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Issue 3/17

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15 March 2017 - 16 March 2017
to this months lastest addition of Projects In View
Magazine,
In this months edition we take a look at The Queensferry
Crossing which is due to open in May 2017. The
stunning, globally unique bridge forms the centrepiece
of a major upgrade to the important cross-Forth
transport corridor in the east of Scotland, representing
a total Scottish Government investment of £1.325
to £1.35bn. This innovative design provides extra
strength and stiffness, allowing the towers and the
deck to be more slender and elegant.
Meanwhile a German world war Two bomb found in
Brent construction site detonated by Royal Navy, Army
bomb disposal teams worked through the night and
police set up a large exclusion zone, with schools,
businesses and homes evacuated and roads closed.
And Finally, Spencer Group reaches significant milestone
on major infrastructure project, Three major silos
have been erected as the centrepiece of large-scale
wood pellet facilities at the Port of Tyne, a significant
milestone in what is an important northern project.
With all this and much more, join us as we explore
various Projetcs and construction news.
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NEWS
Snap ‘euphoria’ near-term is covering up longer-term concerns, analyst
says
Snapchat parent Snap Inc. was initiated at Susquehanna Financial with a neutral rating,
saying any upside from near-term “eurphoria” and potential product innovations are
offset by concerns over competition and valuations over the longer term. Analyst Shyam
Patil set a $22 price target on the stock, which is 29% above Snap’s IPO price of $17, but
2% below Thursday’s first-day closing price of $24.48. “Euphoria could cause a shortterm
disconnect between fundamentals and valuation, but longer-term we struggle to see
Snap as an investment with meaningful upside potential from current levels,” Patil wrote
in a note to clients. Patil expects new products to help daily average users (DAU) rebound
in the near term, and believes Snap’s total addressable market is “undeniably large,” he is
concerned about competitive positioning over time with the launch of Facebook Inc.’s Instagram
Stories. On Thursday, Instinet started coverage of Snap with a reduce rating and
Pivotal Research initiated it with a sell. Currently, the average rating of the six analysts
surveyed by FactSet is the equivalent of underweight and the average stock price target
is $16.50. Meanwhile, the stock gained 0.7% in premarket trade, while early indications
suggested a 0.1% decline for the S&P 500 .
Apple also suing Qualcomm in U.K.
Apple Inc. has filed another lawsuit - its fourth - against Qualcomm Inc. related to a
battle over licensing fees, according to a report by Bloomberg. The iPhone maker filed
the suit in a U.K. court, expanding similar legal cases it has against Qualcomm, one
of its long-time suppliers, in California and China. The lawsuit reportedly claims that
Qualcomm unfairly charged royalties for technologies that weren’t covered by their
long-time agreement and would use its position as the world’s biggest smartphone
chip maker to bully Apple into paying more than it should have. According to the
Verge, Apple says the lawsuit was filed back in January alongside the other lawsuits,
but just now is being brought to the surface because of a refiling in the U.K. Shares of
Qualcomm, which saidearnings were hit last quarter in part because of high legal fees,
fell 0.2% in after-hours trade.
Immersion shares plummet after results, outlook fall short of Street
view
Immersion Corp. shares plunged in the extended session Thursday after the touch-feedback
technology, or haptics, company reported a wider-than-expected loss for the quarter
and an outlook that fell short of Wall Street estimates. Immersion shares dropped
17% to $8.90 after hours. The company reported an adjusted loss of 27 cents a share
on revenue of $9.3 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated a loss of 16
cents a share on revenue of $10.3 million. For 2017, the company forecast an adjusted
loss of 76 cents to $1.05 a share on revenue of $38 million to $42 million. Analysts had
estimated a loss of 21 cents a share on revenue of $54.1 million. “In addition to normal
considerations, our guidance for 2017 takes into account the ongoing litigation with
Apple and the current unlicensed status of Samsung,” Immersion said in a statement.
Last year, Immersion filed patent infringement lawsuits against Apple Inc. for technology
used in iPhones and the trackpads used in MacBooks.
In Brief
Bill Gates supposedly has
long way to go to catch
the real richest man in the
world Coming in at around
$86 billion, Bill Gates has
ridden his Microsoft MSFT,
+0.37% fortune straight to
the top of the Forbes list
of the world’s richest men.
Then again, the business
magazine doesn’t take
into account the world
leaders and “dictators who
derive their fortunes entirely
as a result of their
position of power.”
If it did, there’d likely be a
new top dog, according to
reports that revisited the
idea that Vladimir Putin’s
net worth, virtually impossible
to measure, tops
$200 billion.
Uber used secret tool
‘Greyball’ to sidestep
authorities Uber Technologies
Inc. has for years
employed a program
that uses data from its
ride-hailing app and other
tools to evade government
officials seeking to identify
and block the service’s
drivers, according to a person
familiar with the matter.
The program, which
Uber calls Greyball, was
designed to prevent people
from using the Uber
app in violation of the
terms of service, including
law-enforcement sting
operations and competitors
attempting to disrupt
Uber’s operations.
Oil closes up amid Libyan output
concerns, but posts weekly loss
Oil futures settled higher Friday, buoyed by
uncertainty surrounding Libya’s crude production,
but prices still registered a loss for
the week on the back of rising U.S. output.
Prices, however, saw a loss of more than
1% for the week, fueled by rising U.S. crude
production, another rise in the number of
active oil rigs, record domestic supplies and
overall strength in the dollar.
“Remember one of the reasons some
are skeptical about the success of
OPEC cuts is because some producers
like Libya have no production
cap,” said Phil Flynn, senior market
analyst at Price Futures Group. “Maybe
the fighting has put that cap in
for a while.”

