THE PAVIOR The magazine of the Worshipful Company of Paviors NO. 55 | DECEMBER 2018 www.paviors.org.uk THE ICONIC INFLATABLE PIG 3 10 17 ON SITE – THE BIG INTERVIEW TECHNICAL VISIT: ELEPHANT PARK BILL MERRY HARPER LANE QUARRY CONTINUING OUR SUCCESS It’s now nearly nine months since I was installed as Master. It’s a real privilege and both Glesni and myself are having the year of our lives. I am continually humbled by the trust that The Livery Company has put in me. Effective communication through all the various media has become key to the success of any organisation and I am pleased to say that as Paviors, we have embraced all of them including our excellent website. But this magazine remains a true favourite by us all, so special thanks to David Ing and his team involved in its production. I have endeavoured to continue the success of Past Masters in writing blogs, four so far, and it would appear that they are appreciated, based on the number of people that read them. So more to come! One of my key objectives this year was to continue the success of what in my personal opinion has been one of the best things It’s been a busy time over the early summer and now into autumn, that our Livery has done for over 700 years. As we increase our with over 80 functions attended so far. There have been many commitments to all our educational charities we need increased highlights which are covered in this edition; the trip on manoeuvres involvement from you our members. The initiatives from The to Michigan with our Army Affiliates 3 PRWRR; a superb technical Educational Information Task Force has been tremendous. The visit organised by Tarmac and the naming of “The Pavior” educational platform set up this year gives you options on how you locomotive thanks to GB Railfreight. We had a magnificent 335 can get involved, whilst Paviors Week saw Chris Plant and his team attendees who thoroughly enjoyed our Annual Banquet at The organise a visit to Southwark Construction Skills Centre for potential Mansion House in September and I was excited as a Welshman to employers and Paviors to meet our Academy and CYT students, exercise my rights to drive sheep over London Bridge. There have which was incredibly successful; an incredible initiative with an been many special visits to The Guildhall and The Old Bailey thanks amazing impact. to our two retiring Sheriffs who are honorary Paviors, Alderman Tim Hailes and and Neil Radcliffe. I am immensely proud of the work the Company does and the members that work so hard to make it happen. Thank you all. Of course, Monty and myself have been amazed by your generosity for supporting our charity coastal hike with over Warmest Regards £16,000 raised so far. Dyfrig James 2 THE MAGAZINE OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF PAVIORS Welcome from the editor Welcome to the latest issue of The Pavior. It is also a great accolade for the Paviors to be called out on the BBC. In their coverage of the annual Lord Mayors Show the The last few months I think have perfectly summed how important commentator stated that “It could only be the Lord Mayor’s Show and well respected the role of the Paviors is. - there is the iconic inflatable pig that we’re all here for. Let’s be completely honest, that’s the moment we’re all waiting for.” I was lucky enough to meet some of the recent intake of students of From a nation wanting to see our inflatable pig to the students that the London Construction Academy on site at the vast Elephant Park go through the London Construction Academy, we should all be very regeneration and its refreshing to hear our enthusiastic they are and proud to be part of the Worshipful Company of Paviors. grateful to the support of the Paviors. Getting young people in to the construction is going to be vital. If we are going to deliver the projects I hope you enjoy the read. this country desperately needs, we are only going to be able to do it with a skilled workforce. By David Ing ON SITE – ELEPHANT PARK In October a group of Paviors were welcomed on site at Lendlease’s has provided them with that first step in to a career is testimony to all Elephant Park project. Working in partnership with Southwark Council those involved in the scheme. Lendlease is delivering a £2.3 billion regeneration programme on 28 acres of land in the centre of Elephant & Castle. Situated in London’s After hearing from the students we were show the scale of the Elephant Zone 1, their vision is to create Central London’s new green heart. Park project from eth site office roof terrace. Being delivered across three sites, once completed it will comprise of almost 3,000 new homes on An impressive project, it is home to the Southwark Construction the site of the former Heygate Estate. Skills Centre where work is being undertaken to get young people in to the industry. Lendlease views the Elephant & Castle regeneration as a unique The visit enabled the Paviors to find out more about the excellent work opportunity to work with a local authority to create positive change. of the London Construction Academy, Construction Youth Trust and its The London Construction Academy ethos fits perfectly with this, programme The Schools Partnership (formerly the Budding Brunel’s). helping young people make a positive change to their lives and build Meeting the latest intake of students to the London Construction Academy a career in construction. allowed those present to get a taste of why the course is so important and the difference it is making. Hearing from the students as to how the course By David Ing 3 A MAJOR STEP UP FOR ENGLISH HIGHWAYS Eighteen highways contractors are very there is plenty of evidence of that innovation tunnel and the Lower Thames Crossing. Until content this Autumn, having just won places around, whether it is through small start-ups like recently being procured as PFIs, chancellor on Highways England’s £8.7bn Regional Valerann with their virtual, web-based control Philip Hammond has thrown them into a degree Delivery Partnership framework. centre that displays real-time, high-resolution of uncertainty by announcing that PFI and its information about traffic flow, hazards, weather successor PF2 is to be abolished. Bam Nuttall, Skanska, Galliford Try, Balfour and road conditions or construction giants like Beatty, Taylor Woodrow, Kier, Volker Fitzpatrick, Costain experimenting with Robocones. Highways England chief executive has told New Amey and Costain are all in the mix and happy Civil Engineer that the schemes will continue, with their lot (no pun intended), given that, What is truly exciting is that Highways England but now with public funding. But the exact under the terms of the contracts, successful is genuinely eager to exploit these innovations. ramifications of that – and what might have to bidders will be guaranteed an initial package Valerann solar studs, for example have make way for these two behemoths – is still of work in each of eight lots with subsequent gone from concept to live deployment on the being worked on. O’Sullivan hopes to have contracts allocated either on a direct award network in less than a year. That’s a speed of more news early in the New Year. basis or under mini competition which may development that would traditionally see us include suppliers on any other lot. gazing wistfully across the Channel to France. Finally, and closer to home, Transport for London (TfL) is also on the innovation trail in The new framework will see the newly appointed This new framework will be a cornerstone of its quest to minimise the impact of roadworks “regional delivery integration partners” delivering Highways England’s relationship with the supply in the City. schemes such as conventional road widening chain for the second UK Road Investment and junction improvements. Highways England Strategy (RIS2) until 2024. This Autumn Infrastructure innovators have been says the framework represents a “fundamental urged to submit their ideas to improve safety change” in the way it delivers road projects, It has been developed as part of the wider and reduce disruption to roadworks sites. It is with each work package performance rather Routes to Market programme and will replace estimated that disruption to the roads costs the than price based. the £2.7bn collaborative delivery framework economy £2bn per year. (CDF) used to deliver RIS1 and which reaches It’s good news, as the noise grows for a its headline value in this year. That alone shows In TfL’s first ever innovation partnership, the reform of business models and a move the ambition (and the budget) that Highways London RoadLab scheme is being run as a away from transactional, price-based England now has. partnership with innovation centre Plexal. contracts and towards more outcome-based After a multi-stage selection process, supported collaborative working. In October, Kier, Costain, Bam Nuttall, Balfour by partners from utilities and London Councils, Beatty, Skanska, Galiford Try and Vinci won those selected will receive mentoring, access Highways England chief executive Jim places on Highways England’s £6bn Delivery to TfL data, bespoke support and funding O’Sullivan says the new framework demands a Integration Partner framework, and more across a 10-week programme in early 2019. “major step up” in the supply chain to embrace awards are yet to be made for the Smart Innovators will also be given the option to innovation and team work and in their ability to Motorway programme.