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CES May 2007 will feature transport infrastructure, bridges and tunnels.Editorial copy date: 12 April 2007.Please note that this date applies to news, calendar items and toreaders’ letters. Articles, reviews and other lengthier contributionsinevitably require a longer lead in time.

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Developments in industry, educationand IT behind a new approach toteaching project managementNick Spencer Chapman, Oxford Brookes University

22geomatics.org The past, present and futureT Bramald, J Mills MInstCES, D Parker FInstCES andS Edwards, Newcastle University

25For what we are about to receive, may we be truly concerned... The CDM Regulations 2007Robin E Jones FInstCES, SURCO Ltd

29It never rains but it pours

Tom Wrzesien, Taylor Wessing

3028 days later

David Carrick FInstCES, Knowles

32Blast analysis with a laser scanner

Jane Ball, Maptek

34Engineering insurance

Mark Thomsen, James Hallam Professional Risks

36When is a variation not a variation?

Simon Longley MInstCES, SL Consulting

38Glasgow, city of art

Doug Pritchard, Digital Design Studio, Glasgow School of Art

President’s Column 4

ICES Regions 6

News Roundup 10

Classifieds 40

Where to Buy Guide 42

Profiles 45

Recruitment 45

4 CES April 2007 www.civilengineeringsurveyor.com

THERE was an interesting article inthe last CES on invasive species;all about the damage caused by the

native ragwort, the foreign Himalayanbalsam and the terrible Japaneseknotweed. Climate change can only leadto more of these overseas terroristsentering the land and wreaking havoc.According to Andy Allinson, who wrotethe excellent piece, the cost ofcontrolling knotweed would be £1.56b— or about 15% of the proposedbudget for the 2012 London Olympics.

Nine-odd billion pounds for asporting occasion seems to me a lot ofmoney. No doubt once the details of thespend become clear, the sum will seeminadequate and there will be more callson public funds. I am unable tocomment on whether or not this is awise investment of scarce financialresources but the proposed buildingbonanza will be good news for ourmembers. I estimate that ourcommercial managers and geospatialengineering members are in for a shareof some £50m worth of contracts.

The sailing and water sports will beheld in the bays of Weymouth in Dorset.Access to Weymouth is dire. In summer,the queue down the hill to the town canbe exasperating. As far as I am aware,no one has yet come up with a solutionto the access problem or where all thespectators are going to stay. WeymouthBay and the coast eastwards is astunning piece of British coastline andthere are, in the shallow waters,ecological gems including corals. Now,there is a proposal to develop a marinepark or sanctuary in the bay which willbe good news for the species (non-invasive variety) and for humans alike; itwill do much to boost the localeconomy. Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) isanxious to have a proper baseline

mapping survey made of the area buttheir hopes for cash were dashed whena recent competition for funding waswon by the National Trust (NT). If mymembership fee is anything to go by, Isuspect the NT have more cash thanDWT, but that is by-the-by, and theywon, it is said, “on merit.” As somethingof a marine conservationist, I was verysorry the park lost out, which brings meto another point.

If climate change is inevitable, andsea level rise unstoppable, then Britain’scoasts are seriously at risk. Thegovernment knows this, yet funding forcreating the essential baseline mappingis sadly inadequate. A major problem forBritain’s coasts is that there are a hugenumber of interested parties eachfighting for a share of the pot, each withits own agenda but seldom, if ever,getting together to pool resources andmake the best use of public funds. In arecent example of government promoted‘non-joined up thinking’ was a tender letthrough the auspices of one of thesouthwest district councils for a coastalsurvey running around the southwestpeninsula. The specification was for asingle beam echo-sounding surveywhich, to my mind, was extremelylimiting and there appeared to have beenno discernable effort to collaborate withthe many coastal stakeholders toundertake a really useful survey thatwould address a wide range ofoutcomes. The only concession to datasharing was holding out the possibilitythat the Marine and Coastguard Agencymight be interested in providing someadditional funding for a multibeamsurvey for SOLAS charting. Excellentidea but why, for heavens sake, couldn’ta composite multibeam ‘total coverage’survey be the target from the outset? Forthose of you who have no idea whatthese things are, an analogy:

Compare a survey made up entirely oflaboriously levelled cross sections 50mapart (single beam echo-sounding)with, say, a laser scanned surveyshowing every bit of detail as well asthe heights (fast and economicalmultibeam echo-sounding).

On a lighter note, there was a shortmention in the last CES that China isabout to expand its rail network from75,000km to 100,000km over the next13 years. According to our stalwartBarry Hiscox in his Letter from Americain February’s CES, the Peoples Republicof China is the world’s number one userof rail transport (Britain ranks a patheticnumber 12). However, it was not alwaysso, as revealed by this little gem aboutmy civil engineering hero, John Dixon.

“In 1875, in connection with MrRichard Rapier, [Dixon] got theconcession for, and made, the firstrailway in China, from Shanghai toWoosung. It was very successful andpopular among the natives for a time,but, owing to the prejudices of theruling Mandarins, was bought by theChinese government and taken up inOctober 1877; not, however, beforethousands of the people had hadpractical experience of its utility.”

So, there you are, even back, then theyhad problems with Mandarins!

The Institution has been keeping mevery busy over the past few months. Ofparticular note were two ‘fast-track’Fellows’ meetings in Sale and Londonwhen some of our leading figures ofindustry had the opportunity of learningmore about their institution and enteringinto a debate on our plans and how theycan make a positive contribution. Bothmeetings were informative andenjoyable for me and, I hope, for ournew members. On 6 March, I was aguest with Chris Deighton at theScottish region’s AGM. It was a goodturnout and they all listened politely towhat I had to say before laying into meon a few pertinent issues. I also learnedfrom the meeting of yet another exampleof a major survey contract where, itseemed, the client was unaware of theproper surveying procedures or the needto employ properly qualifiedpractitioners. The AGM took place in anIndian restaurant where the food, andcompany, were excellent. These are thereal occasions where we can reach out

A question of sportPresident’s Column

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to the membership. If you are not a regular attendee atregional events then do try to make the effort because youwon’t be disappointed.

On 14 March, we were guests at the TSA après AGMpresentations and listened to some really interesting talks fromJon Mills, of Newcastle University, discussingGeomatics.org.uk and Roger Jeans from the OS educationteam explaining how they provide web resources to schools.Kathryn Thomson gave a delightful talk on the RoyalGeographic Society promoting their chartered geographerqualification and Adrian Fox, from British Antarctic Survey,spoke on GIS and mapping products. I was a little surprisedwhen Jon Mills suggested the idea that there should only beone professional institution for surveyors and it raised a fewgroans from the audience. I think it would be a challenge forICES to absorb the members from ‘the other place’ in one gobut I guess we could try.

Returning to Andy Allinson’s article on invasive species,one invasive species that is proliferating as a consequence ofclimate change, is a gaudy mammal that has taken control ofthe lanes around my home in Somerset. This large omnivorecomes in the brightest colours – red, blue and yellow — with

various stripes and other adornments, and a fearsome pointedhead crest and dark glassy eye coverings. It is always foundin packs that spread across the road way and defy anyonepassing. These creatures, with their prominent baboon-likerear parts and lack of fur, present a shocking spectacle on anywarm day when a stroll along the country lanes seems such agood idea. If, on the other hand, you’re trying to get your wifeto hospital as quickly as possible, their dangerous andthoughtless obstructive habits are beyond the irritant. I passedmy cycling proficiency test when I was 11, so I know what I’mtalking about. If the aristocracy is denied hunting foxes, whynot let them track down and slaughter, as inhumanely aspossible, these peddling invaders?

Lastly, but by no means least, 31 March marked the end ofan era when our retiring chief executive Kevin ‘Mr ICES’Blackwell can finally dust off his Ella Fitzgerald 78s and settledown to listen to hisgramophone without the phoneringing. Or so he hopes. Lotshas been written about thisamazing, wise and utterlydelightful man and all theextraordinary things he hasdone for our institution. Kevinisn’t escaping yet, oh no, he’llbe doing part time work for usand he remains MD of SURCO.I don’t intend adding to whathas already been said otherthan to say, from my heart,thanks for everything, Kevin,you’re a star.

Ed Danson FInstCES, President, ICES

Pesticus Bicyclius.

Ed aged 11.

SURCO Limited launches online cost fileSURCO Limited, the trading company of ICES, has launched an online civilengineering cost file (CECF). The cost file, available now, will be an invaluabletool to those involved in preparing budget estimates, quantum on claims,valuations of variations and final accounts. It will be constantly monitored and a

revised edition issued at least three timeseach year. The file consists of thousands

of fully-priced civil engineering itemspresented in accordance with the requirements of

CESMM3. Each item is broken down into labour, plantand material costs to produce a net total plus an

allowance for profit and overheads to give a grosscharge-out rate.

Access to the CECF is gained online atwww.cecf.uk.com or through the ‘links section’ onthe home page of the ICES website www.ices.org.uk. Itis worth noting that in the future subscribers will alsohave access to previous editions of the cost file whichwill be archived for easy access. The yearly subscriptioncost is at an introductory rate of £125. A free sample ofthe earthworks section can be viewed online now.

Region News


Events organised by the regions are

publicised in this journal and on

www.ices.org.uk Alternatively contact

any of the regional representatives listed

above. If you are unsure as to which

region you are covered by, please

contact Juliette Mellaza at ICES HQ on

t: 0161 972 3113

e: [email protected]

ScotlandChair: Bernhard Beckert: 01506 467910Secretary: Alistair Taylor

t: 01383 727261

North West & North WalesChair: Michael McIlhatton


Secretary: Chris Gallowayt: 0161 442 4900


Northern CountiesChair: Steve Aspinallt: 0191 417 3545Secretary: Ian Cussons

t: 01429 864617

YorkshireChair: Paul Blackburnt: 0113 201 8470e: [email protected]: Steve Jenningst: 01673 859210e: [email protected]

Eastern & MidlandsActing Chair: Gethin Robertst: 0115 951 3933e: [email protected]

Secretary: John Fletchert: 0115 911 6088e: [email protected]

Anglia & CentralChair: Martin Edwardst: 07771 517411e: [email protected]

Secretary: Tim Brennan

t: 01295 811292

South West & South WalesChair: Ken Hallt: 01278 794600e: [email protected]: Glyn Huntt: 029 2056 9727


South EastChair: Alan Barrowt: 01483 797111e: [email protected]: Eric Zeevent: 020 7510 8320e: [email protected]

IrelandChair: Mark Hudsont: +353 454 35880e: [email protected]: Will Merrimant: +353 086 3899423e: [email protected]

Hong KongChair: Eric Lot: +852 2402 1778Secretary: Steve Lamt: +852 2766 5964

NORTH WEST & NORTH WALES

The committee meeting was held at the end of March. Many thanks to all who attended. Full detailsto follow.

19 April 2007: ICES Network North West, Dominion House, Sibson Road, Sale, 6pm-7pmCome along to the first ICES North West meeting for early-career members. Refreshments will be provided. Contact Gary Jones at ICES HQ for further details t: 0161 972 3115e: [email protected]

YORKSHIRE

9 April 2007: Committee Meeting, Trett Consulting, Leeds, 7pmAll welcome. 14 May 2007: Committee Meeting, Trett Consulting, Leeds, 7pmAll welcome. 5 June 2007: Committee Meeting, Trett Consulting, Leeds, 7pmAll welcome.

SOUTH WEST & SOUTH WALES

19 April 2007: RICS/ICES Evening Geo Lecture: Applications of inshore LiDAR, Pavilion,Colston's School, Stapleton, Bristol, 6pm Lecture by Ken Hall, chairman South West and South Wales and RICS Geomatics, and Ed Danson,president ICES. A cold buffet will be served at 5.15pm prior to the lecture. Contact James Kavanaghat RICS for more details e: [email protected]

ANGLIA & CENTRAL

17 May 2007: Planning and Programming Issues for the Civil Engineering and ConstructionIndustryDetails to follow.

July 2007: Newmarket RacesFollowing last year’s event, another social visit to an evening meeting and supporting concert.

October 2007: DebateA debate is being organised on a major issue currently under scrutiny within the industry.

Details of all events will be made available to members nearer the time. The committee welcomessuggestions any member may have, or know of, that will be of interest to a wider audience. Naturallythe committee will make all arrangements regarding venue, timings, publicity etc to make the event asuccess.

Anglia & Central members are also invited to attend South East region events.

NORTHERN COUNTIES

The committee meeting was held at the end of March. All committee posts were open to re-election.A full report will follow.


Region News

HONG KONG

If any member would like to find outmore about region events please contactSteve Lam or Eric Lo.

SCOTLAND

5 April 2007: Legal Update from Pinsent Mason

Bernhard Becker or Alistair Taylor can be contactedon any business regarding the Institution.

DUBLIN BRANCH13 April 2007: ICE/ICES Annual Dinner, Martello Room, Jury’s Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin, 7.30pmfor 8pmThis will be the inaugural joint annual dinner between our two institutions in Ireland. Blacktie. Ticketsare €85 per person. Please contact Don McEntee, Dublin City Council, Floor 3, 68-70 MarrowboneLane, Dublin 8 e: [email protected] to order your tickets. Places are limited so please bookASAP. Flyers have been sent out to all ICE and ICES Ireland members.14 May 2007: ICES application and upgrade workshop, Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co Dublin,6.30pm-8pmPaul Brown, ICES Education, Training & Membership Officer will be presenting a workshop for potentialnew and current ICES members who are considering an upgrade of their current status. Contact MarkHudson if you are interested.15 May 2007: Survey Ireland 2007, The Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co DublinIreland’s largest geospatial engineering surveying conference, survey equipment and softwareexhibition. Officers from ICES HQ and members of the Ireland regional committees will be attending.22 May 2007: Committee Meeting, Red Cow Hotel, 6.30pm14 June 2007: ICES/ICE Ireland Golf Day #1, Rathsallagh Golf Club, Dunlavin, Co Wicklow,12.30pm first teeThe committee would like to invite members and non-members to participate in our first golf day of2007. Numbers are restricted to 40 players, making pre-booking essential. Please contact MarkHudson to register your interest. Flyers have been sent out to all ICES Ireland members. 11 September 2007: Committee Meeting, Red Cow Hotel, 6.30pm23 October 2007: Committee Meeting, Red Cow Hotel, 6.30pm

MUNSTER BRANCHAGM: The AGM was held at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Douglas, Cork and was attended by theelected officers, Mark Hudson, ICES Ireland chairman, Richard Cronin and Michael Elliott, both activecommittee members and several members from the Munster region. The following officers wereelected: Mark McGreevy — branch chairman, Philip Desmond— branch secretary and Brian McCarthy— branch education, training and membership representative.16 April 2007: Committee Meeting and Talk on Administration of the New Public Works Contract,Rochestown Park Hotel, Douglas, Cork, 6pmA briefing by Jacqueline Masterton, solicitor, A&L Goodbody’s, on the administration of the new publicworks contracts. There will be a small cover charge for non ICES/ICE members. The talk willcommence at 6.30pm and will be preceded by a committee meeting. 11 June 2007: Committee Meeting, Rochestown Park Hotel, Douglas, Cork, 6pm3 September 2007: Committee Meeting, Rochestown Park Hotel, Douglas, Cork, 6pm15 October 2007: Committee Meeting, Rochestown Park Hotel, Douglas, Cork, 6pm12 November 2007: Committee Meeting, Rochestown Park Hotel, Douglas, Cork, 6pmPlease contact Mark McGreevy, branch chairman at [email protected] if you would like to assist indeveloping ICES in south Ireland.

BELFAST BRANCH2 April 2007: ICE Brunel International Lecture on Engineering Civilisation from the Shadows,Waterfront Hall, Belfast, 6.15pm ICES members are invited to attend ICE NI events. How can engineers help to alleviate worldwidepoverty? What role can they play in addressing the impacts felt by climate change and creating a moresustainable future for civilisation? These are the central themes covered by Professor Paul Jowitt in thisyear’s Brunel International Lecture. The lecture is being presented to influential engineers,parliamentarians and business leaders, and will raise the profile of civil engineering’s capabilities andresponsibilities to get involved in tackling poverty and climate change. The event is free to attend butplease register your interest in attending by contacting Michelle Murphy t: 028 9087 7157 e: [email protected] May: ICE NI visit Engineers IrelandFull details of this event will be emailed to all ICES Ireland members when more details becomeavailable. Contact David Cleland t: 028 9097 4747. 13 September 2007: Committee Meeting, Quigg Golden Ltd, Belfast, 6pm1-3 Brunswick Street, Belfast BT2 7GE. All welcomePlease contact James Golden, branch chair at [email protected] or Kevin McKeown, branchsecretary at [email protected] if you would like to attend meetings and assist indeveloping ICES in Northern Ireland.

Further details of events planned for 2007/2008 will appear in future editions of CES and on thewebsite.

EASTERN & MIDLANDS

26 April 2007: GeospatialtalkFurther details to follow.June 2007: Annual GolfcompetitionDate tbc 9 July 2007: An evening atthe dogs Racing at the NottinghamGreyhound Stadium.

Further details/updates ofevents will be posted on theICES website. Ideas frommembers for future regionalevents are alwaysappreciated. Help can begiven by the committee toarrange events.