NEWS
BLAST OFF German World War Two
bomb found in Brent construction
site detonated by Royal Navy
The huge explosion was captured as the enormous
bomb was safely dealt with this morning
THIS is the moment The Royal Navy detonated
a 500lb German World War Two
bomb.
The huge explosion was captured as the
enormous bomb was safely dealt with
this morning. Army bomb disposal teams
worked through the night and police set up
a large exclusion zone, with schools, businesses
and homes evacuated and roads
closed.
Hundreds of people were affected, with
dozens having to be put up in a hotel on
Thursday night.
Councillor Muhammed Butt, Leader of Brent
council, praised the community for its “blitz
spirit”. Mr Butt said as residents were evacuated:
“The blitz spirit of the community is
alive and well in Brent and my thanks go to
all of the residents who showed such great
patience and humour in the face of adversity
while the army experts did their job.
“I would also like to thank our partners
in the army, police, fire brigade and Red
Cross as well as council colleagues who
worked tirelessly throughout the night to
help sort this out.
“We’re a resilient lot in Brent and I am immensely
proud of how everyone responded.”
An unexploded World War Two bomb was
found in the River Thames in January – just
yards from the Houses of Parliament.
And at Christmas explosives experts have
defused a large World War Two aerial bomb
which forced 54,000 people out of their
homes at Christmas in Germany.

NEWS
UK economy cooling after post-Brexit vote
growth, surveys show
Brexit: UK could quit EU without paying a penny,
say Lords
Report says British government has no legal obligation to
pay for Brexit or outstanding payments into EU budget
Latest surveys bolster expectations that Bank of England
will leave interest rates at their record low for rest of the
year
Britain’s economy is cooling fast,
according to the latest surveys of
the services, manufacturing and
construction sectors, bolstering
expectations that the Bank of
England will leave interest rates at
their record low for the rest of this
year and beyond.
Coming days before Philip Hammond’s
spring budget, the figures
add to evidence that the economic
strength seen in after the Brexit
vote, which put the UK’s GDP
growth in the front rank of developed
nations, is now faltering.
The financial data provider
Markit, which compiled the surveys,
said the slowing of business
activity growth last month added
to evidence that the economy has
lost momentum after the “impressive
expansion” at the end of last
year.
Firms remained optimistic about
the year ahead, but Markit’s chief
economist, Chris Williamson,
said: “The slowdown in the pace
of economic growth signalled by
the February surveys pushes the
PMI [purchasing managers’ index]
back towards territory more indicative
of additional policy stimulus
from the Bank of England than a
tightening.
“Policymakers are therefore likely
to continue to stress the need to
look through any further upturn
in inflation and focus instead on
the need to keep policy accommodative
in the face of a likely further
slowing in the pace of economic
growth in 2017.”
Threadneedle Street recently
upgraded its growth forecasts for
2017, leading many analysts to
predict that interest rates could
start to rise towards the end of the
year. But the slowdown in the first
two months appears to show the
economy could now struggle to
hit the Bank’s 2% growth forecast,
further delaying the first interest
rate rise since 2007. Nevertheless,
the underlying strength of
production and output across all
the sectors in the second half of
last year means the economy will
continue to grow, prompting the
Office for Budget Responsibility
to pencil in higher growth than it
had expected after the Brexit vote,
allowing the chancellor to reduce
his borrowing forecasts. Last autumn
Hammond was expecting to
borrow £68bn in 2016-17, but the
OBR is now expected to reduce
this by at least £10bn, close to the
level predicted before the Brexit
vote.
The chancellor could add this
saving to a £27bn war chest he
expects to achieve by 2020, or
spend some of it to ease concerns
that the social care system, health
service and prisons are at breaking
point.
He is expected to use some of the
funds to alleviate the worst effects
of previous departmental budget
cuts, but keep most of the funds
for what he has cast as his main
budget in the autumn.
The Markit poll of purchasing
managers in the services sector
reflected similar surveys from the
manufacturing and construction
industries that showed firms were
continuing to expand output and
hire workers, but inflationary
pressures from the rising cost
of imported raw materials was
making them wary of putting
their foot on the accelerator. The
services PMI remained in expansion
mode during February at
53.3 – down from 54.5 in January,
though still well above the 50.0
threshold that separates growth
from contraction.
Markit said the slowdown mainly
reflected a softer pace of new business
growth, with some respondents
citing more cautious spending
among consumers.
The UK could walk away from the
European Union in 2019 without
paying a penny, the House of
Lords has said, in a report bound
to raise tensions with Brussels in
the run-up to Brexit talks.
The British government would
have no legal obligation to either
pay a €60bn (£52bn) Brexit bill
mooted by the European commission
or honour payments into
the EU budget promised by the
former prime minister David
Cameron, according to analysis by
the House of Lords EU financial
affairs sub-committee.
In a report published on Saturday,
the committee argues that the
British government would be on
strong legal ground if it chose to
leave the EU without paying anything,
adding that Brussels would
have no realistic chance of getting
any money.
UK warned it must ‘honour all
financial obligations’ to EU
The peers stress, however, that if
the government wants goodwill
from EU countries and a deal
on access to European markets,
agreement on the budget will be
important.
“The UK appears to have a strong
legal position in respect of the
EU budget post-Brexit and this
provides important context to the
article 50 negotiations,” said Lady
Falkner of Margravine, the Liberal
Democrat peer who chairs the
sub-committee.
“Even though we consider that the
UK will not be legally obliged to
pay into the EU budget after Brexit,
the issue will be a prominent
factor in withdrawal negotiations.
The government will have to set
the financial and political costs of
making such payments against potential
gains from other elements
of the negotiations.” Ingeborg
Grässle, a German centre-right
MEP who chairs the European
parliament’s budget control committee,
said she was astonished at
the “really disappointing” conclusions.
“It is not about the money.
It is about responsibilities. The
question is, do you stick to your
engagements?” Grässle, who gave
evidence to the Lords committee,
described their conclusion as “putting
the knife on the table” and
said, if taken, the approach would
damage Britain’s Brexit negotiations.
“Do you start with a view
to let everything go straight to the
wall or do you want a result?” she
asked. She suggested the UK was
not taking Brexit talks seriously.
“The EU feels that we have to organise
a real divorce and we have
to sort out the money, the kids,
who gets the dog and the cat …
and for the British, it is as if they
are leaving a golf club,” she said.

