2nd2nd && 3rd3rd JulyJuly 20142014 Geotechnica GOLD SPONSORS 2014 adp Group Ltd www.geotechnica.co.uk SILVER SPONSORS EVENT PROGRAMME CLEAR SOLUTIONS Supported by BRONZE SPONSORS Communicate.Communicate. Promote.Promote. Network.Network. Learn.Learn. Welcome It is with much delight that we welcome you back to the Warwickshire Exhibition Contents Centre, the proud home of Geotechnica. This week, Geotechnica returns for a sixth Conference Programme 4 successive year, following on from five previous years of success and Exhibition Floorplans 10 popularity. Hoping to beat last year’s impressive visitor and exhibitor total, Geotechnica 2014 aims to aid industry Exhibitors 12 growth and development through the building of business relationships, the Outdoor Exhibitors 17 introduction of new products and innovations and the imparting of knowledge and advice: Communicate. Demonstrations 17 Promote. Network. Learn. Local Amenities 18 The Geotechnical Conference at this year’s Geotechnica will provide an impelling insight into the future of the geotechnical industry, as well as providing everything consultants and contractors need to be aware of to comply with current and changing standards. Attendance is a must for those procuring, specifying, supervising and carrying out geotechnical and drilling works across the UK. No other event brings together such a diverse group of specialists, all of whom are focussed on the development of the industry. Also, there is no other event that allows visitors to receive answers to all of their project queries instantaneously. With the industry currently enjoying a period of stability and growth for the first time in a number of years, we sincerely hope that Geotechnica can act as a springboard for even further growth, presenting the opportunity to network, create new contacts and strike new deals that will benefit the industry as a whole. With that in mind, we hope you enjoy your experience of Geotechnica. Geotechnica 2014 | 2 - 3 July ‘14 3 Exhibition Opening Times: Session 3: Health and Safety Conference Programme - Main Room 14:45 - 15:15 John Underwood - Construction Inspector, Health and Safety Executive 09:00 - 16:00 John has been an Inspector with the HSE for over 20 years and has worked in the HSE’s Construction Wednesday 2nd July Welcome to Geotechnica 2014 Division for 14 years. Prior to joining the HSE John held various posts including many years in the construction industry and in education. Much of his time with HSE has been spent on investigation 09:45 - 10:15 Dr John Powell - Technical Director, GEOLABS Ltd of serious incidents, usually involving fatalities. In 2010 he transferred to the Construction Division John is a Technical Director at Geolabs Ltd. He obtained his BSc and MSc(Eng) at Imperial College Sector where he now leads for the Division liaising with the demolition, refurbishment, temporary London and his DSc(Eng) from London University and has spent most of his career pioneering works, drilling/piling and groundworks sectors of the industry. geotechnical work at BRE. He first became involved with the CPT in 1975 and it and other in situ Presentation Title: HSE Update tests have been a major feature of his work ever since. He sits on many national and international 15:15 - 15:45 Tom Phillips - Managing Director, RPA Safety Services technical and standards committees. Tom Phillips is a Chartered Safety Practitioner and Registered Safety Consultant. With over 15 years Keynote Address in the occupational safety field, RPA provide support and guidance for many specialist geotechnical 10:15 - 11:00 Tim Fitch - Construction Strategist - Director, Invennt and geoenvironmental contractors and consultants. Codeveloper and license holder of IOSH Tim studied civil engineering as an undergraduate achieving a first-class degree from Salford Avoiding Danger from Underground Services, Tom provides underground services training for both University. He transferred to Imperial College and gained an MSc in soil mechanics before starting his the geotechnical industry and many main contractors. Over the years he has been asked to give career as a civil engineer specialising in the geotechnical market in the UK and overseas. On returning numerous presentations on the subject of underground service safety and the implementation of to the UK Tim was instrumental in setting up and then growing the rail division of a specialist piling best practice. contractor. Tim is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a liveryman Presentation Title: Preparing the industry for CDM changes of both the Worshipful Company Of Constructors and the Worshipful Company Of Paviors, and a 15:45 - 16:15 Dr George Tuckwell - Director, RSK Freeman of the City of London. George Tuckwell is the director responsible for geophysical investigation and monitoring services at Presentation Title: Recession is Over: Start preparing for the next one RSK. George specialises in applied geophysics and has a research background in structural geology Session 1: Ground Investigation, Field Instrumentation, Laboratory Testing and Data and geomechanics focussed on the evolution of linked fracture networks and induced seismicity. 