FIG XXX General Assembly andWorking Week, Hong Kong SAR13-17 May 2007www.figww2007.hk

CIG/ISPRS Geomatics for DisasterManagement Gi4DM, Toronto, Canada23-25 May 2007www.cig-acsg.ca/cig2007/

5th International Symposium onMobile Mapping Technology,Padova, Italy 28-31 May 2007www.cirgeo.unipd.it/cirgeo/convegni/mmt2007

FIG Commission 2 Workshop –Scientia Est Potentia –Knowledge is Power, Prague,Czech Republic 7-9 June 2007http://geoinformatics.fsv.cvut.cz

5th International Conference onCurrent and Future Trends inBridge Design, Construction andMaintenance, Beijing, China PR17-18 September 2007www.bridgemanagement2007.com

9th South East Asian SurveyCongress, Christchurch, New Zealand29 October – 1 November 2007www.surveyors.org.nz/congress2007

6th FIG Regional Conference,San Jose, Costa Rica12-15 November 2007www.fig.net

Region News


SOUTH EAST

AGM: The South East AGM took place in the boardroom of Canary Wharf plc situated on the 30thfloor of One Canada Square. The impressive venue attracted over 40 members to the meeting. Afterthe main business of the AGM had been completed, we were treated to an extremely interestingpresentation given by David Tomlin, external projects director for Canary Wharf Contractors. We weregiven an enlightening insight into the history and development of Canary Wharf plc from theconstruction of the original dock in the eighteenth century, through to the present day. After theheyday of dockland trade and commerce in the 1960s, the steady decline began, due in part to theincrease in large vessel container traffic based at Tilbury. By the early 1980s, regeneration of the areawas considered to be essential and eventually, via the developers Olympia and York, Canary Wharfcame into existence. During the following years, Canary Wharf Construction became specialists inbuilding multi-storey office tower blocks; in 17 years they have built 24 office buildings ranging from10-50 storeys. Their expertise in this type of construction is now widely sought after.

Canary Wharf plc is also environmentally friendly; it is constantly trying to lessen the impact ofits construction and office management activity on the surrounding eco-system. Recycling heatand energy loss from their office developments is an ongoing concern for their technical staffand, from what we were told by David, they appear to be well advanced in this area. DavidTomlins is to be congratulated on a well prepared and balanced presentation which everyonepresent found fascinating.

David was an extremely difficult act to follow but our new CEO, Chris Deighton, rose to the occasionand captivated the audience with his vision and aspirations for the future. The lively discussion thatfollowed was rounded off by Eric Zeeven, our region secretary and a past employee of Canary Wharf,giving us a guided tour of the Canary Wharf model room. 100m2 of display space with scale models ofCanary Wharf, the River Thames and extending as far as the city with illuminated roads, railways andairports is truly a most impressive sight. Couple this with the breathtaking views of night-time Londonon a perfectly clear evening and the WOW factor was unanimous. Our thanks go to Canary Wharf plcfor allowing us to use their boardroom and making it such a memorable AGM.

All members of Anglia and Central are invited to attend South East region events. It is acknowledgedthat many of you are close to London, so should events be of interest, please feel welcome to attend.

24 April 2007: Crossrail — Where are we now? The Auditorium, Lovells, London, 5pm for 5.30pmThis is a King’s College Construction Law Association event open to ICES members. DouglasOakervee will speak on the project’s progress to date. Admission is free. Contact Sharon Goodreds one: [email protected] 24 May 2007: Royal School of Military Engineering, Chatham, 6pmMembers will be met by soldiers who will then give them an escorted tour of the Royal EngineersMuseum in small groups, with all the history that entails. After about an hour, visitors will gather in themuseum lecture room where they will be brought up-to-date on what people have been up to in Iraqand Afghanistan, focusing on the surveying/engineering that has been undertaken and the challengesthe surveyors have had to face. This will be followed by supper, with an opportunity to chat or seemore of the museum, which closes at 9pm. Meet at 6pm for tours of the museum, with thepresentation starting at 7pm. The RE Museum has its own access and car park. For furtherinformation on the museum, including maps showing the location, please visitwww.remuseum.org.uk/index.htm Security clearance will need to be obtained prior to arrival, and theschool would also like to know numbers for catering purposes so please contact Alan Barrow or EricZeeven with names, including vehicle registration numbers, if you intend coming.June 2007: World of MercedesThe social event for 2007 will take place at World of Mercedes. Further details to follow in futureeditions of CES.19 July 2007: Pan PeninsulaA visit to the Pan Peninsula residential development near Canary Wharf has been arranged. Theproject comprises twin residential towers of 40 and 50 storeys, and includes Europe’s tallestresidential tower at 153m. The visit will include a presentation by one of the project management teamand a visit on site.September 2007: Commercial ManagementFurther details to follow in future editions of CES.October 2007: Dispute Avoidance and Resolution, ICE, One Great George Street, WestminsterA presentation organised by the Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Panel is tentatively planned forOctober. Further details including presentation content, time and date will follow in future editions of CES.November 2007: Civil and Marine Slag Cement Factory VisitIncluding a presentation on the product followed by a guided visit around the factory. Slag cement is abyproduct of iron smelting and produces 10% of CO2 emissions compared to traditional cement.December 2007: Black Pudding Roadshow Breakfast DebateA commercial management event similar to the well received debate held in October 2006 will bearranged. Further details to follow in future editions of CES.

If you have any questions regarding these, please contact Alan Barrow or Eric Zeeven. Further detailsof the events planned for 2007 will appear in later editions of CES and on the website.

From top: Some of the 40 attendants at theSouth East AGM and talk.David Tomlin of Canary WharfContractors gives a fascinating talk.Before — Canary Wharf from theeast in the 1960s.After — Canary Wharf 40 years on.


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Ash separation plant for CheshireScottish and Southern Energy are to build a new £22m ash separation plantat the Fiddler’s Ferry power station in Cheshire. The plant will remove ashproduced in power generation and process it for sale as cement substitutesand industrial minerals. It is expected that the plant will be able to processup to 800,000 tonnes of ash every year. Construction work is expected tobegin in the second quarter of 2007, with the plant becoming fullyoperational in the summer of 2008.

In brief: Autodesk have released AutoCAD 2008.35 additions have been made including a moresimple editing tool for the management of annotationscale, tables, text and leaders. The 2D draftingsoftware AutoCAD LT and Design Review have alsobeen upgraded. • Trimble have bought out theGerman photogrammetry company INPHO for anundisclosed sum. • Volvo have acquired IngersollRand’s road development division for $1.3b toexpand their market for road construction equipment.• The Asian Development Bank has granted$400,000 to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal ina technical assistance project to assess hazardouswaste problems. The project will also draft policyrules to manage waste and report on the potential forprivate sector involvement. • A consortium of AMEC,Babcock International and Mott MacDonald, hasbeen awarded a five-year £500m contract withNational Grid to upgrade overhead power lines andunderground cables across the western half ofEngland and Wales. • The IStructE has launched aTechnician grade of membership for CAD operators,structural detailers, site supervisors, estimators andrisk assessors. • Carillion has won a 20-yearmaintenance contract for the M40 motorway fromJunction 1 at Denham to Junction 15 at Warwick. •Intermap has been awarded a $3.1m contract tocollect digital surface model (DSM) and orthorectifiedradar imagery (ORI) data in Southeast Asia. • TheSociety of Construction Law’s annual lunch raised£1200 for the Construction Youth Trust. • TheGIOVE-A signal interface control document has beenreleased to receiver manufacturers to allow thedevelopment of new receivers. •

Call for Scottish public procurement shake-upThe Scottish Construction Forum (SCF) has presented a manifesto to MSPsasking them to cut the amount of red tape tying up public sector contractawards. The request comes almost a year after a cross party parliamentarygroup acknowledged inconsistency, confusion and a lack of transparency inpublic sector procurement in Scotland.

The manifesto, Building a modern construction industry, also calls forimprovements in health, safety and environmental awareness and “morerelevant” training. SCF chairman, Graeme Millar, said the manifestorepresented a “significant moment within the construction industry; neverbefore have we acted with a single voice and agreed a list of issues we thinkshould be being addressed by government.”

The Scottish construction industry contributes more than £12b to theeconomy every year, almost 10% of Scotland’s total economic output andaccounts for one in every 11 jobs across the country.

McAlpine victim to £13m fraudAlfred McAlpine has uncovered a suspected £13m fraud scheme in its Slatesubsidiary. An internal audit team found “a systematic misrepresentation ofproduction volumes and sales for a number of years by a number of seniormanagers.” A statement from the company also said those involved “soughtto conceal the financial implications of their actions through the pre-sellingof slate at substantially discounted prices.”

Two senior managers have been suspended. The news immediatelywiped £140m off McAlpine’s market value. Independent auditors have beenemployed to look into the suspected fraud.

The might of the MississippiThe largest drainage system in North America, theMississippi River delta, empties 16,800m3 per secondinto the Gulf of Mexico in this image taken inFebruary. The drainage area of the Mississippi and itstributaries is approximately 3,250,000km2; runningthrough Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky,Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Envisat's MERIS instrument acquired the image infull resolution mode to provide a spatial resolution of300m. The imagery will be used by GlobWetland, aEuropean Space Agency initiative, to provide detailedviews of individual wetlands to aid national and localconservation efforts.

The Mississippi delta, which was built up overmillions of years through sediment deposition, hasbeen drastically reduced over the past few decadesand is now decreasing at a rate equivalent to losing afootball pitch-sized piece of land every 30 minutes.Many scientists attribute the scale of the disastercaused to New Orleans (the light yellow crescent justbelow the inland Lake Pontchartrain) by HurricaneKatrina in 2005 to the loss of surrounding wetlands.Envisat has just marked its fifth year in space, havingorbited Earth more than 26,000 times and travelled adistance of more than a billion kilometres. Image credit ESA.

Exploring the benefits of artificial reefsA study has begun into the use of artificial reefs in coastal defence. Funded by the Environment Agency, Westminster Dredging andRoyal Haskoning, the CIRIA project will examine multi-functional artificial reefs as a viable alternative to traditional forms of coastaldefence and investigate the marine habitat creation that the reefs can bring.

The aim of the study is not to provide detailed technical guidance but to offer a broad overview of their use and future potential foradoption in the UK. If you are interested in participating in the project contact Simon Vilarasau at CIRIA, t: 020 7549 3300 e: [email protected] w: www.ciria.org/rp753.htm


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Liverpool buys birds-eye viewA Merseyside consortium of police, fireand public transport services and six localcouncils has bought 12.5cm resolutionaerial imagery of Liverpool andMerseyside. As European City of Culture2008, Liverpool, and its surroundingareas, is enjoying an extensiveprogramme of regeneration anddevelopment. The imagery from CitiesRevealed is expected to contribute toland development programmes and assistthe emergency services in managingresources as the city changes anddevelops.

The Royal Liver Building is picturedbelow as it was captured in May 2006.Aerial photography © The GeoInformation Group 2006.

Small dams fulfil potential in Burkina FasoThe use of small dams has proved successful in Burkina Faso. With 700mm, capitalOuagadougou receives more rainfall than London per annum, but because of thehydrogeological conditions and flat topography, much of this rainfall becomesunavailable and the country’s water demands exceed availability by up to 22% eachyear. A UN report found only 51% of the population had access to clean drinking water.

Since the Burkina Faso government and WaterAid implemented an integrated waterresources management (IWRM) strategy, small dams have been installed to slow downrain water run-off and allow for better seepage. The dams, from Action Micro Barrages(AMB), comprise two main parts; a compacted breakwater and a concrete buttresswhich acts as the spillway. Depending on their size, the small dams are able to keepwater for up to a year.

No piezometric tests have yet been made to accurately establish the link betweenthe dams and the sustainability of underground water resources. However, all villagesreported the dams had brought about the permanent availability of water in wells, whichnow retain water by up to two months longer than was previously possible.

HRH praises GIS exportGIS software company Cadcorp receiveda visit from HRH the Duke of York, toacknowledge their export achievementsover recent years. Prince Andrew(pictured above right with Cadcorp MDMike O'Neil) was visiting the company inhis role as UK special representative forinternational trade and investment. 60%of Cadcorp’s sales are export-led toEurope, Japan, the Far East, Australiaand USA. HRH received a live web-baseddemonstration of the GeognoSISsoftware in use by North Sydney Councilin Australia.

Familiar face at KnowlesDavid Carrick FInstCES has joined Knowles as vice presidentand joint MD. David, a past president of ICES, registeredadjudicator and chartered arbitrator, sits on the ICE/ICES jointcommercial management board.

When it was acquired by Hill International in September2006, Knowles became part of the largest claims consultancycompany in the world, with 1,400 employees across 60 officesworldwide. Renny Borhan, Hill’s managing director said David’sappointment marked the start of an “aggressive expansionprogramme.” The company plans to add a further 80consultants by the end of 2007.

New HQ for British Geological SurveyBritish Geological Survey (BGS) is to receive a new £6m headquarters in Keyworth,Nottinghamshire. The headquarters, designed by Pick Everard, will be funded by theNatural Environment Research Council and the Office of Science and Innovation.

The current accommodation comprises six obsolete buildings at the KingsleyDunham Centre. These will be demolished and replaced with a single, purpose-designed structure, built from wood with glue laminated frames and TermoDeck floorslabs - the first time this combination has been used in the UK. The floor slabs use theirhigh thermal mass to transfer heat around the building. The new offices also feature anatrium, which will be covered with ETFE panels, the same material used for the EdenProject and National Space Centre.

Pick Everard and the BGS are aiming for the hard to achieve BREEAM 'excellent'rating for sustainability and energy efficiency. Construction begins in August.

Something ‘tragically predictable’ about PFI tendering750 deals down the line with a combined capital value of £55b, the National AuditOffice (NAO) has released a worrying report on the state of PFI tendering. The numberof projects receiving three or more developed bids has reduced by 18% in two years.The drop is said to be down to the length and volatility of the tendering process.

During 2004-2006, PFI projects took an average of almost three years (34 months) totender, with the final stage with a single preferred bidder lasting 15 months. The NAO’smain concern is that PFI is losing value for money during this stage. A third of theprojects examined by the NAO made significant scope and specification changesduring final negotiations — amounting to ±17% of the total project value.

Speaking in response to the NAO’s report, Edward Leigh MP, chairman of theCommittee of Public Accounts, said tens of millions of pounds had been wasted andwarned “the public sector must not be left dancing to the tune of a sole bidder... I wish Icould say I was amazed, but there is something tragically predictable about it all.”

Avoiding the triffidsCIRIA is researching best practicemethods for dealing with invasive plantspecies (including Japanese knotweedand Himalayan balsam). Interested partiesshould visit www.ciria.org/rp759.htm

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New JCT form launchedThe latest JCT form of contract was launched on 1 March. JCT-Constructing Excellence was formally presented to over 200MPs and industry representatives at the House of Commons bySir Michael Latham and the Rt Hon John Spellar MP, chairmanof the All Party Parliamentary Construction Group.

The new form aims to promote collaborative and integratedworking; providing a single contract to regulate all therelationships involved in a project. Sir Michael said “it is brief, itis in plain English, it is user friendly and it is perfectlyunderstandable and practical.”

Using a series of bilateral contracts within a commonframework, the contract has the flexibility to be used whetheror not the supplier is to design the works to be carried out insections and regardless of whether a target cost or lump sumis required. It can also be used with or without the projectteam agreement, which is designed for use where members ofthe project team wish to enter into a multi-party pain/gainarrangement.

It is expected the contract will be used by the whole supplychain for the procurement of the construction works, includingthe provision of professional services, whether public orprivate sector.JCT-Constructing Excellence is published by Sweet and Maxwell.

UK awarded second Galileo satellite contractA €30m contract for the construction of the second Galileo satellite has been awardedto Surrey Satellite Technology. The contract for GIOVE-A2, awarded by the EuropeanSpace Agency (ESA), will guarantee the continuity of Galileo by keeping a spacecraft inorbit and maintaining European rights to the frequencies governed by the InternationalTelecommunications Union (ITU).

Its predecessor, GIOVE-A, gained the frequency rights in March 2006, three monthsafter the satellite began transmitting. The navigation signals have allowed testing ofGalileo ground equipment during its continuing 27 month mission — an essentialactivity to encourage uptake of Galileo in the user communities.

The new satellite will incorporate some enhancements over GIOVE-A which will allowadditional signals to be generated and received on the ground. The aim will be toprovide early in-orbit experimentation with the common baseline L1 open servicesignals. In the future, these open service signals will provide free of charge positioningand timing competitive with other GNSS systems. GIOVE-A2 will be ready for launch inthe second half of 2008, with full Galileo deployment expected for 2011-2012.

Topcon to buy out SokkiaThe two greats of Japanese surveying instrument manufacturing are set to merge asSokkia becomes a subsidiary of Topcon. Reasons cited for the merger include“intensified competition in the surveying instruments market.” A statement from Topconsaid if the two companies were to continue business independently, “it will not be easyto maintain their current market presence... there is concern that they may lag behindthe leading manufacturers in US, Europe and Asia.” Sokkia, which began life in 1920, isset to take the name of its younger (by 12 years) half and be rebranded Sokkia Topcon.

£2b waste PFI for LancashireLancashire County Council and BlackpoolCouncil have signed a 25-year £2b PFIwaste contract. The contract with GlobalRenewables Ltd and Bovis Lend Lease isone of the largest waste PFI projects inthe UK.

Global Renewables and Bovis LendLease, with international finance backing,will invest £320m in the design,construction and operation of two UR-3Rwaste management facilities at Leyland(pictured) and Thornton to handle 600,000tonnes per annum of household waste.