WORLD
NEWS
Construction of world’s largest park due in 2017
Tanzania’s Magufuli orders seizure
of expatriate construction workers’
passports
Construction works for
Phase 1 of what is being
touted as the world’s largest
park will commence this
year in Dubai.
Dubai Holding and Dubai
Municipality recently
inked a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) to
develop the world’s largest
park, spanning 143
ha (1.43 million sqm), at
Dubailand.
The municipal agency aims
to achieve a density of 12.5
sqm of green space per
person at the park, which
is expected to increase
public space in Dubai by
17% upon completion.
Phase 1 works, spanning
318,000 sqm, will commence
“later this year”, and
comprise 4km of jogging
tracks, 7km of pedestrian
pathways, and a 2km cycling
track.
The partnership between
both entities reportedly
follows the UAE government’s
vision of “enhancing
the relationship between
the public and private sectors
through joint ventures
that will encourage investments
in Dubai”,
Tanzanian President John
Magufuli ordered the confiscation
on Friday of passports
belonging to foreign employees
of an Indian infrastructure
company managing a
water project that is running
late.
Magufuli, nicknamed “the
Bulldozer” for pushing
through his policies, has
been praised by Western donors
for an anti-corruption
drive and cutting wasteful
government spending since
he came to power in November
2015. Opponents, however,
accuse him of becoming
increasingly authoritarian,
undermining democracy by
curbing political activity and
cracking down on dissent.
“The president ... has ordered
that the passport of ...
Rajendra Kumar, should be
seized along with the travel
documents of his assistants
until they complete the water
project,” Magufuli’s office
said in a statement. The
statement described Kumar
as the representative of Overseas
Infrastructure Alliance
(India) Private Limited. The
Delhi-based infrastructure
company was not immediately
available for comment.
“Magufuli has warned that if
the project is not completed
within four months, he will
take more stringent measures
against those supervising
the construction work,” the
statement said.
The 29 billion shilling ($13
million) water project in
the southern town of Lindi
was expected to be finished
in March 2015 but remains
incomplete, the president’s
office said. It said Magufuli,
a former public works minister,
was angered by the lack
of progress on the project,
which he visited on Friday.
Some foreign investors have
expressed concern about
what they say are unpredictable
government policies
and actions, while some big
mining companies feel they
are being unfairly targeted by
Magufuli’s administration

HEALTH &
SAFETY
Health and safety assembly for Tangmere
school pupils
Pupils from Tangmere Primary Academy
in Chichester have been learning
about health and safety on building
sites, as part of an initiative set up by
Miller Homes Southern. The school is close
to the award-winning house builders’ Bader
Heights development in Tangmere.Youngsters
were given an interactive assembly by health,
safety and environmental advisor, Alec Arnold,
on how new homes are constructed, the future
of house building and the potential risks and
hazards around construction sites. They also
learnt how to recognise the different warning
signs used and steering clear of vehicles, such
as trucks and forklifts. The children were given
special Miller Homes reflective snapbands to
ensure they are easily visible during the winter
months.Alec said: “It is very important to us
that we work with local schools and give the
youngsters an insight into how modern homes
are built.“One of our top priorities is ensuring
children close to our developments know about
the potential risks they may face around building
sites and we try to make the health and safety
talks as fun and as informative as possible for the
pupils and they were all really enthusiastic and
keen to get involved.“Building partnerships within
the local community is extremely important to
us and we hope to carry out more events like this
in the future.”
Deputy head teacher, Miss Kirsty Golds, said:
“The children really enjoyed the assembly given
by Miller Homes, it was really interactive
and hands on. They had a lot of fun trying on
the hard hats and high-vis jackets.“It was really
useful for them to learn about signs used on
building sites and they found it really interesting,
particularly as there is a building site near the
school and some of them live close to it; so it’s
important for them to have site safety awareness.”
ASBESTOS
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that once was lauded for its versatility, recognized
for its heat resistance, tensile strength and insulating properties, and used for
everything from fire-proof vests to home and commercial construction. It was woven
into fabric, and mixed with cement.
Its properties were so desired that the United States military mandated its use in every
branch of service. Asbestos was a perfect blend to make things better – except it was
highly toxic, too. Today asbestos is a known cause of mesothelioma cancer, is banned
in more than 50 countries (not the U.S.), and its use has been dramatically restricted in
others.

