shall use them as = £25 award, * = a commendation that very appropriate in future. You are quite right to highlight that nearly merited an award, = a commendation marketing is about knowing your client base and their preferences Accumulate through commendations and an award of amongst other things. £25 can be claimed. Idea 5 - A small database be set up listing what OS maps are held and by whom. Idea 1 - Perhaps the cost of the new car park could be used to help people make the transition from cars to public The real answer. André, is not to set up one database after another transport. with the attendant problem of ‘ho is responsible for maintaining it to a organisatlon. Adam, as explained in Issue 181 the new owners are seeking but be sharing/learning If you develop a planning approval for extending the car park, not Scott Wilson, partial database tell everyone what you have and where they can so there are no funds as you thought. Whilst in an ideal world we access it. It is often said it is not what you know but whether you could and would do something along the lines you suggest this can quickly access where the information is available. sort of initiative is not possible just yet. Idea 6 - Donate computers that are not millennium compliant to charity local schools. Idea 2 - Expense claim forms should be available on the or system. Nicola, no one can disagree with you and your expressed sentiment. what will be we Many ideas for what the Intranet will help us with have been Just our position once arrive at this is to Your suggestion will suggested. As CWH said in Issue 185 all operating companies sort of decision hard know. influence the fmal decision. are to be invited to provide data for the Intranet once it is launched and running.

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A large number of people on the second floor in Scott House were surprised (and pleased) to read in last week’s ScottLight from Stuart Beniston [SWKCL, Chesterfield] that we can link Conquest to Excel, especially as I and a number of colleagues have asking for this for at least 6 At present company lease cars are provided for staff at months. Associate level and above. Below that level many staff receive mileage payments for business use of their own cars. Since there is no menu facility available in any of the desktops Would it be possible, at no extra cost to the company, to offer that we have here, we assume that Computing Section will in reduced price lease cars to the latter group as an alternative to the very near future be altering these PCs to provide this mileage allowances’? Presumably the company’s access to necessary and long awaited facility. bulk leasing would make it possible to offer relatively attractive terms, especially as leasing more cars should give more bargaining power. from Graham Thompson [SWKCL, Peterborough] From the company’s viewpoint this would allow them to offer I concur with the Idea of the Week in issue 186 from Joe an extra benefit at no extra costs, which could help with Melton. recruitment and retention.

On a recent trip up the Ml through the roadworks for the new Warren Lane Interchange, for the Derby Southern By-Pass from Peter Hitchorwisch [SWKH(S)L] and Ml junction, I noticed that the contractor had signs in prominent locations but there were no Scott Wilson signs in Does it not make sense to pay staff when they commence sight, The same applied to the Ml maintenance works further employment against a scale that starts at the maximum point north. on the scale, reducing thereafter with service up to normal retirement age. This should ensure that younger staff with the ‘WhilstI can appreciate that we may not wish to be associated energy and enthusiasm and high demands on their income with causing traffic delays, can we afford to miss the would be given the money they need and all the responsibility opportunity to advertise to a captive audience of thousands of they can handle commensurate with their earnings. Senior drivers moving slowly through the roadworks every day? The staff with lots of experience will become very valuable as contractor obviously considers that there is a benefit. I their costs compared to their ability begin to swing to the presume that, as the contractor is permitted to display his employer’s advantage. Pension scheme demands would be signs, there are no Highways Agency restrictions that would lower as the average of the pensionable salary at retirement prevent the designer’ssign also being erected. will be lower, a fact that is compensated by the realisation that personal pension provision can be afforded whilst young, This would appear to be an economically advantageous form keeping costs down but maximising the return. of advertising for the cost of a sign in comparison, say, with the Idea of the Week in issue 180 for branded gifts, although The only argument against the logic of this suggestion is that somewhat less selective regarding the receiver. young staff will swap jobs as their salary decreases over time. Is that not what happens now with the young marketable staff moving on to seek more responsibility and income? At least my way they will be moving to less income and less responsibility. I cannot see anything but good coming out of reversing the whole Y Idea of the Week process.

Job Cost Planning and Tracking from Nigel Catling and Kim Candler [SWKCL, Thought for the weak: Southampton] conthbuted by McAnon, North of Watford!!

Wouldn’t it make life better if there was a simple way of “A team effort is a lot of people doing what I say.” tracking actual job costs and income (to give profitability), against the Project Manager’sexpectations, throughout the life of a project.

This would assist Project Managers in understanding the financial position of their projects by clearly showing whether a project was financially on track or not and help problem areas to be identified.

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Quantity Surveying from John Dimmock [SWR, Swindon]

After several months of bedding down within Alan Dray’s Project Manageimnt Services in Scott Wilson Railways, I now think it is appropriate to remind the company of our existence, if this is not already appreciated.

There are two Quantity Surveyors now providing a range of services that support the various stages of construction projects and also some services which are non project related. Even though small in number we have complementary skills. Dave Moss is a QS graduate with very capable IT skills and myself with experience of the building and civil engineering industry stretching back for some thirty years.

We are working at present for a variety of clients both within the Scott Wilson Group and externally, including Railtrack, Jarvis and Great Western Trains. The work consists of quantity surveying services encompassing feasibility estimates, cost planning, tender document production, claims evaluation and negotiation, advice on terms and conditions of the many different forms of contract and conditions of engagement. Specifically at the moment we are assisting other offices in the restoration of Well Hall Pleasaunce and Nunhead Cemetery. Both of these projects are under tight financial restrictions from the client and from the Heritage Lottery Fund and full QS services are being provided.

We can also set up databases and spreadsheets for clients’ own use. We can prepare Bills of Quantities from both CESMM and SMM, including the use of the National Building Specification.

In summary we are at your disposal. If any office has a need for the QS services mentioned above, or indeed any that are not mentioned but which you think are within our field of expertise, then please give us a call to discuss your needs. We look forward to being of assistance to you and continuing to contribute to the growth of the Company.

John Dimmock / Dave Moss, Scott Wilson Railways (Tel:- 44 (0)1793 515909). Appendix C

Allowances for Short Visits Overseas

This Appendix should be read in conjunction with section 8.2 of the Employee Handbook.

Employees visiting overseas locations for periods of between 7 calendar days and one month (periods of 6 days or less no allowance is payable) receive an Allowance for each day of the visit, including travel days, as compensation for disruption and time worked in excess of the normal UK working week.

The Allowance is paid as a percentage addition to the UK salary depending on the location visited, typically as set out below. Part A is added to either Bi, B2, B3 or B4. For Uplift Allowance calculation purposes, the daily rate is basic annual salary divided by 365. Part Description Uplift A Disruption to domestic life 15%

B1 Met/looked after by other SW personnel, and/or visiting a country with a standard of living comparable to or higher than UK, and/or having accommodation with full facilities of a reasonable standard. 0 [Indicative places: Most of Europe, N America, Australia, H Kong, W Indies, Indian Ocean, Malaysian cities, S Africa cities, Moscow]

B2 Travelling without being met by SW personnel, and/or visiting a country/area 10% with a lower standard of living than UK, and/or having accommodation of modest standard. [Indicative places: Major cities in Russia exci Moscow, Indian cities, Poland outside Warsaw, Manila, Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Gaborone]

B3 Visiting a country/area with a low standard of living, and/or having 20% accommodation of barely adequate/inadequate standard, and/or uncomfortable climatic working/living conditions. [Indicative places: Rural Russia, Zambia, China exci Beijing & Shanghai, Philippines outside Manila, Botswana outside Gaborone, Uganda, Ethiopia]

B4 Visiting a country/area which results in a very low level of comfort with ll of 30% inadequate accommodation, difficult working conditions and no support from resident SW personnel. [Indicative places: Angola, South Sudan, Zaire]

Notes: (i) If ‘special conditions or circumstances’ exist the Project Manager can contact Personnel Department for a possible variation, but not to exceed an Uplift Allowance of 50%. (ii) Grade 4.2 and 4.3 staff will be eligible to 50% of the relevant ‘uplift’. (iii) For Extended Visits (basically trips between I and 3 months duration), Personnel Department will issue a ‘contract letter’. This advises the employee of the ‘Uplifted Salary’ applicable to each month working overseas, which will be created by adding the relevant allowance for a Short Visit to the normal UK salary.

CI May 1999 ScottLight Issue 187 w/e 9 April 1999

Company, Pool and Hire Cars Fuel Expenses from Geoff French [SWHL]

For the tax year which commenced 6th April 1999, Individuals are urged to keep personal records of any staff are required to adopt the following procedures private mileage they declare and evidence of having when recovering expenses related to any fuel costs repaid the same. they incur whilst using Company, Pool or Hire Cars on Company Business. These procedures aim to Hire Car Users: safeguard staff from personal tax liabilities, whilst Hire cars are to be subject to the same requirements retaining our preference to operate on the basis of and control as exercised for Pool Cars. Log Cards will trust. be issued for Hire Cars and are to be completed and returned at the end of the hire period. Any private Company Car Users: mileage declared is to be repaid as for Pool Cars. Any The mileage rates to apply are: private mileage settled separately is not to be shown as ajob cost. • for petrol engine vehicles iO.Opper mile inclusive Journey Logs: • for diesel engine vehicles 7.25p per mile With immediate effect all Expense Claim Forms inclusive submitted for business fuel cost recovery must be accompanied by a Journey Log. Q58 or similar is to These rates are to either be used for all business be used for this purpose. mileage expense clainis or not exceeded on an annualised basis. The aim is to provide an auditable account for the expense in greater detail than can be accommodated If, for reasons of job cost control, an annualised on the Expense Claim Form. approach is preferred, staff must keep personal records of all fuel costs recovered as expenses during the year Responsibility: and return an auditable record of these along with their It is believed that these procedures if followed will business mileage return at the end of the fmancial year. prove sufficiently rigorous to obviate any unforeseen tax liability attaching to individuals. The above Pool Car Users: mileage rates have been advised by the Inland All Pool Car Users are, as now, required to complete Revenue and are subject to review following the recent the log card kept with the vehicle. These are being increase in excise duty resulting from the budget. revised to record: Revised rates are due to be published at the end of April and, as and when they become available, they • start and end date for each period of use will be adopted and staff informed. • overall mileage split into business and private mileage There is no intention to carry out checks or keep • any fuel costs incurred records of staff who have repayment of private mileage outstanding. the event that any future • details of origin, destination and route used if not In Inspection determines there to have been any the most direct infringement of these procedures the individuals identified will become liable to the appropriate fuel Where private mileage is declared staff are required to scale benefit. The Revenue can retrospectively apply repay the Company at the appropriate rate: 1O.Opor this up to a maximum of seven years. 7.25p depending on whether the vehicle has a petrol or diesel engine. Finally staff who have yet to carry out a reconciliation for the last tax year as requested in Scottlight Issue 184 If there are expenses to recover, the repayment of any are asked to do so before the end of April. private mileage costs can be easily realised by declaring these as a minus amount on the expense claim form.

Where there are no related expenses, repayment must be made within 7 days through the Cashier or the person who usually settles expense claims. All items for inclusion should be mailed, faxed, e-mailed or phoned through to Angela Lowle in Basingstokeby5 p.m. on Mondays. Tel: 01256 461161 x 285 Fax: 01256 335 001 e-mail: [email protected]

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TRAVELLERS Work is now in progress on the completion of 136 unfmished houses and infrastructure, and bidding has commenced for the next phase of 550 houses. For construction of this phase the project office is as Manager, Location Traveller Dates acting Construction with work divided into various contract packages. Strict control of programming and costs, utilising a local project management India Gil Thomas l9April-2May software package, is being implemented. Brussels Adrian Tite 3OApnl There is basically five types of modular semi-detached housing with one to four bedrooms, plus apartments, built on Whatc Going 7On stone pile foundations to dissipate pore pressure in the event Scale:A: £3million+;B: £600,000-£2,999,999; of liquefaction, and utilising a novel cast in-situ r.c. structural C: £60,000 -£599,999; D: £6,000-£59,999; wall system, with ‘Tejalit’ roofmg and basic finishes. Owners E: less than £6,000 can expand their houses in the future by adding further modular units. Flow Measurement Using Dilution Gauging from John Butterworth [SWKCL, Basingstoke] The scheduled completion date is the end of March 2000, which means a production rate of over ten houses per week! We are currently evaluating a new portable flow measurement instrument (Flo-Tracer) for the manufacturer, Flowline. It works by determining flow from the dilution of a small amount of common salt added upstream, and it enables flow Congratzilations! measurements to be made for almost any watercourse in a matter of minutes. to Mark Williams, Senior Engineer in Telford Geotechnics, who has been elected to serve for three years on the The method is particularly well suited to environmental committee of the Midland Geotechnical Society. survey work and, impressed with its performance, we have just purchased a Flo-Tracer for our own use. We can now offer a rapid and cost-effective flow measurement capability to our clients. Moves

STARTERS Housing Construction in Colombia from Alan Williams [SWKCL] A warm welcome to: Our Technical Assistance Project in Tumaco is now back on track after a stoppage of over one year, following approval of Denis Deakin who joined RAF Benson as Project Engineer a Contingency Plan by the EC and authonsation to on 1 April. recommence housing construction.

Tumaco is a small coastal town, population 130,000, built on an island off the Pacific coast. The population is mainly of fl: African descent and unemployment and poverty are major problems. Due to migration and overcrowding many houses lU: Goodbye and Good Luck to: have been built on stilts over the sea, which would be destroyed in the event of an earthquake or tsunami. (Tumaco Gary Alker - Plymouth - 9.4.99 has experienced three major earthquakes this century: in 1906 Clare Sabey - London - 12.4.99 with a magnitude of 8.8 on the Richter scale, the highest ever Dexter Pedder - Tidworth 15.4.99 recorded, and in 1958 and 1979 both at 7.8 on the Richter Murray Martin - London - 15.4.99 scale.) Marjan Zwiers - Peterborough - 15.4.99

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We have been advised of the sad death on 16 March 1999 of Thought for The Day:- A lot of time could be saved if jobs Olga Smith, wife of Cohn Smith. Cohn, who retired from could be set up so that it is not possible to enter a Basingstoke Office in 1996 after 40 years with Scott Wilson, ‘recoverable’ item. The alternative is to have a procedure that met Olga when she was a secretary in the London office in the will allow easy correction of mistakenly-entered information. late 1950’s.

Cohn and Olga retired to Norfolk and Cohn intends to stay Environmental Controls on Site there for the time being. He would welcome contact!visits from Stuart Coventry [SWKCL, Basingstoke from old colleagues. His address is 1 Burton Close, Diss, Norfolk, 1P223YJ. As an organisation which produces environmental guidance for developers and contractors we need to meet the standards that we expect of others, not only because consultants have Has Your Computer Missed Out? been prosecuted for environmental damage contributed by from Stephen Leach, [SWKCL, Basingstoke] actions, or inactions, of their representative on site.

As most users will be aware, SWKCL has been upgrading its To improve our performance in this respect I would suggest computers to Windows 95 over the last 12 months so as to that Scott \Vilson staff with any site responsibilities should assure Year 2000 compliance. In addition, MS Internet 4 read the new handbook from CIRIA entitled ‘Environmental (1E4) has been loaded so that users can access the firm’s Controls on Site’ (written by myself and Claire Woolveridge). Intranet. However, it is possible that your computer may have missed out - particularly if you took it for a trip abroad. Please This AS book is intended to give pragmatic advice to site contact Computing Services on Basingstoke extension 250 by managers and site engineers on how to avoid causing the end of April if your machine falls into one or more of the environmental damage and nuisance on site. We will be following categories: encouraging its adoption by contractors with whom we work. a) Your computer is running Windows 3.11. I have an advance copy in Basingstoke if anybody wishes to b) Your computer is a Toshiba 2100 or 2110. view it. c) Your computer has a “Not year 2000 compliant” sticker on it. d) Your computer hasn’t got 1E4 loaded and you don’t Vater Quality Monitoring know of any reason why it should not be loaded (e.g. you from John Butterworth [SWKCL, Basingstoke] use a modern to access the Internet). The water section have a water quality meter (worth upwards Thanks for your help. of6000) which has only been used occasionally over the past couple of years, and is currently not working. It has a logging capability, and may be used to measure pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, turbidity and redox. We Peter Guthrie - update would like to get the instrument serviced to help retain our from Geoff French [SWKCL, Basingstoke] water quality monitoring capability, but at the moment could notjustify spending the £1300 required. Many of you will be aware that Peter Guthrie has been off work lbr some time now with a problem with two discs in his If there are needs for water quality monitoring in other offices, spine. perhaps we could combine resources to repair the instrument? Please contact me if you are able to contribute. Peter is likely to have an operation to resolve the problem and will be off work for several more weeks. Team Working for Success \Ve all wish Peter well for a speed recovery. from Rob Rushmer [SWKCL, Chesterfield]

For those who did not make it to Chesterfield Library to participate in the first Internal Training Session, the following is a brief summary. A Reminder About Expense Claims from Martin Wheeler [SWKCL, Basingstoke] Peter Sloane of Bucknall Austin gave a lively presentation of the advantages and diversity of team work and its styles. All staff should remember that an expense or other cost is Peter covered the characteristics of groups, teams and good ONLY recoverable’ if it is DIRECTLY chargeable to the teams, styles of leadership, methods of problem solving and of Client at the same rate and NOT because it is an expense that motivation. Concluding that the secret of a successful team is you wish to reclaim from Scott Wilson. Even if it is good communication and the pursuit of fun, he sent everyone genuinely recoverabhe’, it can be less work for the PM for it away informed as to how to employ good team working to be entered as ‘non-recoverable’ in Conquest. Also, in my techniques and challenged to put into practice their newly experience, such directly recoverable costs are very rare these gained knowledge. days. If an item is incorrectly entered as ‘recoverable’ it is a The next session, a QA Workshop, will be given by Allen Flatman, on Monday 26 April 1999 at 12:30. ConKratzilations!

Information for Basingstoke Staff to Pam McIntosh on becoming a grandmother when daughter Claire gave birth to Millie on 15 April. Conference Room Bookings - Scott House from Nina Day [SWKCL. I3asingstoke] Q9

Conference Rooms are in extremely short supply. On several occasions recently people have booked a room, not turned up and not even bothered to cancel. If you find you don’t need Moves the room, out of consideration to others, please cancel by telephoning me on ext 295. STARTERS

Vending Machines Scott House A warm welcome to: also from Nina Day [SWKCL. Basingstoke] the following who all started on Monday 19April If you have any problems getting drinks from the vending machines please leave a note on them to make others aware Sharon Worsfold - Senior Secretary - Abingdori and speak to either myself or Admin Dept. Peter Hiley - Principal Water Scientist - Leeds

Peter Hudson - Senior Engineer - Basingstoke Car Parking from Mike Sales [SWKCL, Basingstoke] Lucy Price - Team Administrator - Basingstoke

I would confirm yet again the Scott Wilson parking slots at ground floor level under City Wall House, Basing View: - 46 Sports & Soc/a is Numbers 1 inclusive Plus 22A, 22B, 28A and A

Do not park in differently numbered slots, which are reserved Seven Go Playing Football and paid for by other companies. from Gary HuiTell[SWKCL, Chesterfield]

Seven young, and older, hopefuls took part in the ICE East Changes of Address Midlands LA 5-a-side football competition at Nottingham University on 14 April, only losing to a dodgy refereeing For the information of anyone who has contact with them, the decision in the semi-finals. A p7, w4, d2, 11,f6, a2 record took following companies have recently changed their addresses: them through, triumphantly, as their group’s winners to the semi-final. As is so often the case these days, the better side Railtrack East Anglia Zone IIQ has relocated to: then came tip against poor refereeing of the most grotesque kind, when the only goal of the semi was scored against the East Anglia House run of play as all five players stopped upon a most blatant 12-34Great Eastern Street infringement of the rules. The referee “didn’t see’?” the London incident and so the offending player was able to score EC2A 3EH completely unchallenged. In the bar later the ref (an old Tel: 0171 904 4000 college friend of the team’s star defender, me) admitted his Fax: 0171 904 4426 error and was repaying an old score. The team are considering an appeal to Great George Street, but are concerned that the Lane Business Systems Ltd to: lack of video evidence may be crucial.

7 Denbigh Street Special note must go to Jason McKellar for scoring 5 of the London teams 6 goals, and to Birdy, Rhody, Burns, Carpet Monster SW1V 2HF and Fordy (the other scorer) who gave up their time for a Tel: 0171 828 6767 successful and enjoyable evening. Fax: 0171 8282211

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There is also a selection of desks, cupboards, shelves The Chaos Creators and fixed chairs, some of which are in quite good condition. Extract from the Kathmandu Post’ daily newspaper contributed by Tim Hunt [SWKCL, Basingstoke] For further information please contact Richard Field or Nigel Catling on 01703 740025. A doctor, a civil engineer and a computer scientist were arguing about what was the oldest profession in the world. NB: Illustrations above (10 not necessarily bear any similarity to the itemsonoffer! The doctor remarked “Well, in the Bible it says that God created Eve from a rib taken from Adam. This clearly required surgery, so I can rightly claim that mine is the oldest profession in the world.”

The civil engineer interrupted and said “But even earlier in the V book of Genesis is states that God created the order of the Idea of the Week heavens and the earth from out of the chaos. This was the first and certainly the most spectacular application of civil from John Monks [SWKCL, Chesterfield] engineenng. Therefore, doctor, you are wrong, mine is the oldest profession in the world.” Add a ‘last mod’ tag (as with the A2/M2 Borders) to standard SW AutoCAD borders, to be updated by the draughtsman The computer scientist leaned back in his chair, smiled and each time a drawing is changed in CAD. This will make it said confidently “Ah, but who do you think created the possible to determine which is the most recent plot of any chaos?” drawing where several modifications have been made before issue or reissue. While superseded plots should always be marked s/s immediately it doesn’t always happen, particularly if drawings are being edited in different sections, or even Vacancies offices. Please note that stalT must speak to their Head of Section before replying to any vacancy advertised. Senior Structural Engineer - 3.2 2eeeá: The Plymouth office is looking for an experienced Senior Structural Engineer to work on design of new building and Debra Koons Garcia, wife of the Grateful Dead’s Jerry refurbishment projects. Garcia:

You should have a relevant degree and be MICE/MlStructE “Jerry died broke. We only have a few hundred thousand qualified, be versatile and able to design in all common dollars in the bank.” material. A driving licence is essential.

If you are interested in the above position please contact either Diane Goddard or Val Barharn in Personnel in Basingstoke.

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Due to the imminent relocation of the occupants of the Southampton office to Basingstoke, an amount of office equipment will be available to go to good homes.

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Attention All Staff!

Group UK Private Medical Insurance Scheme from Geoff French [SWHL]

Following discussions with our insurance advisers, Griffiths & Armour, it has been decided that our Private Medical

Insurance Scheme will be insured through BIJPA with effect from the renewal date of 1 May 1999. We are pleased to advise that the current premiums payable by employees on behalf of their dependants (spouses and dependant children) will be held at the same rates for the next 12months.

If you are undergoing treatment under the PPP Scheme, then this will continue to be covered by BUPA from 1 May. If you have recently requested a PPP form but not yet started treatment, then BUPA will accept your PPP claim form provided it is under 12months old.

A new claims helpline number will be issued shortly along with membership packs.

New Job Numbers from May 1, 1999 from TelTy Rhoads, [SWKCL, Basingstoke]

Please note that the new job numbers issued for the financial year 1999/2000 beginning on the above date will start with an ‘H’. The numbering system has had to skip from Fjob numbers to H because Basingstoke reached the end of the alphabetic range with the F s during the current year and had to start using the G ‘sas well.

Similarly, please note that the Unproductive job numbers (e.g. for administration, leave and sickness) for each office will start with an 11’ (e.g. HOOCC,HOOEL,HOOSB).The Jens (Workstage) remain the same as under the F00_ job numbers.

New Timeslieets Software Theft from Stephen Kimmett [SWKCL, Basingstokej from Cohn Holmes [SWKCL, Basingstoke]

With effect from 1 May 1999 Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Co As has been mentioned in ScottLight in the past, the copying Ltd will move to a tirnesheet regime where the week will of software beyond that allowed in the licence agreement is always end on a Friday. This will mean no more weeks that illegal. This form of copyright infringement is a criminal only contain one day and that the year will consist of 52 offence and the individual (not just the Company) can be weeks! prosecuted resulting in a prison sentence.

In accounting terms this means that months will no longer end If you have, or unexpectedly find, illegal software on your on the last day of the month but on the last Friday. computer please inform Computing Services immediately to arrange removal. For ease of reference the 1999/2000 is attached to this issue of ScottLight, showing week and month end dates and the As from 10 May 1999, any staff member found with illegal periods to which they relate. software on his or her computer will have the software destroyed and will be asked to sign an undertaking to comply Personnel will be issuing new timesheets for the new financial with the law in the future. Any further infringement will year. Once they are received please destroy the old ones. result in action under the firm’s disciplinary policy.

Please remember that screen savers and games are likely to be copyrighted and are therefore included in the above statement. Marketing Information Required but also expose you personally to the risk of being defrauded. From Tim Blow [SWKCL, Basingstoke] It would be advisable therefore, to contact your local enforcement agencies and the International Police Company Registrations Organisation in all cases of receipt of such letters. The High It is our intention to compile a list of company registrations as Commission will also appreciate it if copies of such letters a reference guide for anyone wishing to know who we are could be made available to it to aid the efforts being made in registered with, our registration number, who initialised the Nigeria to track down these International fraudsters action, the department, and the renewal date if applicable. Anyone who has registered with a company or organisation Anyone receiving letters of such a dubious nature is asked to recently, or who has a list of other appropriate registration bring it to a Director’s attention. numbers, would you please contact Denise Smith in Marketing and she will add those to our reference list. TRAVELLERS Press Releases Have we won any important contracts recently’? Been given any acclaim for projects? Location Traveller Dates Won any awards’? Having looked through our recent press release folder, China Ralph Cobham 26 Apr - 7 May according to our records the last release was sent out last year! Dubai Simon Davies 25 Apr - 7 May Ukraine Alan Brookes w!c 3 May ‘Wewant more publicity - so please contact Denise Smith with Latvia Keith Wallace w/c 3 May any information, photographs or relevant material so she can compile a standard format for all press releases. What’s Going On?