Waste will be sorted using amechanical and biological treatment(MBT) process that recovers recyclablematerials such as paper, metal, glass andplastic. It then transforms the organicportions of the waste into renewableenergy and compost.

Flood standard reviewThe BSI have launched a review of itsPAS1188: Flood protection productsspecification. The review relates to theparts on building apertures, temporaryand demountable products and buildingskirt systems. Contact the BSI by 16 Aprilif you are interested in taking part.Contact Liliana Mulvany, t: 020 8996 7053e: [email protected]

IPY sets off with mosaic of AntarcticaBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) has teamed up with NASA and US Geological Survey tocreate a map of Antarctica from 1,100 satellite images. The Landsat images are beingdigitally woven together to create a single, seamless, cloud-free image of the continent.

The scenes being used to create the new mosaic were drawn from over 8,000collected by Landsat 7's enhanced thematic mapper plus (ETM+) sensor from 1999 to2006. Images from NASA’s moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS)instruments onboard the Terra and Aqua satellites will be used to fill in the South Polewhich is not ‘seen’ by Landsat 7.

The project forms part of International Polar Year (IPY), a multinational collection ofresearch centred on the polar regions. IPY will run until March 2009 and focus on theArctic and Antarctic in a sustained effort to understand large-scale environmentalchange in the Earth's polar regions. Image credit US Geological Survey.

RedR-IHE gains UN approvalRedR-IHE has been recognised by the United Nations as a leading agency in the areaof water and sanitation. RedR-IHE has been allocated a selection and training role,involving 50 experienced relief water engineers allocated for co-ordinator posts on animmediate-deployment emergency roster.

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£12m for climate change research at Imperial Imperial College London has received a private donation of£12m to set up a new climate research centre. The donation hascome from Sheffield University graduate Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of a $140b global investment management company inBoston, and his wife, Hannelore.

It is the largest private funding given to climate change in theUK and will create 10 new research posts at the university’s newInstitute for Climate Change. The university’s civil engineeringdepartment is already conducting research into assessing andmitigating flood risks from climate change. w: www.imperial.ac.uk/climatechange

UCE’s planning courses turn 50The University of Central England is celebrating 50 years ofplanning courses. The school of property, construction andplanning will be hosting a series of lectures, seminars and paneldiscussions on planning the economy, society and theenvironment. They are also hosting an online digital photoarchive where alumni can look for old friends, add photos andmake comments at www.planningis50.com

UCE has also awarded its surveying prizes recently, withDamien Donnelly BSc(Hons) Quantity Surveying winning theWakemans prize for the best dissertation in a law topic andPadmore Worrell and Giles Williams also winning QS prizes.

Non-cognate diploma proving successfulThe CIOB’s non-cognate programme has awarded its first set ofgraduate diplomas. Criminology and Irish studies were amongthe varied first degrees held by graduates on the course. Thediploma was established for graduates working in constructionwithout construction-related degrees by a consortium ofemployers and Anglia Ruskin, Greenwich, Leeds Metropolitanand Central Lancashire universities.

The three-year programme consists of 12 modules and canbe delivered via a residential course or through distancelearning. For the residential option, students follow a week’scourse at a university followed by ten weeks on site withcoursework and assessments to complete. The distance learningoption follows the same modules but on an open learning basis.

To register for the diploma, a candidate must have alreadygained an honours degree and either be accepted foremployment or already be appointed within the industry.There are currently 79 students on the course, with a further 35waiting to join.w: www.ciob.org.uk/education/diploma

Uncertain future for MEngsThe ICE has raised concern about the future of some UK MEngdegrees. The UK has signed up to the Bologna Process, aninter-governmental initiative which aims to establish a commonHE system in Europe. The process recommends a ‘3+2’ masterssystem — a three year first degree followed by a two yearmasters.

There is a risk that the UK’s four-year integratedundergraduate MEng degrees may be regarded as an‘intermediate qualification’ at a lower standard to Europeancourses. It could also affect those wishing to undertake furtherstudy to doctoral level in another European country. The ICE haswarned that companies, particularly those operating acrossEurope and beyond, may adopt a ‘play safe’ policy and prefer toemploy those with internationally recognised qualifications ratherthan UK MEng graduates.

The next ministerial meeting about Bologna will be in Mayand the ICE has written to the government asking for protectionof the MEng status. Further information is available from Deborah Seddon at the ICEe: [email protected]

STUDY FOR MSc IN GEOGRAPHICALINFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)

AND REMOTE SENSINGThe University of Greenwich School of Science has an establishedhistory in postgraduate degrees for Geographical InformationSystems (GIS) and Remote Sensing. These are rapidly developingdisciplines that are becoming increasingly important to many civilengineering projects. GIS and remote sensing also contribute to therange of skills required for geospatial surveyors.

The MSc is offered as either GIS with Remote Sensing or RemoteSensing with GIS, and can be studied full time or part time.

If you have a first degree, postgraduate diploma or equivalentprofessional qualifications in any of the following subjects, theSchool of Science would be interested to hear from you:

� Surveying� Civil Engineering � Computing

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Bircham Newton tokeep crane training Tower cranes and heavy planttraining will continue to bedelivered by the NationalConstruction College atBircham Newton, despite thecentre’s uncertain future. Thedecision was made following“positive discussions” with theLearning Sector Skills Council.The more ‘transferable’training is to be deliveredthrough the CITB’s othertraining facilities and site-based learning.

The NCC’s future wasthrown into disarray when aplanning application for thesale of some of the college’sland was rejected. The salewould have raised funds forthe renovation and expansionof the college.

The college’s board willreview its decision in July,pending its proposedapplication for National SkillsAcademy capital funding. Afurther option being discussedis for the college to become acentre for the practical ‘handson’ training in civil engineeringdegree courses.

Surveying scholarshipsannouncedTwo new scholarships havebeen made available forRobert Gordon University’smechanical engineering andsurveying courses. Sponsoredby subsea constructioncompany, Technip UK, thescholarships amount to£15,000 worth of funding.

Successful applicants willbe given Technip UK mentorsand placement opportunities.w: www.rgu.ac.uk t: 01224 262286

Adjudication refresher coursesThe RICS, CIArb, ICE, RIBA and AICA (the Association ofIndependent Construction Adjudicators) are holding a jointcourse for practiced adjudicators. The bodies hope the coursewill help standardise the training of construction adjudicators.

The two-day course will include latest developments in caselaw and interactive sessions on decision writing and plainEnglish which will be accompanied by a ‘take away’ test to bemarked by the College of Estate Management. The course willrun in Coventry from 19-20 April, with further dates expectedlater in the year.For further information, including venues, fees and coursecontent visit www.rics.org.uk/drs

ICES accredits DerbyICES has accredited two newcourses at the University ofDerby; the ConstructionSurveying course and thefoundation degree in BuiltEnvironment (CivilEngineering). Both courses areled by Derek Spalton in thefaculty of arts, design andtechnology.

These courses meet theacademic requirement forTechnical membership of theInstitution.t: 01332 591572e: [email protected]

Construction Youth Trust wins fundingThe Construction Youth Trust has won funding from theNationwide Foundation’s Investor Programme for the next threeyears. The money will support a project to provide workplacements for young offenders.

Lovell and a number of companies in the West Midlandsregion are interested in getting involved.

ConstructionSkills scholarships on the riseConstructionSkills will increase the number of InspireScholarship places for 2007 by 50%, bring this year’s total to300. Sir Michael Latham congratulated the scheme saying thescholarships are one of very few ways in which undergraduatescan obtain extra funding as an incentive to choose construction.He said “we want construction to be an industry in whichstudents see employers invest in them from day one.”

The scheme provides funding of up to £9,000, plus 10-weeksummer placements and the possibility of employment during asandwich yearw: www.bconstructive.co.uk/inspire

Civil Engineering Suite

FdSc Built Environment (Civil Engineering)Places are now available for Sept 07 start

Learning Through Work Courses(delivered at weekends, ‘block weeks’and evenings)

Construction Surveying Places are now available for April 07 intake

Certificate of AchievementSustainable Construction PracticePlaces are now available for Sept 07start – Evenings

University Advanced Diploma inCivil Engineering ManagementPlaces are now available for Sept 07

start – Evenings

New courses in developmentfor Sept 2008

BSc (Hons) Civil & TransportInfrastructure EngineeringBSc (Hons) Civil andSurveying Engineering

For enquiries and further info’ please contact:Mike Briggs e: [email protected] t: (44)1332 591736Derek Spalton e: [email protected] t: (44)1332 591736

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Researching thebuildings of the futureLoughborough has becomethe only UK university to jointhe €17.5m I3CON project.I3CON — industrialised,integrated and intelligentconstruction — involves 26partners from 14 countries.

The project aims toresearch sustainableconstruction and productiontechnologies to create‘intelligent buildings of thefuture’. Services, such aselectricity, communicationsand plumbing, will be ‘rapidlymanufactured’ into thestructure directly from CAD.

The theory is that futurebuildings will know if thetemperature needs to go up ordown, or the lights on or off,without the need to flick aswitch; making them moreefficient and better for theenvironment.

I3CON buildings will alsobe constructed using highthermal capacity materials andcontrollable glazing tooptimise energy consumptionand waste production.

New NVQs for waterengineersThe UK Society for TrenchlessTechnology is offeringaccredited trainingprogrammes for utilitycompanies and their waternetwork engineers.

The training, run inconjunction with Develop, is inresponse to the launch inJanuary of the new NetworksConstruction Operations(Water) NVQ at levels 1, 2S,2M and 3.

The scheme, which isawarded by CABWI, coversthe full range of roles andactivities for those performingwork on the water networkinfrastructure. This rangeextends from an entry levelqualification for new peoplejoining the industry (NVQ Level1) through to the morecomplex qualifications neededby craftspersons at levels 2and 3.Contact Gary Fisher atDevelop ont: 01332 663031 e: [email protected]

ICES Review Examiner TrainingThe training and retraining of review examiners continues apacewith the following events successfully completed; London, Sale,Dublin, Stirling, Dubai and Hong Kong. The next training eventsare being planned for:

London (ICE) – Thursday 19 April 4-6pmSale (ICES HQ) – Thursday 17 May 4-6pm

It is essential that all examiners taking part in Corporate andFellow review interviews are trained. The following have nowattended a training event and have been sent an examinerscertificate and guidebook, which allows them to examine usingthe new ICES competencies.

If you would like to attend one of our training events, either asan experienced examiner or as a new volunteer, please contactJuliette Mellaza e: [email protected]

England and WalesAlan BarrowJohn BarkerKeith BlandStewart Bradley* Barry ClaytonIan Cowling**Peter EdwardsJez GaltressKen HallNick HampsonGlyn HuntSteve Jackson*** Paul JeffreyMartin KennardKeith KirkwoodHoward KleinPhilip MadeleyRichard MaltbyGraham MorrottMichael Pelling

Peter SchwanethalDerek Smith* Allan ThomasJonathan Walton

ScotlandBernhard BeckerBob FlemingGordon LawlerJohn McCreadieWilliam ProvanBrian Stewart

Republic of IrelandLiam AylwardAlan GarvinMark HudsonRonan HayesPat KellyMark McGreevyBrian O’ ConnorRoy Sherlock

DubaiBill ChristieDhammika GamageMike SilvesterIvan Warnes

Hong KongChan Chi Wing, RoyterChan Nai KeungCheung Shun Kwong, AKeung Chun Cheong, A Simon K K LaiLam Yau Wah, SteveLee Yuen Sang, FredLeung Chi Man, SimonCalvin LiPoon Chung Dung, EricAlbert K K WongWong Kin Michael

*moderator** chief examiner***chairman, ET&M

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CONSTRUCTION faces a skills crisis, in projectmanagement as well as in trades. The Financial Timesrecently reported (5 March 2007):

“Construction output, already on a high, is predicted togrow by almost 11% by 2011 led by a surge in schoolsconstruction, increased spending on transport and projectson the London Olympics... There will be... strong demandfor professional roles such as construction managers,architects and technical staff.”

A CIOB pilot survey showed that 77% of the 623 respondents“had difficulty recruiting skilled staff from the UK or abroad” in2006. The CIOB comments that “2007 will be worse with 72%expecting demand for workers to increase and 68% feelingthat the existing workforce is not skilled enough.” Whileparticipation in higher education grew sharply in the last tenyears, numbers graduating with first degrees in architecture,building or planning (the category embracing constructionmanagement) dropped 2% in the ten years to 2004/05, downto 6,565 (Higher Education Statistics Agency). In the sameperiod, those obtaining first degrees in business studiesincreased 74% to 42,190 and in social studies 52% to 28,825.

Some employees in the industry are retraining orextending their qualifications while employers are alsorecruiting ‘non-cognates’ — those with degrees unrelated totheir business; long the practice in certain other professionssuch as accountancy, law and banking. Variouscombinations of on-the-job training and study are adoptedand, for project management in the built environment,courses are available which can accommodate both thosewith related qualifications and non-cognates. For non-cognates, a few firms offer in-house training while otherstake advantage of courses or particular modules on offerlocally. Focusing on site management, the CIOB offers agraduate diploma programme for non-cognates currentlyworking in the industry.

Mode of study can be a problem. At one time, day-releasecourses were widespread, especially at HNC level but also fordegree courses. However releasing employees for a day perweek was never easy and growing pressures on staff make iteven harder. Block-release courses were never as popular asday-release — again because it was hard to let staff go forperiods of up to four weeks at a time. Distance learningcourses traditionally suffered from student isolation and highdrop-out rates.

New developmentsRecent developments have made a new approach to coursedesign much more attractive, using limited blocks and web-

Developments in industry,education and IT behind a

new approach to teachingproject management

Nick Spencer Chapman, Senior Lecturer, Real Estate and Construction, Oxford Brookes University

based learning. The main developments are ‘blended learning’and various web-based software tools which can aid studyand communication; paralleling to some extent the use of webtechnologies in project management itself. Those studyingremotely can feel much less isolated. Tutors engaged indistance learning courses using the Internet claim that theyget to know their distance learning students better than theirfull-time campus students. According to Distance LearningNET, “carefully designed Internet courses can enhanceinteractivity between instructors and learners and amonglearners.” Note the phrase ‘carefully designed’ — learning viapoorly structured Internet courses can produce morefrustration than learning!

A further development, not so recent in origin as blendedlearning, is ‘problem-based learning’ (PBL), which can enlivenstudy and reduce the gap between theory and practice.

Blended learningBlended learning is any combination of face-to-face and web-based learning, usually using ‘virtual learning environment’(VLE) software offering downloadable materials, discussionboards, calendars and self-testing or assessment quizzes.Blended learning is being used in many on-campus courses aswell as for distance learning and can lead to a transformationof courses to improve learning. A study on blended learning(October 2006) for the Higher Education Academy, led byRhona Sharpe of Oxford Brookes University, found that“student response is overwhelmingly positive to the provisionof online information to supplement traditional teaching.” Thestudy quotes one respondent; “students want more of it, widerand deeper.”

Blended learning has most to offer to those needingflexibility and who study remotely. The VLE software (typicallyWebCT or Blackboard) not only provides a secure means ofproviding learning materials and assignments to students, italso provides methods of assessment and self-assessment,either by electronic quiz with immediate feedback or throughelectronic submission of work and tutor marking andfeedback. Students like the way the software provides for anorganised and stable source of documents and a one-stop-shop. Staff can monitor usage and progress. Online quizzesprovide an incentive to keep up with the course andimmediate feedback helps learning. Quizzes may includetraditional multiple choice questions as well as multipleresponse questions (one or more responses are correct),matching questions (e.g. ranking items by order of magnitudeor importance, or matching different procurement routes with

...web-based software tools can aid study andcommunication; paralleling to some extent the use of web technologies in project management itself.



Problem-based learningDiscussion with industry before the OxfordBrookes MSc in Project Management in the BuiltEnvironment course was designed, indicated afeeling that courses, including MScs, tended to betoo theoretical and ‘academic’. This is where PBLcomes in. In its modern form, PBL has beenpioneered and thoroughly researched in thecontext of medical education since McMasterUniversity in Canada introduced a PBL medicinecourse in 1969.

It has nearly become the norm in medicaleducation; with some courses dispensing almostentirely with lectures and others including PBLelements. In PBL, groups of students, sometimesshadowed by a mostly silent facilitator, puzzle theirway through real or realistic problems without priortuition. Groups discuss any prior knowledge todetermine what they need to learn and thenindividually find-out and share what they’velearned. Research has shown that what’s learnedin this way is remembered better and is appliedbetter than that learned through academic-subjectbased study. Real-life problems rarely have clearlydefined boundaries, so study becomesmultidisciplinary and somewhat open-ended. Thiscan be challenging to begin with but intenselystimulating. Students not only learn subject matterbut also how to learn and work within a group.

In the form adopted by the Oxford Brookes’course, problems are developed in conjunctionwith advisors from industry and practitioners maybe available for consultation and to act as‘problem-owners’.

Internet technologiesIt’s hard to keep up with new facilities andsoftware, mostly free, which can aidcommunication and study. Voice-over-the-Internet-protocol (VOIP), e.g. Skype and Voipbuster, can beused for free conference calls, video-calls andexchanging documents and images while talking.Live messaging (Windows Live Messenger or viaSkype) is popular. Google Docs & Spreadsheets is

particular sets of circumstances). Questions oftencontain images and can require particular words tobe typed in or can even be open ended (whichrequires tutor assessment). One valuable andpopular use of quizzes is allowing more than oneattempt. This leads to careful study and stimulateslearning — although the amount of assessmentconducted in this way clearly needs to be limited.