Spencer Group
reaches significant
milestone on major
infrastructure
project
Three major silos have been
erected as the centrepiece of
large-scale wood pellet facilities
at the Port of Tyne, a
significant milestone in what
is an important northern
project.
The structures, each 36m
(118ft) tall and 45m (147ft)
in diameter, have been built
by engineering specialist
Spencer Group as part of a
major, multi-million pounds
contract awarded by Lynemouth
Power Ltd. In due
course, the silos will be
topped off with “penthouse”
structures housing the drive
mechanism for the wood
pellet conveyor system, taking
the full height of the
buildings to 45m.
The facilities, at Tyne Dock
in South Shields, Tyne and
Wear, will handle up to
1.8m tonnes of wood pellets
annually, to support
the full conversion of Lynemouth
Power Station on the
Northumberland coast from
coal-burning to biomass.
The project will enable wood
pellets to be conveyed mechanically
to one of three
newly-built silos, each capable
of storing 25,000 tonnes
of material. The pellets will
then be discharged from
the silos via two conveying
streams to a rail-loading facility
to take the material to
Lynemouth Power Station by
train.
Spencer, which is renowned
for delivering innovation on
complex projects, has utilised
Industry-leading particle
controls in the material
handling system, as well as
sophisticated measures to
monitor and manage the
condition of the wood pellets.
To complete the project,
Spencer will utilise its specialist
skills in the rail sector
to carry out modifications to
the existing rail infrastructure
to provide dedicated
rail lines to serve Lynemouth
Power Station and connect
the new facilities to the
11,000-volts mains supply.

Morrison Construction is a leading contractor,
delivering more than £1 billion of public
and private sector projects throughout Scotland
in the last five years. We have a strong
track record in delivering exemplary schemes
through partnership working, building strong
long-term relationships with our clients and
supply chain to achieve the best possible
results.
We carry out building and infrastructure
works across the country and are renowned
for our ability to provide whole-life solutions,
from funding and design to construction,
operation and maintenance. Our experience
and expertise in regeneration, support services
and public private partnerships (PPP)
investments differentiates our offering and
enables us to work with our clients to deliver
the most complex of projects.
Testament to our collaborative approach and
industry-leading expertise, much of our work
is delivered through frameworks and repeat
business.
With the backing of our parent company
Galliford Try, one of the nation’s leading
construction and housebuilding businesses,
we are able to offer a full range of services to
a huge and varied customers base across the
UK and beyond. Working in both the public
and private sectors, our track record is varied
and extensive. Renowned for our leading approach
to delivering award-winning projects
in the education, health, leisure and commercial
markets, we have the flexibility and
the capability to tackle any challenge, in any
market. Whatever our client’s vision, we can
make it a reality.
We operate from Kirkwall to Kelso and Girvan
to Gorebridge, with regional offices in
Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow
and Inverness, enabling us to combine local
knowledge and expertise with the strength
and financial backing of the Galliford Try
group.
We look to form long-term partnerships
with our clients, aligning their needs on a
project-to-project basis with their long-term
ambitions and requirements, but are equally
equipped to carry out one-off projects.
Our key to success is understanding our client’s
drivers and working together for better
results.
We care passionately about the communities
we work in, and support local employment
and training as well as managing our environmental
impacts so as to minimise any
negative impacts, where possible provide positive
outcomes.
Morrison Construction is involved in projects which take
on many forms, across a broad range of markets in both
the public and private sectors.