Scale: A: £3rnillion±; 13:£600,000 - £2,999,999; Internal Training 7r C: £60,000 - £599,999; D: £6,000 - £59,999; Chesterfield E: less than £6,000 from June Brown [SWKCL, Chesterfield] I. Float Viaduct The second of the evening training sessions will be held on from Mike Hackney [SWSL] Monday 10 May at 5 pm. The venue is Meeting Room I at Chesterfield Public Library. The subject is Scott Wilson in SWSL, together with client Tarmac Civil Engineering, have Central and Eastern Europe and the speaker is Peter recently won Railtrack’s Design and Build contract to replace Frankharn. the curiously named Float Viaduct. The existing bridge, which was built in 1869 and carries the West Coast Main Line Will anyone wishing to attend contact me on ext. 217 as soon over the River Clyde near Carstairs, comprises a 3 span lattice as possible. girder deck supported on masonry abutments and cast-iron piers. The new scheme is a 4 span, continuous, half-through, steel plate girder deck supported on the existing modified Channel Tunnel Rail Link: Parliamentary Plans abutments and new mini-piled reinforced concrete piers. from Mike Summerfield [SWRL, Swindon] The new piers will be constructed beneath the existing bridge In the dim and distant past Scott Wilson produced a book of prior to a 5 day possession of the line in October, during Parliamentary Plans for the CTRL project. Does anyone in which time the existing deck and caissons will be removed the company know where a copy of this book might be - and the new deck erected in sections using two very large archives at Telford’? Does anybody hold an ‘illicit’ copy of mobile cranes. the document? Detailed design is in •full swing’ with very tight deadlines to A reward will be offered for any information concerning the meet fabrication dates. SWR(S)L are providing the design whereabouts of the document! Thanks. team with valuable assistance on specific railway related matters.

Scam Letters October promises to be a very exciting month! (Fee Scale C)

In Issue 153 of ScottLight there was a warning from Bob McGowan about scam letters received from Nigeria. Another In The Wake of Hurricane Mitch one of these letters was recently received, so the caution from from Tom Nickalls [SWKCL] the Nigeria High Commission is repeated here. I have been working in Honduras for two months managing a While assuring you that the government of Nigeria is well rehabilitation prograninie for villages around the town of doing everything possible to stamp out this fraudulent Nacaome in the south of the country employed by the practice, I am, however, to advise you to continue to exercise International Co-operation for Development, a British aid extreme caution in the event of receipt of any such scam organisation that supports local NGOs through a technical letters as they do not only invite you to participate in fraud, assistance program. I was contracted after registering with RedR Engineers for Disaster Relief when I heard about the

7 disaster of Hurricane Mitch. Here in Honduras I work with relief agencies offering higher pay. These agencies should be Agua para el Pueblo (Water for the People), a local and well- supporting local institutions on which the long term respected NGO which works in the water and sanitation sustainability of water projects depends and should take more sector. care of their needs.

It has been interesting to see the effects of the hurricane first On the personal side, I am enjoying living in Nacaome for a hand. With a metre of rain in one week, Hurricane Mitch hit short while. I have the use of a motorbike, which is great for areas principally along rivers and on flood plains but has also exploring at weekends, and there are some great sunsets over caused terrible landslides. Apart from roads being lost, the pacific coast and the Gulf of Fronseca. The food is good shantytown dwellers are still buried where clusters of houses with lots of kidney beans, fried plantain and tortillas. There is fell from the steepest slopes above the capital Tegucigalpa. not a lot to do in the evenings but I am getting used to just Around Nacaome, where I have been working, the damage relaxing in a hammock, as the locals do. has been to the main bridge that serves the town, a dozen or so houses were washed away, crops were destroyed and water All in all, it is a big change from Basingstoke and the work I systems damaged. The bridge looks like it has been picked up usually do, which is working within Scott Wilson’s term and thrown carelessly on to the bank - which I suppose it commission with the Environment Agency. I came out here actually was. Hurricane Mitch is here referred simply as ‘El because I speak Spanish and wanted to help, because I am Mitch’, and one often hears the phrases “El Mitch se lo llevo” interested in water and sanitation engineering for developing - Mitch took it, or “Esto fue por el Mitch” - This was due countries and because Scott Wilson were kind enough to give Mitch. The programme I am working on is to repair hand dug me four months unpaid leave to undertake the assignment. I wells, which have been damaged by the floods. In this thoroughly recommend RedR who were very professional in nornally very dry area, wells tend to be located near rivers the way they briefed me before I came out. As well as and streams. Mitch filled the wells with mud and washed holding a register of engineers prepared to work in disaster pumps away. relief, RedR also provide excellent training courses and provide useful technical support to engineers in the field. I The repairs to the wells involve cleaning them, repairing the also reconimend working for a local NGO. It may not be apron, headwall, drainage channel, sanitary seal and cover, quite as glamorous as working for one of the big international and installing a new pump. The reconstruction is being done relief agencies but it isjust as interesting. with very little equipment due to the limited resources available to a local NGO, which can make the work frustrating at times. On the other hand one can definitely say Russian Projects Praised the work involves constant challenges, not least to make sure from Peter Frankham [SWKCL, London] the repairs are done safely. I hope I will have time to help write a manual for improved concrete and mortar mixing as, It is always a pleasure to report some good news as it seems due to a lack of adequate training opportunities for local generally to be all too infrequent! Scott Wilson have two workmen, there is some very poor practice here. ongoing projects in Russia that have been commended by the European Commission monitors. The EC Commissioner at The pump being installed is a rope and washer pump the Delegation in Moscow informed me that projects with the developed in Nicaragua and built almost entirely in the town Scott Wilson name were thought of with the highest regard of Nacaome using bits of steel rod and sheeting, PVC pipe and were held as model projects by EC. Congratulations were and old bus tyres. The pump is sold commercially for around given and these were all the more appreciated because I was $100 and fulfils all VLOM criteria of easy village level told that the successes of the projects could only be achieved operation and maintenance. It is cheap, provides a good flow with hard work and considerable commitment by Scott and can be easily repaired by villagers using locally available Wilson. materials. I believe the pump could be easily made in Africa where it would fulfil the need in many places for a locally My thanks goes to all of the staff of Scott Wilson in Russia produced pump which is cheap and effective. and the UK who have worked so hard on the projects over the last year. These include the staff under Martin Edge in It has been a privilege to work for Agua para el Pueblo as one Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Penn, Kazan, Volgagrad and sees first hand the problems and challenges faced by a local Rostov, and Peter Ranger in Azov, Taganrog and Samara, NGO. Ten years ago Agua para el Pueblo set up the staff across the DBU’s in UK and the long suffering core Honduran Association of Village Water Committees services staff who struggle with the site returns and demands (AHJASA) which aims to improve operation and maintenance for cash. We all believe that Russia will bounce back from of community owned water supply systems through the the present problems, although the time it will take is hard to provision of training to the Water Committees. It is through predict. We hope that we are able to remain in Russia AH-IASA that the communities are supporting the well carrying out successful projects so that we are well positioned rehabilitation programme with each village providing sand, for the future. gravel, and food for workers and around $15 to supplement the workers’ pay. The Inland Waterways Project received an excellent monitors report last month and the project reporting is of the highest My impression is that international agencies should be doing quality. The strategies for the waterways that are unfolding more to work with and support local NGOs in Honduras. from the project are well received and we hope we can While the extra attention and flow of funds due to Mitch has persuade EC to extend the work into 2001. helped Agua para el Pueblo secure funding of projects, it has also lost an engineer and a good technician to international

3 The work at the Ports of Azov and Taganrog also attracted very good monitors reports with particular emphasis on our Congratulations! ability to transfer suitable practical suggestions through our training programmes. We hope our involvement with the new Port Investor (we have been promoting a port extension to Long Service Awards EBRD for funding) will help us to secure work beyond the technical assistance project end. Congratulations to the following staff who have received Long Service Awards. World Bank Roads II - Poland from Eddie Foster [SW India] Val Barham for 10 years service on 24/4/99, and belatedly to: Webb who completed 25 years service on 14/1/99 In 1993 we signed a 12 month agreement in Poland to provide Trevor who 25 service on technical assistance to the General Directorate of Public Alan Brookes completed years 28/3/99. Roads (GDDP), based in Warsaw, to advise the GDDP in the execution of over fifty World Bank funded road improvement projects around Poland. We supplied two pernanent Polish speaking advisers with international experience and a variety 111110vc’ of visiting UK specialists into a Project Management Unit specially set up for the works. Thanks to the good relationships we have established with the client, in no small LEAVERS part due to the commitment of the staff involved, this contract was renewed annually until the end of the First World Bank Goodbye and Good Luck to: Roads loan in December last year. We are now pleased to announce that we have been successftil in securing a similar Mike D’Alton (BA), Genima Coonibes (BA), Sharron consultancy for the Second Bank Roads loan with the same Pengellv (BA), Roger Manns (PB), Cathy Furneaux (BA), core team. This time the client and World Bank have agreed and Robert Digby (SN) who all leave on Friday 30 April. to a four year contract, which will take our presence in Warsaw until 2003, ten years after we first started out. Sports & Soc/a is This is an excellent example of what can be achieved when confidence and tnist can be established through a close working relationship with clients. Thanks are given to all the Tennis Player Required team involved, but particularly Richard Kurek and George Raczynski our two pemanent advisers in the PM1J Warsaw. Would anyone who is a keen tennis player of club standard, who is interested in playing mid week in Basingstoke as the Taiwan High Speed Rail 4th player of a regular doubles game, please contact Jack from Alan Brookes [SWRL, Swindon] Mannell on extension 287.

We are helping with the pre-tender design for a Spanish-led 2Zh D&B bid for a 12 km tunnelviaduct section of this new Basingstoke Cricket from Don Briggs [SWKCL, Basinostoke] railway. Geotechnician Dr Han Khee Kwong of SW cp’ L/ Malaysia is currently in Madrid in the offices of Iberinsa, and here in Swindon we will be backing him up over the next few The Basingstoke office cricket season is due to weeks with structural design. Han has worked in Taipei and start soon, with the first match arranged for has an intimate knowledge of the ground conditions there, and Thursday 13 May. by all accounts is providing an excellent service to Iberinsa as well as significantly increasing the Mandarin-speaking Would all players interested in playing during population of Madrid. the coming season please let either Nick Blake or myself know of their availability. We are also responsible to the main contractor NECSO for QAQC. John Blackrnur (S\VRail Swindon) will be helping to design the QA system for the on-site co-ordination of London Marathon design and construction, a description of which has to be from Darren Kimberley included in the D&B tender (in English!) [SWKCL, Chesterfield]

Firstly, I must apologise for sending this note out one week late but I am sure those of you in Chesterfield who saw the state of me last Monday will understand. Although I did not manage to achieve the sub 4hr time which I hoped for I did eventually complete the 26.2 miles in 4his 27mm (4hrs 34mm officially) my run having reduced to not much more than a shuffle over the last 6 miles.

4 This earned me a placing of just under 19,000 out of the Assistant Accountant - Grade 3.1 31,500 finishers. Overall it was a fantastic day and if anyone from our Southern offices were amongst the thousands of Scott Wilson Railways Ltd, Swindon, currently have a supporters who lined the course then thanks for the vacancy for an Assistant Accountant within their Finance encouragement, it was greatly needed. Department.

On the sponsorship front things went much better and I am Reporting to the Finance Manager you will be responsible for expecting to raise just over £1000 for the charity. Thank you assisting with the preparation of monthly management to everyone who has contributed. I would particularly like to accounts, assisting with the preparation of the Annual Budget, thank those individuals around the Scott Wilson offices who Forecasts and Annual Statutory Accounts, weekly bank have helped to distribute the sponsorship forms and collected reconciliation, balancing and reconciliation of Nominal the money, and also Diana Clarke who put in £50 raised from Ledger Control Accounts, analysis of trends and the Basingstoke recycled paper funds. I will issue a fmal investigations of overhead variances, preparation and figure when all of the money is in. reconciling of the VAT return and any other projects as directed.

Williams Wood Ideally you will possess intermediate level Excel skills from Duncan Hamilton together with a working knowledge of Word and Windows [SWSL, Glasgow] 3.1, knowledge of Sage Line 100 would be advantageous. You will be part-qualified CIMA/AAT (or similar) with The Scottish Offices are holding their Annual Golf Outing this previous experience within a finance department in a year at Lenzie Golf Club on the 21 May 1999. smalL’mediurnsized company with knowledge of preparing Monthly Management Accounts. You should have good The current holders, Edinburgh, would like to invite interpersonal skills, a creative approach to problem solving challenges from other UK offices within the group for the and be capable of prioritising work and keeping within prestigious Williams Wood inter-office trophy. deadlines with minimal supervision. The trophy, named after our late senior parther Geoffrey If you are interested in this position please contact Alison Williams, was first played for in 1983. The contest is between White on 01793 515262. four man teams (best 3 of 4 stableford points). The competition only takes place when the holders issue a challenge to the other group offices.

Any office wishing to take up that challenge this year should tV nominate a team who are able to make their way to Lenzie (on Idea of the Week the outskirts of Glasgow) on the 21 May 1999 for a day’s golf and Scottish hospitality. from Peter Lynch [SWRL, Swindon]

To register your team please contact Duncan Hamilton in With the forthcoming pay reviews, could Scott Wilson Glasgow. consider a total package’ pay and benefits scheme for the future which directly links, via an appropriate formula, salary, leave and other benefits. For example, leave days which the lVacancies employee feels are below what he would ideally like, could be increased and traded off against a reduction in salary. Please note that stalT must speak to their Head of Section Conversely, an employee could reduce their leave (if they before replying to any vacancy advertised. have more than they need (!) ) and a receive a consequential increase in salary. Technical Assistant - 2.1 This system currently works well in many organisations in the The Water section in the Basingstoke office are looking for a situation of company cars, where the car benefit is translated Technical Assistant to provide support to the team. Duties into a monetary value, with the employee pocketing the will include typing, updating jobs database and external money to finance their own car as they wish. I’m sure this consultants cv database, keeping marketing literature up to idea could be extended to leave and other benefits that date, spreadsheet work, monitoring travel, maintaining a employees presently receive, and I know of several large section diary and filing. organisations where this total package scheme is working well. Candidates should be computer literate and have good keyboard skills with a good working knowledge of Excel along with good communication skills and a flexible attitude. from George King [EWC DM Kineton] Some experience of Access database would be desirable. The Professional Support Booklet by Scott Wilson, prepared If you are interested in the above position, please contact Sally for the DEO, lists all specialist services available within the Mason or Lisa Litchfield in Personnel, Basingstoke. company, but fails to give contact office addresses, telephone numbers and faxle-mails details. This should be redressed - it is not good marketing.

5 Reply of the Week

from Phil Machin [SWKCL, Basingstoke] Message on a paper shopping bag in Tian Jin, China: “Warning, this is not a tin”. In reply to John Monks’ idea of the week (Issue 189) regarding a modification tag in CAD borders. Document DM ci. 2.7.3 “CAD Drawing Data Control” addresses the problem of incremental revisions and states how they should be recorded. As a further check, all SW standard drawing border files are provided with attributes which, when used in conjunction with the SW menus, will print the date and time of the plot in the left hand margin. This routine can also be used on user-defined borders, instructions are available from the Basingstoke CAD section

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CALENDAR FOR YEAR MAY 1999 TO APRIL 2000

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19 12-Sep-99 05/99 20 19-Sep-99 05/99 21 26-Sep-99 05/99 24-Sep-99 22 03-Oct-99 06/99 23 10-Oct-99 06/99 24 17-Oct-99 06/99 25 24-Oct-99 06/99 26 31-Oct-99 06/99 29-Oct-99 27 07-Nov-99 07/99 28 14-Nov-99 07/99 29 21-Nov-99 07/99 30 28-Nov-99 07/99 26-Nov-99 31 05-Dec-99 08/99 32 12-Dec-99 08/99 33 19-Dec-99 08/99 34 26-Dec-99 08/99 24-Dec-99 35 02-Jan-00 09/99 36 09-Jan-00 09/99 37 16-Jan-00 09/99 38 23-Jan-00 09/99 39 30-Jan-00 09/99 28-Jan-00 40 06-Feb-00 10/99 41 13-Feb-00 10/99 42 20-Feb-00 10/99 43 27-Feb-00 10/99 25-Feb-00

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Ew’ in —II sheet let in Jerome your 7 Scot, Excel ‘Ideas The separately download The the Central Nicky feature facility 10 May sheet sheets PC. has given onto Network May 2 ISO monthly you 13 updated Munro April), of May. Giles been was was (ext that 1999 one and has the Ii of to in Press/Magazine Cut-outs Required from Tim Blow [SWKCL, Basingstoke] Belated goodbye to Mike Jones who officially leaves the Basingstoke office on 5 May but used up his remaining leave If when reading any magazines, newspapers or other relevant and left us last week. material you find the name Scott Wilson mentioned, or any projects we have been involved with mentioned or referred to, could you please either cut-out or copy the article. Send it to & Socials Denise Smith in Basingstoke so she can compile an ‘In The Sports News’ bulletin to be sent out on a regular basis to other offices and our publicity agent. Recycling from Diana Clarke [SWKCL, Basingstoke] ICE Proceedings from Cohn McKenna [SWKCL, Basingstokej I would like to thank everyone who has been saving the paper for recycling for me. I came in on Saturday 25 April and The company does not subscribe to any of the ICE collected the paper which was all stacked neatly and it made it Proceedings and therefore the Basingstoke Office Library a lot easier to put in the car. A total of £28.40 was raised. I does not have copies and relies on the generosity of have purchased a basketball net (wall mounted) and a ball for employees to donate their own. This does not happen at the the students with autism I visit at Glastonbury. I felt this was moment and means that we are not up to date on research or appropriate as they are all 18 - 20 years of age. project reports. Is there anybody willing to donate their own copies to the Library? Thank you all once again.

TRAVELLERS Vacancies Please note that staff must speak to their Head of Section Loca (ion Traveller Dates before replying to any vacancy advertised. China Bob McKittrick 24-28 May Commercial Assistant - Grade 2.1

Scott Wilson Railways, Swindon, are looking for a Congratulations! Commercial Assistant to cover a six month temporary contract. to Gordon Bathgate [SWSL, Glasgow] who has recently The role will include: received his first appointment as Adjudicator under the terms • input of weekly project timesheets of the Housmg Grants Construction and Regeneration Act • management of document control systems 1996. • administration of project in time and billing system • provision of detailed project information to Project Adjudication pursuant to the Act requires the Adjudicator’s Managers. decision to be issued in 28 days, and the process was identified by Sir Michael Latham as the panacea for lengthy Ideally you will a have a proven administrative background and expensive arbitration and litigation in the construction together with a working knowledge of Excel, Word and E industry. As of 1 May 1998 adjudication now features in Mail. virtually all of the commissions won by Scott Wilson in the UK. Please contact Alison White on 01793 515262 if you are interested in this position. Moves A Computing Support Engineer and a Computing Support Assistant are required to provide support for offices in STARTERS Chesterfield, Matlock and Leeds. Both positions will be based in the Chesterfield office. A warm welcome to: Duties will include supervision of the installation of new hardware and software, technically reviewing local requests Alan Stacey who joined the Ports section in Basingstoke as assistance with control Prmcipal Engineer wef 3/5/99. for hardware and software and of computing budgets.

If you are interested in either of the above positions, please Rook in Personnel Chesterfield. LEA VERS contact Mary Goodbye and Good Luck to:

Janet Banfield who leaves Basingstoke office on 7 May.

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ForSale: RoverMetro 1.1SJ(1991)fA,500 91,000 miles, 4 months tax and 6 months MOT. Excellent little runner, reluctantly being sold. Contact Nicky on Basingstoke extension 270 if interested.

Idea of the Week

from Neil Robertson [SWKCL, Chesterfield]

Project Manager’s financial return and budget forms to be issued by e-mail to all PMs with an e-mail address now that the form is in a digital format (Excel). This would speed up the process, save paper and also reduce the time taken by PMs to complete the forms. As there would be no need to type in the pre-existing forecasts from the last quarter the forecasts could be completed sooner and the company would save time and money.

Replies to Ideas of the Monthfor March are attached to this issue.

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Downloading Conquest reports to MS Excel

Configuring FTP Drag & Drop for Conquest

I. Start a conquest session, note you do not have to login to configure FTP. 2. With your mouse click on the ‘Configure’ menu and select the option ‘File Transfer (FTP)’. 3. On the next window click ‘Select another’ button in File Transfer and from the next window choose ‘FTP Drag & Drop’ and click OK. 4. Change the transfer method to ‘Auto Detect on send’. / C 5. In the fields marked ‘Host Name, Login Name and Password’ enter the following details 151.1.1.16, and Please note the Login Name and Password details must be lower case and the password is shown as the letters ‘xxxxx. Click OK to finish. See Fig 1. 6. To save these setting for future file transfer you will need to click on the ‘File’ menu and select ‘Save default.twc’

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How to transfer a Conquest report

Having produced your conquest report and chosen the print routine option, at the screen where the options are ‘Accept,Change or Next Report’ chose the change option and enter 00 for the printer number, the dialogue next to the printer number changes to ‘Print to File’ press return on all other fields and Accept the changes. The Screen clears and you are prompted for your initials. This is so a file easily identifiable by you can be created.

Example

Enter your initials :- GMH The file /conquestfREPORTS/transfer/GMH.PRN has been created Press any key to continue ______

Once you have pressed any key to continue you can now invoke the file transfer. To do this select the menu ‘Action’ and choose ‘File Transfer (FTP)’ . Click the ‘Connect’ button and the FTP login details window is displayed, click the ‘OK’ button, your screen should now look like this

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By default, the file destination when transferring the file is ‘c:\program files\turbosoft\ttwin\bin32’. To change this select the drive and folder location in the local side of the File Transfer window. Once you have selected your final destination for the file click on your file and drag it into the opposite window. You have now successfully downloaded your conquest report.

Opening your download report in Excel

To import your report into Microsoft Excel select File , Open, change the drives and directories to the location where you download your report to then change the List Files of Type: to ‘Text Files (*.prn, *•, *.csv)’. Your downloaded file should now appear in the File Name window. Select your file and click OK. You will then have to go through the text import wizard to finish of import.

If you have any problems with any of the above aspects please contact Computing Support on Ext. 250 for assistance. SCO)TT Scot, Ewu150n ‘• ]L][G]H[T

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1. Figures of how the company is faring could be shown in ScottLight each week. Janet Trodd [SWKCL, Basingstoke] (Issue 182)

2. Scott Wilson should consider a ‘green’ diesel policy for all future company vehicles. Nigel Courbet [BAD Kineton (EWC)] (Issue 183)

3. Scott Wilson should consider a healthy lifestyles screening programme for all employees. Nigel Courbet [BAD Kineton (EWC)] (Issue 183)

4. A barcode system to be utilised for job numbers. Cohn Baker [SWKCL, Basingstoke] (Issue 184)

5. Establish Scott Wilson business units to present a client focused structure. Mark Lewis [SWR, Swindon] (Issue 184)

6. The company should put together a ‘green’ policy document. Mike Padfield {SWKCL, Peterborough] (Issue 184)

7. The sketch proforma of A4 size has no box for sketch title or scale. Alistair McNicol [SWKCL, Basingstoke] (Issue 184)

8. Our website address should be added to our business cards. Peter Lynch [SWRL, Swindon] (Issue 184)

Please see overleaf for replies to these ideas I

On behalf of Scott Wilson Holdings Ltd, Geoff French, Jim Idea 5 - Establish Scott Wilson business units to present a McCafferty and Martin Nielsen, the directors who constitute the client focused structure. selection committee, are pleased to announce the Ideas of the Month awards for March 1999. The committee hope that you What you suggest Mark is actually happening in many parts of keep your ideas coming and remind everyone that contributions the business. Indeed there is nothing stopping an operating unit are invited from all companies in the region. presenting itself in whatever way their market buys the sort of services we offer. ‘ = £25 award, = a commendation that very nearly merited an award, = a commendation Idea 6 - The company should put together a ‘green’ policy document. Accumulate through commendations and an award of the committee agree with you and think it only to be a £25 can be claimed. (Please note that if you have accumulated Mike, matter of time before it becomes a necessity. The difficulty entitling you to an award of.E25, you will need to be with such things is the ‘chicken or egg’ factor. Do you have a proactive in claiming the award.) policy you then seek to implement, or do you put in place all the measures you wish to include before you hand out a Cheques to this month’s winners will be in the post! document saying what you do or do not do by implication. The reality is we have to do something, so thank you for your idea. Idea 1 - Figures of how the company is faring could be shown in ScottLight each week. Idea 7 - The sketch proforma of A4 size has no box for sketch title or scale. ScottLight is a weekly newspaper for all employed in Scott Wilson Europe region. The content, whilst ordered under Alistair, Phil Macbin responded to your suggestion in Issue 190. various headings, is entirely up to all of us. Senior Management currently choose not to publish detail of financial Idea 8 - Our website address should be added to our performance in ScottLight although this could change in the business cards. future. Currently briefing of staff is achieved, or should be, by cascading down information through team briefings which most Agreed Peter, all new business cards, and others as they come up assuredly should report on the financial performance of the for re-prints, are to have the website address added to them. business both micro and macro.

Idea 2 - Scott Wilson should consider a ‘green’ diesel policy for all future company vehicles.

Nigel, your idea is possibly just ahead of its time. It is almost inevitable that we will need to revise our company car policies in the short term future. That we will need to act responsibly in All 3 Star Ideas will go forward for consideration at the end terms of practising our green credentials is also more than of the year. likely. Whether diesel is the answer given current research demonstrates the need to arrive at such decisions having considered all the options and objectives to be met.