VLEs provide means for students to keep intouch with the course, with tutors and otherstudents. The tools for these functions includecalendars, news, notices and discussion boardswhich can be open to the entire student group orjust to members of a group working together on atask or assignment. Tutors need to develop newskills in ‘e-moderating’ — posing appropriate tasks,gently reining in over-enthusiastic or insensitiveparticipators and encouraging the ‘lurkers’ to comeforward. Group discussion can be monitored andmay contribute to assessment. In practice, studentswill generally supplement discussion boards with achoice of the plethora of available communicationtechnologies, some of which are referred to below.This is all good training for working on today’s andtomorrow’s projects.

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ideal for collaborative work; groups can set up documentaccess rights. Staff and student blogs have uses; staff may‘publish’ ideas and thoughts about current topics. Even socialnetworking, e.g. www.facebook.com or www.myspace.com,can be useful. Related ‘personal learning landscapes’, e.g.www.elgg.net, “promote learning through sharing knowledge,conversation and reflection in a social/academic setting.”

Students often lead the way in employing what’s available.However, well-established electronic facilities remainindispensable. All Oxford Brookes students have access overthe Internet to the ‘electronic library’ — usefully makingthousands of electronic journals and databases available. Ofcourse, the open Internet also can provide much reliable (andsome not so reliable) information.

ConclusionThe shortage of construction related skills will intensify. Somepeople are upgrading their qualifications or retraining andmany companies now recruit non-cognates. Courses can takeadvantage of blended learning, incorporating much less face-to-face contact than traditional part-time courses, butinvolving much more interaction than the stereotypical

distance-learning course. Combining this with problem-basedlearning allows courses to be rigorous but less ‘academic’ andmore stimulating; particularly important for mature studentswho can draw on colleagues and company support. Industry iskeen to collaborate and is persuaded of the benefits.

The MSc in Project Management in the Built Environmentbeing offered at Oxford Brookes University has broughttogether many of these developments and industryinvolvement benefits students directly and indirectly.

Nick Spencer Chapman, Senior Lecturer, Real Estate andConstruction, Oxford Brookes Universityt: 01865 483362 e: [email protected]

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Students often lead the way in employing what’savailable. However, well-established electronicfacilities remainindispensable.



FOR several years now the UKgeomatics (geospatial, for those whoprefer the term!) community has

enjoyed significant growth in the demandfor its services. Global navigation satellitesystems, geographical informationsystems and even non-specialist softwaresuch as Google Earth are proving to beessential, value-adding or exciting toolsfor many people in different walks of life.Unfortunately, as our community hasgrown, a problem has come to the fore —that of raising public awareness ofgeomatics and, ultimately, recruiting thenext generation of geomatics practitionersinto the profession.

Many in the geomatics community willnot only be aware of, but will haveactively supported the geomatics.org.ukinitiative that was set up to try to addressthis very problem. The overall aim ofgeomatics.org.uk for several years nowhas been to raise the profile of geomatics,as well as science, engineering andtechnology in general, by providingrelevant, contemporary materials andequipment to support the teaching ofmathematics, geography, science and ICTin schools and colleges. The project hasgalvanised the UK geomaticscommunity’s schools engagement effortsby bringing together research councilfunding, universities, trade associations,professional bodies and many practisinggeomatics companies under thegeomatics.org.uk umbrella.

In April 2004, Civil EngineeringSurveyor reported that thegeomatics.org.uk project had securedfunding from the Engineering andPhysical Sciences Research Council(EPSRC) to run for a further two years.The continuation of the project waslargely down to the first term of EPSRC-funded work being rated as ‘outstanding’by independent peer review. The team isnow in a position to report on theproject’s work over the last two years andupdate readers on what is happening nowand how they can help in the future.

Project structureSince 2001, the initiative has been basedwithin Newcastle University’s geomaticsgroup under the stewardship of Dr JonMills. EPSRC funding has afforded theproject full time staffing with all othercosts being met by donations, fundraising or ‘in-kind’ support. The projecthas been open to all in the geomatics

community to support in whatever waythey can, including cash and equipmentdonations, dedication of staff time andpreparation of case studies and profilesfor the geomatics.org.uk website. As thename suggests, geomatics.org.uk islargely web based but there is also a largepool of modern, surveying equipment thatschools can borrow at no charge so as toincorporate geomatics into their fieldand/or practical work.

The websiteMore than 20,000 unique visits have beenmade to the geomatics.org.uk websitesince January 2005, with 10% of visitorsbrowsing through ten or more of the site’spages. There are three main areas to thesite; public, teachers and members. Thepublic pages include news, a large linkslibrary, a forum that allows people toexplore the disciplines and applications ofgeomatics, and the ‘people’ section thatincludes student and career profiles froma wide variety of surveyors. The teachersarea exists to support teachers withresources, ideas and information to usegeomatics in the classroom or in the field.

There are now more than 1,000teachers registered to use the area, themajority of whom are geographers butwith significant membership from themaths and science communities. The

members area exists for you, thegeomatics community.

Information about project progress,detailed background information and ourSurveyors Outreach to Schools (SOS)scheme are all detailed there.

Equipment loansThe equipment pool has grownsignificantly in the last two years and nowconsists of 24 engineering levels, 14hand-held GPS receivers, four digitaltheodolites, four field computers andancillary equipment (ranging rods, 30mtapes etc) — the replacement value forthe pool stands at £23,000. The largerpool of kit allowed for over 50 loans ofequipment to be made to over 30institutions across the UK — eightschools requested equipment loans twiceor more in the last two years.

By calculating the value of equipmentthat has been used on each equipmentloan, it is estimated that a total of £260kworth of equipment has been employedon engagement activities in the last twoyears. Bookings are already in place forEaster and summer 2007, a popular timefor school field trips.

PromotionThe project has never taken a ‘build itand they will come’ approach — if

geomatics.org.ukThe past, present and futureTom Bramald, Jon Mills MInstCES MRICS, David Parker FInstCES FRICS & Stuart Edwards MRICS

Filming for BBC’s Coast. Pauline Miller and Dr David Barber(Newcastle University, yellow jackets) working with BBC's Mark Horton (red jacket).



teachers and students don’t know ourresources are there, they will not beused. A significant part of the projecthas, therefore, always been to activelypromote geomatics.org.uk to schoolsand many of you reading will have alsospread word of the project on ourbehalf. In the last two years, ourpromotion has included:• Spending a total of 80 days at 63

different events to promote and support geomatics.org.uk activity.

• Exhibiting at six national teaching association conferences, including presenting a lecture at one of them.

• Delivering hands-on geomatics activities in multiple Scottish schools during TechFest 2004, 2005 and 2006.

• Publishing articles in teaching and careers magazines to publicise geomatics and use of geomatics.org.uk resources.

• Contributing to The Survey Association’s parliamentary lobbying event in 2004.

Is it working?The true impact of geomatics.org.uk isvery difficult to measure. Yes, the projectis busy; the website is lively, theequipment loans popular and teachersand students give us positive feedbackabout using geomatics to supportteaching and learning. We continue toexplore new avenues to reach andincrease our audience, for example byworking with trainee teachers and ‘giftedand talented’ school students. Havingfound the geomatics.org.uk website, theproducers of the popular BBC2 televisionprogramme Coast incorporated a short

section on how geomatics can be used tomodel coastal erosion into series two(aired November 2006) — valuablepublicity in promoting the subject to thegeneral public. There are also examplesof people who have experiencedgeomatics.org.uk at school and have nowprogressed to employment within the UKgeomatics community. Ultimately, thenumber, and quality, of students enteringthe geomatics profession at all levels isthe best indicator of project success.

Geomatics.org.uk continues togalvanise the UK geomatics community’sattempts to engage with teachers andstudents in secondary education. Theproject has enjoyed significant successbut it is essential that the work of theproject continues. With EPSRC fundingnow at an end, Newcastle University iskeeping the project going for the moment– equipment loans continue to be sent toschools and the website is maintained,although not actively developed.

The plans for the future are for anotherpush on the initiative in 2007 and therewill be many ways that you can getinvolved. In addition to the website, wehope to build a personable face to theproject through the SOS element of theproject — we need practicing surveyorsto volunteer just a little time to supportequipment loans and promotion activitiesin and around their local area. We alsoneed members to continue to lobby theirprofessional and trade groups,encouraging them to continue theirrecruitment and promotion efforts and tocoordinate them throughgeomatics.org.uk

Any support for the project, inwhatever form, is greatlyappreciated and will, we aresure, help to support thecontinued growth of the UKgeomatics community.

Tom Bramald, School of CivilEngineering and Geosciences,Cassie Building, NewcastleUniversity NE1 7RUe: [email protected]

AcknowledgmentsTwo EPSRC grants (GR/R78930/01 andGR/S83180/01) have provided full timestaffing for the geomatics.org.uk projectsince 2002. Project partners on theawards (Ordnance Survey, The SurveyAssociation, Royal Institution of CharteredSurveyors and Leica Geosystems) havebeen joined by numerous otherorganisations including ICES, theHydrographic Society in Scotland, Trimbleand Topcon. The authors would like tothank all supporters and contributors fortheir continued support.

ReferencesBramald T, Ford A and Kirkbride G, 2006,‘Using GI to support the G&Ts’, GISProfessional, 12:37-38Bramald T and Powell J, 2006, ‘TheGeomatics.org.uk Project’, MathematicsTeaching, Issue 198:28–29Mills J, Parker D and Edwards S, 2004,‘Geomatics.org.uk: A new dawn’, CivilEngineering Surveyor, April 2004Newcastle University 2006www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/newslink/index.html?ref=1163588621 [last accessed 20November 2006]

Top: Spatial distribution of equipment loans for thelast two years. Bottom: Spatial distribution of UK-based events undertaken for the last two years.

Number of unique web hits and three-month moving average forhttp://www.geomatics.org.uk.

Question Option ResponseBefore today I had... heard of geomatics and knew what it was

heard of geomatics but did not know what it was

never heard of geomatics but think I could have guessed

never heard of geomatics and would not have been able to guess

Answer missing, spoilt or unclear

12

93

124

82

8

After today’s session... I feel I understand what geomatics is

I still don’t know what geomatics is


312

2

5

Did you enjoy today’s

session?

Yes

No


312

2

5

In the future, would you

consider geomatics as a

study and/or career

option?

Yes

No

Maybe


121

166

30

2

Feedback collected directly from secondary/16-19 students (319 responses).


CDM Regulations

WHILST theConstruction (Designand Management)

Regulations 2007 (CDM 2007)are, like their predecessors,primarily concerned withhealth and safety issues,there will be much in themthat has secondarycommercial interest.

There are those, of course,who will argue that the 2007amendments contain fewsignificant changes fromthose first introduced in 1994.Others will maintain that thereare major modifications; manyof which will result inconsiderable delay andincreases in cost.

Whatever the case, theredrafting of the regulationsthemselves and the ManagingHealth and Safety (ApprovedCode of Practice) makes therelative obligations of thoseinvolved much clearer and itmay indeed be the case thatthe obligations placed 10years ago are only now beingbrought into full focus.

One thing clear to me,however, is that very few civilengineers or QSs, whetherinvolved in project design,project management or anyother aspect of the industry,have more than a passingknowledge of the regulations.This, frankly, is unacceptable.

This article is an attempt todraw attention to some

significant, but perhaps lesser known, secondary commercialconsequences of compliance.

Purpose of the regulationsTaking a lead from the introduction to the approved code ofpractice (ACoP), the key aim of CDM 2007 is to integrate healthand safety into the management of the project and to encourageeveryone involved to work together to:• Improve the planning and early management of projects from

the very start.• Identify risks early on so that they can be eliminated or

reduced at the design or planning stage and the remaining risks can be properly managed.

• Target effort where it can do most good in terms of health and safety.

• Discourage unnecessary bureaucracy. The regulations are intended to focus attention on planning andmanagement throughout the construction process; from designinception onwards.

ApplicationThe regulations are applicable to all construction work in GreatBritain and its territorial sea. Construction work excludessurveying, which is defined as “including taking levels, makingmeasurements and examining a structure for faults.” Someconstruction projects will include operations which are notthemselves construction work and, in these cases, any overlapbetween construction and non-construction operations shouldbe accounted for in the management arrangements and thehealth and safety plan. Matters such as these should not be leftin doubt, and should be checked with the appropriate authority.Work for a domestic client is also excluded.

ClientsBecause the client has one of the biggest influences over theway a project is procured (it is the client, in most instances, thatdecides the terms and conditions of the contract and the riskbalance) they have a substantial influence and contractualcontrol over the way it is run. As a result, they are heldaccountable under the regulations for the impact their approachand decisions have on the health and safety of the project.

Most interestingly, the ACoP makes it clear (paragraph 24)that the client’s approach determines:

• The time, money and other resources available for the project.

• Who makes up the project team, their competence, when they are appointed and who does what.

• Whether the team is encouraged to co-operate and work together effectively.

• Whether the team has the information it needs about the site and any existing structures.

• The arrangements for managing and co-ordinating the work of the team.

The regulations recognise,however, that clients may havevery little, if any, constructionexpertise and, as aconsequence, they are notexpected to plan or manageprojects themselves.

For notifiable projects(those projects expected tolast more than 30 days or toinvolve more than 500 person-days), clients are required toappoint a competent CDM co-ordinator (formerly theplanning supervisor) at anearly stage in the proceedings.Part of the CDM co-ordinator’sduties will be to ensure thatclients are aware of theirduties under the regulationsand to identify, collect andcheck the pre-constructioninformation. If there are gapsin the available data, the CDMco-ordinator is required toadvise the client if surveysneed to be carried out tomake good any significantshortcomings.

Whilst the provision of thispre-construction data is drivenby reasons of health andsafety, clients and contractorsshould be in no doubt that thedata is likely to have aconsiderable bearing on thebasis and sufficiency of thecontractor’s tender.

The client’s duty in relationto information is set down inregulation 10. The ACoP (atparagraphs 55-58) does notequivocate:

“Clients must providedesigners and contractorswho may be bidding for thework (or who they intend toengage) with the project-specific health and safety

For what we areabout to receive,may we be trulyconcerned...The CDM Regulations 2007

Robin E Jones FInstCES, Director of Training, SURCO Ltd

On 7 February, Lord McKenzie, minister with responsibility for health and safety, agreed theCDM 2007 regulatory package, when he signed the new regulations. The package was laidbefore Parliament on 15 February and is due to come into force on Good Friday, 6 April.Until then, we won’t know what the regulations actually provide for but we believe that theywill be substantially the same as the October 2006 draft statutory instrument and the draftapproved code of practice published at the same time.

This article has been written and published on the basis of these draft documents with aview to preparing members for the new regulations and to promote debate while we wait...


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information needed to identify hazardsand risks associated with the designand construction work. (The pre-construction information.)

The information should be provided aspart of the tendering or earlyprocurement process... However,where there are gaps in thisinformation, the client should ensurethat these are filled by commissioningsurveys or by making other reasonableenquiries. It is not acceptable forclients to make general reference tohazards which might exist, for examplethat ‘…there might be asbestospresent in the building.’ Clients shouldcarry out the necessary surveys inadvance and provide the necessaryinformation to those who need it.

The pre-construction informationprovided should be sufficient to ensurethat significant risks during the workcan be anticipated and planned for. Itshould concentrate on those issuesthat designers and contractors couldnot reasonably be expected toanticipate or identify.”

Appendix 2 of the ACoP lists a number oftopics that must be considered whendrawing up the pre-constructioninformation. Included amongst the listedsafety and health hazards are:

• Boundaries and access• Adjacent land uses• Location of existing services• Existing ground conditions,

underground structures and water courses

• Contaminated land, including results of surveys.

Notwithstanding the rider that the level ofdetail in the information should beproportionate to the risks involved in theproject, it is difficult to envisage asituation where a client can fully complywith his obligations without carrying outdetailed tests and surveys.

As an example, it would hardly becompliant for clients to approximate theposition of existing services in pre-construction data for new works on anexisting urban road and then, in the

manner of old, decline to accept anyresponsibility for the accuracy or theextent of the data provided

This is not what the regulationsdemand. Completeness and accuracy arerequired, and clients and their advisersshould act accordingly. (How else can thedesigner ensure that the works can bebuilt safely and the contractor consider,plan and price the construction risks?)The position with ground conditions andsoils contamination data is, I suggest, the same.

Commonly, contractors are required totake account of data made available orprovided by the client and, subject topracticality and reasonability, the findingsof their own inspections and examinationsof the site in making their bids.

These obligations have always proveddifficult to interpret with engineers andarchitects consistently refusing toconsider them in the light of short tenderperiods and contractors consistentlyarguing that anything not identified indata supplied by the employerautomatically qualifies as unforeseeable.Neither stance is correct.

In the context of the CDMRegulations, however, the contractordoes not need to check the validity orcompleteness of the data provided bythe client — it is required to be completeand accurate. It follows that the riskbalance has shifted in favour of thecontractor and it is going to be verydifficult for an engineer or architect toargue that contaminated ground andservices, for example, not recorded in thepre-construction information can beanything other than ‘unforeseen’ if theyare subsequently encountered.

It would not be too great anexaggeration, I think, to suggest that theCDM Regulations have largely beenignored by clients since their introductionin 1994. The requirement for theprovision of pre-construction informationis not new (see CDM 1994, regulation 11)although it was not, perhaps, so clearlystated and was focused on data for theplanning supervisor rather than the main contractor.