The Queensferry Crossing is
due to open in May 2017. This
forms the centrepiece of a major
upgrade to the cross-Forth transport
corridor in the east of Scotland, representing
a total Scottish Government
investment of £1.325 to £1.35 billion,
releasing £245 million worth of savings
since construction started in June 2011.
The 1.7 miles (2.7km) structure will be
the longest three-tower, cable-stayed
bridge in the world and also by far the
largest to feature cables which cross
mid-span. This innovative design provides
extra strength and stiffness, allowing
the towers and the deck to be
more slender and elegant.
In total, the overall Forth Replacement
Crossing scheme is 13.7 miles (22km)
long, including major motorway upgrades
to the north and south of the
bridge and also the first ever use in
Scotland of variable mandatory speed
limits to smooth traffic congestion via
an Intelligent Transport System. This
also controls dedicated bus lanes within
the motorway hard shoulders – another
first in Scotland.
When the new crossing opens in May
2017, the Forth Road Bridge will become
dedicated for public transport
use, cycling and walking.
The scale of the structure is truly impressive.
The structure will be 207 metres above
high tide (683ft), equivalent to approximately
48 London buses stacked on
top of each other and 50 metres (25%)
higher than existing Forth Road Bridge.
150,000 tonnes of concrete will be
poured – nearly the same amount used
for the entire London Olympic Park
and Athletes Village.
The steel required for the bridge deck
(final design) weighs a total of 35,000
tonnes. That’s the equivalent weight of
nearly 200 Boeing 747s.
The combined steel required for North
and South viaducts weighs 7,000
tonnes, enough to make another 23
Kelpies.
There will be 23,000 miles of cabling
used - laid out, this would very nearly
stretch around the entire planet Earth.
It is estimated the construction will
involve approximately 10 million man
hours.
There have been three main contractors
for the full scheme:
Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors
(FCBC) – a consortium of Hochtief
from Essen, Germany, Dragados from
Cadiz, Spain, American Bridge from
Pittsburgh USA and Morrison Construction,
originally from Inverness,
Scotland – is building the bridge and
connecting roads.
Northern Ireland’s John Graham (Dromore)
has already completed an upgrade
of the M90 in Fife, north of the
bridge.
A joint venture between Irish contractors
Sisk and Roadbridge has already
completed an upgrade to the M9 south
of the bridge.
The Specimen Design for the Queensferry
Crossing was completed by the
Jacobs Arup Joint Venture on behalf of
Transport Scotland. The Final Design,
on behalf of Forth Crossing Bridge
Constructors (FCBC), was undertaken
by the Design Joint Venture comprising
Grontmij, Gifford, Ramboll and Leonhardt
Andra and Partners.

Established in 1868, Thomas Johnstone now employs around 180
employess and has a annual turnover in excess of £43 million.
Established in 1868…
Thomas Johnstone began trading in Maybole in
Ayrshire as a jobbing joiner in 1868. Now, almost
150 years later, Thomas Johnstone Ltd is established
as one of the UKs leading names in high quality Fit-
Out and Joinery Manufacture, with offices in London
and Edinburgh and the Head Office/Factory
at Inchinnan near Glasgow.
TJL has maintained its tradition of personal service
to ensure our customers’ expectations are exceeded
at all times.
Through the years TJL have developed a service
offering in response to client’s requirements, enabling
more specialist trades to be controlled under
the TJL umbrella.
TJL have developed an enviable reputation for
consistently delivering high quality projects and
continually see a significant proportion of business
come from repeat customers and through referrals,
across a broad range of sectors throughout the UK.
Our in-house capabilities include;
• Specialist Fit-Out
• Building Works
• Manufactured Joinery
• M&E Co-ordination
• Decorating
• Small Works
These divisions work independently, or in any combination
to meet the specific needs of our clients
and their design teams. Our ability to draw on
these resources will give you the confidence in us to
produce a seamless project, regardless of its content
and perceived complexity.
With a demonstrable track record for delivering
high quality, cost efficient projects on both a tendered
and negotiated basis, we are proud of our
high levels of repeat custom and referred works.
Aftercare
As your project approaches handover,
our dedicated Project Team are on hand
to ensure a smooth settling in period.
They will remain in place to support
you after the contract has been completed,
and are your principal contact
should any issues arise in the future.

Sovereign development, Victory Oak, is nominated for two
prestigious planning industry awards
Victory Oak, a Sovereign development, is
a finalist in the category for Excellence in
Planning for the Natural Environment at
the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI)
Awards for Planning Excellence 2017. Victory
Oak has also been shortlisted for the RTPI
south west awards for the Excellence in Spatial
Planning category. The RTPI Awards are
the most established and respected awards
in the UK planning industry. Running for 40
years, they celebrate exceptional examples of
planning and the contribution planners make
to society.
Built on an old military hospital site, the
Victory Oak development will provide 210
new homes in St Leonards, near Ringwood,
Dorset. The site required a large amount of
collaboration throughout planning and development
to care for the local environment.
Sovereign have worked closely with many
other organisations, including Johns Associates,
Kendall Kingscott, Tetlow King Planning
and White Design as well as Natural England
and the Dorset Wildlife Trust.
Annette Cattle, Project Manager said: “We are
delighted that Victory Oak has been shortlisted
for these awards. RTPI has recognised the
high standards of work by the project team
for the protection and enhancement of the
environment as well as building new homes.”
Stephen Wilkinson, President of the Royal
Town Planning Institute said: “The finalists
represent some outstanding contributions to
planning which are making a positive impact
for the community and environment.
The judges will find it difficult choosing the
winners given the high calibre of entries this
year.”
This year saw a nearly 40% increase in entrants
and the judges have shortlisted 90
finalists across 14 categories with an overall
winner awarded the Silver Jubilee Cup. The
winners will be announced during a ceremony
held at Milton Court at The Barbican,
London on 15 June 2017.