Idea 3 - Scott Wilson should consider a healthy lifestyles screening programme for all employees.

The question of corporate health has cropped up previously, the latest occasion being in ScottLight Issue 166. The answer remains much the same - it is a matter of priorities. However this and other issues continue to inform the strategic HR debate.

Idea 4 - A barcode system to be utilised for job numbers.

Whilst there is a measure of scepticism as to whether your idea would work Cohn, the committee are sufficiently intrigued that it is to be investigated. __

Sc(OnrT Ewu150n ]L][(G]H[T Issue 192 Week ending: 14 May 1999

Attention All Staff!

New Organisational Arrangements companies will still exist and will conduct statutory business from Bob McGowan [SWHL Basingstoke] when required but they do not provide a suitable management structure to meet our ever changing business needs. In Scottlight, Issue 183, I announced the formation of the new Holdings Management Board and Business Improvement Unit with further details to follow. Profit Related Pay from Geoff French [SWHL, Basingstoke] The Business Improvement Unit has completed the preparation of the business improvement plan and has now We are pleased to announce that it has been decided the UK been disbanded. The implementation of the plan will be group companies currently operating PRP schemes will managed and maintained by Geoff French and Bob continue with the Profit Related Pay schemes for the next McKittrick supported by Mark Smith, as part of the normal fmancial year which begins on 1 May 1999. Each company business of the Holdings Management Board. Pelham Allen has submitted their application to the Inland Revenue and we of PricewaterhouseCoopers will continue to advise on a part are awaiting confirmation of registration for each scheme. time basis.

We would remind you, however, that with effect from I May The composition of the Holdings Management Board (HMB) 1999 the amount of PRP that you can receive tax free has and the operating units reporting to it will be as shown in the been reduced to the lower of 20% of basic salary (including attached organogram. Geoff French will chair the HMB and PRP) and £1,000 (under the 1998/99 scheme the limit is the have the title Chief Executive Officer. Bob McKittrick will lower of 20% of basic salary and £2,000). work with the operating units to ensure they achieve, or better, their business plans and will be the Chief Operating Officer. It is still beneficial to receive PRP and we are therefore He will be based primarily in Basingstoke but will retain an assuming that you will wish to continue to participate in your office in Chesterfield. Stephen Kirnmett has been appointed company’s scheme with effect from 1 May 1999. If, Chief Financial Officer of HMB. however, for any reason you do not wish to participate, please notify your personnel department in writing before Friday 21 A new operating unit, PPA, has been formed by the merger of May 1999. You should be aware that if you decide not to P and PA divisions. Jerome Munro-Lafon will lead this new participate you will not be able to subsequently change your unit. Peter Innes will support Jerome until Peter retires in mind. April 2000. In addition Peter Frankham will transfer with his staff and projects from SP to PPA and will be based in Permanent members of staff who have commenced service Basingstoke. Health & Safety projects will remain with SP since 1 May 1998, are eligible to participate in the 1999/00 operating unit. scheme. If you are in this situation you should receive a written invitation in the next few days which again should be Ron Wall will join the HMB and will lead C operating unit in returned to your personnel department by Friday 21 May succession to Bob McKittrick. He will continue to be based 1999. (NB new employees in SW Pavement Engineering in Telford but will also have an office in Chesterfield. have a different eligibilityjoining criteria).

Bob McKittrick will be responsible for the overall co ordination of administration, QA and IT with the managers It’s Vyne Time responsible in the various offices. Geoff French will take from Geoff French [SWHL Basingstoke] similar responsibility for human resources and Stephen Kimmett for fmance. An Invitation is attached to this edition of Scottlight from the lhe intention of these changes is to create an effective tiexible Directors to all Scott Wilson staff internal management structure for the Holdings Group. members and their partners in the Operating units will be responsible for preparing and Basingstoke, London and Abingdon achieving their own business plans and budgets. The new offices. It is to a mid - summer arrangements are an extension of the successful DBU celebration of our 25 years in structure established in SWKCL 18 months ago with the Basingstoke and 75 years since the benefit of bringing together all the operating units at added firm was founded. HMB. The formal boards of directors for the various Those of you who remember the China Procurement Project 21Stanniversary celebrations held at from Richard Levett [SWKCL Basingstoke] the Vyne will already know the sort of occasion we wish to repeat and rq Does anyone have any Construction/General Procurement perhaps you could pass this on to Case Studies that could be used to succinctly support (Client those who have joined us since then. quote “you are kindly requested to pay much attention to the problems existing in the bidding practice and the solvement of By holding it in June rather than these problems). Essentially short case studies that can be October we trust the wind and rain incorporated in forthcoming presentations to Chinese Officials will be substituted by a warm night as part of JO Division EC Funded China Project - for delivery cooled by a gentle breeze. We look in 2 weeks time. Contributions ASAP to Richard Levett. forward to welcoming as many of you and your partners as possible to ensure another memorable evening Travel Insurance at the Vyne. from Amanda Hutson [SWKCL Basingstoke] Following the recent transfer of the Company Private Medical Insurance Scheme to BUPA, we have been approached by a from R W Wallis [SWKCLNepal] few employees who have taken out travel insurance through PPP. I Refer to the schedule of overseas fax numbers attached to ScottlightNo 190. If this applies to you, our Insurance advisors, Griffiths & Armour, have advised that your travel policy can be arranged The entry under Nepal (site office) is incorrect as the office is independently with PPP at a slightly higher premium. If you not a site office. Please correct the entry to read: have a travel policy with PPP you should contact them directly for further details. Nepal (TRIP Office), Bob Wallis 00977 1 480225

Change of Postal Address Archives from Isobel Belton {SWPE Notingham] from Mike Sales [SWKCL Basingstoke]

Please note that from 1 June 1999 our address will be: It is anticipated that all advised archive material will be sent to Chesterfield during the last week in May. Scott Wilson Pavement Engineering 9 Faraday Building Deadline for receipt for Archive Control Forms Q89A to Nottingham Science and Technology Park comply with this has been extended to Friday 21 May. University Boulevard Nottingham NG7 2QP Don’t shoot the messenger from Chris White [SWHL Basingstoke]

Vet again this past week Scottlight’s on holiday editor has Seminars and Training Sessions received communications from staff gently moanmg that they 4y.. have not received Scottlight regularly whilst away, or that Scottlight was being sent to someone who is no longer with us 1 or at the (usually) overseas address. LUNCH TIME SEMLNAR

Taking advantage of Angela’s absence, could I simply remind COMPOSITE STRUCTIJRES: Are to present a lunch time you all that Scottlight will be sent to you wherever you are seminar on Thursday 20 May 1999 in conference room going to be based if you so request it. In the event you no 2A/2B at 12.30 - 2.00 p.m. The content of the presentation longer require it, for what ever reason, do please let us know. will cover the following topics:-

Similarly would managers, particularly country managers take The benefits of Composite/Precast concrete solution time out from a busy life to let us know if an office has closed, job finished, or personnel moved on. Thank you. Areas of application: Building Structures Naturally Ventilated Buildings Window Cleaning (Ba) Muliti Storey Car Parks from Mike Sales [SWKCL Basingstoke] High Bay Warehouses

Scott House windows will be cleaned on Sunday 22 May. Aesthetic Considerations Please ensure access to windows is clear as obstructed Modular Construction - Systems and Benefits windows will not be cleaned. Project Planning Research and Development

2 It will consist of a presentation followed by an opportunity to Latvia Ventspils Port Trail Terminal - project assessment. ask questions. The meeting would qualify for (lilt and CPD requirements, so all, especially graduates. are asked to Our contracts run for 18 months and we hope for many more confirm their interest to me on ext 350 ASAP, to enable me to assignments. Martin Oaten, when not dispatched to foreign make arrangements and order the buffet. parts is the project manager.

The Moldova project is worth a particular mention as it is a LUNCH TIME SEMINAR departure from our more usual transport work. EDRB are considering a loan to Moldova to fmance an oil terminal but TRAINING THE WIDER VISION required substantiation that the Government suggested oil usage in Moldova is viable. Martin Oaten and energy There will be a lunch time seminar on Friday 21 May 1999 in economics specialists (Brenden Shevlin and Mark Wastell) conference room lallb between 12.30 - 2.00 p.m. on visited Chisnau (reach for the atlas), and ably assisted by a “Training and it’s Wider Implications”. The format will be as local consultant Moldconsult, held discussions with users and follows:- importers to establish the past and future likely traffic Training Opportunities for Scott Wilson forecasts. The resulting discussions and report took into Training Experience account the large black market of fuel import, a touchy Skills Available subject, without treading on too many toes. As our figures Current Projects, China, Mozambique, ILO-Needs suggest a lower usage than proposed to EBRD we are entering Assessment an interesting discussion stage! The Way Forward - Discussion We found Brenden Shevlin an excellent ally on the project Seminar to be presented by: and suggest that he could be used by SW for other oil related Richard Levett, Hamish Goldie-Scot, Peter Chaudhry and energy problems. He is more used to the production side of Debra Power the business but his knowledge on all things oil was useful for the user side. It will consist of a presentation followed by an opportunity to ask questions. Please confirm your interest to Val Hopwood ext 350 ASAP, to enable me to make arrangements and order Gallions Reach Urban Village, Thamesmead, S.E. the buffet. London: Advice to Housebuilders from J0 Hughes [SWKCL Basingstoke]

Ecologists in Basingstoke have been advising landowners What GoinK On? Thamesmead Town on their proposals for an Urban Village Scale: A: £3million+; B: £600,000 -£2,999,999; on part of the derelict Woolwich Arsenal site for some 10 C: £60,000 - £599,999; D: £6,000 - £59,999; years. The idea of an Urban Village for the site grew out of E: less than £6,000 government policies to encourage patterns of building which are less reliant on car travel. Urban Villages aim to bring Diverse Work for EBRD some of the diversity of rural communities to urban settings from Peter Frankham [SWKCL London] by grouping housing more closely with services, shops and jobs, and offering a mix of house types and flats. Under our Framework Agreements with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development we are advisors on We are now working with the four housebuilders developing transport and transport infrastructure matters. The “call-offs” the site, assisting them in discharging a planning condition on are diverse and require rapid response. Over the last 6 months ecology for the first two phases of the 1,500 unit we have been dispatching various staff from several development. Whilst our main point of contact is Barratt disciplines to Central and Eastern Europe. Homes (East London), as the lead developer, our work also assists Beazer Homes, Fawclough Homes and Persimmon It is a pleasure to report the positive response received to date Homes. lrorn other DBL ‘s and from SW Railways. The high professional standard of the work carried out has been appreciated by EBRD and our relationship with them is in good shape. As well as increasing our Europe transport All Abroad at SWRL! portfolio we are able to see the projects coming up in the EBRD pipeline. We are assisted by our subconsultants Booz The overseas marketing effort is beginning to show dividends Allen. and several members of staff are involved in the implementation of new projects. Over the past few months, Projects have included: Phil Shepherd has been to Poland and Phil Pearce to Uzbekistan. Both these projects were financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction (EBRD) and their Uzebkistan Railways - due diligence. objective in each case was to assist the Railways of each Russian Railways - engineering assessment. country to specify replacement locos for their ageing fleets. Moldova - oil teminal evaluation. Romania Motonvays - audit. The EBRD is a multi national institution set up to assist the Poland Train Operating Companies - commercialisation project. countries of Central and Eastern Europe to develop into market-oriented economies. Its shareholders include countries Poland Bailystock Infrastructure - documentation assessment.

3 from this region and from the rest of the world, plus the easiest in the world to deal with, there are many British firms European Community and the European Investment Bank. who make a good living here. Many of the 1992-96 Croydon As such the Bank is an important client of the Scott Wilson based CTRL Consultants, with whom SWK collaborated, Group. have an involvement here. Jenny and I are both well and enjoy the Country and its lovely climate. We have managed to Other projects underway include: avoid taking in the many stray animals (except one kitten), and I enjoy the lack of enforcement of traffic rules - we even Taiwan High Speed Rail: We are helping with the pre-tender drive the wrong way up one way streets just like the Greeks design for a Spanish-led D&B bid for a 12km tunnel/viaduct do. Greek food and lack of exercise is having an effect on section of this new railway. Geotechnician Dr Han Khee body weight, however I have at last managed to fmd a Kwong of SW Malaysia is currently in Madrid in the offices badminton club, a sport almost unknown of Iberinsa. Han has worked in Taipei and has an intimate here. As Greece’s top club, we play in the Olympic stadium knowledge of the ground conditions there. In addition, John and it seems Jenny and I are amongst the top pairs in Greece - Blackmur will be helping to set up a QA system for design pity I’m too old and won’t qualify for the Olympics! We are and construction, a description of which has to be included in always pleased to receive e mails. the tender. Work is: [email protected] Home is: behylandibm.net Singapore Marina Line: This is a completely new underground line which will eventually be expanded to serve most of the island. We are assisting with a D&B pre-tender Ed r note: SWRLhave started to profile staff and I thought design for third rail electrification, track support system and this worthy of sharing with the wide,’audience and copying. I tunnel walkway. Erik Bates (see picture) returns this week have started with Eve as she tells inc she thinks lie, from a two-week stint with freelance track engineer Andrew photograph does not do her justice! There are other SWRL Wilson in Kuala Lumpur in the client’s office and Rob Lewis, staff profiles in the p4veline which will be featured John Perkin and Tom Silvey are involved here in Swindon. progressively over the nextfew weeks. If you wish tofeature and volunteer before Angela selects you at random, please Latvia: EBRD have appointed us through the framework send text and photograph to Angela whenyou can. contact with SW London to monitor the construction of the Ventspils Port/Rail terminal. The contract will take 2 years to complete and will entail five visits by Alan Brookes andlor Eve McDonald Keith Wallace (SWR Scotland) to check documentation and Eve initially moved to tinancial controls, as well as technical matters. Swindon from East London in 1970 where she worked as Ukraine: Again with fmance from EBR.D,we are providing PA to the Matron of the support to Ukramian Railways for the procurement of railway London Chest Hospital, a maintenance equipment. n association with SYSTRA of job she was very sad to leave France, our responsibilities cover advice on track maintenance but Swindon beckoned, procedures and maintenance management. Ray Millar, Phil together with the birth of Shepherd and Rob Tidbury will all have inputs to this project. here first child. After an 8 year break to raise a family, We are currently chasing more work in Thailand, Hong Kong she worked for various companies in Swindon, but spent 9 and Romania and we are about to start assisting SW London years with a commercial estate agents before joining us. Eve with their planning studies in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. first came to work for Scott Wilson Railways under it’s Watch this space for future events! previous name of MainLine in October 1995 as a temp in what was then the QS Section (under John Constantine). She was then offered a permanent position with a computer software company but hated every minute of it and when she From Brian Hyland, Associate 1989-96 saw an advertisement in the local paper for a secretary to the Managing Director of Scott Wilson Railways, came for an As an ex Associate with SWK (1989 -96), I have kept in interview and was accepted for the job. She has now worked touch with Martin Nielsen and a few other SW staff. Some for Martin Nielsen for 23V years and since January 1999, for months back Martin suggested that it might be a good idea to Phil Shepherd also. Her work is varied and interesting and write a few words for Scottlight, so that old social and says there is never a dull moment in the Directors offices! professional contacts can be maintained. In my case it may be particularly helpful as I am making efforts to recruit major She has two grown up children and one grandchild (with UK Consultants for design services for my current assignment another on the way) and enjoys badminton, gardening, music, - again via Martin. So to all my old colleagues at SW, no, I reading and spending money (although not necessarily in that have not disappeared off the planet, but have enjoyed 12 order!). months in Athens, Greece and will be here in the next century! As Design Manager for the Athens Metro, covering architecture, civil, structural and E/M disciplines for 21 stations and 18km of underground line life is interesting. Even more interesting are the planned extensions, where I hope we can interest SW in tendering for design services or design/build tenders. Needless to say the projects are funded by Europe, and though Clients in Greece are perhaps not the

4 provide a highly responsive level of service to our Midlands- Conratzilations! based clients”.

Backgroimd Robin Hawley (aged 44) is a Chartered Civil Engineer who joins Scott Wilson having spent the last four years working in the rail industry in the Midlands.

Robin will oversee expansion of the firm’s Birmingham office to bring together experienced professionals in programme management, planning, project management and the design of trackwork. He will draw upon the Scott Wilson Group, skills in planning, engineering and the environment.

Scott Wilson is a major provider of rail consultancy services to Railtrack and its contractors. The group is actively involved in West Coast Route Modernisation, Thameslink To Emma Major (fleeWyley) 2000 and the Nottingham Express Transit project, along with on her marriage to Mike numerous other rail projects throughout UK and overseas. Major from all her friends The firm is also actively involved in major projects in Birmingham including Martinean Gallery development in the city centre and in the new rail link to Land Rover. Mo v-es

LEAVERS STARTERS “.‘ Goodbye and Good Luck to: A warm welcome to:- Sue Fleay (Finance) and l’1ark Lewis (Civil & Structural Eng.) who will be leaving SWRL shortly, we all wish them Susan Teoh who joined the Transportation Plannmg section well for the future. in BA as an Assstant Engineer wef 10/5/99 but has been working previously for SW in Malaysia. Lorraine Stewart who will be leaving RAF Benson on 21/05/99. Lorraine is the EWC Administrator at RAF Basingstoke office would like to welcome Paul Godsmark to Benson. Lorraine will be missed by all EWC Personnel in the the Highways & Infrastructure team as an Engineer wef Group. 10.5.99. Paul has been with SW since 3 March 1998 working in Cameroon.

Andrew Radbourne who replaces Lorraine Stewart as Administrator at EWC Office RAF Benson Sports & So c/a is

Robin Hawley has joined Go-Karting Social - 25th May Scott Wilson Railways as from Matt Whitton SWKCL Basingstoke Regional Director in the Midlands. Robin will head up Do you yearn for the adrenaline-pumping excitement of an enlarged Birmingham motor-racing, but can’t stump up the mega-bucks necessary office, directing multi- for international participation ? Do you groan in frustration as discipline infrastructure over-paid Fl drivers commit schoolboy errors on the race projects on behalf of track and think, ‘I could drive better than that with my helmet Midlands-based clients, on back to front Are you itching for a fun evening out with predominantly in the rail your colleagues, away from the pressures of the office ? industry. He will actively promote Scott Wilson group If the answer to all these questions is yes, then this could be skills in planning, programme the event you’vebeen waiting for Set aside the 25th of May management, infrastructure in your diaries now, and look forward to an evening’s go design and construction karting action in Southampton, for the paltry remittance of supervision £25. Your hard-earned spondoolies will afford you a In welcoming Robin to the Scott Wilson Railways Board, comprehensive briefing, a practice session, four full races of 4 Managing Director Martin Nielsen said “Robin will brmg a laps for each driver, and a grand final of 10 laps for those who new injection of pace to our fortunes in the Midlands, building take the whole thing far too seriously. on the foundauons proided by our small city-based office which was opened in 1997. This expansion will enable us to

5 It youre interested in a memorable evening out, and cant 90000 miles, 11 months MOT, 6 months tax £1250 ono. quite believe that all this could be yours for the price of about Contact Andy Davies on 01793 515947. 84 Kinder-Surprise eggs, then let myself or John Butterworth in Water Section know by Friday 15th, and line our leather- with-string-back gloved palms with a £15 deposit. Places are For Sale: 2 Tickets for the re-scheduled European limited, and can only be awarded on a first come - first served Championship Qualifier between Scotland v Bosnia. The re basis. Look forward to seeing you there (especially if you’re a arranged match is to be played in mid-August and is at Ebrox. lady - this is NOT intended to be a tiresome blokey event)! Tickets £15 each. Contact Neil Rose on Glasgow extension 446 if interested. Vacancies For Sale: Custom made junior set of golf clubs, midsize, and Please note that staff must speak to their Head of Section carry-bag. As new, only 2 years old. 3 to PW Ben Sayer before replying to any vacancy advertised. Crown Custom irons with nexus grips. Fazer driver with Penfold 3 and 5 woods. Suit boy or girl 8 to 12years old or up Senior Transport Planner / Engineer to about 5’ 2’ tall. Sadly, growth of child forces sale, offers around £75. We are seeking a senior planner! engineer with ideally more than five years experience in planning major transport projects For Sale: Junior golf trolley to suit the above, again as new, and using transport planning and junction software EMME2, offers around £20. QVIEW or SATURN and TRANSYT, ARCADY, PICADY and LINSIG. Call Wayne Hindshaw on 0131 244 0434 (B) or 01620 825043(P), Fax: 0131 244 3679. This is an excellent opportunity to work throughout the UK e-mail: [email protected] and overseas within young vibrant teams.

Additional opportunities are also available for transport In case anyone wonders about the funny e-mail address I’mon planners/engineers at this or more senior levels, to be included secondment to the Scottish Office. on our specialist register for part or full-time work in the UK or overseas.

WANTED - LOST CRATE Transport Planners / Engineers from Nigel Catling [SWKCL Basingstoke] We are also seeking transport planners/engineers, with at least Following the move from Southampton one of the mover’s three to five years relevant experience, preferably in two or Eurocrates has gone missing, probably somewhere around more of the following areas: traffic modelling (in particular Network or Scott House! The crate is still full (I hope) and PEDROUTE, EMME2, SATURN, TRANSYT), public contains various bits and pieces including a mobile phone transport impact assessments (TRANSYT, ARCADY, charger. anyone its whereabouts please contact PICADY, LINSIG). If knows of Nigel Catling or Mike Sales. Technicians

If you have one or two years relevant experience as a V technician in transport planning / engineering and possess Ieao telIlVee NC/HNC, with skills in AUTOCAD, graphic design software (FREEHAND) or GIS, we would like to hear from you. from Douglas Walker [SWR(S)L - Glasgow]

All the above vacancies will suit lateral thinkers, team players I have noticed, via Scotlight, the apparently excellent series of and those who have a good appreciation of transport planning lectures and seminars which are organised for the benefit of and enjoy presenting mnovative solutions. These outstanding graduates at, primarily, the Basingstoke Office. opportunities will appeal to those with either a consultancy or local authority background, who are seeking fresh challenges. Unfortunately and frustratingly, because of geographics, it is not always convenient to attend these proposed talks. I If iou are interested in any of these positions or perhaps have would, therefore, like to suggest that some basic proceedings friends or acquaintances who knightlike to apply please direct of the lectures/seminars, when allowed, be produced. These enquiries to Sally Mason in Personnel Department proceedings could be prepared by graduate trainees attending Basingstoke- Ext 210. the talks and could be used to disseminate lecture information to those other parties, like myself, interested in the topics. Additionally, the proceedings may also have a marketing Sale & potential, if used properly, to demonstrate our expertise in For Wrnted particular areas to selected clients.

For Sale: White Fiat Tipo l.6DGT (1990) with electric windows, central locking, sunroof and digital dashboard, OS Maps (Continued from ScottLight issue 180) from Andre Gilleard [SWKCL Basingstoke]

6 In reply to the Selection Committees comments concerning Further to Hamish Goldie-Scot’s idea of the week 2 April the above (Issue 186), a colleague has suggested that to solve 1999, re electronic filing, on 13 March 1999 SWR(S) ‘..the attendant problem of who is responsible for successfully implemented a new IT Document Management maintaining...” a list/database, all sections (in Scott House) System. This followed colonic irrigation, when over 18,000 should hand over all of their OS maps to the library. They files were effectively removed from the existing network and could then be treated the same as books (ie.a central register archived (300 per user!). of what is held and where) and, as with books, they could then be put out on permanent loan to sections, if desired. The new Management System

• automatically assigns standard file names Idea of the Millennium • automatically sequentially numbers documents of the from RW Wallis [SWKCL - Nepal] same type • automatically produces a list of documents created I have read with much admiration all the ideas relating to • automatically organises files into designated project or Computers and e-mails and communications and electronic non-project folders Time Sheets and Y2K and have to admit that we have some • uses standard Word and Excel templates for all new files bright kiddies working for us. (mostly Scott Wilson templates adapted to have the unique prominent) and has been adapted to run with Windows 95 However, I live and work in the sticks where life is simpler and 98 versions of each application but time is no less precious. So my idea relates to the dozens • is based on project and non-project folders of e-mails and faxes that drop onto my desk everyday that: • all users have access to the project folders • saves other software applications in their own sub-folders Have 20 lines of bumf but no unique serial number nor any within the main folder. reference to my e-mail or fax that all contain a file number and a unique serial number. Congratulations are due to Willie Gray, Danny Keyes and Grant Findlay (who helped start it). Anyone who wishes to So I then spend half the day researching my files and piles of view the manual should contact them by e-mail. paper and in the end find the concerned fax or e-mail. Willie and Danny are of course available as consultants (for a please, please all you kids, remember the basics Please, wizz modest fee). Incidentally this is a very old idea of the week. written/electronic communications, use and refer to a of good Hamish and I discussed and proposed this circa 1994 and unique reference. indeed the system is similar to one (although enhanced) I used inmy last firm in 1989.

(Old) Idea of the Week (1) “He Stoops to Conquest” from Keith Wallace [SWR(S) Glasgow] from Patrick Wheatley [SWRL Swindon] Further to the idea of the week 9 April 1999, re job cost tracking (project profitability), we currently do this monthly Check Prints are generally marked in a maximum of 2 colours - one for correct changes often with very or weekly if required. It is called Conquest. The “steam and the other for driven” version we have does this effortlessly and has done scruffy text and inaccurate line work. This can lead to much for years. lost time trying to sort out what is really required or even a misinterpretation of what is required. So If anyone wishes such a basic provision then Allan Smith or Graham McAlister in SWR(S) will be happy to act as The marking up of check prints should be as follows: Consultants (for a modest fee). BLUE Take out Can we have any prize money re-allocated’? RED Add in Can someone explain why the “bells and whistles” version available in most other parts of the group is not being GREEN Investigate harnessed’? YELLOW OK Finally we cannot as yet to Conquest driven forward planning. This we are now doing in Excel. Maybe the beneficiaries of All line work and text is to be neat and readable and the “bells and whistles” version will let us know once they unambiguously convey the checkers comments. have mastered the basic ringing and blowing, unless of course we master the coal shovel distribution for our boiler first. It goes without saying that the CAD designer must agree with Watch this space. the checkers comments before actioning them

(Old) Idea of the Week (2) Electronic Filing : For which from Chris White: Many thanks to all who have helped millennium? me cope with this edition this week - really appreciated. from Keith Wallace [SWR(S) Glasgow]

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Attention All Staff!