Nevertheless, contractors have beenas backward in insisting on receiving aproper pre-tender health and safety plan(including the pre-construction data) as

clients have been in providing them. Thisis a poor and potentially dangerouspractice and both parties should clearlyunderstand the potential consequences offailing to comply with both the letter andspirit of the regulations.

The client has a host of other dutiesmost of which are defined in regulations4-10. Of particular interest amongst theseis the duty placed on the client to give thecontractor sufficient time to plan andprepare before construction workcommences on site and to advise thecontractor of the minimum periodallowed. It is to be hoped that reasonabletender periods are also included withinthis requirement, particularly as the ACoP(paragraph 45) cites unrealistic deadlinesas one of the largest contributors to poorcontrol of risk.

CDM co-ordinators (briefly)A competent CDM co-ordinator isappointed where a construction project isnotifiable. The CDM co-ordinator’s mainrole is to help clients understand andcarry out their duties; to co-ordinatehealth and safety aspects of the designwork and to prepare the health and safetyfile. Full details of the CDM co-ordinatorsrole are given in regulations 20 and 21.

They should also assist the client toappoint competent designers andcontractors, identify and collect the pre-construction information and adviseclients if surveys need to becommissioned to plug any gaps.

It is the CDM co-ordinator who has theduty (on behalf of the client) to providethe designer and the contractor with thespecific pre-construction information attender or early procurement stage.

DesignersThe CDM Regulations were primarilyintroduced to place an obligation ondesigners to ensure that works theydesign can be built, managed, repaired,utilised, maintained and demolishedsafely. Designers are in a key position toreduce many of the risks associated withconstruction work and theirresponsibilities extend way beyond simplebuildability considerations. Underregulation 2, designers are defined, interalia, as:• Those who prepare designs for

construction work.• Those who prepare drawings, design

details, specifications, bills of quantities as well as all related analysis, calculations and preparatory work.

• Those who arrange for their employeesor other people under their control to prepare designs.

On this basis, designers include suchfolk as:• Architects, civil and structural

engineers, building surveyors,

It would not be too great anexaggeration, I think, to suggestthat the CDM Regulations havelargely been ignored by clients since their introduction in 1994.


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landscape architects, other consultants, manufacturers and designpractices (of whatever discipline) contributing to, or having overall responsibility for, any part of the design.

• Anyone who alters or specifies a design or who specifies the use of a particular method of work or material, such as a design manager, quantity surveyor who insists on specific material or a client who stipulates a specific layout for a new building.

• Building service designers, engineeringpractices or others designing plant thatforms part of the permanent structure.

• Those purchasing materials where the choice has been left open.

• Contractors carrying out design work.• Temporary works engineers, including

those designing formwork, falsework, scaffolding and sheet piling.

• Interior designers etc.

For the complete list, consult paragraph116 of the ACoP. Amongst many otherthings, designers are required to makesure that they are competent (regulation4) and are obliged not to accept such anappointment unless they are competent.This obligation extends to any otherperson on whom the regulations place aduty and includes clients, CDM co-ordinators and contractors (both principaland otherwise). More of this later.

Designers have a fundamentalobligation to produce designs that avoidforeseeable risks “so far as is reasonablypracticable, taking account of otherrelevant design considerations.”Obviously it will not be possible toeliminate all risks and designers arerequired to provide information that otherteam members need to manage anyresidual risks. This is particularlyimportant in cases where the risks maynot be obvious or may be difficult to manage.

As the number of people classified as‘designers’ for the purposes of theregulations goes beyond an ordinaryclassification (who would have thoughtthat QSs would be classified asdesigners?), the meaning of the term‘design’, in the context of the industry as a whole, is much wider than many appreciate.

In Hughes (Norman) & Co Ltd v RuthinBorough Council (1971) 222 EG163, itwas conceded that if settlement of asewer was not due to bad workmanshipby the contractor, it must follow that therewas a deficiency in the engineer’s design.In this particular case, it was decided thatthe ground conditions had rendered thedesign unsuitable1. This being the case,the concept of ‘design’ includes site andground suitability and any other issue thatmay have a bearing on the fitness of the

‘design’ for whatever its purpose,wherever it may be.

Slotting this concept into the CDMRegulations’ requirement of safebuildability, there are precious fewaspects of the site and its environs thatthe designer doesn’t have to consider forpotential risk. On this basis, the data thatthe contractor can properly expect toreceive at tender stage should cover thesite and its surroundings and be specificto both.

Where does this leave unforeseenphysical conditions and artificialobstructions?

Principal contractorsThe role of the principal contractor ismuch the same in the new CDMRegulations as it was under the old ones.

The principal contractor is usually themain contractor and their key duties areto plan, manage and co-ordinate work,properly, during the construction phase inorder that the health and safety risks arefully controlled.

Although written health and safetyplans are only legally required fornotifiable projects, all projects must beproperly planned and managed. Principalcontractors must, inter alia:• Satisfy themselves that clients are

aware of their duties and that a CDM co-ordinator has been appointed and that the HSE has been notified before work commences.

• Make sure they are competent to address the health and safety issues likely to be involved in the management of the project.

• Satisfy themselves that they and anyone they employ or engage are competent and adequately resourced.

• Make sure that the construction phase is properly planned, managed and monitored, with adequately resourced, competent site management appropriate to the levels of risk and activity.

• Make sure that every contractor who will work on the project is provided with the information about the project that they need to carry out their work safely and without risk to health.

• Make sure that any designers and contractors they engage are competent and adequately resourced.

• Make sure that all the workers have been provided with suitable health and safety induction, information and training.

• Not commence work unless reasonable steps have been taken to prevent access by unauthorised persons to the site.

• Obtain specialist advice whenplanning high risk work.Whilst there can only be one principalcontractor for a project at any one time, itis possible for two or more projects totake place on a site concurrently. This isanticipated in some recently publishedversions of standard forms of contract(such as NEC3), where contractors aregiven access to the site rather thanpossession of it.

Whilst this change has beenintroduced to make life easier for clientswho wish to develop a site as quickly aspossible, great care must be taken toensure that health and safety aspects arenot compromised. Where overlappingprojects are running, the ACoP advises(at paragraph 155) that one principalcontractor be appointed for all theprojects on that site.

This approach is likely to be greetedwith resistance from contractors who willnot want the extra responsibility.Contractors should be careful to identifythe exact position at tender stage and, ifthe client is insistent, make suitablearrangements and allow for the cost ofso doing in the tender.

Where a single principal contractorisn’t appointed, great care must be takento ensure that all the principalcontractors co-operate and that theirplans cover the interfaces (trafficmovements, for example) satisfactorily.

Competence and competenciesSome people may be wondering why apiece on the new CDM Regulations isappearing in an edition of the journalfocusd primarily on education andtraining. The heading above should giveyou a clue...

A fundamental plank of the CDMRegulations is competency and animportant feature of the newregulations is their uncompromisingstance on the individual and corporatecompetency of all those engaged in theconstruction process.

Industry has never been short ofindividuals being promoted to

levels above their demonstratedcompetency or being educated

beyond their natural intelligence.


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These are no longer general requirements but are specific to thetask and project. They deal with professional and work basedcompetency as well as those directly associated with health andsafety. Competency is no longer (assuming it ever was) just amatter of demonstrating a basic level of health and safetyknowledge. The ACoP (paragraph 195) sets down two criteria forestablishing individual or corporate competency:• “Sufficient knowledge of the specific tasks to be undertaken

and the risks which the work will entail.• Sufficient experience and ability to carry out their duties in

relation to the project; to recognise their limitations and take appropriate action in order to prevent harm to those carrying out construction work, or those affected by the work.”

Organisations and individuals will need specific knowledgeabout the tasks they will be expected to perform and the risksassociated with these tasks. The ACoP makes a specific point(paragraph 197) that appropriate experience is a vital ingredientin competence and that people are much more likely to adoptsafe working practices if they understand the reasons why theyare necessary.

It follows that companies and individuals (either inmanagement or technical roles) will not satisfy the criteria unlessand until they have sufficient experience of the constructionprocess to match their role in it. This may seem an oddsentence to write but the industry has never been short ofindividuals being promoted to levels above their demonstratedcompetency or being educated beyond their natural intelligence.

If these are the criteria laid down, then, at some stage oranother, employers (as well as the individuals themselves) arelikely to be called on to give evidence of competence. This isparticularly important in cases where individual appointees, uponwhom the regulations impose a duty, are not permitted to acceptsuch an appointment or engagement unless they are competentand, it follows, can demonstrate their competency if required bythe appointing authority or, God forbid, by the courts ifsomething goes wrong.

A word of warning to some individuals who may betempted. Only accept such an appointment if you havesufficient skill and experience to match the demands of therole (and can demonstrate such skills and competence) or youare confident that you can be supervised by people who dohave what it takes.

A word of warning to their employers. If you appoint peopleto fulfil specific roles and they prove to be incompetent and/oryou cannot demonstrate that you have properly assessed theircompetence to carry out the duties demanded by the role, youwill be in breach of the regulations.

Chapter 6 of the ACoP is dedicated to competence andtraining and how to assess it. It should be read, noted andcomplied with. Assessing the competence of individuals is listedas a two stage exercise; stage 1 — an assessment of taskknowledge and stage 2 — an assessment of experience andtrack record.

In assessing the competence of individual CDM co-ordinatorsand designers, membership (at corporate level) of a constructionrelated professional institution is cited by the ACoP (paragraph221) to give a strong indication that the person has thenecessary task knowledge and experience to fill the role.

I would urge caution with this. Considering the obligationsplaced on a designer, it is very difficult to conceive of one who

would properly fit the bill without having at least ten years’onsite experience actually building things. Failing this, he or sheshould be supervised by someone who has!

ConclusionOne of the reasons that ICES moved to demonstratedcompetencies as a basis for Corporate membership was toensure (in so far as it ever can be ensured) that Corporatemembers of the Institution are competent to carry out theirduties in the workplace and in industry. The training that SURCOis currently delivering is designed (and has been selected by itsclients) to support this goal and to assist employers in producingcompetent members of staff.

Industry has a worrying habit of assuming that knowledgelevels amongst its people are higher than they really are. This isno better demonstrated than by the continuing attempts ofemployers to place QSs trained on long term cost reimbursableprojects onto traditional measure and value jobs in the belief thatthey will have the necessary skills to perform competently. Asmany companies are discovering to their cost, this sort oftransfer simply doesn’t work without additional training.

We are rapidly approaching the situation in which it will nolonger be appropriate to appoint a site agent or project managerunless it can be demonstrated that the person concerned hasexperience of the construction techniques specific to the project.

Whilst the CDM Regulations are primarily concerned with thecompetence of individuals to deal with health and safety risks, itis concerning that only the top (in terms of turnover) fewconstruction employers (and mainly contractors at that) seem toappreciate the importance of being able to demonstrate thecompetence of every person they employ in specific rather thangeneral terms.

Amongst early and mid career site staff, knowledge levels ofthe 1994 regulations and the obligations imposed by them are,in my experience, unacceptably low. If this is the case amongstthe biggest construction employers, I shudder to think what theknowledge levels are where money for training isn’t available.

In these days of pre-qualification and quality bidding, thecompetence of every member of staff to fit a specific role in theproject team, whether it be technical or managerial, isfundamental to getting to the tender list as well as to winningthe work.

There is no substitute for competency and skill in theworkplace. Development of these requires investment instructured training and workplace experience. Make thatinvestment and be a part of it...

Robin E Jones FInstCESDirector of Training, SURCO [email protected]

Much of this piece has been carved from the draft Construction(Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (Annex 5 to PaperHSC/06/54) and Managing Health and Safety (Draft ApprovedCode of Practice – Annex 6 to Paper HSC/06/54). I acknowledgethe work of the authors accordingly.

1Hughes (Norman) v Ruthin Borough Council, Engineering Law and the ICEContracts (Fourth Edition), Max W Abrahamson.

...only the top few construction employers seem toappreciate the importance of being able todemonstrate the competence of every person theyemploy in specific rather than general terms.


Construction Law

CONTRACTORS worried about damage causedby carrying out works in the recent spell of badweather may be breathing a sigh of relief as a

result of the recent case of CA Blackwell (Contracts)Ltd v Gerling Allegemeine Verischerungs AG.However, the decision was not clear-cut andcontractors must still be aware of the risks ofundertaking work in bad weather.

Blackwell was the earthworks contractor on theconstruction of the M60 motorway aroundManchester. Works were carried out between 1998and 2000 and, as a result of the programme beingbehind schedule, Blackwell continued with the worksout of season through December of 1999. During thisperiod, the works were damaged by heavy rainfall.That is to say rainfall, combined with other factors,including the type of capping material, the worksbeing performed out of season, the permanent workdesign and the temporary drainage, gave rise to thedamage. Initially, Blackwell believed that the weatherconditions were exceptional, but by the time thematter had come to trial, the experts retained byboth parties agreed that the rainfall was neitherexceptional nor unforeseeable.

Blackwell brought a claim under their constructionall risks (CAR) policy.However, theirinsurers, Gerling,refused payment.Gerling argued,among other things,that the damage was not covered, as it wasinevitable. They also maintained that Blackwell, byundertaking the works as it did, including workingduring the winter and using allegedly inadequatetemporary drainage, was guilty of wilful misconductentitling the insurers to decline the claim.

The thing about all risks insurance is that it isintended to protect against risks. It will not pay outfor losses that are inevitable. Rain, even heavy rain,in Manchester during December, may perhaps beinevitable, but that was not the issue. The questionfor the court was whether Blackwell, by carrying outearthworks out of season and using temporarydrainage that was alleged to be inadequate, madedamage to the works inevitable. The court held, onthe facts, that Gerling had not showed the damageto be the inevitable result of the way the works werecarried out.

An insured company is not entitled to recover inrespect of an event brought about by its own wilfulmisconduct. This includes both deliberate acts andrecklessness. Gerling argued that Blackwell’sconduct amounted to misconduct invalidating thepolicy. Gerling relied, among other things, onBlackwell's decision to carry out the works overwinter, the allegedly defective temporary drainagedesign and the decision to continue working despite

It never rains but it pours

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earlier damage caused to the works by rainfall. Thecourt stated that “it may be reasonable to infer thatthe incidents resulted from a want of care,” but madeit clear that negligence alone would not amount tomisconduct so as to invalidate a claim under thepolicy. There was no evidence, according to thecourt, that Blackwell knew of a risk and deliberatelyran it without taking precautions. As the judgepointed out:

“We all expect our insurance to cover us, subjectto any policy exclusions, against eventualitieswhich are not wilful misconduct but which resultfrom negligence in the legal sense.”

So, the court held that the damage was covered byBlackwell's CAR policy. There are a number oflessons to be learned from this case:

• If works are damaged as a result of being carried out during bad weather, the damage may be insured, even where the weather is not out of the ordinary. The key point is that, for insurers to decline cover, it is the damage that must be inevitable, not the bad weather.

• Where a contractor’s negligence increases the riskof damage, this alone will not invalidate a claim.

• If a contractor deliberately runs a known risk, by carrying out works in a way that it knows will increase the likelihood of damage, this will avoid cover under the policy.

This last point should sound as a clear warning forclients and contractors alike. When delays occur,there is often pressure to recover time wherever, andhowever, possible. If the contractor knows the risks,and takes them, it will not be insured.

This is not just a problem for contractors, it is aproblem for clients too. If a contractor goes out ofbusiness (and they sometimes do), not only will theclient be left without a remedy against thecontractor, they may also have no claim under aCAR policy or project insurance. This case istherefore a salutary lesson for those tempted to riskall in the hope of completing on time.

The case was good news for Blackwell, and maybe good news for other contractors hit by the recentbad weather. However, as Gerling has sought leaveto appeal, we may not have heard the last of it.

Tom Wrzesien, Associate, Construction and Engineering Group, Taylor Wessingwww.taylorwessing.com

Rain, even heavy rain, in Manchester duringDecember, may perhaps be inevitable...


WELL here we go again. TheNotebook has taken a bit of aback seat recently because of...

well, lots of things. However, the respiteis now over and you, dear reader, are nolonger excused duties. The New VitallyImproved Notebook (with addedwhitener) is back on the tracks and,assuming that train wrecks can beavoided, I’ll be back to a regular servicefrom now on. I am always keen to answerany queries or to pick up on anyparticular topic you would findinteresting, so please drop me an emailor talk to our long suffering editor.

In last month’s CES, you will havefound Nigel Ribbands’ dissection of acouple of extremely interesting cases andI commend this to you [CES March 2007pp25-29]. Nigel’s commentary is spot onso far as these cases are concerned.What I want to do in this month’sNotebook is to look behind the series ofcases that have considered theadjudicator’s requirement (and that nowseems to be what it is) to reach adecision within 28 days if the courts areto enforce his/her decision.

You may well ask yourself thequestion: What is it about adjudicators?Don’t they have watches or calendars?Why is getting a decision within 28 dayssuch a big deal? In my opinion, the realissues are much deeper than lazy andchronologically challenged adjudicators.