Cornwall Terrace
Walter Lilly was contracted
to restore this prestige private
home to the highest standard
throughout.
The property consists of five
bedroom suites, 12 bathrooms,
a swimming pool and a leisure
complex.
Refurbishment involved extensive
stone and joinery work,
including fitting new ceilings
and floors, roof slating and
roof lights. Other works included
the restoration of windows,
original fireplaces, a cantilvered
stone staircase. Which
was returned to its original
configuration, and the sensitive
rebuilding of a damaged caryatid
figure.
Finishes of a particular note
include four bathrooms, which
feature back-illuminated onyx
and quartz stone and bespoke
hardwood floors, with lazer-cut
rope boarders and cardinal
point motif in steamed and
stained oak; as well as a unique
three dimensional ‘rippled
sand’ finish for the swimming
pool- inspired by the patterns
on the shore line.
Walter Lilly was also commissioned
to manage work carried
out by client-appointed contractors,
Including audio-visual, security,
specialist decoration and
garden landscaping.
Tel: 020 87306200

Bowmer & Kirkland is very much
a family company. Our values,
ethos and culture are moulded
by the fact that we are family-owned.
We focus on our customers
and colleagues and part of our vision is to
ensure that we continue to re-invest our
resources into the Group.
Founded in 1923, the Group now consists
of 29 subsidiary companies or divisions,
offering a wide range of specialisms from
construction-related services to homeland
security products. All our companies focus
on building long-term effective partnerships.
B&K now has in excess of 1400 staff operating
from our Head Office in Derbyshire,
regional offices in Birmingham, Manchester,
Motherwell, Newark, Reading and
Sunderland and from offices in the USA.
All our staff are supported by our career
development plans and encouraged to be
all they can be.
Our business has a well balanced turnover
and is not dependant on one sector or
individual client and we have a network of
business units which are able to adapt to
the changing markets.
Bowmer & Kirkland has grown to be one
of the largest and most successful privately
owned construction, engineering and
development groups in the UK as a result
of our commitment to client satisfaction.
We were founded as a partnership in 1923
by Alfred Bowmer, a joiner and Robert
William Kirkland – a bricklayer. They
undertook general building works and
based themselves in the village of Heage in
Derbyshire.
Robert Kirkland died at the very young
age of 40 and his son Jack, then 15, had to
leave school and start earning to support
his family. He joined the company as an
apprentice joiner in 1928.
The company flourished and in 1941 Bowmer
& Kirkland (Plant) Ltd was formed.
This company grew to have over 50 mobile
cranes, with one of the biggest in the
country – the 110-ton Lorain – within our
fleet.
In 1955, Jack Kirkland was appointed
Managing Director and six years later
the Bowmer & Kirkland partnership was
formed into a Limited company. Since
then the company has enjoyed growth and
success:

NEW - SP140 Energy Absorbing Lanyard Range
SpanSet have manufactured high quality and performance fall arrest lanyards for over 25
years. The T-Pak shock absorber has been the foundation of our range and has exceeded the
performance requirements of EN355 ensuring comfort and safety for workers.
In 2008 SpanSet becamer a market leader by manufacturing the first fall arrest lanyards that
were tested and certified to EN355 for 140kg workers - the ATLAS Lanyard.
Now SpanSet are proud to bring you the SP140 shock absorbing pack pushing our fall arrest
lanyard performance even further forward.
The SP140 shock absorbing pack includes
• Testing and certification to all the the EN355 performance requirements using a 140kg test
mass
• More clearance height for workers improving on our T-Pak lanyard range
• Published clearance height data for 80kg, 100kg, 120kg and 140kg workers in the instruction
manual
• Integrated ring allows the lanyard leg to be clipped back to the shock absorbing pack
• More compact MAX-SPAN configuration giving the lanyard legs a greater effective working
length between anchors
• A new cover giving better protection to the energy absorbing webbing and making the
unit easier to inspect
• The CE label and traceability data is protected inside the pack for increased longevity
We also offer the option of Radio Frequency tracer tagging within the labels
When using fall arrest techniques and lanyards it is important that the user is aware of the
safe clearance distance required below their feet. The graph below demonstrates how thet
SpanSet range of lanyards have exceeded the requirements of EN355.
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Industry recognition
VolkerFitzpatrick’s reputation for delivering successful projects has been recognised through the winning of a
wide variety of respected awards from across the industry.
VolkerFitzpatrick is one of the leading
engineering and construction companies
in the UK and provide specialist
building, civil engineering and rail
expertise to a range of markets to
provide a truly integrated service to
clients. We possess proven experience
and deliver successful projects
in a wide range of industries, including
commercial, industrial, education,
rail infrastructure and depots, airports,
waste and energy.
Our teams of skilled and dedicated staff
work closely with our clients to understand
their requirements and objectives to deliver
quality projects that are innovative, sustainable
and exceed expectations.
Of upmost importance on all our sites and
projects is the safety of our 650+ employees,
our subcontractors and the communities in
which we work.
Our business drivers
We pride ourselves on our proven track
record of success and the skills and experience
our people bring to the projects we
undertake.
Our work is underpinned by the visions and
values we have set out to help us deliver
quality projects across the UK.
Our mission statement
Working together to Experience Excellence
for our clients and our people.
Our business strategy
To collaborate effectively to create profitable,
sustainable growth throughout Volker-
Fitzpatrick.
Our business drivers
Delivery of our vision is supported by our
key business drivers the Five ‘C’s, setting out
the parameters within which we operate as
a business:
• Challenge yourself and others
• Communicate with the team
• Certainty of programme
• Cost awareness
• Campaign against rework