Private Medical Insurance Scheme (BUPA) from Geoff French [SWHLJ

With effect from 1st June 1999, the Company is to reduce the service-related criteria for qualifying membership of the UK group private medical insurance scheme to employees with 3 years continuous service, rather than 5 years as before. Invitations will be sent to all newly-qualifying staff within the next few days.

Company Car Mileage from Geoff French [SWHL]

Further to the item in ScottLight Issue 187, dated 9 April 1999,the Inland Revenue has now agreed to revised business mileage rates for company car users.

Petrol vehicles - lO.5pper mile Diesel vehicles - 8p per mile

These will take effect from 1 June 1999 until further notice.

Talk: A Guide to Concrete ‘7.. Staff Profile - Deterioration for Students •1 John Blackmur John is a Principal Engineer in As part of a programme of meetings organised by the Project Management Services Southern Association ICE, Mike Grey will be giving a talk on the fifth floor of Western entitled A Guide to Concrete Deterioration for Students. House. This will be looking at some of the more common problems with reinforced concrete and what to do about them. Following a short spell training as an architect he saw Location: Conference Room 2, Scott House, Basingstoke. the light and joined British Time: 17.30 (tea) for 18.00 on Tuesday 25 May. Rail in January 1997 in the Limited numbers so please book your place with Mike Grey Divisional Civil Engineers on ext 386. Office in Watford (LMR) transferring to the GWR at Paddington in 1970.

Incidentally GWR was generally thought to stand for God’s Wanted in Scott House - First Aiders Wonderful’ Worst Railway’ depending which and/or Appointed Persons or ‘God’s region one was working for at the time.

John moved to Wiltshire in 1985 when the office was Vacancies have occurred due to personnel leaving. Contact transferred from Paddington and now lives in a small village Mike Sales on ext 226 for further information if you are about 15 miles form the office. John has a varied CV interested. although he has specialised in station, depot, level crossings, design and construction and various examples of this can be seen throughout the Western Region. Following the take-over TRAVELLERS by SWK John joined Project Management Services and now spends his working day managing multi-discipline projects, Location Traveller Dates producing feasibility studies for new projects and assisting other departments in the management and preparation of fee China Bob McKittrick 24-28May bids. John has also been trained for and has experience of Kuala LumpurManila John NuU 24 - 28 May fulfilling the Planning role for CDM. China Geoff Redwood 24 May - 11June

John also has a varied social life with his chief love being golf, where he has miraculously managed to achieve a 9 handicap, (it was 8 at one time but age is catching up). He Whatc Going On also play skittles for a local team and is still actively involved 7 Scale:A:£3million+;B:£600,000-£2,999,999; in the village drama group (oh yes he is) where the speciality C’:£60,000-£599,999;D:£6,000 - £59,999: has been donning female clothes for his roles as Panto Dame. E:lessthan£6,000 If you see John without his beard you can be sure it’s show time again and orders will be taken for tickets. John has two London Underground grown up daughters who are both currently planning from Cohn McKenna [SWKCL, Basingstoke] weddings, one in July this year and the other in September 2000. An article in Construction News dated May 13 regarding the privatisation of London Underground did not mention Scott Wilson, but over the past few months we have provided Seminar on Labour Based Contracting considerable assistance to LUL on this front. from Rob Geddes [SWZim, Harare] David Blythe (Chesterfield) was initially seconded to them to Some 190 participants from 18 countries attended the 7th assist in their bridge strategy review. This led to us being Regional Seminar for Labour Based Practitioners, held from appointed to undertake work involved with “Asset Gap 3rd to 7th May in Lusaka, Zambia. The seminar was hosted Filling” in which a team from our Basildon office carried out by the Zambia Department of Roads with support from the a review of the available LUL data for all their structures to ILO. The theme was “Contracting in Employment-Intensive ensure that adequate information was available to prospective Works”, with an emphasis on the development of the local bidders in the privatisation process. This has now been contractor and consulting industry in sub-Sahara Africa. further extended by our provision of a team to uncover other Topics included appropriate forms of contract, the growing data that may be lurking in LUL’s line offices. importance of urban works, and the practical difficulties encountered in awarding community contracts. In addition to these direct appointments with LUL we have also been assisting Haswells with their financial modelling of The Regional Seminars are held approximately every 18 future maintenance spend on bridges for input into the Whole months, with the next one scheduled to be in Egypt. Scott Life Asset financial model being produced by Mouchel’s. Wilson regularly contributes; on the last occasion, in Uganda, Rob Geddes (SWCA) presented a paper on the procurement All this work adds up to Fee Scale C. of equipment, while in Lusaka Hamish Goldie-Scot (SWKCL) presented a key-note paper on key issues for the future of labour-based contracting. A full set of papers, and Hong Kong - New Projects the main seminar conclusions, are available from Rob Geddes (Harare), Graham Williams (Lusaka) or Hamish Goldie-Scot The Directors of Scott Wilson (Hong Kong) are pleased to (Basingstoke). announce the following new projects:

Tseung Kwan 0 Area 72 - School Site Formation emirnIet Environmental Assessment

Business Unit 5 has been appointed to undertake this small Please let Joan Kingett (Basingstoke environmental assessment, the project being a direct award ext 214) know by 1 June if you want due to the good working relationship on other EIA projects for tickets for the party. the Civil Engineering department. The Project Manager is Rob Morris and Project Director Ander Chow with Andy Directions to the Vyne will be Chung carrying out the air quality modelling. published nearer the date. Tuen Mun - Yan Chai Hospital Redevelopment Staff at EWC Site offices that are within easy reach of The Urban Business Unit has been appointed by Towniand Basingstoke are also invited to attend the party. Consultants Ltd to carry out preliminary environmental, traffic and engineering impact assessments for this redevelopment. The Project Manager is Y T Wong and the Project Director Ander Chow, with Rob Morris. Andy Chung,

2 Soh Tan-hua, Steven Leung, Peter Leung and Vincent Ng Sports & Socials undertaking various aspects of the project.

Hong Kong International Airport - Authorised Person and RedR Challenge 1999 Registered Structural Engineer Services Thetford Forest 16 May 1999 The Hong Kong Airport Authority has appointed SW Hong Kong to undertake these services for both the design and The 1999 RedR Challenge saw 17 teams heading towards construction stages new building developments and of Thetford Forest on 16 May 1999 for a day of physical and addition and alteration works for existing buildings within the mental tGjiuie! Two of those teams wemefrom Scott Wilson: airport premises. Martin Kwong is the Project Director, Ong Wai-lok is the Project Registered Structural Engineer, KH The Green Bananas: Julian Foster Wong is the Project Manager and Benjamin Sun will provide (Don t ask!) Sue Moore geotechnical support. David Buun Martin Love Congratulations! The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the Breathless: (Youcan makeyour own mind up!) Simon Woddy was “He robbed” Matt Kingsley from Abrahams [SWKCL, Chesterfield] Andy Will Crick Nick Jefferies Well done to Simon Wilkinson for gaining a credit in the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and The teams turned out in various physical states due to copious Health (NEBOSH) General Certificate. Simon achieved a amounts of drink the previous evening, wedding receptions distinction in two out of the three sections of the examination etc. None the less enthusiastic and we headed into the first but failed by only 1% in the third section to gain an overall stage two on bikes and two on foot. Various information distinction. Still a great effort. Simon has rapidly established points and check points were visited throughout the forest himself as a great asset since transferring to the health and picking up what bonus points could be gained on the way and safety section in January this year. Nick and Matt escaped serious injury after a clash with a snake! V/hen the scores were announced for Stage 1 we were doing quite well! Enthusiasm increased. Congratulations to Andrew and Nicola The second stage involved a serious of logic problems split Campbell on the birth of their daughter into 3 sections, easy, medium and hard. I’ll give no points for Rebecca who was born on 11May 1999 guessing where we got stuck. The question about the monster and weighed 7 lbs 2bY oz. communicating in numbers and what to do when he shouted 21 really threw us. We just hope they give the answer out sometime! Enthusiasm took a dive until we overheard all the other teams discussing their answers.

Moves Stage 3, back to ‘something physical in the forest’. This involved designing a structure, estimating the materials needed, estimating a time to complete, including collecting the TRANSFERS material from various points around the forest and constructing the structure. The aim was to support a cup of water over a chasm! (common practise in the Sudan) Three, Two, One and the whole crowd disappeared into the forest The Glasgow Office Bridges Section is pleased to welcome returning in various states with canes, trees, head injuries, Walter McQueen, John Anderson and Brian McIntyre pieces of string, nettle stings and cups full of pink water. who join us from Scott Wilson Railways Scotland. We headed into the nail biting fmal score. Results were Green

Bananas 2nd, losing out on glory by 1 minute! and the GBU&B were 7th. All the teams had a great day, lots of fun and team work, not only within the teams but across the LEAVERS - Goodbye and Good Luck to: teams!

We’d like to thank everyone who sponsored us to complete who leaves office on 28 May. Jayne Fryett Basingstoke the day and hope that more of you willjoin us next time!

3 Association for Project Management, The Hans Segers Premiership Prediction Game required Thames Valley Branch Summer Barn Dance players from Scott Wilson to predict all 380 Premiership games prior to the start of the season. A £5 fee Qayable We are holding a Summer Barn Dance on 12 under the Bosman ruling) allowed the players predictions to June 1999 at Black Barns, Rushall Farm, Nr be entered into the computer controlled score recognition Junction 12 of M4, starting at 8pm. This sees system. the return of ‘TheOld Trout Band’ last seen in Old Basing at our company dance. Early form was from Caz Spencer who stormed the lead, closely followed by Alan Morton. By th24 November 1998 Tickets are £10 per adult and £5 per child including Alan took his position at the top and through some amazing Chicken/Fish Supper (vegetarian option available on request) predictions stretched out a lead, which would not be pegged There will be a cash bar, lots of dancing and lots of fun! back. After one weekend’s scoring I thought that possibly Alan had the password to the computer system! Second and Numbers are limited so book early! third spots were hotly contested with Graham Handy taking second with ease. Third place went to the last weekend, with For more information call Sue Moore on Ex 418 a tie between Steve O’Grady and John Andrews, however John took the honours having more exact predictions than Steve.

Cricket 1999 Season - Basingstoke Last place went to Adam Symonds, nearly 100 points behind from Nick Blake [SWKCL, Basingstoke] Alan — Stick to hockey Adam! A full listing of the final positions are attached. It was a cold dark windy overcast evening when the SW Basingstoke cricket team Many thanks to all those who took part, I hope the undertook their first game of the season on competition was exciting and kept interest up. Look out for the 13th May 1999 against Berk House at next years bigger, better more colourful experience, which I Stratton Park. The rain clouds hung heavy in the sky intend to throw open to all Scott Wilson offices. Who knows, threatening to release their load on the assembled 22 players. I may even put it on the Intranet!

The weather may have been bad but the spirits of the SW team could not be dampened. The captain, Gil Thomas (only Vacancies Basingstoke Director willing or able to play this season!) put the opposition into bat and due to some outstanding fielding Please note that staff must speak to their Head of Section from SW they were all out for just 51 runs off 12 overs. before replying to any vacancy advertised. Graham Handy took 3 wickets off 3 overs for 13 runs, and Ivan Hodkinson took 2 wickets off 2 overs for 6 runs. Purchasing Assistant (2.1)

SW were then into bat and face the might of the Berk House Scott Wilson Railways currently have a vacancy within their bowlers. David Bunn and Piers Currie opened. David held on Business Management Discipline for a Purchasing Assistant, until the end not out for 27 runs with Steve Booth scoring 10 Grade 2.1. In this role you will be required to process order and Jonathan Oliver not out for 12. SW total was 54 runs for 4 requests, receive and distribute invoices and resolve any wickets off ii overs. subsequent queries. Experience of QA would be an advantage, as you will need the ability to ensure that the This being our first game of the season and to come away purchasing procedures are adhered to. You will also be with a win is a great start to the season. Our next game is responsible for monitoring and controlling the ‘Approved against Stent Foundation on the 2nd July. If you wish to play Suppliers List’. (all abilities welcome) then please speak to Nick Blake or Don Briggs in Scott House. Previous purchasing experience would be advantageous, together with a good telephone manner and a working knowledge of Word and Excel. The Hans Segers Premiership Prediction Game from Mike Grimmel [SWKCL, Basingstoke] Please contact Alison White on 01793 515262 (07-75262) if you are interested in this position. The Season is over - roll on the Inter Toto Cup!! Geological Remote Sensing I GIS Specialist - Permanent Congratulations to Manchester United (through a forced grin). Information Systems, Basingstoke However I do believe that a more fitting conclusion to the last game would have been for the winning goal to have been We are seeking to recruit a Geology/Physical Geography scored with a 4lO minute penalty, taken by the referee, after graduate with experience in Satellite Remote Sensing using Sol Campbell was sent otTfor blatantly falling onto the end of Image Processing software like ER Mapper or ERDAS and Roy Keane’s elbow, on the edge of the centre circle. GIS skills using ArcView or MAPINFO. The role would suit someone who has the potential to manage junior staff, Premiership aside, a much more important competition has delegate and monitor tasks whilst providing guidance on 7th been in progress since the I August last year. appropriate technologies

4 If you are interested in this position please contact Sally Mason on ext 210. What on your Junior/Technical Assistant - Matlock (1.2/2.2) MthcL I Duties will include dealing with day to day network queries, maintenance of traffic section filing and traffic accident record Second Class SW Citizens? system, assisting with the collation and reproduction of from Bob Pettifer [Tidworth EWC Office] reports and drawings and QA duties. Once again the invitation to the Scott Wilson midsummer Candidates should be mathematically orientated with a good bash excludes all the EWC offices in the south of England. appreciation of Microsoft Word and Excel. A driving licence Obviously no grapes on the Vyne for FacilitiesManagers. would be an advantage. Editor: As yoti will see under the ‘Reminder’section in this If you are interested please contact Mary Rook at issue staff at EWC Site offices that are within easy reach of Chesterfield. Basingstoke are invited to attend the party - definitely not second class citizens. Personnel Assistant - Basingstoke

A vacancy has arisen in Personnel in Basingstoke for a part- from Bob Wallis [SW, Nepal] time Personnel Assistant Grade 2.2 (25/30 hours per week) for a period of approximately 6 months to cover maternity leave. With reference to ScottLight No. 192, New Organisational Arrangement, are we to be advised as to The role will be primarily supporting the Personnel Officer the contents of the Business Improvement Plan in order with the day to day administration of SP division. This will that we may assist in this important matter? include liaising with the external advertismg agent to place adverts, arranging interviews, making offer letters etc. Also 2. With reference to the same ScottLight, please advise the input and maintenance of accurate personal details and which version of Windows is being cleaned in order that other confidential information of staff in the SP division on Overseas Staff can take appropriate action. the departments computer system (COMPEL) and CONQUEST.

Other general duties will include annual leave and sickness absence monitoring, preparing and co-ordinating work Idea of the Week permits, preparing self-employed consultancy agreements liaising with tax office and checking invoices. Scott Wilson 75th Anniversary from Alison Knowles [SWKCL, Basingstoke] If you are interested in the above position, please contact Diane Goddard in Personnel in Basingstoke. As Scott Wilson is celebrating 75 years in the construction industry will we doing any publicity in the trade magazines and local newspapers about the company achievements over For Sale & Wanted the last 75 years and our plans for the future?

aware of our anniversary: For Sale: Blue Rover 214SL1 (1993). A suggestion to make our clients etc Central locking, sunroof under 60000 miles, 12 months MOT, taxed till September. Full service history. £3000 Years Contact David Rollo on 0141 335 3061 75 FWj1s0s1924-1999 Wanted: a valve to close a 10cm pipe automatically when the mains supply fails. The pipe has a gravity flow of treated The above to be used on franked mail or a sticker to be put on wastewater. Any ideas under £3,000 welcome - for an envelopes, letterheads and compliment slips rather than emergency sewage treatment wetland shortly to be having special letterheads etc printed. Or we could do the commissioned. same as the Christmas greetings last year (via the PC). Contact Pete Hiley, Leeds Office.

Wanted: Lift home from work - Basingstoke office to occasional Andover, preferably at 4 or 4.30 p.m. (and 2ciozeofreweeá: morning lift to work). I am ready to share petrol expenses. Please contact Devna Pate!, Basingstoke ext 233. Headline from the Washington Post: then kills himself.” NB: Illustrations above do not necessarily bear any similarity “Man robs to the items on offer!

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Attention All Staff!

NEW ORGANISATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS from Geoff French, Holdings Management Board

The new organisational arrangements announced by Bob McGowan in Scottlight Issue 192 mean that some amendments to the previous functional responsibilities and office administration arrangements need to be made.

The Europe representatives on the International groups will be as follows:

International Finance Group Bob Mcgowan International Human Resources Group Geoff French International Marketing & Busmess Development Group Martin Nielsen International Operations Group Bob McKittrick

Jim McCafferty will be the European champion for the Bridges discipline.

The administrative responsibility for each of our UK offices will be with the following operating units:

Abingdon PPA Basildon SP Birmingham Railways Chesterfield C Crewe Railways Edinburgh (both parts of Chester St) Scotland Glasgow Buchanan House Railways (Scotland) Glasgow Park Circus Scotland Inverness Scotland Leeds RC London SP Manchester C Matlock C Nottingham PE Peterborough RC Plymouth SP Swindon Railways Telford C

Basingstoke will be the direct responsibility of Geoff Redwood.

The organogram shown in Issue 192 identified the operating units reporting to the Holdings Management Board. The text identified that individual members of the Holdings Management Board would take responsibility for the overall co ordination of various parts of our core services. These are:

Bob McKittrick Administration QA IT Geoff French Human Resources Stephen Kimniett Finance Martin Nielsen Marketing Health & Safety üTT ]L][GrJH[T Issue 194 Week ending: 28 May 1999

Carried Over Leave from Terry Rhoads [SWKCL - Basingstoke]

If you have carried over some of your leave from last year into this year please book this separately to prevent any confusion that might arise in due course.

For Teclmical staff please usejob number: H00 - - LPY- -, enter your office identity as nomal.

br example:

Staff in Chesterfield would use job number HOOCC LPYCC, for staff in London it would be HOOEL LPYEL, in Basingstoke HOOSBLPYSB etc.

All Core Services staff are to book carried over leave to ADMIN LPYOO

The Job Number H00 will remain open for the rest of the financial year but the Job Number Workstages will not accept any time allocation after June 1999 ie, LPY - -‘ will close.

Users of Conquest will know that what we have known as Jens are now called Workstages a term with which we shall all no doubt become familiar.

New Timesheets from Alan Morton [SWKCL, Basingstoke]

The entry by Stephen Kimmett in Scottlight Issue 190 indicated that for timesheet purposes periods would end on a Friday. Many of the ‘eagle-eyed’ will have recognised that this should have read SUNDAY. All weekly and monthly timesheet periods for payroll purposes will always therefore conirnence on a Monday.

However, the formal ‘Accounting Period’ will, as previously indicated, end on a Friday.

The duly amended timetable of dates covering the new fmancial year is attached.

Scott Wilson Foundation - Awards 1999/2000 from Geoff French (SWHL - Basingstoke)

The Scott Wilson International Board agreed at their meeting in Dubai that the Scott Wilson Foundation PIP Awards will in future be made on a regional basis.

The Europe region board are therefore pleased to be able to announce the following PIP Awards for 1999/2000.

Europe region

PIP Awards go to:

Lynn Lewis (R) Julian Harrop Sanjay Wijesekera Support for her (SP) (RC) Advance Diploma Support for the Support for a in Administrative second year of a Diploma in Management MSc in Facilities Technology Management Development University of Loughborough Strathclyde University Catering Service going projects, projects in the pipeline, or any subject of from Geoff French [SWHL - Basingstoke] professional interest. Recent presentations have included talks by Melanie Smith on ‘Solidwater management in Accra’,Jim The Catering Service request form Q12l requires the approval Baldwin on The role of NGOs in rural development projects’ of one of the nominated individuals whose names are printed and Shammy Pun on ‘Environmental projects in eastern on the reverse. As the Inland Revenue have granted a tax Europe and Asia. As we all work in an increasingly multi exemption based on this procedure it is important that any disciplinary environment, we sould like to encourage staff audit they carry out shows we are complying, hence please do from other sections to attend. The next presentation will be on all you can to act within the system. ‘Environmental works for National Grid’ by Nick Blake on 3 June. If you would like to receive a list of future seminars It is appreciated that there are circumstances when it is please e-mail John Butterworth. necessary to offer hospitality at short notice for meetings Ed note: Whynot publish it in Scottlight,John? involving Clients or Client representatives. In such circumstances and only these, expediency permits that the due process is not followed, however post meeting form Q121 Joined-Up-Thinking should be completed as required. from Chris White [SWHL - Basingstoke]

Please try and avoid unreasonably late requests for Catering Welcome back to Andy McNab (Director) Service without a Ql2 I being properly completed, especially from his tour of duty with Scott Wilson when a meeting has been arranged well in advance. (Malaysia) for the past 2 years. Andy is now based in the London office and describes his new role as follows: Seminars and Training Sessions I. Internal Training Sessions - Chesterfield ‘After keeping warm (was it always this cold in May’?)my next challenge is to develop what I have temporarily from June Brown [SWKCL - Chesterfield] christened TUTU - the Joined-Up-Thinking-Unit. The The subject of the next training session is Lessons from intention is to draw on our existing urban planning, Foundation Failures” and the speaker will be Professor Tom transportation planning, environmental, economic, social Hanna. The meeting will be held at 5.00 pm on Monday 14 development and management skills to create a dynamic and June at Chesterfield Public Library, Meeting Room 2. Will integrated policy team. Our aim will be to assist public sector anyone wishing to attend please contact me on ext 217 as agencies to develop, refine and monitor their development soon as possible. policies. We will work in the UK and internationally and target, initially, a number of very specific clients - DETR, the Countryside Agency, Regional Development Agencies, the Lunch Time Seminars - Plymouth World Bank, DFID and the Asian Development Bank and a from Andre Evans [SWKCL - Plymouth) number of specific countries where Scott Wilson is already active.’ Following along the lines of our previous series, further lunchtime seminars have been arranged: Staff Profile Title of Seminar Leader Date - Shaun Montague 1.Highway Design Roy Durand 04/06/99 2. Drainage design (inc. the Chris Hicks 18/06/99 Shaun started work in the use MICRODRAIN) of Business Management Dept. 3. Administration / Technical Pam Hare 02/07/99 of Scott Wilson on Monday interfaces 22nd July 1996 as a 4. Ground-Bearing Slabs Gary Timmins 16/07/99 messenger (otherwise known 5. Foundation Design Phil King 30/07/99 as Black Monday). His main 6. Roles in a Contract Andre Evans 13/08/99 duties now are dealing with the incoming and outgoing The seminars will commence at 12:30pm and will last for 1 post, he also inputs onto hour. The format will be as previously with a short time being Conquest (Conquest Sheets and Delivery Notes), archiving, given over to general discussion. If any of the proposed distribution of incoming goods, deals with leaders are unable to make the date or are uncomfortable with printing/photocopier consumables and carries out other their subjects, please let me know. important office duties as required. So if you see a flash of chrome whistling around at high speed, the chances are that Water Section Seminars it’s Shaun with his trolley getting more paper to the from John Butterworth [SWKCL - Basingstoke] photocopier.

In the Water Section at Basingstoke we have started to hold a Outside work he plays hockey for the local side ‘North Wilts’ series of monthly lunchtime seminars. The format is intended and this season has been playing for the first team which has to be flexible, and presentations might include recent or on- narrowly missed promotion. He is also Clubs Mixed Team Captain (good job for a blondie) and is also a Grade 1 level Arrivals by river transport will cross an 84 metre span canting coach. brow footbridge which a team led by Peter Webb in Basingstoke has designed as sub-consultants to Haswell’s. At the weekends Shaun works in a local night club where he The tubular steel truss was fabricated off site and successfully is in charge of the bars and the bar staff. Duties include floated upriver on Sunday 16 May before being installed in its making sure the bars work efficiently i.e. bar stocked up with final position the following day. change, drink and properly staffed. He also DJ’s when a spare place becomes available once in a while. He plays Fee scale for our work was “C” House/Garage and Drum Bass (explanations can be given making a lot of noise as Rhod Jones and Smart Allabush can testify). Scott Wilson part of Gold Award Team at Yorkshire Water from Peter Riley [SWKCL - Leeds] £fl344-,3ummer £venin of - the ‘ ‘YVJiatquec At9 Water Resources into the 21st Century Yorkshire Water VtJn the ‘l)!,ne ‘ 9ic project to obtain new abstraction licenses for the Rivers Ouse, — emindet - Business Unit Gold 4 Ure and Wharfe recently won both the Award for Teamwork and the Managing Director’s award, Please let Joan Kingett (Basingstoke ext which is the highest award for Business Excellence in YW. 214) know by 1 June if you want tickets Stephanie Peay and Pete Hiley (Leeds Office), with Geoff for the party. (Map and directions to the Byrns (Chesterfield Office) were all members of the team Vyne attached.) responsible. At the awards ceremony on 27th April there was particular praise for the way that the team worked together to meet tight deadlines; also the extent and quality of — EdItor-’s Note - consultation with external organisations and individuals.