The first reason is quitestraightforward. We, in the constructionindustry, must have been a frightfully badcrowd of fellows because ourgovernment singled us out of allindustries to have statutory disputeresolution. Up until the Housing GrantsConstruction and Regeneration Act(HGCRA) came along, the constructionand engineering industries were like anyother; the parties chose their method ofdispute resolution. Yes, of course thesuperior contracting party often abusedthat choice. This was particularly thecase in main contractor’s cases wherethey sought to impose unaffordable longterm, and frankly inappropriate, resolutionmethods on subcontractors; usuallyarbitration. Don’t get me wrong,arbitration has its place and so doesadjudication. The problem is that theconstruction and engineering industries(excluding the exceptions given in

28 days laterDavid Carrick FInstCES, Knowles

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HGCRA) have a ‘one size fits all’ adjudication procedure. Of course the aggrieved partyneed not use it, but that rather defeats the object of the whole exercise. It is there as astatutory right.

Speaking as an adjudicator, I have had issues ranging from one that was resolved inliterally a few hours through to final accounts contained in five lever arch files. No, that’snot the backup for the final account, that was the final account itself. The sad truth ofthe matter is that the government of the day foisted a single mechanism with a singleperiod, i.e. 28 days, on to the industry. You might well say, with some accuracy, that thegovernment of the day was only foreshadowing what successive governments woulddo. Since then, we have had a government that has attempted to decree how many ofthe road wheels on parents’ cars taking children to school are driven by the engine.They have also mandated how we kill foxes. Notwithstanding the million plus signatureson a relatively under-publicised petition against further taxes to drive vehicles (with anynumber of wheels driven) on our roads; our present masters appear hellbent ondictating that as well. Perhaps it is simple to say that our good old chancellor, Gordon(Filcher) Brown, only wants to make more money. Whatever else, we can’t blame theprevious government for stealth taxes in introducing adjudication. The original statutemay have been so badly drafted that it has introduced a job creation scheme forjudges, but I doubt that was intentional.

So, what are we going to do about the 28 days? In theory, the answer is nothingneeds to be done because the referring party can extend the 28 days to 42 daysunilaterally and both parties can agree on any length of time. However, short ofthreatening to resign, the adjudicator has no say in the duration of the adjudication,either before he is appointed or during his decision making progress. If parties respondfavourably to requests for further time, there is no difficulty. In my experience, this hasgenerally been the case, but I would have to say, no names, no pack drill, some lawyerstreat adjudicators like some form of low level pond life. Generally, that isn’t true butwhat happens in the circumstances where a ridiculously complex matter or series ofmatters is referred as one adjudication and the parties do not agree to extend the timebeyond the 28 or 42 day period? Regrettably, I think any adjudicator worth his or hersalt would probably resign. That, of course, defeats the whole object of speedy disputeresolution. It also undermines the adjudicator’s likelihood of receiving any fees for hisefforts up to resignation. My recommendation to the people who draft the statutesconcerning how to kill foxes would be that a much better task for them would be finallygetting round to revising the HGCRA. Allowing the adjudicator some discretion on theperiod of time to reach a decision would, in my opinion, be a good thing. Frankly I donot think it would be abused by adjudicators.

On the subject of abused adjudicators, let us turn to a really serious matter; fees.Having read Nigel’s article, you would clearly understand that the courts draw a sharpdistinction between the statutory requirement to reach a decision within 28 days andwhat happens to the decision thereafter. Having reached a decision, there is only onereason why the adjudicator would not transmit that document to the parties; fees. Iappreciate I will almost immediately regret saying this, but frankly I have not had a lot ofdifficulty with parties refusing to pay fees. To date, I have never had to use joint andseveral liability. That is to say where one party defaults and the other one becomesliable. Perhaps others will disagree with me, but I am not aware of the courts havingdefinitively decided whether or not an adjudicator, having reached it within 28 days andnot dispatched it to the parties, is left holding an unenforceable decision. If I am wrong,please tell me.

The original statute may have been so badly drafted that it has introduced a job creation

scheme for judges.


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The matter was considered in the StAndrews Bay case by Lord Wheatley whoheld there were two distinct provisions,one dealing with 28 days within which toreach the decision and the other theintimation or communication of thedecision. In his judgement, he said:

“The Act is totally silent on thequestion of intimation ofcommunications of that decision. Inthese circumstances it must thereforefollow that the obligation to reach adecision must include acontemporaneous duty tocommunicate that decision to theinterested parties. Not to require suchan interpretation of the obligation toreach a decision would render thewhole purpose of the litigationmeaningless.”

I particularly note the expression‘contemporaneous duty’. Lord Wheatley’sdecision in Ritchie Brothers PWC Limitedv David Philip Limited was successfullyappealed, albeit in a two-to-one decisionby the Inner House of the Court ofSession, but only on the point of hishaving wrongly allowed some latitude inthe 28 day period. It therefore seems tome that Lord Wheatley’s decision in StAndrew’s Bay in the terms I have quotedabove still stands. The distinction thatLord Wheatley drew was followed byJudge Havery in the Epping Electricalcase, but he did not make any finding onthe dispatch or communication of thedecision. Read the decision carefully. Theonly relevance of the dispatch of thedecision was that the time periods hadbeen extended conditionally upon theissue being achieved within the furtherextended period and it was not.

The ICE adjudication procedure was,of course, a work of art considering thosewho helped to draft it. Although, perhapsnot such a work of art now because it hasbeen rendered obsolete by Judge Haveryfollowing his decision in Epping Electrical.However, the ICE procedure did containanother provision that, to my knowledge,has not been tested in the courts and thatconcerned the retention of a decision bythe adjudicator until fees were paid. Themechanism to which I refer is containedat paragraph 6.6 of the procedure in thefollowing terms:

“At any time until seven days beforethe adjudicator is due to reach hisdecision, he may give notice to theparties that he will deliver it only on fullpayment of his fees and expenses.”

If ICE, in redrafting the procedure, was toretain such a provision, would it be struckdown by the courts as not compliant withthe HGCRA? On the face of it, the

HGCRA contains various terms to whichany contract must conform, failing whichall of the adjudication mechanisms will bestruck down and replaced by thescheme. Given that the HGCRA iscompletely silent on the dispatch of thedecision, I cannot see why it would benon conforming. However, we now turnback to Lord Wheatley’s decision wherehe considered that the dispatch shouldbe a contemporaneous duty. If that wasto mean that it was to be done at thesame time, it would mean that it wouldhave to be done within the 28 day period,would it not?

One would think that although thegovernment appears to have made a bitof a foul up in drafting GC/workscontracts (see Nigel’s article for furtherdetails), they might have managed to drafttheir own statutory instrument properly.The statutory instrument to which I refer isthe Scheme for Construction Contracts.This contains an obligation at section19(3) in the following terms; “as soon aspossible after he has reached his decision,the adjudicator shall deliver a copy of thatdecision to each of the parties to thecontract,” in other words, notcontemporaneous but afterwards. If thescheme gets away with it, even by thesmallest margin, then why can ICE not getaway with it by retaining the provisions inthe existing procedure?

It seems to me, the courts have bentover backwards to protect parties’interests in the implementation of theHGCRA. Quite a few adjudicators towhom I have spoken have had difficultiesin getting fees paid and, in some ways,that shouldn’t be too surprising.Adjudicators have, via the scheme, theability to apportion their costs. That ismirrored by almost all the procedures. Ittherefore usually follows that the personwho is less than gruntled with thedecision also gets the bill — not really arecipe for prompt payment. So what dowe do to solve the second conundrum?

A useful start would be for ICE toretain a mechanism such as the one in thenow defunct procedure that would

encourage parties to pay the fees if theywanted to get the decision. Clearly, ifsome court in our wonderful land was torefuse to enforce a decision because ithad not been communicatedcontemporaneously, then that would put adifferent slant on the matter altogether. Inpassing, there is one other mechanismcontained within the procedure that I thinkmerits retention, particularly in anengineering environment. That is theprovision for the parties indemnifying theadjudicator (contained in paragraph 7.2).In most disputes, it is highly unlikely thata third party would suffer damage andattempt to come after the adjudicator.However, if an adjudicator, asked to findwhether or not a structure was designedand/or constructed to an appropriatestandard, wrongly decided that it wasproperly designed and constructed andthe structure subsequently collapsed on apasser-by, then having such an indemnitywould be a good thing.

What am I therefore suggesting? Insummary, I am suggesting that with theredrafting of the statutory provisions,some latitude should be given toadjudicators to unilaterally extend the 28day period. Until such a mechanismexists, I commend to the parties asympathetic view towards adjudicatorsrequesting extensions in complexadjudications — that is if you want to getthe right answer.

In terms of the dispatch of decisions;unless or until the matter is decidedproperly by the courts to requireconveyance of the decision within the 28day period, the drafting bodies shouldprovide some mechanism to providesome certainty of payment foradjudicators. Of course, if all adjudicatorsgot together and said that they would notaccept appointments without some formof advanced payment or some form ofdecision withholding mechanism, then jobdone, box ticked. However, that seems tome about as likely as all the motorists inBritain getting together and refusing tohave devices fitted to their cars so FilcherBrown can make off with their hardearned pennies — not likely, but a millionsignatures on the petition might be agood start.

Anyone with any views on the subjectis most welcome to make a contribution.Never a dull moment in adjudication.

Well, that brings us to the end of thismonth’s Notebook and I hope you found itinteresting and relevant. If there is anymoral to this month’s Notebook it is this:Do not write adjudication procedures anddo not allow disputes to arise such asmay require to be referred to adjudication.As far as adjudicators are concerned,well, it is up to us to look after ourselves.

David Carrick FInstCES, Knowles

...no names, nopack drill, somelawyers treatadjudicators like some form of lowlevel pond life.


Laser Scanning

THE accuracy and highvolume of data collectedwith laser scanners

makes them ideal systems forsurveying blast sites. Whencombined with powerfulmodelling and scaninterrogation capabilities,laser scanners provideinvestigators with abundantdata for analysis.

I-SITE was contracted toperform pre and post-blastsurveys at an Australian trialdesigned to test the ability ofa normal house to withstand alarge explosion. The siteincluded a house built tonormal specifications andvarious other structures builtto test properties for militaryand civilian applications. Thesurvey area wasapproximately 130m2.

Using a 4400 laserscanner, a complete surveywas made of the site beforethe explosion. Scans wereconducted from 11 set-upswith more than five millionpoints acquired in only a fewhours, providing analysts witha complete and accurateprofile of the site before the

Blast analysis with a laser scanner

Jane Ball, Maptek

explosion. Models of thehouse and terrain wereconstructed for comparisonwith the post-blast data.

Following the explosion,the terrain had changeddrastically. A large cratermarked the location of theexplosion and the damage tothe house was so extensivethat the structure wasdetermined to be unsafe forentry. Using the laser scanner,the structure and surroundingterrain were able to be safelysurveyed for comparison withthe pre-blast data. The interiorof the upper storey of thehouse was surveyed from anelevated platform, providinginvestigators with data thatotherwise could not havebeen acquired.

The crater formed by theblast was more than 2m deepand highly unstable. Usingconventional techniques, asurveyor would have had toenter the depression tocollect measurements,whereas the laser scannerallowed the crater andejected material to be safelysurveyed from the perimeter.

More than three millionpoints were gathered fromnine set-ups, building up adetailed profile of the craterand surrounds post-blast.Software was then used tocreate an accurate model fromwhich contours and sectionswere generated for analysis.

Powerful modellingcapabilities, combined withthe scanner’s high-resolutionimaging, allowed for in-depthanalysis of the crater andhouse, so that investigatorscould better understand thedevastating effects of such anevent. A bonus of using alaser scanner is thesimultaneous acquisition of ahigh-resolution digital imageautomatically registered to the3D laser point returns. Thesepost-blast images allowed

Scan data of the site before the blast in true photographic colour.

Accurate and detailed models of the house, explosive charge and terrain,created from data captured with the laser scanner.

The unstable crater marking the epicentre of the explosion can be modelled in great detail for analysing the strength and nature of the blast.


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investigators to view details as fine ascracks in the house walls, with theconfidence that their position wasautomatically located on the 3D data.

The laser scanning system provided arapid and detailed survey of the blastsite. The high level of detail obtained

from the unique digital imaging abilitiesof the system allowed investigators toinitially focus on acquiring data from thescene with the confidence thatsignificant features could be identifiedand later analysed thoroughly in a safeoffice environment.

The results produced by the laserscanning system can be used to reviewbuilding standards and designs for highrisk locations. They also allowinvestigators to better understand theimpacts and stresses created by anexplosion of this magnitude.

Maptek Pty Ltd, 63 Conyngham Street,Glenside SA 5065, Australiae: [email protected] Thanks to the Australian Department of Defence

Damage to the house in terms of its overallstability, as well as the destruction of individualmaterials, can be clearly seen on these imagesacquired and registered automatically to the 3Ddata by the laser scanner.

No merger on the cards for ICE and IMechEThe ICE and IMechE have decided against merging the twoinstitutions to form one UK institution for engineering afteralmost three years of talks. Instead, the two have agreed to morejoint initiatives on topics such as waste, energy and transport,and a combined group for younger members.

A statement from the ICE said the IMechE had “sought amore proactive approach towards convergence of theInstitutions.” However, the ICE council opted for “a more limitedpartnership.” Alec Osborn MBE, IMechE president, said he was“naturally disappointed that more extensive convergence will notbe pursued.”

Future of UK waste managementA joint report on resource management has been released by theICE and IMechE. How to Deliver a Resource ManagementStrategy advises local and national government to work moreclosely with the private sector in reducing dependence on landfillby recovering and recycling materials and using rubbish togenerate energy.

Both institutions believe their recommendations will savecosts by reducing landfill taxes, whilst creating jobs andcomplying with EU waste targets. At a time when London aloneis expected to need 50 new large scale waste processingfacilities over the next five years, the report calls on severalcentral government departments to improve; the Treasury tocreate better financial incentives for improved environmentalpractices, the DTI to look into optimum use of materials andDEFRA to research recovery and recycling.

The report also asks the Communities and Local Government(CLG) department to ensure local councils meet waste targetsand the Department of Education and Skills to promotesustainability to schoolchildren.

If the report’s recommendations are followed, the ICE andIMechE optimistically expect a new waste infrastructure to be inplace by 2012.


IN THE COURSE OF MY WORK, I reada lot of material regardingprofessional indemnity (PI) insurance

some of which is very straightforwardand some which makes me question if Iam working in a completely differentmarket all together. As a professionalrisk insurance broker, I wanted to tryand give you an overview of the subjectwith, of course, special reference toyour industry. In doing so, I hope that Ican give you a broad enough insight tohelp you make informed choices whenthinking about your exposure,negotiating a contract, signing awarranty or just looking to buy or renewyou own policy.

In short, a professional indemnitypolicy covers you for negligent acts,errors or omissions that might occur incarrying out your business activities.This type of policy is known as a legalliability contract. There is a widercontract, civil liability, but this isunlikely to be offered as it includes, inessence, cover for some contractualliability too. Cover may be offeredwhere you are if you have a RICSsurveyor or RIBA architect in thepractice as they are compelled by astandard policy contract which is drivenby their governing bodies.

It is worth focusing on your businesswhen thinking about your professionalindemnity insurance. An underwriter isgoing to look at risk based on a numberof factors. Once they are past who youare, how long have you been doingwhat you do and how are you qualified,they will be looking at:

• What type of work are you doing?This will be broken down on theproposal form and will give theunderwriters the rates to be appliedto each area of work.

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• Who are you doing it for?This gives a feel for the likelihood of a claim ifthings go wrong and who your client base is.Underwriters usually like to see (unless you are anew start-up) that you have more than one clientas a sole source of income.

• What is the maximum exposure?This centres on your largest contract values butit is also worth remembering the ‘consequentialloss’ that could flow from an error here. Not onlyare the costs to redo the work exposed, but byfar the greatest costs are those associated withthe greater loss of time; re-engaging all of theother parties involved with rectifying any errorsmade and all the additional costs that could flowfrom this.

• What is your income? Income is the factor that allows the underwriterto ascertain the quantity of work undertaken. Italso provides the other half of the equation toapply their rate income x rate

• Any claims in the past?Past claims are sometimes seen as a blottedcopybook. However, an underwriter is going tobe looking for good risk management. Claimshappen. How we deal with the claim and whatsteps are put in place to ensure that thelikelihood of a reoccurrence is minimal is theimportant factor here.

To set the correct limit of indemnity, you must lookat your maximum exposure again. The areas justdiscussed should give you a feel for this but youalso need to think about the number of contractsyou currently have undertaken. There are two basesof limit:

• Aggregate (AGG) — one aggregated limit for a whole year.

• Any one claim (AOC) — which is per claim with no cap or aggregated limit.

The latter being the wider, however some insurerswill not always offer this as they want to keep somecontrol on their own exposure to losses. If you haveAOC, then you only need to consider your largestpossible claim and make sure that your limit is asgreat as this. If however you buy on an AGG basis,you need to think of all the pieces of work that youhave conducted and multiply that number by themaximum possible loss to ensure that you haveadequately protected yourself.

It is also worth thinking more laterally too whenconsidering these areas. PI is one of the fewclasses of business that is written on a ‘claimsmade’ basis. Most other classes of insurance arewritten on a ‘losses occurring’ basis. To you, this

Past claims are sometimesseen as a blotted copybook.However, an underwriter isgoing to be looking for goodrisk management. Claims happen.


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means that unlike most other policies which givecover within a set period even if that period hasexpired — a claim can still be brought as long asthe matter happened whilst cover was in force —PI does not. This is especially relevant to anycontracts you sign, or work you take on, thatspecifies you must maintain PI cover.