Kier in the North
Kier is generating over £2.5bn of wider economic
activity across the north of England. We achieve this
by offering a unique breadth of capabilities, which
enables us to bring together the right skills from
across our specialist business streams, who between
them employ over 5,500 people in the north, enabling
them to provide an integrated offer to our
clients based there.
Following recent legislative change, we have recognised
that there has been a substantial shift in the
landscape in which our public sector clients operate.
This has encouraged local authorities to work
more collaboratively through involvement in bodies
such as local enterprise partnerships, where public
and private sector organisations come together to
help determine local economic priorities and lead
economic growth and job creation within the local
area. Against a backdrop of changing landscapes, the
Northern Powerhouse has been created.
We have successfully operated across the north of
England for decades. Our highways business for example
is working with partners such as Transport for
Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Highways England.
The wealth of experience we have with northern
local authority clients, as well as wider public and
private sector organisations, strategic delivery bodies,
and central government, means we are able to offer
clients experience and insight to address their needs.
We support our clients to realise and maximise the
value of their assets at every stage of the life-cycle,
from negotiating finance and planning permission
through to constructing buildings and infrastructure,
undertaking facilities management, asset management,
maintenance and much more.
Our growing operational presence in the north
means we are also able to have a meaningful impact
on wider social issues through such activities as
training and employment. As we continue to expand
within the region, so too will our corporate responsibility
footprint. Being a responsible business means
we also have to be ethical, conducting our business
operations and services with the highest integrity and
ensuring that all our supply chain partners do the
same. Acting ethically, particularly in dealing with
our clients, their customers and our own employees,
remains a core part of how we do business.
We see our job as helping to keep the world around
us working. We believe this involves people working
together, operating safely, solving problems, sharing
knowledge and solutions, overcoming challenges and
helping each other to excel.
Dotcom Glazing Ltd has more than 40 years’ experience
in aluminium and PVCU window manufacture
and installation.
We work with contractors, architects and specifiers in
the commercial and private sectors across the UK on
a multitude of projects – you can see some of our most
recent projects in our Portfolio.
Over the years, we have developed a reputation for
quality, reliability, professionalism and competitiveness.
We are proud of our reputation and work hard
to maintain it.
ARCHITECTURAL GLAZING QUALITY – GUAR-
ANTEED
Fabrication of our products is carried out on site in
a modern 2800 sq ft fabrication shop incorporating
state of the art machinery and technology, including
the latest punch tool technology and machining
center.
As a marker of our quality, we are accredited and
members of Constructionline.
We have an ISO 9001 compliant quality system and
are UK Trades Confederation quality assured. As
members of FENSA, you can rely on us to follow best
practice industry standards.
Architectural glazing solutions delivered on
time
We are based in Leicester, which gives us easy access
to all areas of the UK. We have our own delivery transport
enabling us to have better control of our delivery
commitments.
Architectural glazing fitted with pride
Our teams are fully accredited, they are experienced
in working alongside other trades.
They take pride in their work to achieve job satisfaction
they also believe in going that extra mile to ensure
a high-quality result on time.
Innovation and experience in architectural glazing
Our in-house technical support and design team is
available to work with you to deliver a high quality
architectural glazing solution to meet your precise requirements.
If you need design support and cost effectiveness you
can rely on us.
We can work with you and our after sales service and
support teams offers an extra level of reassurance.
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A Northern Perspective

CCG (Scotland) Ltd
has established itself
as an industry leader
and is one of Scotland’s
largest privately owned
construction and manufacturing
companies.
Based at our headquarters in
Cambuslang, the Group has consolidated
its position as a major
contributor to the Scottish construction
industry employing over
600 staff across eight fully integrated
divisions whilst maintaining
a year on year commitment to
trades apprentices, which reflects
10% of our workforce.
CCG is operational across the
every sector of the industry offering
full construction capability
complimented by the ‘Off-Site’
manufacture of timber systems,
bespoke M&E Services and
planned maintenance to existing
buildings. Extensive research
is employed across each sector,
particularly in the applied use of
Modern Methods of Construction,
ensuring that our clients benefit
from a culture of continuous
improvement both in our product
and people.
A key focus for CCG is in the
delivery of affordable housing,
a reflection of housing supply
and demand across Scotland. As
such, CCG has established itself
as a specialist in this area with the
ability to deliver small residential
developments and large scale,
urban regeneration schemes that
offer industry- leading quality and
environmental performance. We
also have the ability to operate
across sectors including education,
student accommodation, commercial
and office and healthcare.
At CCG we continually challenge
traditional construction convention,
drive innovation and embrace
change.
We are Building Futures…
Divisions
Our capabilities are spread across
eight fully integrated divisions
specialising in construction,
development, manufacturing and
construction services. Each can
be commissioned on an individual
basis.
CCG offer an enviable depth and
range of project experience which
has been tested across every
sector of construction including
social and private housing, student
accommodation, health and
education, commercial, industrial
and retail building.
Our versatility extends across
project type and scale of work,
from single buildings to major
consortium ventures such as the
Commonwealth Games Athletes’
Village.
Our ethos is to focus on our clients’
needs and to deliver quality
workmanship on time and within
budget.
We optimise our capability by
combining the complementary
skills that we can access across all
our divisions. For example, using
our own Off-Site Manufactured
(OSM) closed panel timber systems
puts CCG at the forefront in
the practical application of Modern
Methods of Construction.
Our construction methods and
practices are directly aligned with
and respond to the Scottish Government’s
Sustainability Agenda.
CCG are a member of a number
of frameworks that are put forward
by public sector organisations
such as councils and housing
associations.
The frameworks cover the majority
of the industry ranging from
planned maintenance workstreams
to new build housing and
are designed to assist these organisations
in securing products
or services for the construction,
refurbishment and maintenance
of social housing and public
buildings.