Data spanning 27 years were analysed to show that Yorkshire From 27 May until end Water’s abstractions and augmentations had no detectable August this year I shall be effect on the river ecosystems. Future abstractions will have away from the office less effect at low flow times than in the past, so no recovermg from an operation. environmental effects are anticipated. Paula Marsh (pictured) will be taking over temporarily as It is thought that the timespan of the data and the analytical Acting Editor of ScottLight methods break new ground in the subject. Part of the results I British Ecological Society by as well as undertaking secretarial duties for Scott Wilson was recently presented to the publications are to follow, with permission of Holdings. E-mail entries for ScottLight should continue to be Pete Riley and sent to my e-mail address ([email protected]), Yorkshire Water. which Paula will have access to, other contact numbers and the address also remain the same. Congratulations!

TRAVELLERS to Sue Wood for gaining a Post Graduate Certificate in Typography & Graphic Communication from 9 Reading University with Distinction Location’J Traveller Dates Colombia Simon Thomas 28 May - 4 June Congratulations to John Davies whose wife, Justine, gave birth to their second little girl - Connie Isobel - on 24th May, weighing in at What’s Going On? 7lbs Scale: A: £3rnillion-4-;B: £600,000- £2,999,999; C’:£60,000 - £599,999; D: £6,000 - £59,999; and to Rob Goldie E: less than £6,000 and his wife who had their first baby girl - Rachel Scott Wilson’s Millennium Bridge Elizabeth - on 4th May, asfeatured on page 5 of NE dated 20 May 1999 weighing in at 6lb l2oz. from Cohn McKenna [SWKCL - Basingstoke]

Amongst all the bridges featuring the word Millennium is the one that will feel the weight of the visitors to the “Dome”. all thought - apparently not! It must be a sign of changing times with non-adversarial procurement methods, QA based Long Service Awards auditing roles, E-mail links to the partnering contractors office etc. - are the site boys going soft’? On the day the ‘men’ were the Railways Golfers led by local man Danny McBeth whose knowledge of the course, the ability to hit quail high 5 wood Congratulations to the following Scott Wilson staff who have shots and a pair of lead boots (‘?)were the recipe for success. all received Long Service Awards in May: He became the 35th winner of the KWOGS Quaich trophy with an unbelievable 36 pts. His Railways colleagues George Smith and Malky Gordon tied for second on a very creditable Peter Hillier for 25 years service 33 pts, with George clinching the runner up place with the Hamis Goldie-Scott for 20 years service better last nine holes. Alan Gibbs, Susan Beattie, Stephen Bradley, George Irvine for 10years service Not surprisingly, the Railways team, comprising Danny, Mailcy,Ian Hay (28 pts) and David Leith (30 pts) fmished as runaway winners of the William’s Wood with Glasgow office in second place. Other prize winners included Tom Bryson Moves (M6) for closest to the hole, John Forshaw (Glasgow) for longest drive and Gary Coutts (Railways) who won’ a culinary implement for his efforts.

LEA VERS The arrangements for next year are now in the hands of the winners. Pleas from the ‘mice’ for a mid sunmer date are Goodbye and Good Luck to: likely to be ignored by the Railways ‘men’ who were overheard in the bar discussing the merits of playing in Helen Bryan who leaves the Telford office January with the greater certainty of repeat conditions such a after 11 years with Scott Wilson on 28 May. date might offer.

Richard Cook who leaves the Abingdon office on 28 May. Vacancies Pam Hare who leaves the Plymouth office Summer Vacation Work on28May. Basingstoke

for administration Jane Smith and Jacqueline Faulder of the Vacation students are required work associated with the Flood Defence Management System BA office both of whom leave on 31 May. project. Ideally suited to ‘A’ level students who possess reasonable keyboard skills, plenty of common sense and a willingness to apply themselves to repetitive and routine work. Those studying earth sciences may have a particular interest in the work undertaken but all backgrounds welcome. Sports & Socials Please contact Sally Mason on extn 210 if you know of anyone who may be interested. Kwogs Quaich and William’s Wood Golf For Sale & Wanted

35 players competed in the Scottish annual golf day at Lenzie WANTED - URGENT: Golf Club on Friday 21st May. Teams of four players representing Glasgow Office, Edinburgh Office, Railways and House share / lodging for recently relocated M6 Site also played for the William’s Wood following a graduate. In Basingstoke, reasonable rates challenge issued by the holders Edinburgh - no teams were please. Please contact Dominic Speller in r - tempted from South of the Border this time. Basingstoke on Ext. 287.

Having enjoyed a winning year in 1998, the honour of organising the event fell to Edinburgh Office who had the perfect plan - return to the same venue at Lenzie for what would surely be a guaranteed repeat success. What is it they € eeá: say about the best laid plans of mice and men’? Contributed by Rhodri Jones [SWRL - Swindoni Unfortunately the weather did not favour the ‘mice’ as “There are more ways to the top of the tree than sitting on an Typhoon Lenzie struck the course and gale force winds, rain acorn.” and hail were the order of the day. Surely these conditions would unfairly favour the outdoor types from the M6 site we All items for inclusion should be mailed, faxed, e-mailed or phoned through to Paula Marsh in Basingstoke by5p.m.onMondays. Tel:01256461161 x285 Fax: 01256335 001 e-mail: [email protected]

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11(9)9)9 filing Support to and retirement Booklet better data age On behalf of Scott Wilson Holdings Ltd, Geoff French, Jim Idea 7 - Company to offer reduced price lease cars as ar’ McCafferty and Martin Nielsen, the directors who constitute the alternative to mileage allowances selection committee, are pleased to announce the Ideas of the Month awards for April 1999. The committee hope that you For the foreseeable future, Stuart, company lease cars wiJ keep your ideas coming and remind everyone that contributions continue to be provided as part of the recognition and reward are invited from all companies in the region. that goes with promotion to senior positions.

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this interesting in a variety Accumulate through commendations and an award of The Committee thought suggestion £25 can be claimed. (Please note that if you have accumulated of ways. ‘‘ entitling you to an award of £25, you will need to be Idea 9 - Enabling Project Managers to make JENs passive proactive in claiming the award.)

Sue this is really a What’s on Your Mind item rather than an idea. However no heart felt plea from Project Managers should Cheques to this month’s winners will be in the post! go unheard, hence an answer to the points you make will be provided once the Committee find out what the problems are Idea 1 - Increasing Scott Wilson publicity on site to attract and what if anything prevents you from having control. new clients. Idea 10 - Adding a ‘last mod’ tag to standard SW AutoCAD Joe - it is not always possible to get Clients to agree but this is borders something we do try to do - and need to try harder John, the Committee note that Phil Machin answered this in a Idea 2 - Suggestions for basic procedures to encourage more positive way in Issue 190 effective electronic filing and better data management. Idea 11 - ‘Total Package’ pay and benefits scheme Hamish the Committe were in broad agreement with the generalities of the points you make. It is recognised that a Peter there are differing views on this matter not only amongst procedure needs to be drawn up agreed and implemented for the Committee but in general. The International Fluman how we are to manage data in the modern age. Resource Group do have this whole subject matter under current review and it is to be discussed at the international Idea 3 - Scott Wilson letterhead to include web site and conference later this year general e-mail address Idea 12 - Include office addresses, telephone, fax and e-mail Agreed and this along with individuals e-mail addresses will be details to Professional Support Booklet added as standard to all new business cards and re-orders as they arise. You are absolutely right George and the Committee had a hard job deciding whether what you offer was a good idea or a 4 - Idea Ideas for reducing stationery costs and wastage mistake to be corrected - they concluded it was the latter.

Nigel the committee considered that your ideas were good and should be taken further All 3 Star Ideas will go forward for consideration at the end of the year. Idea 5 - Green transport plan to be compiled

This suggestion epitomises the difficulties we all face today as contrast this view with that of Stuart Beniston, idea 7 below, who wants almost the exact opposite. The reality is, Guy, that the question of a Corporate Green Policy has been raised Ieao tel[Vee several times in different ways and the answer remains the Issue 194 Week ending: 28 May 1999 same. Yes we probably will need to have such a policy in place sooner rather than later. Scott Wilson Website from Derek Appleby Idea 6 - Job cost planning and tracking

website show up on The Conunittee feel it would be helpful to have more detail Do something to make the Scott Wilson before any assessment or comment can be offered. However searches with Yahoo, Alta Vista or no-one outwith SW will there are many other things that also fall into the category of ever know it exists. wouldn’t it be nice that would make life better. The space is being closely observed gentlemen. TSH Training Your which Many holders any Handbook Railtrack track will This original (This be (Scotland) the Document Even been revisions. soon Wilson track After me!) track If Tanzania. competitive Agents (Botswana. run Programmes. goods both Track you issued Department acknowledgement Other Attention for change further without safety (the UK included new

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Scott \Vilson has entered British Aerospace’s Lead In Fighter Please note that, with effect from Contractor Support Facility, an assembly and maintenance Monday 12 July 1999, the Project base for Hawk Aircraft built at Newcastle Airport, NSW, Management Units currently located at Hookstone Park and Australia, in the International Section of the British Sceptre House in Harrogate and the present National Grid Construction Industry Awards 1999. offices of Ossett near Wakefield, Armley Road m Leeds and Caravelle Court Manchester, are moving to: The project has been entered as an outstanding example of an imaginative and modem design developed in an atmosphere National Grid Company plc trust of and co-operation between all parties. 1100 Century Way Thorpe Park The ultimate success of the project, which was brought in Leeds ahead of programme and within budget, was due to the LS15 8TU proactive project co-operation achieved between the client, Tel: 0113 290 8000 British Aerospace, Scott Wilson’sProject Management Teams Fax: 01132908060 and Designers (both in the UK and Australia) and the Contractor. \Vell done everybody involved. Keep your fmgers crossed. CongratzrlatinsJ

To Martin Pickup who has gained a Diploma in ‘ Arbitration from the College of Estate Management. He undertook this one year (now two year) distance learning course in the most part while on Notes from Brussels (via Plymouth) assignment in Sri Lanka. He intends to continue progressing from André Evans [SPj towards gaining Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and would be pleased to hear from others involved For the last three months or so, Derek Webb has been in this and related areas of work. Martin is experienced in seconded to MKI Worldcom as Construction Manager for a contractual claims and disputes. He can be contacted at Scott high profile project in Brussels. Wilson Railways, in Swindon, where he is Commercial Manager on the West Coast Route Modernisation Project. MKI is a major player in data supply and transmission and operates a number of satellites as well as land and sea links world—wide. To Diane Goddard (of Basingstoke Derek is currently project managing a communications centre and Swindon) and Seamus situated between the airport and the NATO headquarters at O’Sullivan (ex Scott Wilson) who got Zaventem. A new building totalling 25000m of office and engaged on the 1stMay. switchgear space is being created in around 6 months. The building is currently being fitted out with a dazzling array of M & E Kit which Derek is shoehorning in. Holes are being created where none were previously envisaged and Plymouth — Office has assisted in a small way in this task.

For the tecirnically minded, the building has been constructed entirely of precast concrete units bolted together on site. This was designed by Stedec, a Belgian firm of stability’ consultants. Long Service Awards

In true European style, the entire area is being planted and landscaped and a lake is being created on the site. Congratulations to the following Scott Wilson staff who have all received Long Service Awards during the months of April In between commuting from Somerset at weekends and and May. working long hours, Derek is enjoying his European lifestyle and beginning to drive in true Belgian fashion. Keith Jones, Stewart Dalton and Mark Williams - 10 year’s service.

7 Sports & Socials The racing began, and everyone drove to the limits. Sadly, experience was soon shown to count for nothing in the Exercise ‘Executive Stretch’ 21-23 May gladiatorial arena of karting, with a young lady leaving all in from Matt Whitton [RC] her wake, despite having passed her test only 3 days previously! Despite all attempts at calm and disciplined If you were asked whether you’d like to attend an ‘executive competition, the red mist was soon seen to rise behind certain stretch’, you’d probably surmise that either the enquirer knew visors, the racing becoming littered with spins, stalls, and something about your spine that you didn’t, or that the fast- sheer bravery / lunacy. The onlookers could only rise to their track to promotion required a kind of rites-of-passage which feet in the face of such automotive entertainment. After 14 you’d only dreamt of’in your worst nightmares. Three Scott rounds (4 laps per race - 4 races per person) the final 8 had Wilson employees, Matt Whitton, Andrew Alty and Niall been selected for the grand prix. A very closely fought contest Kavanagh, were recently approached with this somewhat culminated in 1st place for Jonathan WaIler, 2nd for Martin dubious offer, and perhaps even more incredibly, accepted it Wheeler (XVater),with Andy Marshall (GIS) coming 3rd. voluntarily! In fact, Exercise ‘Executive Stretch’, is an event run by the Territorial Army, and this year it brought together A champagne sodden 120 employees from businesses across the South. The event is crowd dissolved into run in order to demonstrate the capabilities and opportunities the night air, the the TA can oiler people, and to ‘stretch’ them physically, winning celebrations emotionally, mentally, and gastronomically! Leadership is continuing at the local also strongly emphasised during the weekend, and during the hostelry. If you course of the two days each person has to take command of couldn’t make this their group in order to quickly and efficiently lead them one, we hope this through one of the many scenarios. whets your appetite, and watch this space! Day Two: 6:00 am reveille, a time of day previously only read about in detective novels. The pine-cone laden ground and gossamer-thin carryrnats ensured minimal sleep snatched between relieving dead arms and legs. First task of the day - lead an assault on a bridge, clear the barbed wire, lay the Vacancies explosives, get an injured man off the bridge, and get Please note that staff must speak to their Head of Section the everyone out in one piece. That’s the hard stuff out of before replying to any vacancy advertised. way, something a little less frantic next surely’?Au contraire! a sprinting over sand carrying a fully laden [low about bit of TECHNICAL CLERK Grade 1.1 stretcher, or solving a logic problem in full Nuclear / / Biological protective gear, or working out how to Chemical A vacancy has arisen in Basingstoke for a Technical Clerk to a minefield using only a pole, retrieve ammo boxes from support Structures.’M&E/H&S/Bridges sections. some rope and a plank? Duties will include filing, preparing documents to be issued, Having reached the final challenge of the weekend (fmishing spreadsheets, archiving, and updating H&S Library. an army curry - a huge improvement over boil-in-the-bag in the luxury of hindsight it all seems burger and beans), Candidates should have a sense of humour and be willing to and the group worthwhile. OK, we’re exhausted smelly, but do mundane tasks. They should also possess key board skills the has been met. It has worked well together, and challenge and have an eye for detail. may be a cliché, but so often in life, it’s, ‘no pain no gain’! it the world, see you there next Wouldn’t have missed for If you are interested please contact either Diane Goddard or year! Val Barham in Personnel in Basingstoke.

Go-Karting Social 25/05/99 from Matt Whitton [RC] For Sale & 1Vanted

On a balmy evening in Southampton, a group of 20 Scott Wilson staff 1 from Hamish Goldie-Scot transformed themselves [JO] from mild-mannered employees to become budding Formula Four Bedroom Semi on Harrow Way Estate, Basinestoke. 1 drivers for an evening of Go-Karting fun. The smell of £125,000. For details contact Hamish Goldie-Scot. BA Ext. petrol fumes soon hung heavy in the air, the sight of the 440. machines inspiring dreams of glory in all those gathered. After a short safety talk and the donning of some very NB: Illustrationsaboic do nor necessarili bear aiti siniilariru to the items on fetching overalls, gloves and helmets, the chosen ones set off offer.’ on ajourney of sheer panic for some, and pure adrenaline rush for others.

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Issues 11 and 12 of Bridge Design and Engineering have gone from Peter Lynch [R] walkabout from the Basingstoke Bridge Section. If anyone has borrowed them - or indeed if I was actually rash enough to Add our web site to all Scott Wilson jobs advertised in the have deliberately lent them out - could they please let me press. Job seekers on the internet can then review company know orjust return them. information, project experience and career prospects before they apply. From Paul Godsmark [PPA] > I am unable to trace the ‘Shell Book of Bitumen” which has Week inadvertently been borrowed from the library with it’s ticket. Reply of the Would the current holder please let me know of it’s from Stuart Beniston [C] whereabouts as I’dlike to borrow it myself. The response in Issue 194 to my idea of extending the lease car scheme to staff below Associate level in place of car mileage allowances did not address the point that there was a potential benefit to the Company at no extra cost. The What’ on yowr Mind? “recognition and reward” element could be maintained by regulating the level of subsidy and choice of car.

from Marian Waldron [SP] Furthermore, in the response to Guy Rigby’s idea of a Company Green Transport Plan, my idea was described as There has been some concern over the amount of costs being “almost the exact opposite”. This surprised me as my idea has put to non-recoverable against a job when there is no firm no implication of encouraging extra car use, in fact the effect directive given. Therefore, some costs are being lost when of more lease cars could be beneficial as they may generally they could have been charged to the client. With the old style be newer and better maintained. If car leasing is indeed JEN form, there was provision for some costs to be given R viewed as anti-green, we shall have a problem in preparing a (recoverable) or N (non-recoverable) codes. I suppose the fee convincing Company Plan while still retaining the leasing agreement code is a rough guide i.e. 07 and below (fee based) scheme, even for the most senior staff!” non-recoverable and 61 or above (time-based) recoverable, but this is a very hit and miss situation. Alternatively, Project Managers could produce a recoverable and non-recoverable JEN against each job. Perhaps this would provide a solution to the problem? 6’°’t’áe weeá:

From Alan Coomber [SP] “Success is getting what you want, and happiness is wanting what you get.” Dave Gardner

On the train south from Scotland last week I noticed as the line ran parallel to the A74 at one point a very large Scott Wilson logo placed beside the carriageway. Nice to see - but on reflection I wondered what that sign would mean to passing drivers? Nothing to most of them. Would it not be Heminder! possible to add to such signs at least “Consulting Engineers” irs nearlytoolate! or better still “This road was designed by •• •• .0• ••. VyneTime - Edftorc Note - Contributions will in future indicate the Operating Unit of the Contributor, rather than the Whilst the published deadline for letting Joan Kingett know Company and Location as used until now. Refer to you wish to join the party at the Vyne has passed, if you have ScottLight Issue 192 to be reminded of the new management not made up your mind to come and you don’t want to miss structure. out, requests for tickets will still be accepted - give Joan a call (BA 214) but do it soon please as we need to finalise the size Apologies to Bob McGowan and Hamish Goldie-Scot for the of the marquee. mis-spelling of their names in Issue 194. For your information, the Sports & Social entry in the same issue was Joan is starting work on the seating plan lbr the 300 tickets from Alistair Napier. Alistair and Derek Appleby (Idea of the that have been requested so please let her know if you have Week) are both from the Edinburgh office of Scotland Ltd. requested tickets that you now won’t be able to use. Shaun Montague (Staff Profile) is based at Railways, Swindon.

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Peter Mason Award 12/08/99 laJIb Peter Manse!! Restoration of the Eastern Yar from Kim Candler [SP] River,_Isle_ofWight 16/09/99 2a/2b Sanjay Wijesekera Water Supply for Low Income Communities I am delighted to be L I 14/10/99 la/lb Sarah de Mowbray To be announced able to announce that I ——-- 18/11/99 2a12b Leighton Williams Aylesfijrd Priory Flood Scott Wilson have DcIncc Scheme. Kent become the holders of 09/1299 Ia]! b Martin Wheeler Airport Drainage A review of prii;cet the Peter Mason recent Award. The Award is presented annually by the National Piers Society for engineering excellence on work relating to piers. Environment CD-ROM Demonstration from Christine Boot [RC] Scott Wilson won it this year for “the sterling effort put in at Swanage Pier”. Many congratulations to Richard Field who Technical Indexes Ltd will be giving a demonstration on their was responsible for the design and management of the project Environment CD-ROM service on Wednesday 23 June 1999 and steered it through two winter seasons to a successful at 12:30 pm in Room laJlb, Scott House. Everyone is conclusion. The award is a charming picture which we hold welcome but please let Christine Boot, BA Ext. 397 know if for a year, together with a certificate. you would like to attend.

It was received for Scott Wilson by Kim Candler at Internal Training Sessions - Chesterfield the Society’s AGM in from June Brown [C] Paignton on 5 June 1999. Richard ducked the glory The subject of the next lunch tinte training session is Financial and the acceptance speech Management Training and the speaker is David Lambert. The and elected to go on holiday meeting will be held in the Conference Room at Springwell instead. House at 12:30 pm on Monday 28 June 1999. Will anyone interested please contact Mary Rook on CH Ext. 216. The painting will be on display for all to appreciate in Network house. Congratulations to Richard and all who worked on the project for a very satisfied client and a profitablejob well done. 1Thats Going On? Scale: A: £3million+; B: £600,000 -£2,999,999; C: £60,000 - £599,999; D: £6,000 - £59,999; E: less than £6,000 Talks, Seminars and Training Sessions (‘V.. Software Application for Kingston Bridge, Glasgow from John Redpath [5] Water Section Seminars from John Butterworth [RC] We have recently completed our first fully stand-alone software application. It has been installed on our Client’sPC’s Glasgow City As requested by the Editor in Issue 194, a list of planned in the Kingston Bridge Project Group at PC’s in Edinburgh. The Water Section Seminars is given below, All are at 12:30 pm Council as well as on our own - Monitoring in Scott House. Everyone welcome. Please come along and application is called “RIvIA2” Remote version written in Excel find out what we do! Application 2, and follows an earlier 97. RMA2 is written wholly in Microsoft’sVisual Basic 6. Date Room Presenter Topic 03/06/99 la/lb Nick Blake Environmental Works for \Vhat does it do? The monitoring system at Kingston Bridge National Grid over the past 8 years has produced a vast amount of data and IS 06.99 1a lb Matt Whition Ground atcr Diinking numerical fog has been a continual hazard. RIvIA2 loads, Quality: issues and impacts compresses, indexes and manipulates literally billions of 50799 2w2h Andrew Scott Highlights from the Accra Waste Project, Ghana values (currently archived on 10 CD ROM’s) and allows parametric comparisons over any time interval since 1991. water and lack of toilet facilities amongst other enviromnental For example, concrete temperature can be plotted against any issues. We stressed the importance of involving the fisherfolk one of the numerous displacement readings. Statistical in this exercise and the contributions they made to the analysis is performed on the resulting x-y series, some of solutions. It is a good example of how good management can which can comprise more than 100,000 points. Regression make these community fisheries centres both financially analysis form signature charts which give insight into the viable and environmentally more sustainable. A tape of the bridge’s temperature behaviour. When the bridge is “lifted progranme is available for anyone interested. and shifted” this coming Winter, the signature charts will enable the temperature displacements to be deducted from the altered behaviour that will result from the jacking operation. All of this is done within the package by means of a specially ConKratzrlationsJ designed user interface.

Programmer - Derek Appleby Births Project Manager - John Redpath Project Director - Jim McCafferty Congratulations to Jane Southey, ecologist based in the Fee Scale (for the application development) D. Peterborough office, who had a baby girl on 2 June 1999, named Jasmine. Mother and baby are both doing well. Congratulations to her and Warren. If her sister Phoebe is we have another little ecologist in the EIA of Veterinary Fences in Ngamiland, Botswana anything to go by, could from Peter-John Meynell [RC] making!

There has long been a controversy in wildlife conservation circles about the effectiveness and environmental impact and to Ernie Crawford from the Glasgow office, whose about the extensive network of veterinary fences used in wife, Brenda, gave birth to their second daughter, Olivia, on Botswana to control animal diseases such as Foot and Mouth 10 May 1999, weighing in at 81bl0oz. and Bovine Pneumonia. DFID have recently awarded Scott Wilson the contract to carry out a series of environmental audits and ELAs of new and existing fences and a Strategic Environmental Assessment of the fencing policy. Moves

Peter-John Meynell will be going to Botswana on 9 June for 2 months to start off this project which is being undertaken in STARTERS collaboration with the Environment and Development Group of Oxford and experts on social anthropology, veterinary A warm welcome to: aspects and environmental economics from the Universities of WE Edinburgh, Reading and Bath. The project will last until April Andrew Piechowiak who joined the Basingstoke Coastal

2000. section as Senior Coastal Engineer on 1 June 1999.

This is a high profile, exciting contract to have won which Nikki Wood of the Edinburgh office and Sheena Brown of will frirtherour experience and credibility in the development the Basingstoke office, both of whom joined us on a techniques, in wildlife of environmental assessment permanent basis on 1 June 1999. conservation, environmental policy and socio-economic issues, as well as having its fair share of public participation Kelly Dewey who joined the Transportation Planning section and consultation exercises. in the Basingstoke office as Assistant Administrator on 7 June 1999. Fee Scale C.

Scott Wilson on the World Service Sports & Socials from Peter-John Meynell [RC] Scott Wilson Fantasy Football 1998-1999 In April 1999, Peter-John Meynell was interviewed by Alan from Paul Starr [PPA] Lewis of the BBC World Service for the science and engineering programme called The Works. This interview came about as a result of a meeting between the BBC and After a 40 week slog for footballing honours it was pretty senior directors in London to develop ways of promoting the much honours even for SW and RPT managers. There is company on the World Service. This was a ten minute feature something in the Manchester water this year, what with the of the work carried out in the Gambia in 1998 to develop a United treble and City’s incredible (and even better) playoff participatory environmental assessment technique for the win, the SW Mancunian managers also displayed great skill tishing communities along the Atlantic coast of West Africa and judgernent. Congratulations in particular to Phil Dawson for FAQ. We discussed, over the air, the work with the and Steve Black (Ill be collecting drinks later). Community Fisheries Centre at Brufut in The Gambia on the waste from the fish processing activities, and the shortage of For the record the roll of honours is as follows:

2 If you are interested in either of the above positions, please League contact either Diane Goddard ext. 209 or Val Barham ext. 507 in Personnel in Basingstoke. Champs Phil Dawson SW(Man) £60 2nd Peter Spragg RPT £35 3rd Cohn Reed RPT £15 4th Steve Black SW(Man) £5 For Sale & Wanted

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Champs David Smith RPT £40 Pepsi Cola ‘Blue Ring Pulls’. I have been Runners Up Bob Doel LOC £20 collecting the ring pulls for a month now but I still haven’t saved enough to collect the free Manager of Month (all £10) “FIVE” CD. Does anyone have any spare ring pulls they can give me to complete the 25 thai I September Peter Spragg RPT need. Please call Tim Cuell at BA Ext. 329 if October David Smith RPT you can help. November Phil Dawson SW(Man) December Matthew Davis SW(Bas) January Cohn Reed RPT February Neil Robertson SW(Man) March Phil Dawson SW(Man) W1zatc on your April Alan Morton SW(Bas) MthcL? Thanks for playing and see you again next year.