Historically it was thought that the certificate ofinsurance was satisfaction enough that cover wasbought, then as soon as the need to have this orthe completion of a piece of work was over, itwould be cancelled. Most current buildingcontracts will warrant that all parties carry PIinsurance and do so for anything up to 12 yearsafter completion. This ‘tail’ is very long and is oftenoverlooked when entering into a new contract oreven tendering. You need to think of the financialcost to you when entering such a contract andalso how you will fulfil it.

Lastly, when looking to buy or renew your PI, itis important that you start early as there are a greatnumber of underwriters to be covered to ensurethat you get the best array of options. Again,historically there have been many brokers whohave sold continuity of insurers. This seems to stillbe a very powerful argument — the reality is that itseems to centre on a scare tactic; if you build upsome continuity with your underwriter, they willlook favourably on you when you have a claim —maybe somewhere in the past this was based on asmall amount of truth, but in today’s highly

professional and highly regulatedenvironment, this cannot be used as areason for a lazy broker to only offer youone quotation. If you know that you aregoing to a particular company or brokerthat is only going to offer you onequotation, then you need to get asecond broker to conduct the full marketexercise for you. The current insurancemarket is in a highly competitive placewith premiums tumbling and everyonechasing prices down. Now is a goodtime to have a broker taking a thoroughlook at your risk and to conduct a fullreview of both the cover, that you canrenegotiate, and the premium that youpay. There is also one last factor thatshould always be considered, just asyou would with every other companyyou deal with. You must make sure thatyour broker understands your business,your work, your clients and, mostimportantly, is someone you trust withyour company’s protection.

Mark Thomsen, Director, James Hallam Professional Riskst: 020 7977 7842e: [email protected]: www.jameshallam.co.uk


IN the absence of express terms, an employer has no power to instruct a contractorto undertake varied or additional work; to do so would constitute a breach ofcontract. This general principal was recognised over 100 years ago in the case of

Dodd v Churnton 1897, and remains as true today as it did then. This is the reasonwhy modern forms of construction contract include provisions allowing the employer,or their authorised representative, to instruct the contractor to undertake variations tothe original scope of works.

Variations are variously identified within forms of contract as comprising additions,omissions or substitutions to, or of, the scope of works and/or the specification and/orthe way in which the works are to be undertaken.

One may have thought that such provisions would provide an almost unfetteredright for the employer to vary the works. But the courts have held that in two particularcircumstances, this is not the case.

Omission of workThe first limitation is this: In the absence of express terms, the employer/architect isnot entitled to omit works from the contract in order to give that work to anothercontractor to undertake. Fullagar J, in the Australian case of Carr v JA Berriman PtyLtd 1953, set out the principle thus:

“[a variation order] enables the architect to direct additions to, or substitutions in, oromissions from, the building as planned... but they do not... authorise him to saythat particular items so included shall be carried out not by the builder with whomthe contract is made but by some other builder or contractor... very clear wordswould be required [to achieve this result].”

Stephen J, in the later Australian case of Commissioner of Main Roads v Reed andStuart 1972 explained why this should be. In addressing the question of whether thearchitect in the case was legally entitled to omit contract works and give them toanother, he concluded that such a result “runs counter to a concept basic to thecontract... the contractor should have the opportunity of performing the whole of thecontract works.”

From a commercial viewpoint, as well as a legal viewpoint, this has to be correct;the contractor will have planned, programmed and priced the contract works on thebasis of undertaking everything specified. To allow the employer to omit parts of thatwork, and give it to another, would render the whole basis of the original contractor’stender meaningless. Planning, programming, resourcing, cashflow and profitabilitywould all be affected, leading to much uncertainty and unfairness. Claims for loss andexpense would inevitably follow.

But does this principle apply in relation to the omission of a provisional sum? As weknow, there is no guarantee that a provisional sum will be expended by an employer.This question was considered in the English case of Amec Building Limited v CadmusInvestment Company Limited (1996). The court’s view was that a provisional sum wasto be treated in the same way as measured works — if work was to be instructed thatwould have ordinarily fallen within the ambit of the provisional sum, being part of thecontract, Amec had the legitimate right to undertake that work. The employer was heldto be in breach of contract. So this general limitation applies to all works includedwithin a contract, whether they be measured or provisional.

More recently, in the case of Abbey Development Limited v PP Brickwork Limited2003, HHJ Humphrey Lloyd examined the question of the omission of work from acontract. The defendant in this case had been appointed on a labour-only basis toprovide bricklayers to construct 69 housing units. The contractor’s performance wasnot considered to be of the required standard and the employer omitted from thecontract all units that had yet to be commenced by the contractor. These would beundertaken by another contractor. Although the contract provided that the employercould vary the number of units, it was held that, in the absence of express terms, thisdid not allow omission, for whatever reason, where the consequence would be that theremaining units would be constructed by another contractor.

What this train of cases demonstrates is that work cannot be omitted from onecontractor’s contract and given to another, unless clear and express terms to that

When is a variation not a variation?

Simon Longley MInstCES FRICS ACIArb, Senior Consultant, SL Consulting

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effect are provided for in the contract. Theprinciple that a contractor has the right tocomplete all the works for which it hasbeen contracted, remains sacrosanct.

Excessive variationsThe second limitation recognised by thecourts is that of ‘excessive’ variations.This principle holds that an employerdoes not have the right to instructvariations, either singularly or together,that fundamentally and substantiallychange the scope and extent of theoriginal contract. For example, avariation to build a hospital to a contractto build a house would constitute an‘excessive’, and therefore invalid,variation of the contract.

This principle was the basis of theholding in Pepper v Burland 1792 that,where a contract is varied to suchextent that the original scope of worksis “so entirely abandoned that it isimpossible to trace the [original]contract,” the contractor is entitled tohave the whole works paid for on ameasure and value basis “as if nocontract had ever been made.”

Consequently, there must be somelimit to the nature and extent of variationsthat an employer is entitled to instructunder a contract. But where should thisline be drawn? In Blue Circle IndustriesPlc v Holland Dredging Company (UK)Limited 1987, the contractor was requiredunder the contract to deposit dredgedmaterial at specified locations within adock. The employer instructed thatinstead of this, the material was to bedeposited out in the loch, to form anartificial island. The court held that thiswas such a fundamental change to thecontract that, rather than constituting avariation to that contract, a wholly newcontract had come into existence.

But, in practice, it is often not quite soclear as to what could constitute anexcessive, and therefore ultra vires,variation. In McAlpine Humberoak Limitedv McDermott International Limited 1992,the court ruled that, provided the extentand scope of the variation changes fallwithin the express terms of the contract,the variation will not be ‘excessive’.However, this approach can lead todisputes between the parties, since theymay have different interpretations of whatthe variation provisions extend to cover.


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Contract drafters have responded to thistension in two principal ways. The mostpopular is the introduction of provisionsgiving the contractor the right to makereasonable objection to any variationthat he considers may be ‘excessive’ orissued ultra vires. For instance, the JCT,ICE and IChemE forms of contract,amongst others, include ‘reasonableobjection’ provisions. On notice ofreasonable objection, theemployer/architect is required to reviewthe proposed instruction to affirm that itdoes fall within the limits of the variationclause. If this does not resolve thematter, the parties may incept theadjudication provisions. The advantageof ‘reasonable objection’ provisions isthat potential excessive variations areraised at an early stage, allowing theparties to resolve the matter withminimal delay, disruption or dispute tothe contract.

The second way in which contractdrafters have sought to deal withpotential excessive variations is byintroducing provisions that limit theextent of variations by reference to thevalue (either singularly, cumulatively orboth) of the variation(s) compared withthe original contract sum. The model

form MF/1 is one such form of contract that adopts this approach. However, theproblem here is that variations are limited purely by value, rather than content. Andthis raises the difficulty of determining the value of the variation, and thereforewhether it is excessive or not, before it is undertaken. As we know, this can lead toproblems and disputes on its own account. All things considered, this approach ispossibly not the best way to head off potential disputes.

To conclude, the general rule regarding variations is that if a proposed change fallswithin the definition of a variation, as prescribed by the contract, it will be legitimate.As a rule of thumb, if the change is connected to the original scope of works, it islikely to be valid; if it is entirely new work, it may not.

Of course, in practice, a contractor is unlikely to turn away additional workinstructed by the employer. The real issue then becomes whether the nature of thatadditional or changed work is such that the contractor is entitled to a reassessmentof their basis of pricing. But therein lies another tale...

Simon Longley BSc(Hons) LLB(Hons) FRICS ACIArb MInstCESSenior Consultant, SL Consulting (Part of Schofield Lothian)e: [email protected] w: www.sl-consulting.com

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THE VIRTUAL CITY OF GLASGOWproject is being produced byGlasgow School of Art’s Digital

Design Studio (DDS) for Glasgow CityCouncil. The contract involves theproduction of two virtual representationsof the city, a real-time web version andan architecturally accurate,photorealistic version. Both models willinclude the dense city centre, MerchantCity, as well as the new developmentareas along the Clyde.

The real-time application is to behosted through the council’s website andwill allow individuals to explore the cityfrom their computer. It will eventually beintegrated into other components of thecouncil’s e-planning services.

The photorealistic high-resolutionmodel is considerably more detailed –doorways, window depth, cornices,roadways, terrain and vegetation etc.Every building and structure within theproject area is being modelled to anaccuracy of 20cm or better. Through theuse of onsite scanning, all buildings arebeing modelled in situ, not from drawingsor in an idealised form.

Once complete, the high-resolutionmodel will likely be the largest and mostdetailed virtual city model in the UK,possibly Europe. Both 3D models will beused by the council, designers and thedevelopment industry for assessingplanning proposals and visualising designalternatives. The models are intended toaddress the significant limitations of 2Dplan-based information to help the publicmake informed decisions about what isbest for their community.

Established in 1997, the DDS is acentre for advanced 3D visualisation and

Glasgow: City of ArtDoug Pritchard, Head of Visualisation and Project Manager,Digital Design Studio, Glasgow School of Art

Modelling

interaction research, supported by Scottish, UK and international industrial andacademic partners. The DDS helped the GSA become the first art school in the UK tohold an EPSRC research grant. First and foremost, the research activities of the DDSare driven by the imaginative use of new and emerging digital tools such as 3D laserscanning for architectural visualisation and the development of large 3D/virtual citymodels. Research partners including the European Commission, Ford Motor Company,City of Glasgow and BBC Scotland demonstrate the value that this approach hasdelivered. When the school was awarded the commercial contract for the Glasgow Citymodel, it immediately knew that it would be necessary to use the latest technology andscanning equipment. With some research, it was decided that 3D laser scanning wasthe best solution for the rapid creation of accurate 3D urban models.

The DDS currently integrates their onsite point-cloud scans with other sources of 2Dand 3D information, aerial lidar and 2D orthographic data. Every city block within theGlasgow project area is being photographed and digitally scanned, then post-processed using Leica Cloudworks and AutoCAD. All of the final 3D modeling is beingdone in 3D Studio Max.

Although the laser scanning system has only been on site for six months, theimmediate benefit for the project is the confidence that the models accurately reflectthe built environment. The speed of capturing and processing the data is amongstmany of the benefits of using the scanner, along with resilience — we can even scan inthe rain (not a rare occurrence here in Glasgow!).

The system (Leica ScanStation) will be extensively used by the DDS in thedevelopment of other city models and will be utilised in future virtual heritage andapplied research projects.

Doug Pritchard, Head of Visualisation and Project Manager, Digital Design Studio, Glasgow School of Art w: www.gsa.ac.uk/gsa.cfm?pid=12


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Iremember my first cold call into theoperator of one of the world’s largestcopper mines. They had expressed

some interest in what we could do tohelp them with a particular mine watertreatment issue. But the issue soonescalated into the larger question of howto better manage water across the entiremine site.

The Codelco is one of Chile’s largestcopper producers, producing 74% of thecountry's copper. Only a decade ago,Codelco had the monopoly on all miningprospects in Chile. Its large-volumewater pumping to support the mineinfluences water levels not only insurrounding areas, but also inneighbouring nations.

The department we were dealing withat the mine had responsibility for watertreatments, so they were only seeing thatpart of the problem. Using mind mappingsoftware (Mindjet’s MindManager) toidentify the mine’s existing water usageand treatment processes, we were ableto demonstrate methods to reducetreatment alternatives by increasing theeffectiveness of water management andreducing water inflows.

Mind mapping software helped ourengineers quickly gain andcommunicate to clients a usefuloverview of these complex topics. Oncecreated in the software, the map of ourthinking was exported into Word andPowerPoint to present the kind ofproposal in three hours that used totake two days to create.

How to map a mindMind maps have many applications inpersonal, educational and businesssituations, including note taking andbrainstorming. Ideas are inserted intothe map radially around a center node,without the implicit prioritisation thatcomes from hierarchy or sequentialarrangements.

Typically, remote teams will share amap through a server. One person will‘run’ the map, using key words andconcepts, branch relationships andsymbols to capture the team’s thinking,due dates and assignments on what areoften very complex projects. The serversupports asynchronous input —electronic data sent in one direction, onecharacter at a time — as well.If we send a 10-20 page document, likethe proposal for this mining company,the response tends to be minimalbecause it’s hard to get people to stopwhat they’re doing and read a longdocument. But with the information heldin a mind map on the server, a selectedgroup of people can open a map at any

time, get access to detailed informationand then add their thoughts to the mapat a time that’s convenient to them. For acompany like ours, whose success istied directly to our ability to accessintellectual capital located all around theworld, the ability of these maps tosignificantly increase feedback providesa huge benefit.

Mind mapping also helps during faceto face meetings. We used to use flipcharts; a method that, whilst stillcommon, is now somewhatcumbersome. By projecting the mappinginterface on a screen, we can captureour thinking immediately, making sureprojects are organised in a way thatmakes sense to all participants. Theycan see solutions emerge before theireyes, and leave the meeting with a clearunderstanding of key issues, next steps,timelines and assignments, without therebeing a time lag. Meeting minutes andany supporting documents can behyperlinked to the maps and instantly‘packed and delivered’ via email. Foreach meeting we used to get an emailwith 10-12 pages of minutes to readthrough and approve. Board meetingsthat lasted days would generate evenlarger documents. It would take anumber of weeks before everyone couldsign off on decisions that were often keyto company operations. Now we

circulate minutes in the form of maps.The information is more concise, and weknow much sooner if we are all on thesame page, so to speak.

On another project, we were takingpart in a strategic planning meetingamong dozens of representatives of alarge South African mining company. Weran into scepticism of the mapping atfirst, but within 20 minutes everyone wasjumping in, telling us to add this thoughtto the map over here and move thatbranch over there. The meeting suddenlybecame very interactive. Getting peopleto participate in these larger meetingscan be like pulling teeth. But themapping interface does encourageinteraction. Participants see their ideasadded to the map in real time for all tosee. Everyone understands immediatelythat their input is heard and valued.

The ability to efficiently evaluate whatcan be very complex problems is whatattracts and retains clients. Companieshire consulting engineers because weprove to them that we thoroughlyunderstand the problems they face andcan quickly devise innovative solutions.Mind mapping has proved a useful toolin achieving this.

Jeff Parshley, Principal at SRK Consultingw: www.srk.co.ukw: www.mindjet.com

Process improvementMind mapping in engineering consultancy

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Ormtec, Pheonix Business Park, Mill Lane,Beverley HU17 9DH.t: 01482 677655 f: 01482 677650e: [email protected] w: www.ormtec.co.uk

Precision Geomatics Ltd, Colima Avenue,Sunderland Enterprise Park, Sunderland,Tyne & Wear SR5 3XEt: 0191 549 8276 f: 0191 549 6342e: [email protected] w: www.pglsurvey.com

TrimbleKorec, Mensura House, Blackstone Road,Huntingdon, Cambs PE29 6EH.t: 01480 433555 f: 01480 432480e: [email protected]

Korec, Blundellsands House,34-44 Mersey View, Waterloo, Merseyside L22 6QBt: 0151 931 3161 f: 0151 931 2838

Survey Solutions Scotland, 135 The Loan,Loanhead, Midlothian EH20 9ANt: 0131 4404688 f: 0131 4404699.e: [email protected]: www.survey-solutions-scotland.co.uk

LeicaLeica Geosystems Ltd, Davy Avenue, Knowlhill,Milton Meynes MK5 8LBt: 01908 256500 f: 01908 246259w: www.leica-geosystems.com/uk

Middleton Survey and Laser Sales and Repair,Datum House, 7 Sea Lane Close, Ferring, Worthing,West Sussex BN12 5DTt: 01903 501699 f: 01903 505778e: [email protected]: www.middletonsurvey.com

M & P Survey Equipment Ltd, The Survey Centre,Stanney Mill Rd, Little Stanney, Chester CH2 4HXt: 0151 3571856 f: 0151 3572164e: [email protected] w: www.mpsurvey.co.uk

Opti-cal, Unit 3, Orpheus House, Calleva Park,Aldermaston, Reading RG7 8TAt: 01189 820500 f: 01189 820509e: [email protected]: www.opticalibration.com

S.C.C.S., hq1 Building, Pheonix Park, Eaton Socon,Cambridgeshire PE19 8EPt: 01480 404888 f: 01480 404333.

S.C.C.S., Unit 4, Riverside One, Medway CityEstate, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Kent ME2 4DP.t: 01634 296809 f: 01634 723055.