11:00 - 11:30 Dr Andrew Ridley - Managing Director, Geotechnical Observations Amongst others, he has advised National Grid, the Environment Agency and the United Nations on Dr Ridley is widely experienced in the laboratory testing of soils and geotechnical field the deployment of seismic monitoring and other geophysical technologies. George is a past Vice instrumentation. In his capacity as a Director of Geotechnical Observations he has undertaken a President of the Geological Society of London. great many investigations and has written many interpretive reports on projects related to slope and Presentation Title: PAS 128 – what the new underground utility detection, verification and location embankment stability and desiccation. He is widely respected for his work on the measurement of standard requires, and how to use it pore water pressure and suction, a subject on which he has published many papers and articles. Welcome to Day 2 of Geotechnica 2014 Presentation Title: New Standards for Instrumentation and Monitoring - what will they mean for Thursday 11th July 10:00 - 10:15 Peter Reading - Equipe Group you? Peter is a Chartered Geologist with 40 years’ experience in geotechnics. He has spent the majority of his 11:30 - 12:30 Roger Brown - Associate Director - Laboratories, Fugro career in site investigation and is a respected member of the geotechnical community and is currently a Roger Brown is Associate Director for Laboratories, within Fugro. He is also Convenor of CEN British Geotechnical Association (BGA) Executive Committee member. Peter’s career has included work TC341 WG6: this is the working group which is writing the EN/ISO laboratory test methods that will in laboratories, drilling and grouting, soil and rock mechanics, materials, research and development replace some of BS1377. An Oxford Chemistry Graduate, Roger spent most of his early career as an and sales and marketing. environmental analytical chemist within the UK Nuclear Industry, rising to being General Manager Session 4: Geotechnical Processes of a unit with more than 60 staff. After a brief period with the Water Research Centre, he joined 10:15 - 11:00 Professor Barry Clarke - Prof. of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Fugro as manager of their newly built Wallingford geotechnical laboratory in 2005. Within Fugro he Leeds; Former President of ICE has full managerial responsibility for the 42-strong Wallingford lab team, but also has Corporate Barry Clarke, Past President of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Professor of Civil Engineering responsibility for harmonising the systems used by all 50 of Fugro’s labs. Geotechnics, is a founding Director of the Institute of Resilient Infrastructure at the University of Presentation Title: BS1377 – are we about to throw away 24 years’ experience? Leeds. He is a Past President of the UK Engineering Professors Council; represents higher education 12:30 - 13:00 Dr Roger Chandler - Managing Director, Keynetix Ltd on the Board of CITB ConstructionSkills, the training body for the UK construction industry; is Roger has been a Director at Keynetix since starting the business with Mike Rothery and Gary chair of E4BE, a UK Construction Industry Council led body that focuses on the educational base of Morin in 2000. In November 2010 he took on the role of Managing Director with a goal to grow the professionals working in the built environment; and is Chairman of the Engineering Accreditation international side of the business. Although a geotechnical engineer by training, he has become more Board. and more involved with data management, especially in the geotechnical arena. Presentation Title: The future of geotechnical engineering Presentation Title: What does the new BS 8574 on Geotechnical Data Management mean for your 11:00 - 11:30 Tracey Wilkins - Programme Manager - Construction, BSi organisation? Tracey works for the British Standards Institution (BSI), managing the British Standards work Session 2 - Panel Session: Is UK practice compatible with Eurocode compliance? programme for Eurocodes and Geotechnical committees, including CEN/TC 250/SC 7 Eurocode 7 - 14:00 - 14:45 Dr John Powell - Technical Director, GEOLABS Ltd Geotechnical design, CEN/TC 341 and ISO/TC 182/SC 1 Geotechnical investigation and testing, CEN/TC John is a Technical Director at GEOLABS