Final League Table is attached to this edition of ScottLight. Jubilee 2000 from Hamish Goldie-Scot [TO]

C. For those of you with an interest in the real issues Vacancies affecting people in developing Please note that staff must speak to their Head of Section JUBILEE2000 countries, and a wish to get before replying to any vacancy advertised. COALITION more involved, this month is packed with opportunities! , .4.:r’ iilir fl CLERK TYPIST PART-TIME Grade 1.1 The Jubilee 2000 coalition is campaigning both for the The Project Management division require a part-time Clerk cancellation of unpayable debt, and for more accountability in Typist, 20 hours per week, to support the Directors secretaries spending by recipient countries. and the Project Management team. Your main functions will be: accurate word-processing from copy typing using Word 6, If you want to be better informed, look up filing and other general office duties. http://www.jubilee2000uk.org. To support this grassroots campaign, sign the petition if you have not already done so: Candidates must be competent at Word and Excel. for those in the UK there will be an opportunity outside many K.nowledgeof additional soft\vare packages, i.e. Power Point polling stations on the 10th June. To join the human chain in would be desirable. The ability to be flexible within the London on June 13th, meet at the South Bank at 2 pm. To working hours, to be a team worker and have excellent make your voice heard at the G8 summit in Cologne on 19th organisations skills is essential. June, or for more information about any aspects of the campaign, see the web site for details of a world wide network of local representatives. SENIOR SECRETARY Grade 2.3

A vacancy has arisen in Plymouth for a Senior Secretary to support the Technical Director and the rest of the team. V Idea of the Week Duties vill include word processing, production of reports and reception work and other general office duties. Business Cards Daniel Keyes [5] Candidates must be proficient in all aspects of word from processing and production of reports and be willmg to work have occasional unsociable hours. They will also supervise one, or Advertise the Group by listing the areas of expertise we on the business cards. This will illustrate the broad more, junior members of staff back of depth of knowledge and experience that the Group has to the recipient and may help attract additional business. It will also

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The cards could simply contain the message in our advert shown in the latest Consultants File published by the New Civil Engineer i.e. ‘the preferred provider of planning, summer in England is to engineering, management, environmental, solutions “The way to ensure r worldwide’or it could list some or all of the 37 types of work have it framed and glazed in a comfortable T identitied in the same publication. Our web site address would room.” Horace Wa/pole. J also be useful to the recipient for additional mforrnation.

Reprographic Service from Nick Jeffries [RC]

How about, if Peter down in the printing room, instead of offering a glorified photocopying and binding service, offered a full reprographic service.

The current state of affairs from my limited contact with him is that if you want a document produced (which in a large productive engineering consultancy, should happen frequently), you present to Peter your collated, maps folded, inserts inserted, covers laminated etc. pretty well fmished document, which Peter simply binds. All the hard work is done, which can be up to a day’swork on a three copy. Surely this negates the necessity for a printing service, if you are going to do 90% of the work, why not do 100%of the work.

\Vhat we need is a printing service, which the large area by reception where Peter currently works could more than adequately provide. Get a school leaver a bit of trammg on the job, who can do the humdrum collating and folding, while keeping an eye on Peter’s more technical machine operating which he will pick up by absorption.

The current situation means that one has to factor an extra day onto the production of a multiple copy report with plans. The days add up over the course of a year spread out over the many departments that make up Scott House. The savings represented by having a specialist service, I am sure would more than justify the additional investment.

Reply of the Week from Russ Canning [RCI

Thanks to Peter Lynch for his “Idea of the Week”, advocating the placement of all job vacancy ads on our Website. I ani totally in agreement with the underlying sentiment that the recruitment of the highest calibre of staft via the internet, is a key priority.

As part of the wholesale redesign of the Scott Wilson Website, due to be completed by the end of July, an international recruitment page(s) will be incorporated and updated at regular intervals b our \Vebsite Manager. Gemma Lovle. assisted by the personnel section of each operational company oridwide.

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Attention All Staff! Suppliers Invoices If you have any suggestions for additional information to be from Bob McKittrick [HMB] added or any other comments on the service, please e-mail them directly to me or to Kevin Lloyd. Whilst signing a large number of cheques last week, it was obvious that when authorising payment of suppliers’ invoices, by signing the authorisation stamp on the invoice, many Project Directors and Project Managers are failing to indicate THANK YOU whether the payment is recoverable or non-recoverable. This from Peter Guthrie [RC] means that the Accounts Department has to chase individuals to determine recoverability which is not a good use of their Following my back injury and subsequent operation, I am time. Please ensure that the appropriate box is ticked on the planning to return to work on Monday 21st June. Because it authorisation stamp. would be impossible to thank everyone individually, I want to say, through ScottLight, a big thank you to everyone who has Accounts also have problems knowing whom to contact when sent kind messages, signed get well cards and enquired so they have a query on an approved invoices. This is because thoughtfully after my progress over the last few months. It on many occasions they cannot read the signature. Please, in has all been a tremendous support through an interesting future, print your name against the signature so as to ease the period. I am sorry I have not been pulling my weight, and I burden. hope to make up for lost time once I am fully fit.

Accounts department will appreciate your help.

Car Parking Intranet Development at Heathrow & Gatwick Airports from Cohn Holmes [RC] ‘ Rhoda Hamer [C] Following on from Bob McKittrick’s note, in Issue 195, re Further to my note in Issue 185 (26 March 1999) of Scott car parking I have received several telephone enquiries from Light, I am pleased to report the successful launch of the members of staff, so here are details: Intranet. Now that we have launched the technology, data to system to deliver information in a needs be put into the Advance booking for long-stay parking at either of the above form. concise and structured airports can be made through:

Information currently available on the Intranet includes: Parking Express on Freephone 0800 626671

- Telephone Lists - The Employee Handbook Half-price rates can be obtained by booking in advance i.e. - Office Location Maps - The Pathways Handbook not less than 4 days before departure, by credit card payment. - The Marketing Book - The Quality Manual Confirmation of booking, a Parking Voucher and car park - Listing and automated - Standard Contracts location map will be posted to you by return. ordering of brochures and - Information on Computing project description sheets Services In the event of having to cancel a booking, if you return your - The Annual Review confirmation of booking slip to Parking Express they will refund your fee less £5 administration charge. Actions are in place to add the following information in the near future:- More detailed information can be obtained by calling Parking Express Administration on 0181 745 6272. • Curriculum Vitae • Project Description Sheets • Library Database Client Feedback from Keith Wallace [SRI It is important that the system delivers information that is useful to your daily tasks. Use of the Intranet will As part of our pathways Reviewprocess we have invited significantly reduce the volume of paper circulated and reduce comment from Clients for those staff on secondment. the time required to obtain information. I am delighted to report that in Cohn Dodgson’s case this and support Mencap’s worthwhile work with mentally solicited a letter of response from Railtrack’s Senior Project handicapped adults and children.’ Manager Peter Beresford stating inter alia If you wish to sponsor David, or fmd out more about the India “on the above £2.5m emergency retaining wall Bike Ride challenge, please contact him by e-mail (he is on reconstruction works carried out your task in an the Scott Wilson address list) or drop him a line at the excellent manner. Throughout the work of piling, rock Abingdon office. anchoring and rei,forced concreting the revenue earning passenger and freight services were maintained”. TRAVELLERS This is Cohn’s second such letter within two years having 1’ previously been commended by Laing Management for the Lady Road Bridge replacement project, thus: Location Traveller Dates “Your effort and experience was one of the main contributoiy factors in the successfiul replacement of the Luanda Alan Stacey 15 Jun - 7 Jul bridge “. Hong Kong Paul Starr 28 Jun - 30 Jul

As railways approach an era of “alliancing” Cohn’s ability to act as a conduit between contractor and designer will be one of key value. Whatc Going On’ Glossop Award Scale: A: £3million+; B: £600,000 -£2,999,999; C: £60,000 - £599,999; D: £6,000 - £59,999; from Gareth Heam [RC] E: less than £6,000 Jonathan Hart, currently seconded to the Hong Kong office, Booming Ireland has been shortlisted for this year’s Glossop Award for young from Don Wootton [PPA] engineering geologists. The Geological Society of London invites candidates to submit a short case history, illustrating the role engineering geology in an engineering project. 4’ of The Ports and Harbours Division of the newly formed PPA Jonathan’s submission was based on his engineering Operating Unit are presently awaiting the outcome of two geological input to the rehabilitation design of the Halsema proposals submitted in Ireland. One of these is for a £400,000 mountain road in the Philippines, where topography, climate master plan study of the harbour in Cork, and the other is for a and geology probably rank among the most severe in the £15m redevelopment of two Ro/Ro ferry berths in Dublin. world. Jonathan will make his presentation to the review panel on 8th July, and we wish him the best of luck. On In preparing the proposals it was surprising to discover the Wednesday 7th July he will make a 20 minute presentation in level of current and past Scott Wilson activity in Ireland. Scott House (2A/B) at 5.00 as a dry run. Anybody interested Jerome Mi.mro-Lafon is responsible for our business in attending are welcome to come along. Please inform Val development in this area and suggested that others may be Hopwood in advance. interested to know what is happening. The economy in Ireland is booming (some would say overheating) and there are other opportunities for us there. If anyone has any Mencap India Bike Ride projects to add to the list below or if you need any help in from David Thompson {PPA) following new opportunities please speak to me and I will try and point you in the right direction.

Between 20di and 30di November 1999 David Thompson, an • Ports Assistant Urban Designer in the Abingdon Office, will be - Galway Harbour: Strategic development plan cycling from the Himalayas to the Ganges in Northern India including urban planning on the fund raising Mencap India Bike Ride. — Wexford Waterfront: Fishermans quay, breakwater, boating basin and dredging David is meeting the costs of the ride so that all the money he - Dublin, Berth 45: Civil works for relocated Ro/Ro raises can go direct to Mencap. Before the ride David hopes ramp to exceed the £2000 fund raising target set by Mencap. The six month physical training programme in preparation for the • Airports 7 hours a day challenge over some of India’s most hilly terrain — Dublin, Cork, Shannon: Land use Master Plan studies has already begun, and the search for sponsors is also followed by detailed Master Plans for Aer Rianta underway. — Belfast: Taxiways and aprons associated with new passenger terminal ‘My colleagues at Abingdon have been tremendously supportive and have already pledged and helped to raise • Traffic Planning several hundred pounds. It would be wonderful if anybody — Sandyford & Dundrum Dublin: TIAs for major office else in the Scott Wilson organisation felt able to sponsor me, and mixed developments

2 • Structures Scott Wilson and the Celtic Economy

— Blood Transfusion Building, Dublin: Athum roof from Richard Hoyes [SP]

— Water Tower, Fermoy: Elevated tower

— Pumping Station, Wexford: Deep pumping station The Eire economy is going through a period of

— Sewage Treatment Works, Dublin: Design & Build for rapid growth due to EC investment in the region and Scott Ascon Wilson have been assisting Dublin based consultants, T.J. O’Connor, on a number of projects to help them cope with the • Tourism and Leisure increase in their work load. Earlier this year, Scott Wilson

— Lough Boora Parkiands Tourism Development, provided designs for a Design and Build Tender for Dublin Shannon Bay Sewage Treatment Works. We have just heard that our

— Tralee Waterworid feasibility study consortium, headed by building contractor ASCON and - County Leitrim Economic Development Study process engineers Patterson Candy is to be awarded the £120

— Northern Ireland Tourism Signing Review million contract.

— Sperrins Tourism Development Framework

— Lough Neagh Tourism & Recreation Development The existing treatment works which is located on the south Plan shore of Dublin Harbour, will be upgraded to provide tertiary

— Strangford Lough Sustainable Development Plan treatment of the sewage to meet EU and Irish Water Quality

— Aviation as a tourism development theme Standards.

• Roads & Bridges T.J. O’Connor are looking to Scott Wilson to provide the The Glasgow office are working on two projects in design for the civil and structural works, valued at £35m, over Northern Ireland: the next six months.

— A5 Newtowristewart Bypass

— A8 Belfast - Lame Road Scott Wilson goes Underground in Bangkok We have worked with a number of Irish Consultants but most from David Staniforth [Scott Wilson Thailand] of our recent projects have been with T J O’Connor & Associates of Dublin. Oily 20 months after submitting the proposal, 3 fmally toA on June 1999 Ronnie Thomson put pen paper on behalf of Scott Wilson and signed the contract with the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) to be part of Hampshire County Cricket Club the Mechanical and Electrical Systems Consultant (MESC) on Rob Persey [RC] Bangkok’s first underground railway system.

\\ )/ Hampshire County Cricket Club is growing from The MRTA project is organised such that the Thai a traditional cricket club to a significant provider I government will provide the tunnels, stations, trackwork etc. U of leisure and business opportunity on the south and a private concessionaire will provide rolling stock and coast. To facilitate these exciting developments they are have the right to collect a share of the fare revenue for a relocating from the physical constraints of the County Ground period of 25 years. Construction has been underway for some in Southampton to a new £18 million complex at West End 18 months on the 21 km underground system and MRTA has near Eastleigh,just off the M27. recently finalised negotiation with the concessionaire. The MESC group’s responsibility is basically to ensure that the Scott Neale are working with colleagues in Basingstoke and rolling stock and related items (ticketing systems, platform the Tourism and Leisure Team in Abingdon to undertake a doors, maintenance facilities etc.) comply with MRTA’s review of their business plan, carry out a market appraisal to Terms of Reference and are designed and fabricated to an identify the potential to host conferences and other retail acceptable standard. opportunities, and consider management options for the business. Scott Wilson is part of a consortium led by Electrowatt of Switzerland and the contract period is for 54 months. During This is an exciting opportunity for the Scott Wilson group this period, Scott Wilson staffmg will be provided by Scott which, whilst building upon our traditional strengths, will Wilson Railways (power, signalling, SCADA, and safety) and develop our internal partnerships working in the sports and Scott Wilson Durban (project management). This is Scott business sector where potential for growth has been identified. Wilson’s largest contract to date in Thailand and ensures the fu-m has a significant involvement in one of the largest Mark Smith or Rob Persey, as project manager, would infrastructure projects currently under construction in welcome opportunities to share our experiences of working Southeast Asia. with Hampshire County Cricket Club and any ideas of other clients for whom this background may be relevant, both in the Fee scale B UK and overseas.

Mark is based in Basingstoke whilst Rob can be e-mailed in Abingdon or contacted on 01235 555535.

3 Working in the Slums is at present flmding for approximately 1,100 houses out of a from Hamish Goldie-Scot [TO] total requirement of 1,750houses.

Most people in African cities live in low income settlements. This is now the third visit to the project by an incumbent Many of these are unplanned and lack even the most basic President, which gives an indication of the interest shown by drainage, water supply, roads, sanitation or solid waste the Colombian government in this EU fmanced project in one management. Attempts to replace unplanned settlements with of the most backward regions of the country. planned ones have generally failed, and what little public infrastructure may have existed in the past has not been adequately maintained. Bhutan Road Network Study from Martin Oaten [JO] Accepting for the first time that slums are here to stay, there is a renewed emphasis by Governments and Donors on Where is the remotest place we have worked? Mongolia, legalising improve informal settlements and fmding ways to Falkland Islands, South Pacific Islands. How about Bhutan? them gradually. Last year Scott Wilson managed a We are currently undertaking a study of the national highway participative assessment needs the technical of the training of network with the aim of identifying an investment plan for staff responsible, courses and proposed a series of pilot rehabilitation works funded by the Asian Development Bank. designed to tackle deficiencies in their knowledge, skills and The study is being undertaken in conjunction with Booz Allen attitudes. The first such course, for Engineers and Planners, & Hamilton, management consultants from the USA. has now been given the go-ahead, and Scott Wilson has won a competitive bid to prepare the training material and related Scott Wilson are providing advice on transport economics guidance for trainers. (myself), slope stability works and contract preparation (Tim Hunt), and environmental (James Ramsey). Overall the The course will be designed for Hanna Nassif, a flood-prone project is scheduled to last 6 months in total, with a couple of area on the outskirts of Dar-es-Salaam. The course visits for each specialist. participants will be required to live with local families and operate in small groups to prepare a series of detailed project Situated in the Himalayas and sandwiched between India and proposals meeting local needs. Practically-focused course Tibet, the country has outstanding scenery and the visitor is modules will include communication, community contracting, reminded of Switzerland. Given its relative isolation, the labour based technology, community organisation, and country was closed to most outsiders until quite recently. problem solving. The intention is that by the end of this Then in the mid 1970s the then King decided on a policy of intensive course each participant will have made, and learned careful modemisation and development which has led to the from, all sorts of mistakes. In the process they will gain gradual opening up of the country to outsiders in recent years. confidence in what can be achieved when professionals learn However, the country remains relatively undeveloped with to work in partnership with rather than in isolation from the many traditional customs and practices still prevalent. In communities they are trying to serve. order to protect their culture and environment from outside influences, the number of foreign tourists is strictly regulated For this UK-based assignment, the bulk of training material and all visitors must be part of a pre-arranged tour party. For will be prepared by Hamish Goldie-Scot and Peter Chaudhry. their pleasure, tourists are charged an all in fee of US S 200 GHK will contribute an Asian perspective to some of the for each day spent in the country. The revenues obtained modules, while the ILO/ASIST office in Nairobi and a local from this source are used to fmance education and health trainer in Dar-es-Salaam will provide the material necessary to programmes. make the course as relevant as possible to the Tanzanian context. The recent visit for the Inception phase of the project, coincided with the King’s Silver Jubilee, an occasion marked Fee Scale D by much national celebration, including traditional singing and dancing. As a sign of the country’s modernisation programme, the jubilee celebrations also heralded the News from Tumaco, Colombia introduction of both television and internet services. Whether from Alan Williams [10] the country can retain its unique culture and landscape in the face of these influences remains to be seen. On Friday May 21st the Colombian President, Dr. Andres Pastrana, visited our housing project in Tumaco, accompanied by the ambassador of the EU Delegation and six other European ambassadors. Congratulations!

Following a brief presentation on the project, the President visited various houses in the first “barrio” or area to be ICE Glasgow and West Graduate and relocated, and then handed over land titles to various Students Paper Competition beneficiaries in the new project area. He also visited the new from John Redpath [5] school, which at present has over 250 primary students. Congratulations to Derek Appleby from the Edinburgh Office, from Feedback the President’s visit has been very positive, who won the local Graduate and Student’s Section papers and there is a good possibility of additional EU and competition on Tuesday 8 June from a field of 3. government funding and an extension to the project, as there

4 To win the competition, Derek had to write a paper on a Project Administrator, Grade 2.2 subject of his choosing and then make a 20 minute presentation to an ICE evening meeting. Scott Wilson Railways, Swindon, are currently seeking a Project Administrator to work with the West Coast Route Derek’spaper, which discussed the use of shadow tolling on Modemisation project team based at Swindon. the M6 DBFO project, has now gone forward to Great George This role demands that you will be computer literate (MS Street for consideration of a national award. Office), be able to type to RSA II standard and possess excellent telephone skills. Being highly organised with a methodical approach to coping under pressure will be second Congratulations to Norrie nature to you. Kitson in the Edinburgh office and Joanne who tied You will be required to produce all relevant documentation the knot on 5 June. and correspondence to high professional standards, within ISO 9001 quality systems. Other duties include general secretarial and administration work.

If you are interested in the above position, please contact Alison White on 01793 515262, having first spoken to your Moves Head of Section.

CAD Technicians x 2 Grade 1.1 STARTERS The Structures section in Basingstoke currently have a A warm welcome to:- LI •i \ requirement for 2 Cad Technicians. Matthew Ibbotson who joined the Basingstoke Accounts section with effect from 14th June as Accounts Assistant. Talented school or college leavers to embark on a career which, with training, will lead to you becoming a civil engineering technician. There will be the opportunity to study NC/HNC in civil engineering (day release). You must have 4 LEA VERS GCSE’s at Grade C or above, one of which must be Maths

If you are interested in the above, or know of anyone who I Goodbye and Good Luck to: would be interested, please contact either Diane Goddard (ext in Basingstoke. Lesley Brooks who left the Basingstoke office on Tuesday 209) or Val Barham (ext 507) in Personnel 15th June. For Sale & Wanted

Vacancies Surplus to Requirements from Marian \Valdron [SP] Please note that staff must speak to their Head of Section before replying to any vacancy advertised. • 3 x 5 drawer plan chests Company Secretarial Assistant for Holdings • 2 x 4 drawer plan chests (stacked to make 8 drawer) • 2 x 3 drawer plan chests (stacked to make 6 drawer) A new position has arisen for a Company Secretarial Assistant • 1 x Arclight Drawing Board to be based in the Basingstoke office. • 4 x adjustable chairs for use at drawing boards

The successful applicant would be required to carry out a If any office can make use of the above items, can you please wide range of secretarial and administrative duties in the contact me at the Basildon office by Friday 25th June when following areas: arrangements will be made to dispose of the above at the local “tip”. • statutory records of holding and subsidiary companies • insurance • commercial & professional contracts Wanted • property leases and related matters any ‘Take That’ momento’s such as Albums, Posters etc. Especially any Panini Candidates should be computer literate and have some collectors item folders (full) or experience, either actual or theoretical in some of the above. sticker Take That & Party The Album. Will pay cash. Please contact Anyone interested please contact Sally Mason on ext 210. Jonathan Akers at Matlock.

NB: Illustrations above do not necessarily bear any similarity to the ite,ns on offer!

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In short, the Print Room provides a full service if requested. Idea of the Week A further reminder - pre-punched paper is no longer stocked and extra time should be allowed for completion of work. from John Butterworth [RC]

Video conferencing facilities would enable all staff to benefit from seminars held in other offices. This could form a key part of the company training strategy, benefit communication generally and would help to foster better links between staff 2c€oieo ie weeá: located in different offices in the UK and worldwide. “Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.”

from Tim Cuell [PPAJ WilliamMakepeace Thackeiy

With the increasing level of fax communication with our clients and other Scott Wilson offices there seems to be a need to streamline the processing of incoming faxes. Could we arrange to have an incoming fax machine on each floor with someone continually monitoring and distributing the faxes. This will also greatly reduce the pressure on the receptionists to deal, which is already considerable.

From Marion Ffrench [SP]

Many of the letters that are sent have copies to members of Scott Wilson staff surely it makes sense to E-mail copy letters rather than wasting paper, the recipient could then make the decision of printing off copy letters if he/she wishes or transferring them to thejob number electronic files.

Reply of the Week from Peter Brundrit [CS]

It is apparent that Nick Jeffries (Idea of the Week, Issue 196), unlike most people who deal with the Print Room, doesn’t know what he is talking about.

The only material supplied to the Print Room is colour copying for inserting into documents being produced by the Print Room and they are inserted by the Print Room.

Inserts/dividers are for the most part inserted by the Print Room, providing sheet insertion numbers are given, as they are programmed into and done automatically by the machine. If people, and there are a few, cannot be bothered to supply this information, and I receive the job in separate components, then the inserting is done by them. All laminating to my knowledge is done by the Print Room. If Nick thinks 90% of the work is done before reaching the Print Room, I will gladly swap roles. Also, he should consider the fact that at times I am printing plans on the Plan Printer, copying on the Copier, laminating on the Laminator and inserting and binding all at the same time. I also fix the floor copiers when they break down - find a broom etc.

A piece of advice to Nick Jeffries - check your facts first in future.

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Attention All Staff!

Scott Wilson Foundation - placed on the quality of the structural engineering design so PIP Awards 1999/2000 that Awards are made for structures of any type, irrespective Asia Pacific Region of size and materials. from Martin Kwong [IHRG Asia-Pacific Director] Structural Achievement Award A Structural Achievement Award is given for various forms This year’s PIP applications in the Asia Pacific Region of achievement in structural design. This category can ranged over the whole scope of the business : from core include the bringing into practice, following appropriate technical skills in engineering, the environment, development, of new materials and methods of construction, transportation and information technology; to personnel innovative use of traditional materials and particular administration and management. However, with a large achievements where the structural design has been particularly number of applicants, some form of prioritisation was directed to meeting extreme construction difficulties or necessary. The Asia Pacific Board has decided to give new timescales. applicants preference above those who have previously benefited from the Programme and is pleased to announce Structural Heritage Award the following awards for the current year A Structural Heritage Award is given for structural design on Heritage structures involving restoration, refurbishment or In Hong Kong: change of use where the style and integrity of the original structure is maintained and made evident in the fmal concept. Gary Chan System Support Assistant BSc(Hons) in Computing and Information Systems David Alsop Award Howie Cheung ARE on the LPM site MSc (Civil Engineering) Andy Chung Environmental Engineer MSc Environmental A David Alsop Award will be made for an outstanding Huen Clay Assistant Transport Diploma in Transport structure which demonstrates excellent co-ordination of all Planner Management aspects of the engineering elements and services combined Gloria Hung Assistant Transport Diploma in Transport with elegance life-time economy and respect for the Planner Management in the structure is built. Carinc Lau Secretary Bachelor of Management environment which Science Carman Li Senior Personnel Officer MSc in Human Resources Submissions should be received in the Institution by Friday 10 Management September 1999. Should you wish further information, please Toby Ng ARE an the DSB site MSc Civil Engineering contact Bob McKittrick (Ba Ext. 331). Or Chung-ming ARE on the DSB site MSc Civil Engineering Jeffrey Tam Transport Technician Bachelor of Business in Transport and Logistics Management Glossop Award from Gareth Heam [RC] hi SWIJ: Further to last week’s notice in ScottLight (Issue 197) Paul Graham ,4ssociate MBA regarding Jonathan Hart’sdry-run presentation for his Glossop Rob Diblasi Senior Structural Engineer Graduate Diploma in Award interview, the Geological Society has now brought Management forward his slot by two days. His dry-run will therefore take place at 5.00 pm on Monday 5th July in the Conference Network rather than the 7th as Institution of Structural Engineers Room, First Floor, House previously published. Apologies for any inconvenience, Institution Structural Awards 1999 please inform Val Hopwood if you wish to attend. from Bob McKittrick [HMB]

Submissions are being invited for consideration for one of the Institution Special Awards for 1999. The Awards are as Quality Assurance follows: from Val Thompson [C]

Special Award The distribution of Quality Assurance manuals is A Special Award is given for “structural engineering now undertaken by Scott Wilson Chesterfield. All manuals excellent, as expressed in a physical form in an existing surplus to requirements and any requests for manuals should building or structure”. In judging the Awards emphasis is be directed to Val Thompson, Scott Wilson Chesterfield Meeting Location - Posthouse Hotel - Reading, Berkshire Library. 7 July 1999 - 7.OOpmfor 7.3Opm.