SIS Ltd, Unit 6A, Ballymount Cross IndustrialEstate, Dublin 24.t: +353 (0) 1456 8650 f: +353 (0) 1456 8653e: [email protected] w: www.sisirl.com

Survey Technology, Central House, Beckwith Knoll,Otley Rd, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 1UDt: 0870 609 2030 f: 0870 609 2345e: [email protected]: www.surveytechnology.co.uk

NikonKorec, Head Office, Blundellsands House, 34-44Mersey View, Waterloo, Merseyside L22 6QBt: 0151 931 3161 Coleshill - t: 01675 464683Dublin - t: +353 (0) 1 4564 702Dunfermline - t: 01383 733046Gateshead - t: 0191 487 4412Huntingdon - t: 01480 433555King’s Hill, Kent - t: 01732 848999Leeds - t: 0113 277 5887/5862Newport - t: 01633 822333Paisley - t: 0141 887 4800

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Pentax Surveying Supplies, 49 Hepburn Road,Hillington Industrial Estate, Glasgow, G52 4RGt: 0141 882 6368 f: 0141 882 6369e: [email protected] w: www.pentax.co.uk

Pentax Surveying Supplies, Unit 7C,Templeborough Enterprise Park Bowbridge Close,Rotherham S60 1BYt: 01709 721102 f: 01709 721108e: [email protected] w: www.pentax.co.uk

Chambers Optical Services Ltd, 65 The Fleet,Stoney Stanton, Leicester Leicestershire LE9 4DZt: 01455 272349 f: 01455 273337e:[email protected]: www.chambersoptical.1hwy.com

Survey Sales & Hire, Monatrea Industrial Estate,Maynooth Road, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Irelandt: +353 (0) 1 627 0976 f: +353 (0) 1 627 0977e: [email protected]

SokkiaSokkia Ltd, Head Office, Datum House, ElectraWay, Crewe Business Pk, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 6ZTt: 01270 250511, f: 01270 250533e: [email protected] w: www.sokkia.co.uk

Coastway (Head Office) Survey House, TougherBusiness Park, Newhall, Naas, Co. Kildare, Irelandt: +353 (0)45 435880 f: +353 (0)45 437594e: [email protected] w: www.coastway.net

Coastway Cork Acorn Business Campus, MahonIndustrial Estate, Blackrock, Cork, Irelandt: +353 (0)21 4536138 f: +353 (0)21 4356139e: [email protected] w: www.coastway.net

Coastway Belfast Forsyth Business Centre,Forsyth House, Cormac Square, Belfast BT2 8LAt: +44 2890 923 477 f: +44 2890 923 467e: [email protected] w: www.coastway.net

JB Sales Ltd, Jaques House, Fircroft Way,Edenbridge, Kent TN8 6UEt: 01732 867835 f: 01732 867836e: [email protected]

L&M Survey Supplies t/a Precision Geomatics Ltd,Geomatics House, Colvilles Park, Kelvin IndustrialEstate, East Kilbride G75 0GZ.t: 01355 231103 f: 01355 227619.e: [email protected] w: www.lmsurvey.co.uk



Survey Technology, Central House, Beckwith Knoll,Otley Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 1UDt: 0870 609 2030 f: 0870 609 2345e: [email protected]: www.surveytechnology.co.uk

TopconTopcon (GB) Limited, Head Office Topcon House,Bone Ln, Kennet Side, Newbury, Berks RG14 5PXt: 01635 551120 f: 01635 551170e: [email protected] w: www.topcon.co.uk

Topcon Bury St Edmundst: 01359 258300 f: 01359 258400Topcon Cardifft: 02920 470776 f: 02920 470779Topcon Coulsdont: 0208 668 2233 f: 0208 668 8322 Topcon Coalvillet: 01530 518800 f: 01530 518801Topcon Dublint: +353 (0) 1 460 0021 f: +353 (0) 1 460 0129Topcon Moldt: 01352 706910 f: 01352 706911

Top Survey, Unit 7&8, Lisburn Enterprise Centre,Ballinderry Road, Lisburn Co Antrim,Northern Ireland BT28 2BPt: 02892 629695 f: 02892 603084e: [email protected] w: www.top-survey.com


S.C.C.S., Unit 4, Riverside One, Medway CityEstate, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Kent ME2 4DPt: 01634 296809 f: 01634 723055.


GPS EQUIPMENTDealers, Branches & SuppliersAshtech & ThalesOrmtec, Pheonix Business Park, Mill Lane,Beverley HU17 9DH.t: 01482 677655 f: 01482 677650e: [email protected] w: www.ormtec.co.uk


LeicaLeica Geosystems Ltd, Davy Avenue, Knowlhill,Milton Meynes MK5 8LB t: 01908 256500 f: 01908 246259w: www.leica-geosystems.com/uk

M & P Survey Equipment Ltd, The Survey Centre,Stanney Mill Rd, Little Stanney, Chester CH2 4HXt: 0151 3571856 f: 0151 3572164e: [email protected] w: www.mpsurvey.co.uk



SIS Ltd, Unit 6A, Ballymount Cross IndustrialEstate, Dublin 24.t: +353 (0) 1456 8650 f: +353 (0) 1456 8653e: [email protected] w: www.sisirl.com


S.C.C.S., Unit 4, Riverside One, Medway CityEstate, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Kent ME2 4DP.t: 01634 296809 f: 01634 723055.

SokkiaSokkia Ltd, Head Office, Datum House, ElectraWay, Crewe Business Pk, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 6ZT t: 01270 250511 f: 01270 250533e: [email protected] w: www.sokkia.co.uk







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Topcon Cardifft: 02920 470776 f: 02920 470779Topcon Coulsdont: 0208 668 2233 f: 0208 668 8322 Topcon Coalvillet: 01530 518800 f: 01530 518801Topcon Dublint: +353 (0) 1 460 0021 f: +353 (0) 1 460 0129Topcon Moldt: 01352 706910 f: 01352 706911

Top Survey, Unit 7&8, Lisburn Enterprise Centre,Ballinderry Road, Lisburn Co Antrim, NorthernIreland BT28 2BPt: 02892 629695 f: 02892 603084e: [email protected] w: www.top-survey.com

TrimbleTrimble UK Ltd, Trimble House, Meridian OfficePark, Osborn Way, Hook, Hants RG27 9HXt: 01256 760150 f: 01256 760148

Korec, Mensura House, Blackstone Road,Huntingdon, Cambs PE29 6EH.t: 01480 433555 f: 01480 432480e: [email protected]

Korec, Blundellsands House,34-44 Mersey View, Waterloo, Merseyside L22 6QBt: 0151 931 3161 f: 0151 931 2838See Nikon for full list

Korec Ireland, 1 Canal Walk, Park West, Dublin 12t: +353 (0) 16204478 f: +353 (0) 16204479See Nikon for full list

Survey Solutions Scotland, 135 The Loan,Loanhead, Midlothian EH20 9ANt: 0131 4404688 f: 0131 4404699.e: [email protected]: www.survey-solutions-scotland.co.uk

LASER EQUIPMENTDealers & BranchesCoastway (Head Office) Survey House, TougherBusiness Park, Newhall, Naas, Co. Kildare, Irelandt: +353 (0)45 435880 f: +353 (0)45 437594e: [email protected] w: www.coastway.net



L&M Survey Supplies t/a Precision Geomatics Ltd,Geomatics House, Colvilles Park, Kelvin IndustrialEstate, East Kilbride G75 0GZ.t: 01355 231103 f: 01355 227619.e: [email protected] w: www.lmsurvey.co.uk



P.R. Engineering Ltd, Survey Sales & Hire Centre,Unit 6A/B, Aizlewood Road, Sheffield,South Yorkshire S8 0YXt: 0114 250 9007 f: 0114 258 8230e: [email protected] w: www.laser-level.co.uk



S.C.C.S., Unit 4, Riverside One, Medway CityEstate, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Kent ME2 4DPt: 01634 296809 f: 01634 723055.

SIS Ltd, Unit 6A, Ballymount Cross IndustrialEstate, Dublin 24t: +353 (0) 1456 8650 f: +353 (0) 1456 8653e: [email protected] w: www.sisirl.com

Korec, Head Office, Blundellsands House, 34-44Mersey View, Waterloo, Merseyside L22 6QBt: 0151 931 3161 Coleshill - t: 01675 464683Dublin - t: +353 (0) 1 4564 702Dunfermline - t: 01383 733046Gateshead - t: 0191 487 4412Huntingdon - t: 01480 433555King’s Hill, Kent - t: 01732 848999Leeds - t: 0113 277 5887/5862Newport - t: 01633 822333Paisley - t: 0141 887 4800



Topcon Bury St Edmundst: 01359 258300 f: 01359 258400Topcon Cardifft: 02920 470776 f: 02920 470779Topcon Coulsdont: 0208 668 2233 f: 0208 668 8322 Topcon Coalvillet: 01530 518800 f: 01530 518801Topcon Dublint: +353 (0) 1 460 0021 f: +353 (0) 1 460 0129Topcon Moldt: 01352 706910 f: 01352 706911


Survey Equipment &AccessoriesBCL International Ltd, Ashton House, The Parks,Newton le Willows WA12 0JQt: 01925 576000 f: 01925 570066e: [email protected]: www.survequip.com






S.C.C.S., hq1 Building, Pheonix Park, Eaton Socon,Cambridgeshire PE19 8EPt: 01480 404888 f: 01480 404333

S.C.C.S., Unit 4, Riverside One, Medway CityEstate, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Kent ME2 4DP.t: 01634 296809 f: 01634 723055

Top Survey, Unit 7&8, Lisburn Enterprise Centre,Ballinderry Road, Lisburn Co Antrim,Northern Ireland BT28 2BPt: 028 9262 9695 f: 028 9260 3084e: [email protected] w: www.top-survey.com

York Survey Supply Centre, Prospect House,George Cayley Drive, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4XE.t: 01904 692723 f: 01904 690385e: [email protected]: www.YorkSurvey.co.uk

HydrographyOhmex Ltd, Hazelhurst Court, FlexfordLane, Sway, Hampshire SO41 6DNw: www.ohmex.com

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Bookland 12 Bridge Street,

Chester, Cheshire CH1 1NQ

t: 01244 684050 f: 01244 684080


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Bretonside Copy Mayflower House,

50-54 Bretonside, Plymouth PL4 0AU

t: 01752 665254 f: 01752 201542


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John Smith & Son Ltd Glasgow

Caledonian University, 70

Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA

t: 0141 332 8778 f: 0141 332 5717


w: www.johnsmith.co.uk

Kent Drawing Publications Ltd

Rainham Bookshop, 17-25 Station

Road, Rainham, Kent ME8 7RS

t: 01634 238238 f: 01634 238239


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Thistle Reprographics 55 Holburn

Street, Aberdeen AB10 6BR

t: 01224 213400 f: 01224 213444


PDQ Print Services 93 Commercial

Street, Dundee DD1 2AF

t: 0800 0640794 f: 01382 201776


The Edinburgh Copyshop Ltd

303 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1NA

t: 0131 5566100 f: 0131 5566100


Moray Office Supplies Edgar Road,

Elgin IV30 6YQ

t: 01343 549869 f: 01343 549300


Service Point Glasgow 539/543

Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G3 7PG

t: 0141 2752424 f: 0141 2043801


Prontaprint Inverness, 55 Church

Street, Inverness IV1 1DR

t: 01463 233332 f: 01463 231302


CDS-Yorks Ltd Reprographic House,

Canal Road, Armley, Leeds LS12 2ND

t: 0113 2630601 f: 0113 2310601


Danscot Arran Road, North Muirton

Industrial Estate, Perth PH1 3DZ

t: 01738 622974 f: 01738 620536


Masonmap Mason House, Dickson

Street, Dunfermline KY12 7SL

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Service Point Edinburgh -

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Place, Edinburgh EH3 7PT

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Meridian Map Services

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Estate, Nottingham NG2 1NA

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Marble Street, Leicester LE1 5XB

t: 0116 247 1400 f: 0116 247 1401


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@ Jarrold, Norwich

t: 01603 697252 f: 01603 621530


@ John E Wright, Nottingham

t: 0115 9506633 f: 0115 9585067


@ John E Wright, Oxford

t: 01865 244455 f: 01865 793921


@ Bovilles, Uxbridge

t: 01895 450321 f: 01895 450323


@ Cosmographics, Watford

t: 01923 210909 f: 01923 211657

Summit Drawing Office

Supplies Ltd

1 Grove Street, Woodston,

Peterborough PE2 9AG

t: 01733 555789 f: 01733 555004


w: www.planningsite.co.uk

The Map Shop 15 High Street, Upton

Upon Severn, Worcs WR8 0HJ

t: 01684 593146 f: 01684 594559


w: www.themapshop.co.uk

mapkiosk.comMapping & Data Centre

2 Wogan Street

Stafford

ST16 3PU

t: 01785 241010

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Profiles/Recruitment

Compressed air specialist Thoritehas released three new products. Thehigh quality, 15m long, 3/4" bore,mandrel-built air hose featuresJayMac safety clamps and clawcouplings (RTH 34). The whip-checkair hose tether device, designed toprevent personal injury or damage inthe event of a hose ‘blow out’ is anindispensable aid to on site safety(WCSD 1332). The Cubeair air fusesafety valve offers a simple, but

effective, additional operator safeguard by instantly cuttingthe compressed air flow if the hose is holed or damaged(No.281AO511). The complete compressed air hoseassembly would normally retail at £96.30+VAT but Thoriteis offering the three products through its online shop forthe £76.30. w: www.thorite.co.uk

Vari-Stem stemming plugs from MOCAP provide avaluable tool for today’s quarrying and mining industriesand are becoming widely used and accepted. They aredesigned to improve blast performance, control flyrock andincrease productivity, whilst providing savings in secondarybreakage and downstream costs. Vari-Stem plugs are usedfor vertical and horizontalblasting applications and workby creating a blocking effectwithin the drill hole bywedging the stemmingmaterial between the drill holewall and the plug. Vari-Stem isquick and simple to install andrequires no special tools ordrill hole preparation. t: 0800 856 2466w: www.varistem.com

Abbey Pynford has developed the piledraft style foundation systems,Housedeck and Comdeck. Housedeckhas a low construction depth requiringminimal dig. An arboricultural packageis offered which can predict tree rootactivity. So, housedeck can bedesigned around any undergroundobstructions. Housedeck utilises astructural reinforced concrete slab only225mm deep that covers the entirefootprint of the building and is

supported directly on piles between 140-350mm dia.Comdeck offers the same benefits as Housedeck but isdesigned to support heavier loads for industrial structureson larger piles with a slab thickness of up to 300mm.Karen McAuley, Abbey Pynford, Second Floor, Hille House,132 St Albans Road, Watford WD24 4AQ

Lanes takes part in landmark island project Since 1960, the only way on and off the Isle of Sheppey forits 35,000 residents was over the Kingsferry Bridge, whichhad to be raised every time a ship came through theestuary. But the £100m A249 Iwade bypass gave theislanders a new, 34.7m high level bridge over the Swale

which allows sea traffic to sailthrough — without any disruption toroad users. Main contractor, Carillion,chose Lanes for Drains as its drainagepartner. Lanes jetted and surveyedapproximately 10km of pipeworkrunning along 5km of new dualcarriageway. With the resulting CCTVfootage and reports they were able toestablish the integrity of the drainageeasily. The A249 project finished ontime. w: www.lanesfordrains.co.uk

Uponor’s Pipeline UtilityServices (UPLUS) is workingwith the UK’s largestindependent utilityinfrastructure provider,Connect, to carry out under-pressure gas pipe branchsaddle connections. UPLUSrecently became the firstcompany under the Gas Industry Registration Scheme(GIRS) to be fully accredited to carry out gas branch saddlework with live mains at up to 7 barg pressure. Connect wasalso the first company to be accredited under GIRS for thedesign, construction, commissioning and final connection ofnew gas infrastructure networks up to 7 barg pressure.Andy Bunten, Connect’s national contracts manager,commented “UPLUS take the same professional approach tosite installations as we do.” w: www.uponor.co.uk

VIGIL EVAS is a range ofDSP controlled voice alarmproducts and is the latestaddition to BaldwinBoxall’s expandingproduct repertoire. Themain unit – BVRD2M – isthe feature-rich DSPcontrolled router. Only 1Uin height, the BVRD2M has

seven audio outputs, eight audio inputs and six flashstored messages. Adding one BVRD2S slave unit increasesthe number of inputs by 12 and outputs by 16. Up to fiveslave units can be connected to each master – providing68 inputs, 87 outputs and 30 messages! The EVAS rangecan provide a decentralised network and up to 128 unitscan be linked together, creating a voice alarm system forlarger sites. w: www.baldwinboxall.co.uk

Recruitment


msaPandora House41-45 Lind Road

SuttonSurrey

SM1 4PPt: 020 8770 3390f: 020 8770 3391

Senior Surveyor Must possess at least 5 years’ UK-based experiencecovering all aspects of the profession, knowledgeof area reporting and structural monitoring andlaser scanning would be advantageous. Manageyour own projects, adhering to deadlines. Goodsocial skills, work independently and work as part ofa team.

SurveyorMust process at least 2 years’ UK-basedexperience. Be self-motivated and have the abilityto utilise the latest technology. Soundunderstanding of AutoCAD. For the right candidatethis post offers real opportunities to progress withinthe company.

Please email [email protected] in the first instance.

Senior Land Surveyor andLand Surveyor Due to continued success,msa are seeking thefollowing additionalpersonnel to complementour friendly, dynamic team.Our work is based mainly inthe London and SE area.

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