Presented by Steve Brundle - Director of Project Recycling Management - Scott Wilson from Diana Clarke [10]

On the 12th June I collected the recycling paper and made When it opens in 2000, the second £24.00. Thanks to everyone who has kept this for me - also runway at Manchester Airport will thanks to Andrew Emberton who placed all the boxes outside represent the first full length the print room saving my husband and I valuable time on a runway to be built at a UK airport Saturday morning. for almost half a century.. With a value of some £200m, it is currently one of the country’s CIWEM largest civil engineering projects. from Andrew Scott [RC] This talk will outline the background to the project, the Andrew Scott has been appointed Chairman of the process leading to the selection of the preferred scheme and Central Southern Branch of CIWEM for the 1999-2000 the development of the scheme though the planning process. session. Steve will examine details of the scheme, highlighting the management issues raised by the project and the influence the extensive range of environmental issues had on the project.

As corporate members anyone within Scott Wilson is Talks, Seminars and Training Sessions welcome, please came along and learn more about the project II and support Steve giving his presentation. Presentation on Information Management Systems For further details and direction to the Posthouse Reading, from Val Thompson [C] contact Sue Moore - Project Management (Ba Ext. 418).

A lunch time presentation by Mark Sinunonds of Symmetries, Sheffield on Information Management Systems will take place at Scott Wilson Chesterfield, Bayheath House 9P TRAVELLERS Conference Room on 5 July 1999 at 1230pm. Lunch will be provided. This event has been organised by Scott Wilson Chesterfield Library and sponsored by S1NTO (Sheffield Information Organisation) as our contribution to the Library Location Traveller Dates Association Workplace Libraries ‘99 Campaign. Symmetrics are specialists in creating the intelligent management of Shammy Pun 19 Jun - 13Jul information in changing businesses. Almaty Hong Kong John Holden 22 Jun - 30 Jun Lusaka Andrew Scott 25 Jun - 13Jul Please contact Val Thompson Ext. 205 if you would like to attend.

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Geoffrey Osbourne Limited - Seminar 12 July 1999 / _i.’ from Val Hopwood [CS]

OSBOURNE - Autoripage and Autofoncage Specialist Bridge Slide and Box-Jacking Techniques.

A lunch time seminar has been booked for 12 July 1999 at 12.30pm at Scott House in 2aJ2b. The seminar will consist of a presentation by Osbourne, followed by an opportunity to ask questions. would CET and CPD ‘WHATDO YOLIMEANI The meeting qualify for CAN’T SLEEP HERE? — I so all, to COULD IF YOUV KEEP requirements especially ipils are asked confirm their THEBAND QUIET! interest to me on BA Ext. 350 as soon as possible, so that I Answers: can make arrangements and order the buffet. iLxi • Association for Project Management 1QM • Thames Valley Branch U1tST 1 from Sue Moore [SP]

2 This members product To provide will the year Construction Notable one we Jones, flexible Myrrdin KCVO, local Rollason the Elizabeth Don Project Fee date, are sharing year scale reflect end and new Briggs to currently Director allowing towards MBBS; contributions among there Rees later. for KEE; who Basingstoke of of four ‘C’. Hurley. the of the the is March is is knowledge despite have storey best due medical, project Mr the the terminally in evaluating Project the Canon SP The been to construction. of local building Willy building by the Division. to start modem and to first nursing be several Manager TV patrons best for be Roger ill the on Carson, its turf built complete interiors the with will efforts sports site contributions design surrounding for magnificent and benefit are into provide cahcer in Royle; and the OBE; caring of late Lord presenter to creating the and The site liver change I of of Autumn project a am operational Carnarvon, patients, and Ark Dr professions. was the facility that area specialist offers Scale: a overall liver. C: Hilary to Helen - cut Whatc fu-ms facility Miss North £60,000- and this meet can A: of unique nurses, at £3miflion+; from future which Hampshire The E: £599,999; to Geoff doctors, less project, Hampshire needs. Go/np will than B: £600,000 Rails D: £6,000 be consultants, Hospital, £6,000- when relatively ‘ After hard This the [SP] Hospital. already approval. dedicated educational Supervisor appointment for success. Garland for - £2,999,999; £4.5 complete, £59,999; On? team the work project, more Basingstoke achieved million carers maintenance education, for As The in team duties than of building Linda’, a aims for SP fully consultant result and fund-raising is six celebrity on and now Division StructurallCivil, to other months training funded The the of provide within free, considered has extra fmal related Ark; status surgeon economical hard to and now we from the the goal support a date new inter-communication in work people. have means grounds achievable. received Basingstoke charitable of Myrddin has M&E conference a behind from to now been four and The operate of events and the full floor Rees a received the new sources, l3asingstoke magnificent through culture centre scenes Planning and planning building building and such of very and has our the his for by all as 3 Congratulations! Sports & Socials

to John Sawyer CGeol FGS, who has gained Share Club Chartered Geologist status. Best wishes from all from Rob Rushmer [C] your colleagues in the Basingstoke office. I would like to set up a “share club” in the Chesterfield Office and should, therefore, be pleased to hear CIWEM Central Southern Branch’s from anyone willing to take part. This is an open invitation, Young Authors Competition but I suggest that an ability to get to the Chesterfield office (or from Andrew Scott [RC] a suitable hostelry nearby), say once a month, would be a significant advantage. Congratulations to Mel Smith who came second in the For those not aware of the idea, such a club poois its resources CIWEM Central Southern Branch’s Young Authors (money, expertise, knowledge, research, reading, hunches, Competition with her paper on ‘The Management of Market etc.) and invests in stock, shares, etc. as its members see fit. Waste within the Accra Waste Project Ghana - The Primary Potential members, therefore, must be able to donate a few Stakeholders Perspective’. £l00’s into the pot and risk getting none of it back! Clearly, the actual amount is dependent upon numbers. Members There will be an added incentive for next year’s competition must also be willing to provide an input through research and as there will be a bursary worth £1,000 in addition to the first reading (of the financial press, company reports, etc.). This is prize of £300. The official announcement for the competition intended to be a team building, management and knowledge will be issued shortly, but it is open to anyone under 35 who is developing experience as much as a (hopefully) fmancially a member (or actively pursuing membership) of CIWEM and rewarding exercise. who has not written a paper outside their immediate employer or client cycle. For further information contact Andrew Scott Would anyone who might be interested please let me know or John Butterworth at Scott House. by, say, th16 July (to prevent things dragging on with no defmed end point).

The Institution of Civil Engineer’s Long Service Awards Southern Association 5-a-side Football Tournament Congratulations to the following Scott Wilson staff who have Scott Wilson makes National Finals !!! all received Long Service Awards this month. from Alistair McNicol [PPA]

Richard Brown 25 years 3 June 1999 On Saturday 12th June, Alastair Pitcher, David Bunn, John Naz Mohamad 25 years 3 June 1999 Sawyer, John Andrews and Alistair McNicol formed the team David Stephens 10years 26 June 1999 that competed in this competition. The representation of six opponents came from contractors and consultants within the region. The Basildon office would like to read out the team plan for congratulate Alan and Melanie Alastair P took responsibility and our collective actions. This was abruptly undone when it came Gibbs on the birth of their fourth apparent this was no ordinary 5-a-side game. Matches were to child, Jonathan, on Wednesday 16 be played across the full width of a 11-a-side pitch! In the June in the early hours. We agree heat of the midday sun and the forthcoming round robin with Alan that 4 is more than enough, maybe he should spend competition, energy conservation was a necessity, Wimbledon more time in the office!! players were not welcome!!!

Alistair Mc did the whole team a favour, turning up half Moves knackered (and asleep) due to cycling 50 miles prior to the

tournament (AP - is he mad or what !!!).

By the second half of our first game, the score remained LEAVERS goalless, the frustrations took hold and the two Alistairs were exchanging expletives with consummate ease and equal Goodbye and Good Luck to: cutting. We strolled off with a goalless draw. Ho hum!

David Magowan from the Airports section whose last day in Next game - things improved. David Bunn was charging will the Basingstoke office be Thursday 24 June. about like a man possessed and John Sawyer was confusing the opposition with dazzling footwork. Alastair P, with authority on the game, was slotting goals with panache (well

sort of !!). John ‘stalwart’ Andrews had several 1st division clubs lining up, looking to sign a new goalkeeper. Even

4 Alistair Mc. had woken up sufficiently to enable himself to deMowbray on Ba Ext. 265 if you’re keen so I can get an idea keep the ball in play from corner kicks and kick-ins, saving of numbers. everyone’s blushes, except our opponents, as we began winning games. David Bunn’s pace did not relent as John S’s and Alastair P’s Vacancies goals carried us through the round robin stages, undefeated. Please note that staff must speak to their Head of Section Alistair Mc. frustrated at not achieving his full potential (only before replying to any vacancy advertised. scoring one goal), broke the wrist of an opponent in a challenge for the ball. Following the recent article introducing Robin Hawley and announcing the expansion of the new Birmingham office in The semi fmal was won by John A, minding the net with McLaren Building, opportunities arise for staff to develop aplomb, in a penalty shoot out. their career in this expanding office. The office is to provide services to Midlands clients in the Railway, Property and In the final, even Dave began to slow. John S’s marksman’s Planning sectors of the industry. Therefore opportunities exist sights had gone awry and Alistair Mc had crawled inside his for staff in the following disciplines sleeping bag. Alastair P was back shouting out orders!! However John A did the business again in goal. Despite the • Permanent Way incessant Scott Wilson pressure, it finished a goalless draw, • Building Structures Scott Wilson eventually winning after another penalty shoot • Planning out. • Project Management

The next stop is Bristol, for the National finals. Now where Vacancies exist at all grades. In particular staff wishing to did I leave that expenses claim form? develop their experience in these areas within Birmingham are invited to apply. In the first instance please contact Diane Goddard on 01256 461161 or 01793 515262 having first Scott Wilson Basingstoke Cricket spoken to your Head of Section. from Nick Blake [RC]

OH Scott Wilson Basingstoke have played two Chartered Engineer - Telford Airports matches against Stent Foundations and Mott MacDonald in the past few weeks in very Telford office urgently require a Chartered Engineer with at different circumstances. The first match was least 8 years general civil engineering experience to play a key in wet conditions and Scott Wilson won role in the growth of our Airports team. against Stent Foundations. The match was a low scoring one with some superb bowling from both sides limiting the scores. The preferred candidates must be self motivated, a team Good bowling from Scott Wilson side saw Graham Handy player, with exceptional communication skills, both written take 2 wickets for 11 runs and Nick Blake take 2 for 6 runs. and verbal, good organisational and problem solving skills Final scores Scott Wilson 45 runs off 12 overs for 5 wickets, with a proven ability to complete tasks on time. Stent 41 all out.

was a match all The match against Mott MacDonalds different Trainee Highway Inspector - Area 14 Matlock together. The sun was blazing down for a superb game of 20 first and set a over cricket. Mott MacDonald batted target of A new position exists within Area 14 assisting senior with 7 92 runs. Scott Wilson were in trouble 24 runs for inspectors in routine highway inspections, with particular wickets. An outstanding rear guard action by Sanjay responsibility for network safety patrols, preparation of work Wijesekera (8 runs), Nick Jeffries (14), Adam Symons (14) schedules and updating of computerised work records. and Graham Handy (28) helped Scott Wilson to a respectable 3 to win the last ball. Unfortunately it score wanting runs off Candidates should have 4 GCSE’s including Maths and and Wilson up with 90 runs. The was not possible Scott ended English, be computer literate, physically fit and possess a full first loss of the season. driving licence. A background in highway work would be an advantage. The next match is Scott Wilson Basingstoke to play Scott Wilson Swindon on the 23rd June at Swindon. Anyone interested in either of the above should contact Mary Rook at Chesterfield Personnel, having first spoken with their head of section. Anyone for Tennis? From Sarah deMowbray [RC]

iJ r The relaunch of the company tennis evenmg For Sale & Wanted has arrived, open to everyone of ALL STANDARDS for a sociable mix about. We hope to have mixed doubles on about FOR SALE four courts at Stratten Park, Pack Lane (near the football 0 ground), so come along on Monday at 5pm for a knock 1995 (N) Vauxhall Tigra 1.4 (i). around, followed by a bit of refreshment. Please contact Sarah Fully serviced, 12 months MoT, £7,200. Contact Alan Frew at the Glasgow office.

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Accepting a contract renewal on the same 1,000points terms If anyone is interested or knows of anyone who would Continuing without a contract 10,000points like to fmish building a Salamander 21 Finkeel Yacht Returning after leave 1,000points (drawings available) - please contact Diana at Ba Ext. 404 Refusing leave 15,000points WANTED Asking to join the Scott Wilson Pension 1,500points Scheme Large TV with Fast Text, good condition. Ring Gary Entertaining visiting Directors on food and 2,750 points Hurrell at the Chesterfield wine that takes three days to get from office Ext. 310 or (outside Calcutta (at your own expense) working hours) - 01246 271975. Wearing a dohti to the office, flowers in Disqualified your hair and throwing paint at everyone Totally insane NB: illustrations above do not necessarily bear any similarity (even if it is Holi) to the items on offer!

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I refer to the Idea of the Week from Daniel Keyes in Issue 196 An Idiots Guide to Ranchi of ScottLight regarding Business Cards. from Cyril W. Maude [Scott Wilson, India] Here in Australia we As some of you may know, there is in the recognised the opportunity North of India a State known as Bihar. What to use the back of Business Scoff W,IsQ,. I,Wlfl Johnston Ply Ltd a there, you may not know is that Scott Wilson have project 5 lJcIhcJH St,n,t MdsOS Po89 Cards to promote the Sc,. Soh WaPs 2061 fl565b1 based in the Summer Capitol, Ranchi. Plonn 612)99593250 9n66(6l)89 71 506 company a number of 0.. 51 2)99223269 years ago. Shown are 5-ad Sydttco cot 50 in Ranchi, to whom it was promised Those who work those copies of the front and now referred to as that they would not be forgotten and are back of our current cards. Whatsisname and The Other Chap, would like to point out that Ranchi has one other claim to fame.

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slip my In order to assist them, and some others whose names Repliesto Ideas of the Monthfor May are attachedto thisissue. mind at the moment, a method has been developed which should help them judge their present level of sanity and decide when that level becomes dangerously high and they should leave.

Various Institutions have been approached to ascertain if 4’ z’te weed: participation will count towards CPD. If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been RULESand SCORINGSYSTEM owing more to patient attention than to any other talent. In order to prove that your level of sanity has reached Isaac Newton dangerous levels a points system will be introduced. Points will be awarded as follows:

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1. Financial return and budget forms to be issued by e-mail to all PMs Neil Robertson [SWKCL, Chesterfield] (Issue 191)

2. Producing basic proceedings of graduate lectures and seminars Douglas Walker [SWR(S)L, Glasgow] (Issue 192)

3. Handing over OS maps to the library Andre Gilleard [SWKCL, Basingstoke] (Issue 192)

4. Using unique references on c-mails and faxes R XVWallis [SWKCL, Nepal] (Issue 192)

5. Coloured marking up of check prints Patrick Wheatley [SWRL, Swindon] (Issue 192)

6. Advertising Scott Wilson’s 75th anniversary on letterheads etc. Alison Knowles [SWKCL, Basingstoke] (Issue 193)

7. Scott Wilson website on Yahoo, Alta Vista etc. Derek Appleby [SW Edinburgh] (Issue 194)

Please see overleaf for replies to this month’s ideas On behalf of Scott Wilson Holdings Ltd, Geoff French, Jim remember and hence it seems sensible rather than adopt McCafferty and Martin Nielsen, the directors who constitute the different standards to publish what are already in use: selection committee, are pleased to announce the Ideas of the that you Yellow - denotes correct q Month awards for May 1999. The committee hope keep your ideas coming and remind everyone that contributions Red - used for corrections or additions are invited from all companies in the region. Blue - used by the backchecker for striking through red comments to ensure all corrections had * = £25 award, ** = a commendation that very been made by the originator - to the originator / nearly merited an award, = a commendation Pencil used for comments ‘ investigation Accumulate *** through commendations and an award of Idea 6 - Advertising Scott Wilson’s 75th anniversary on £25 can be claimed. (Please note that if you have accumulated letterheads etc. *** entitling you to an award of25, you will need to be the award.) proactive in claiming Alison. Thank you.

Idea 7 - Scott Wilson website on Yahoo, Alta Vista etc. Cheques to this month’s winners will be in the post! Derek, Tim Blow advises that there is no reason why you Idea 1 - Financial return and budget forms to be issued by e cannot access through the search engines you refer to but will mail to all PMs check this out. If you have any specific things you think Tim might usefully be told, do give him a call in the Basingstoke Neil, Accounts do distribute electronically to operating unit office. chairmen and it is acceptable that they are returned in a similar manner.

Idea 2 - Producing basic proceedings of graduate lectures and seminars All 3 Star Ideas will go forward for consideration at the end Whilst the committee understand the need you are seeking to of the year. address, Douglas it has to be recognised that everyone is pretty busy and to expect, graduates or any one else to write and distribute proceedings is perhaps a little bit to onerous. As you will have seen from recent Scottlights there are programmes being organised in many offices of the region, not just Basingstoke. If you see something taking place you really would like to know more about you can either contact the person named or simply ask through Scottlight if anyone has any information of or from the event they could share.

Idea 3 - Handing over OS maps to the library

Having ascertained from Andre that the question of OS Maps is not driving him or his section up the wall due to the Committee’s lack of recognition of the problem, the Committee still see this as a local difficulty. Alison Knowles in the Basingstoke library has agreed to hold a central register and is happy to receive information from any source of the OS maps held and who has them. Andre has volunteered to pass the geotechnics sections list to Alison to start the ball rolling. A couple of stars for persistence Andre but no more about maps please.

Idea 4 - Using unique references on e-mails and faxes

The committee felt this was more suited to the what’s on your mind section’ of Scottlight than idea of the week. There is a measure of sympathy with the view you express Bob.

Idea 5 - Coloured marking up of check prints

Patrick, there are standards already in place that used to be in the QPM but were removed as it was felt by many to be far to restrictive and costly for many types of work on simple projects. However these standards are still used by those who 2 -

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This contact group is intended to be a useful resource for all Client Feedback involved as available information is shared freely within the from Keith Wallace [SR] Scott Wilson group. If you are considering bidding for DFID work, would like to join the contact group, or have Further to my note in Issue 197 in which I advised that we information that may be of interest to others, please contact now invite comment from Clients for those staff on Lesley McDougall or Hamish Goldie-Scot, preferably by e secondrnent, I am delighted to report that we have received mail. a letter from Ken McAlpine of Railtrack concerning Bruce Milne, who has been seconded to Railtrack (on route clearance work) saying inter alia

He has consistently exceeded the requirements of his Economic / Financial Analysts - secondment and proved invaluable in ensuring the project Where are You? was successfully iinplemen ted in Scotland Zone “. from Martin Oaten [JO] Congratulations to Bruce. Further to the recent profile on Andy McNab and the development of the Joined-Up-Thinking Unit (JUTU), we are trying to assemble a list of in-house expertise which is relevant to this area of the business. As a first step, we are keen to determine what resources are available within the TRAVELLERS firm. Therefore, please can anyone with economic, fmancial, 9 management consultancy, institutional] policy experience (all r sectors) please contact me in London office so that we can Dates rationalise what resources are available. I suspect there are Location Traveller quite a few of you out there, undertaking similar type projects but at present this remains relatively uncoordinated Moscow & Rostov Simon Thomas 3 Jul - 21 Jul throughout the firm.

The next step will be to organise a get together to explore common interests and ideas which will assist in rationalising Congratzrlationsf our corporate experience in these areas to develop a marketing strategy for presentation to potential clients. to Ewan Craig, Senior Surveyor in the FMIM&E section based at Basingstoke, whose wife Sonia had a baby boy on 22 June 1999. Digital Mapping Library Mother and baby, who weighed from Doric Tong [CS] in at 7lb 4oz, both doing well. Father still trying to come to Following on from Andrea Gilleard’s terms with addition to family and article in ScottLight about centralising and think up a name storing hard copy maps, Information Systems in Basingstoke have centralised the storage and indexing of all DIGITAL data that we as a section hold. All colleagues at Chesterfield - Geotechnics send warmest congratulations to Peter and Rebecca Sherwood on the birth We hold a vast amount of digital data in both vector line-work of their first child, Daniel Joseph (8lb loz), on Monday 28 and scanned raster maps including extensive OS coverage of June. the UK at 10,000 & 50,000 and selected areas at 2500 scale.

We also hold digital data of the world at 1 million scale along with a selection of Satellite imagery, Aerial photography and digital mapping from past projects.

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1 - would innovative [RC] system House. similarity that although care It for the - it. Simply would I more after it they area, non- now card will and the RC the On by by as 3 uses of the Intranet? New technology ideas need to be seen in action to be understood, and it is relatively easy to create From Joe Melton [RC] mock-ups of new interfaces or PowerPoint presentations to explain ideas. User manuals or help menus for the programs which are used in most Scott Wilson offices, such as AutoCAD, should be We need to try out international chat sessions, multi-media available on the intranet as when program CD’s are sent to training, database front ends through web pages, video offices from Basingstoke there are not normally any manuals conferencing, interactive newsletters, streaming video, co or installation books to go with them. ordinated diaries, virtual reality modelling and many more ideas. Nothing will happen overnight, but remove the communication obstacles and ideas can flow. Somewhere in the world, Scott Wilson employees are seeing the very latest ideas in use by our clients, our competitors, and our friends — let’s find a way of feeding these ideas back into the firm, and become more of a learning organisation. Contributed by Shammy Purl: There might be fears that people will spend too much time exploring the Intranet, but that is just a simple management At the end of an e-mail message from the EU’s TACIS office, issue. The best way of controlling anarchy is through asking us to resubmit our expression of interest on a consensus and a common vision. If we agree a connnon forthcoming project: culture of using our time efficiently, it becomes self reinforcing, and people remind each other of such values if “If you have any doubts, don’t exitate to contact me”. anyone steps out of line.

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Who is eligible for the 11111prourammeP

YOUARE!! - ifyou satisfy these criteria:

Are you at career level 1 or 2 of your Career Path and does it generally progress to Level 5?

Are you currently working towards, or seeking to obtain professional development and qualification? 4/ Is the professional qualification you wish to pursue one which is recognised by and an asset to Scott Wilson? (see list below) 4/ Are you prepared to enter into an 11111Agreement with Scott Wilson? 4/ Are you prepared to undertake all that is required of you whilst under the Agreement as summarised below? Are you prepared to accept that non compliance with the programme requirements can lead to your forfeiting lPdgroup membership? 4/

The requirements of lPdSunder agreement in summary are:

• An Agreement willusually be of three years duration. • The programme willset Objectives all 111115must meet during the period of the Agreement.

Professional bodies offering qualifications These objectives willcomprise: General Objectives covering acceptable for the 11111pragrammeare: Professional, Management and Discipline areas.

Association of Project Management APM British Institute of Management mM pathways Specific Objectives taken directly from pathways Chartered Institute of Marketing CIM for progress. Chartered Institute of Water & Environmental Management ciwu Personal Objectives optionally specified by individuals and Institute of Administrative Management lAM agreed with the Company. Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management For those pursuing Institutional Membership the Objectives Institution of Civil Engineers ICE mandatorily required by the Institutions. Institution of Highway Incorporated IHIE Engineers • Ilids are to be assigned to a Mentor and a Delegated Mentor who willnormally Institution of Miningand Metallurgy 1MM be a Director and a Section Head respectively. • are to prepare Quarteriy Reports. Institute of Engineers of Ireland IEI luds • Delegated Mentors are to meet at least quarterly with their 111115and a report is Remote Sensing Society IISS to be completed and circulated of each meeting. Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors RICS • Mentors are to conduct an Annual kid Review. British Computer Society UCS • A final Review will, if satisfactory, lead to certification of completion when all Chartered Institute of BuildingServices CIBSE objectives have been fulfilled. Engineers • ilids are to undertake 5 days training each year over three years. • training is provide their own time to one extemal Chartered Institute of Transport CIT Each year of each Ipd to training day, and provisions will be made in the budget for each hid to book Geological Society GS time at LUC rate to two internal training days. The other two days are to be Institute of Chartered Accountants ICA met through a combination of activities for which NRE but not LUC is to be Institute of Engineering Designers lED provided.

Institution of Electrical Engineers lEE Institution of Mechanical Engineers IMecliE • Administrative support of Institution of Structural Engineers IStructE the ipdprogrammeis to be by Personnel Landscape Institute provided U Department. Institute of Personnel and Development IPO Royal Society of Chemistry BSC • The kidprogrammeis to be Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA documented in an ipd handbook. Royal Town Planning Institute RTPI

The list is not exhaustive, other professional bodies will be considered at any time. ______

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How is the ilnhlIrOgrammetobe managed?:

The management of the Ipd programmeis to be the responsibility of an ilill committee, who shall be self governing within the Terms of Reference set down in the box below.

The md committee is to comprise a chair, finance officer, programme officer and one representative from each of two regional sub-committees which are to be formed in the Southern and Central regions with responsibility for the jill programmein each region.

The committee are responsible for project managing the bill budget, the organisation of in-house and external training events and for overseeing the hid programme. Terms of Reference (in small print of course)

• The id committee is to be drawn from the .d population.

• The committee is to be self governing answerable to the HMB Director responsible for HR with monthly reporting.

• No member of the committee is to serve for more than two years.

• The committee year is to be from 1 October to 30 September.

• The committee shall where possible contain a balance of expenenced and new members

• The committee as a minimum, are to have an executive quorum consisting of a chairperson, finance officer and programme officer.

• The executive is to establish regional sub.committees in the Southern and Central 1!t-i tA regions, who are to be responsible for the kidprogramme in their area, accountable to 191 fl)t.. the executive committee. to portfolios. The or k. Mf1c:.’ q • The regional sub-committees are reflect the executive committees regional sub-committees are, at their discretion, to have members without portfotios r!;jw representing the different offices and the different disciplines withinthe region.

• The execuhve is to meet each quarter

• The executive is to protect manage the kid budget poasiori and monitor and report on the expenditure

• The executive is to prepare a draft budget each year to assist in the drafting of the business plan. Structure

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SARAH bEWSBURY

Sarah is a Graduate Coastal Specialist, and has been with Scott Wilson for 18 months. She is based in the Coastal Section in the Basingstoke office although spent the first 6 months of her career in Peterborough.

Sarah graduated in Geography from Southampton before undertaking an MSc in Coastal Zone Management at Bournemouth. Sarah works primarily in flood and coastal defence. Her day to day work is based on coastal strategy studies and coastal monitoring schemes. Prior to working for Scott Wilson Sarah worked for the Flood and Coastal Defence Division of MAFF.

Sarah’s initial involvement in the 11111group was a result of her aim of becoming a member of CIWEM (Chartered Institute of Water & Environmental Management). She found that first 5arah bewsbur’y there was a need to write the training scheme. A formal submission of a scheme for Programme Co-ordinator approval is to be made at the end of June.

Sarah is responsible for assessing the training needs of the hidpopulation as a whole and ensuring that internal and external events are programmed and delivered to meet them.

PIERS CURRIE

Piers was born in Ashington, Northumberland before moving almost immediately to Farnham, Surrey where he still lives today. Piers’ somewhat tenuous links to the North East were reinforced by going to Durham University where he obtained his MEng in Civil Engineering.

Despite his tender years, Piers’ work experience has already been quite diverse. Experience at MAPS, a UK owned dredging contractor extended to a number of contracts where he was involved in both site supervision and contract administration. Since joining Scott Wilson in 1997, Piers has worked in various departments including Structures, Advanced Technology and Project Management.

Outside work, rather promising sporting careers in rugby and hockey have been superseded by golf and efforts to reduce his handicap from the current level of 9. Piers is hoping to draw upon his experience as part of the Steering Group of the ICE Graduates and Students National Piers Currie Committee (GSNC) and as Secretary of the ICE Thames Valley Graduates and Students Southern Region Section to ensure that the Ipilcommittee is a success Representative Piers’s responsibilities are to represent the Southern region on the executive committee and to act as finance officer for Southern region managing the regional budget.

ANNETTE LARbEUR

Annette graduated from University of Newcastle upon Tyne with an MEng in Civil and Environmental Engineering. She joined Scot Wilson in 1994 and initially worked in the Basingstoke office before settling in the water section in Chesterfield via Stoke-on-Trent and Leeds. Benefited from secondment to the Environment Agency: currently on the National Call Services Group Committee.

Her principal interest outside work is badminton - playing for a local badminton club in the local leagues, and she is currently secretary for the club. Annette also enjoys other racket sports and activities outside in the sun - walking, cycling etc. Loves travelling but thus far all self funded - overseas opportunity with Scott Wilson has yet to materialise! Makes occasional trips to see Newcastle United play and half-hearted attempts at fantasy football. Lardeur Annette Annette’s responsibilities are to represent the Central region on the executive committee Central Region and to act as finance officer for Central region managing the regional budget. Representative

PS: 11111$-you willbe hearing from them all - soon! SCOTT L1[GHT SI XI 21 June 1999

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

11111population determined Mentors and Delegated Allthose believed to meet the criteria willbe contacted Mentors are to be identified, by the Committee to confirm they wish to be included. invited to Teach Ins’to explain the IPdprogramme Anyone who has not heard by the end of July who thinks after which their involvement they should be involved should contact a member of the willbe requested. Committee

Training Needs to be established

All potential ilIds will be asked to advise their Training Request and Record Forms development and performance targets determined A new Training Request and Record through the pathways Reviewprocess. These will Form will be issued for Iliduse only be analysed to determine any common themes to from 1 October 1999. allow the design of appropriate courses

Iveni iirnairai.nine 10 he iiiilinied Something along the following lines is planned and has been budgeted:

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* indicates a training course run n house’. The same course to be held in the southern region and in the central region Lunchtime Seminars ipdbanduiook Lunchtime seminars for the kids will be arranged to explain how the Committee The ipdhandbookis to be finalised intend to represent and meet their and ready for issue 1 October 1999. needs Institutional Schemes for CIWEM and ICE are to be submitted for approval over the summer. T ze will be regii.lax ipdite in. cott1ig1it c tc1i. t1ii pce...... s(c(OnrT ]L][G]H[T Issue 200 Week ending: 9 July 1999 Attention - All Staff!

from Geoff French [HMB]

PROMOTIONS 1999

the directors are pleased to announce the following promotions earned by stall this year.

TO LEVEL 4.3 TO LEVEL 3.1 Anan Allos PPA (Ba) Technical Director Ade Adeboya SP (Ln) Engineer Stuart Coventry P.C (Ba) Technical Director Robert Chandler SP (1-lereford) Engineer Roger Edwards C (TI) Technical Director Earnest Crawford S ((31) Chartered Engineer Eddie Foster 10 (india) Director ofSW India Stewart Dalton CS (TI) (‘omputing Engineer Bill Jameson C (Ma) Technical Director l)avid Dunlop PPA (Ab) Ilead of CAl) Gareth Jones PPA (Ba) Technical Director Julian Foster SP (Ba) Project Manager Robert Trenoutli PPA (Dubai) Regional l)irector Jason Gillespie S (01) Chartered Engineer John Tubman SP (Ba) Technical Director Tessa Harding RC (Ba) Ecologist Michael Lipscornbe SR (01) Project Engineer TO LEVEL 4.2 Michael MacLean S (GI) Chartered Engineer Sandy Burrell PPA (Ba) Associate Martin Platt R (Cr) Project Engineer Martin Burton C (Ch) Head of Administration Debra Power 10 (Ba) Consultant Francis Chan SWPE (Nm) Associate Anthony Smith SP (Hereford) Engineer Mike Jackson PPA (Ba) Associate Neil Stephenson RC (Le) Ecologist Peter Lynch R (Sw) Associate Phil Vells P.(SW) Project Engineer Bob Wallis 10 (Nepal) Team Leader TO LEVEL 2.3 TO LEVEL 4.1 Jon Barry R (Sw) Senior Assistant Engineer Andy Abrahains SP (Ch) Principal Engineer Michael Brown CS (Ba) Purchase Ledger Supervisor Rory Baird SP (P1 DML) Principal Engineer Jamie Denton SWPE (Nm) Senior Technician - Operations Cohn Baker SP (Ba) Principal Engineer Lyn Furnell CS (Ba) Personal Assistant Malcolm Colhison 10 (Canieroon) Team Leader Michael Guy CS (Ba) Credit Controller Nigel Courhet SP (Kineton) External Works Consultant Allan Howells C (Canib. RP) Senior Technician Andrew Evans C (TI) Principal Engineer Don Johnson CS (Ba) Maintenance Supervisor Richard Field SP (Ba) Principal Engineer Martyn Jones SWPE (Nm) Senior Assistant Engineer Angela Gardiner CS (Ba) Chief Financial Accountant Martin Kae P.(Sw) Senior Assistant Engineer Mike Prosser SP (WCRM) Principal Engineer Cheryl King SP (13a) Senior Technician Stewart Proud S (01) Principal Engineer Neil Longstaff SWPE (Nm) Senior Technician - Materials Matthew Raybould C (Ch) Principal Engineer Ian Moore R (Sw) Senior Assistant Engineer Liz Sheerin C (Mk) Principal Engineer David Thompson PPA (Ab) Senior Assistant Urban Designer Paul Starr PPA (Ba) Principal Engineer Mark Williams R (Sw) Senior Assistant Engineer Done Tong RC (Ba) Principal Inf. Sys. Specialist Martin Wheeler RC (Ba) Principal Engineer TO LEVEL 2.2 Richard P Brown R (Sw) Assistant Engineer TO LEVEL 3.2 Helen Byrne R (Sw) Land Surveyor Bachar Al-Hakim SWPE (Nm) Senior Pavement Engineer Sarah Castle R (Sw) Assistant Engineer Martin Birt PPA (Ba) Senior Planner Peter Chaudhrv 10 (Ba) Assistant Consultant Jonathan Buckley RC (Le) Senior Landscape Architect Elaine Couchnian 10 (Ba) Senior Secretary Jackie Constable CS (I3a) Senior Admin Officer Gary Coutts SR (GI) Assistant Engineer Stuart Dungworth C (Ch) Senior Engineer Sarah Desbury RC (Ba) Assistant Coastal Engineer Roy Durand SP (P1) Senior Engineer Alex Falvey R (Sw) Assistant Engineer David Elliott C (Ch) Senior Transport Planner Cath Kniglitlev C (Cli) Senior Secretary Warren Jones R (Cr) Senior Engineer Emma Major SP (Ba) Assistant Project Manager Niall Kavanagh SP (Ln) Senior Engineer Sarah Oakley RC (Ed) Assistant Ecologist Stephen Kerr SR (GI) Senior Project Engineer Cohn Pavey P.(Sw) Assistant Engineer Daniel Keyes SR (GI) Senior Project Engineer Arran Picketi P.(Sw) Senior Technician Martin Love PPA (Mn Aport) Senior Project Manager Dianne Sweeney RC (Pb) Senior Technical Assistant Pam Mcintosh CS (Ba) Central Services Manager Martin Telling R (Sw) Assistant Engineer Ellen Peck P.C (Ab) Senior Landscape Architect Gary Timmins SP (P1) Assistant Engineer Duncan Pickard PEA (Mn A port) Senior Project Manager Shirley Toon SWPE (Nm) Senior Secretary David Riach S (GI) Senior Engineer Alison Townsend R (Sw) Senior Technician Stephen Rollason CS (Ba) Senior Project Accountant Simon Wodd RC (Ba) Assistant lnf Sys. Specialist Mary Rook C (Ch) Senior Personnel Officer John Sawyer P.C (Ba) Senior Engineering Geologist TO LEVEL 2.1 Martin Stonehouse PPA (Mn A’port) Senior Project Manager Peter Brundrit CS (Ba) Print Room Operator Amanda Thompson C (Ch) Senior Transport Planner Nicola Copping SE (Bn) Secretary Chris Wheeler R (Sw) Senior Engineer Jim Fazakerle R (Sw) Senior Works Inspector Kathryn Whitmore RC (Ab) Senior Landscape Architect Jill Green PEA ([3a) Secretary Barry L.emon S (GI) Technician Philip Thompson PEA (Mn A’port) Senior Technical Assistant ______

scoTT L1[GHT Issue 200 Week ending: 9 July 1999

As is customary, we shall be fraturing short biographies of senior promotions over the next few weeks.

Thefirst features Dr John Tubman.

John Tubman graduated from Glasgow University in 1981 and then completed a PhD in structural steelwork research.

In 1984, John joined Scott Wilson’s Glasgow office. Site experience followed at Coulport and as Resident Engineer on a small site in East Kilbride.

In 1988 he left Scott Wilson to take up a Lectureship in structural engineering in Sheffield University and to join its strong steelwork research team. “Although I decided to stay for only a couple of years,” he says, “the experience was one I’m glad not to have missed. It brought certain opportunities which otherwise would not have arisen.”

He returned to Scott Wilson in Chesterfield in 1990 and enjoyed six years in Derbyshire. However, convinced there was a market for more specialised structural and geotechnical services, John and his family moved to Hampshire in 1996 to allow John to set up what is now Scott Wilson Advanced Technology based in the Basingstoke office. “Advanced Technology gives me a real kick,” he says. “The last Dr John Tubman three years have been hard work but the group can now demonstrate a good portfolio Technical Director of projects. There does seem to be a demand for niche services and our work is very July 1999 varied and interesting.”

from Bob McGowan IChairmani goes off to Manila the next day to start on the next phase which we have just been awarded. (Fee Scale A). I am pleased to announce that Geoff Redwood has assumed the responsibility of Company Secretary for Scott Wilson International Holdings Ltd with effect from 1 July 1999. e-mail and ScottLight from Chris White [SWHL] cr from John Nutt jSWKPE mci Mindful of the comments Neil Young makes under ‘what’s on your mind’, recent issues of ScottLight have resulted in I am pleased to announce that Dr Kaz Tabrizi has joined the very large e-mail transmissions in spite of compressing them board of SWK Pavement Engineering Inc as a Director with as much as possible. This has caused problems for some effect from 1 July 1999. recipients, and some debate I might add, therefore for the time being all e-mail recipients will receive text only versions of ScottLight. This is something we already do for those who What is RIMSS? have notified us of capacity problems. If you have no • John Nutt [10] problem dealing with the all singing dancing versions then please let us know and you can be put on the full version IR distribution list. If you receive a text only version yet have an Now is your opportunity to find out as Kevin McPherson is especial interest in seeing a particular item in full please ask back from the Philippines on leave and will do a presentation and the article can be sent separately. on the project in Conference Room 2A:2B on Friday 16 July at 12:30 pm. Just to give you a clue, RIMSS stands for Road Information and Management Support System. With a turnover in the last two years of over £3 million this probably PC Backups represents Scott Wilson’s biggest IT project in an organisation from Stephen Leach [CS] with 60,000 staff spread out over 7,000 islands. It encompasses over 40 applications from executive information There was an incident recently when data was lost from the C to contractor to performance financial accounting to structures drive of an individual PC. The PC had not been properly condition to GIS to environmental analysis. backed up so the data could not be recovered. This meant that work was lost with the obvious consequences for costs and In fact there is something for everyone so please call Elaine programme. Couchrnan (Ba Ext. 429) to book your place early (regrettably I can’t be there but that leaves room for one more!). Kevin

2 Users are reminded that section 14.2.4 of the QPM states that Department of Communication, I extend my sincerest data should only be stored on C drives in exceptional welcome you to Nanjing. circumstances. In such cases the user must ensure that adequate backups are taken. If you have any queries about Jiangsu Scott Wilson was inaugurated in 8 December 1994 how to backup your data, please talk to your office and (lie Governor of Jiangsu Province, Mr Ji Vun-shi, Computing Representative or log a call with the Computing personally proclaimed their establishment. In the last four Helpline on Ba Ext. 250. years, under the guidance oft/ic Board of Directors, Jiangsu Scott Wilson has successfully completed 3 7 consultancies, 8 supervision projects, 6 design packages, 5 planning and 5 Association of Geotechnical Specialists feasibility studies. Geographically, their services covered 14 from Steve Handsley [RC] provinces and cities, and over 10 countries and regions. Their work was financially profitable, with value of their in 1995 to 10.17 ,nillion I have recently joined the Association of Geotechnical assets increasinz,’fromn 3.87 million Specialists (AGS) Working Party on Loss Prevention, which RMB in 1998. This contributes significantly to the amongst other issues looks at the risks and liabilities that development of key transportation projects in this countly. Consultants are exposed to whilst performing commissions on behalf of clients. The type and scope of such risks/liabilities I believe our guests’ visit to Namijing will go vemyfar towards depends on the role that the Consultant plays within a the strengthening of relationships amid understanding construction project (the Engineer, technical advisor, amongst ourselves, and I ,vish that Messrs McGowan, supervisor, checker), who he is appointed by (project owner, Rakusen and Chan a succes/iil visit. I also simicerelj’wish project manager, construction manacer, architect, other them prosperity and good health. consultant, contractor) and the terms and conditions of the appointment (ACE, bespoke contract, joint venture, partnering Thank j’ou. arrangement). I have been asked by the Working Party to draw up a list of the ways in which Consultants are appointed, who by, and under what conditions, in order that the particular (Mr Xu is the Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of He was the risks/liabilities can be identified. I would therefore be pleased Jiangsu Provincial Communications Department. to receive from anyone examples of such contract Department Chief of JPCD until last year.) arrangements for Scott Wilson, particularly if the arrangements are slightly unusual. EU-China Public Procurement Project from Richard Levett [JO]

TRAVELLERS The Chinese are in the process of introducing a Bidding Law with associated Regulations as a major step to introducing r more competition into the economy and achieving entry into the WTO. Location Traveller Dates As part of this process a 4-day International Workshop was 10 Jul - 18 Jul South Africa Keith Sutton held in Beijing to comment on the draft law and regulations Oman Cohn Holmes 11 Jul - 15Jul and Scott Wilson represented the EU. We were in good company as the Chinese Legislators invited submissions from the major international funding agencies as well as from senior officials of two European Governments as they sought Whatc On? to achieve the most appropriate model. The Workshop was GothK considered a success by The State Development and Planning Scale: A: £3rnillion+; B: £600,000 - £2,999,999 (SDPC) who is our client in Chma and the C: £60.000 - £599.999; D: £6,000 - £50,000; Commission 0: less than £6,000 Ministry responsible for preparing and guiding the Legislation through the National Peoples Congress. Welcoming Speech by Mr Xu Hua-qiang on 24 June 1999 from Bob McGowan [Chairman] The training element of the Project has so far included five courses requiring presentations to up to 300 Officials from all I recently visited our offices in China and whilst there a the Provinces in China on the principles and practice of welcoming dinner was held at which Mr Xu graciously made modern procurement. It is quite a privilege and responsibility the speech which is translated and printed below. Mr Xu to be involved in a major policy change for a rapidly actually gave me the text he had prepared so if any one wishes developing economy with a population of some 1200 million to check the translation with the original it is available. and some of the most exciting construction projects in the world. The honourable Messrs Bob McGo,s’an, Ron Rakusen and Peter (‘han: My particular thanks to Scott Wilson Beijing and Hong Kong who have been very supportive of the project. I am vei3’pleased to be able to attend this welcoming dinner hosted by the Jiangsu Provincial Transportation Planning and Design Institute. Tofollow omithe welcoming speech by Mr Veung Wei—ze,the chief of (lie Jiangsu Provincial

3 The Hans Segers Premiership Prediction Game Congratzrlations! Season 99-00 from Michael Grimmel [PPA] Congratulations to: This is an open invitation to all offices of Scott Wilson to Earnest Crawford [S] compete in the highly enjoyable, most exciting football Julian Foster [SP] prediction competition ever devised. Jason Gillespie [S] Mike Grimmel [PPA] The object of the competition is to predict all the scores for Michael MacLean [SI the coming premiership season before the season starts (yes 71 Saara Pinnell [PPA] all 380 matches before August 1999). The results of these Rob Rushmer [C] matches will then be compared to predictions and points all of whom have successfully presented for CPR at the awarded as follows: Spring sitting and are now Members of the Institution of Civil

Engineers and Chartered Engineers. Correct result (i.e. home win, away win or draw) 1 Point

Correct Score for 1 team 1 Point Exact score for both teams 5 Points Sports & Soc/a Is For example if you predicted Arsenal 4 — Aston Villa 2 and

the result was Arsenal 3 — Aston Villa 2 you would score I Measor Mashie point for the correct result (home win) and one point for from Richard Cooper [10] predicting the Aston Villa score correctly. NOTE: this is only an example as Arsenal only ever win 1-0. The Measor Mashie this year will be held on Thursday afternoon 12th August at Basingstoke Golf Club. We last This season of enjoyment does not come without a price. A th played the Mashie here in 1995, since then they have fee of £5 is payable before 7 August 1999. improved the facilities. The charge for the event will be £20 nd per player as last year and includes Golf and Dinner. Could Prize money will be divided in a 50:30:20 split for 15t2 and those wishing to play please register with Diana Clarke 3 respectively. Also, dependent upon the number of entries, together with Handicap on 01256 461161 x404 or e-mail: I am proposing a hans Segers of the month to the most Diane.ClarkeSWKeurope.com successful competitor on the first of each month.

Attached to this issue of ScottLight is a copy of the blank prediction sheet, if you wish to take part please e-mail me for Cricket 1999 Season @Basingstoke from Nick Blake [RC] an electronic copy. You inputting your predictions onto one coil sheet can be quite therapeutic, me inputting 50 of them is It was a warm sunny evening when the severely tedious. I will accept hand completed versions from Scott Wilson Basingstoke cricket team those who do not have access to e-mail. travelled to Swindon to play Scott Wilson Railways on 23rd June 1999. Remember, the more players we get the higher the prize fund. Forget fantasy football this season, let’s face it you can’t The weather may have been good but the Basingstoke team pronounce the names of half the players in the premiership, let couldn’t find their feet on the astro turf pitch. The usual alone pretend to know how good they are. This contest is captain, Gil Thomas, was unable to play due to work open to all the Scott Wilson offices (even Malaysia), so apply commitments, so Adam Symons took up the baton and put the today and maybe we can find someone to beat Alan Morton. Basingstoke team into bat. Due to some outstanding fielding and bowling from Scott Wilson Swindon, Basingstoke were 93 runs off 20 overs for 6 wickets, with David Bunn scoring IFor Sale & Wanted 33. For Sale Scott Wilson Swindon batted and made swift progress to a winning total of 96 off 14.2 overs. Some outstanding batting Citroen Xantia 1.9Turbo Diesel from Michael Clarke (30 NO.), Peter 1-lillier(30 Retired) and — Philip Wells (22 NO.) demolished the Basingstoke bowling. H/Back 1996 June (N Reg). Immaculate condition. Black in colour. II months MoT, 5 months Tax. Average mileage This being Basingstoke’s away game of the season against (51,000). Full Service History. Very economical (40 mpg Scott Wilson Swindon, a defeat was a bad result for us giving around town, 45 mpg motorway). Good towcar (fitted towbar Basingstoke 2 wins and 2 losses this season. and electric). First to see will buy. £5,850 ONO. Please contact Vernon Goodchild by e-mail or Tel: 0114 2692305 Scott Wilson l3asingstoke cricket team would like to thank evenings. Scott Wilson Swindon for a great match and after match hospitalities and we look forward to the rematch at Basingstoke on the 21st July.

4 Cooking Oil Tinned Fruit (400gms) with mattress. Pine Double Bed complete Spaghetti Biscuits (500gms) Gardiner on Ba £40 ONO. Contact Angela Sugar Tinned Tomatoes(400gms) Ext. 233. Rice Chocolate (200gms) Raisins Herb/Fruit Tea Bags (20/40) Multi-Vitamins Lentils!Soup(packet, not meat) NB: Illustrations above do not necessauilt’bear any si,nilarit to the itemson offer.’ I would like to take this opportunity to thank those from the office who have already contributed very generously. Whatc on your Mino? V V. from Neil Young [JO] Idea of the Week from David Dales [RC] I think I was one of the flirt to advocate distribution of ScottLight by e-mail as being the most obvious efficient and Display boards could be prepared showing a cross section of effective low cost method over previous fax procedures. the work Scott Wilson undertakes worldwide, major projects, However some recent issues were getting bigger and bigger corporate information such as in the annual review etc. These and this caused some problems with reception. Local lines in would then be available to accompany any project-specific developing countries are more or less always suspect and of exhibitions or conference displays. At present our display uncertain quality, they tend to ‘drop the line’ if engaged for a material is prepared on an ad hoc basis, which doesn’t do long period which results in repeated attempts to receive e justice to the overall group capability. mails with file attachments.

It occurs to me that a minus photos version would be an Editors Note: improvement for those who request it. The photos are often nice to see, but do not add anything substantial to our Dear Perplexed knowledge. As far as I am concerned I would prefer a text only version. Editorial policy does not permit anonymous contributions to heptthlished - you might care to refer to ScottLightIsstte 192 Meanwhile keep up the good work as ScottLight is always for the key that will unlock most of yourperplexity. interesting and, for those of us out in the sticks, keeps us up to date with what’s going on. Apologies - RJC’Sstands for Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, not as shown in ScottLightSpecial Issue XI. Food Mountain for the Balkans from Sue Wood [CS] I I Recently St Mark’s Church, Basingstoke has co IIi. ordinated a 3 week collection at Sainsbury’s of food items requested by the charity, Samaritan ‘s eeá: I I to Balkan e 6 who then ship the items out the c Purse” refugees. During the 3 weeks they collected 2.5 Contributed by Judith Rose: tons of food. The Salary Axiom: For the fortnight July 1st - 17th, another collection is taking A pay rise will be just large enough to increase your taxes and place in support again of “Samaritan s Purse” for the just small enough to have no effect on your take-home pay. Kosovan refugees and also the “Oak Hall jn Yugoslavia” charity for the forgotten Serbian refugees from the last conflict. This collection is in conjunction with the 10 Dillons convenience stores across Basingstoke.

Some of you will have seen the yellow posters up in the Basingstoke Office. If anyone would like to contribute any of the food items but cannot get to the Dillons collection bins, please contact me (Sue Wood on Ba Ext. 312) and I will take them to the Food Mountain which will be created at the St Mark’s Summer Fayre on 17th July, The food will be collected from here by lorry and taken directly to the Balkans.

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