Telephone: 020 8253 4507
Email: vist@plantworx.co.uk
Visit:www.plantwork.co.uk/ticket
The UK’s dedicated working construction event with a
showcase of Plant, Tools, Equipment & Services.
PLANTWORX will feature live construction applications and working machinery.
• It is a huge product showcase for worldwide construction equipment manufacturers
introducing some of the latest plant and technology to the UK construction industry.
• For visitors they get to see what’s new and innovative in construction.
• With live demonstrations and site applications it offers an invaluable experience for
everybody working in construction.
• With the widest choice of brands it is an opportunity to catch up with a range of new
and existing manufacturers and services all at one dedicated event.
• A live demonstration event designed for everybody involved with purchasing and operating
construction equipment.
• Visitors attend from a variety of construction sectors; plant and tool hire, civil engineering,
groundworks, contractors, utilities, highways, demolition and many more.
• The PLANTWORX target audience includes; construction contractors and professionals,
plant managers, plant and tool hire managers, construction and civil engineering
managers, machine operators, owner operators, machine specifiers and everybody
working in the construction equipment and services industry.
PLANTWORX is a Construction Equipment Association (CEA) event, organised ‘for the
industry by the industry.
“Our aim was to create a sustainable biennial event
for the construction equipment industry, shaped by the
industry. We would like to thank all visitors and exhibitors
who participated in the making PLANTWORX a success
and look forward to seeing you again 2017”
PLANTWORX 2017
6th, 7th & 8th June 2017
PLANTWORX 2017 OPENING TIMES
Tuesday 6th June 2017 08.30 - 17.30
Wednesday 7th June 2017 08.30 - 17.30
Thursday 8th June 2017 08.30 - 16.00
Be Part of the largest
Working Construction
Equipment Exhibition in
2017

BAM creates and maintains better
buildings for people throughout
their lives.
Where we came from
We’ve been building in the UK since 1874.
Offices, schools, hospitals, university departments,
hotels, research labs, cultural venues,
museums, travel hubs… from the iconic to
the purely functional.
Over the years, several successful regional
construction companies joined forces into
one. We’re still focused on delivering locally:
the difference is we can draw on international
expertise, resources and economies of scale.
Our current strength:
integrated solutions
We like to stay close to our customers, so we
understand your issues and your environment.
That’s why we have a network of offices
covering England, Scotland and Wales.
We can deliver any, or all, of the services customers
need: from the moment you decide
you need new facilities through to running
and managing your buildings. Find out more
about what we do.
We adopted the BAM brand from our parent
company, Royal BAM Group, in 2008.
Royal BAM Group
From its origins in 1869 as a carpentry workshop
in the heart of the Netherlands, Royal
BAM Group nv has become a successful
group of companies with activities in numerous
European countries and worldwide. Today,
it ranks among the largest construction
companies in Europe and is the market leader
in the Netherlands.
BAM operates in the construction, property,
civil engineering, public private partnerships,
mechanical and electrical contracting and
consultancy engineering sectors.
With around 28,000 employees, BAM is
responsible for the implementation of thousands
of projects every year. Some are spectacular
(due to their size or technical complexity),
but many others are more modest
construction contracts. BAM is currently
undertaking projects in more than 30 countries
around the world.
A vision for the future
Our industry is going through massive
change and upheaval: most of it for the better,
as construction becomes more focused on the
users of buildings and on long-term sustainability
and cost-effectiveness.
Supply chain
We see our supply chain as much more than
just sub-contractors and suppliers. Our performance
depends directly on them. So we
make huge efforts to choose the right companies,
and to maintain and improve our relationships
with them over the long term.
We categorise our sub-contractors, from
those who’ve just started working with us
right through to ‘Category one’: companies
that achieve the highest standards while always
looking for continuous improvement.
Investing in our supply chain
Because our sub-contractors are so important
when it comes to delivering to our clients, we
actively invest in our relationships with them.
For example:
Each BAM region has its own Supply Chain
Manager and holds annual supply chain
awards
We’re working with our sub-contractors to set
new standards at project level
We’re actively involved in the Supply Chain
Sustainability School, an online learning
resource designed to help the construction
sector improve its knowledge of sustainability…

New Volvo chosen by William Tracey Ltd
A new Volvo L90H loading shovel has been delivered to William Tracey Ltd
specifically to handle waste wood at the company’s Linwood recycling facility
located on the outskirts of Glasgow.
The new 12 tonne loading shovel has
been supplied complete with a 7.0m³
quick attachment mounted Hi Tip bucket
and optional long boom. “Both the size
of the machine and especially the size
of the bucket suit our operations here at
Linwood,” comments Robin Stevenson,
Managing Director, Non Hazardous Division.
And observing the machine at work the
company has certainly made the optimum
choice with the L90H. The machine
is deployed on pushing up the stock
piles of incoming material whilst rehandling
the chipped material into bays and
loading out high sided bulkers.
Opting for the new L90H is part of a fleet
standardisation process at William Tracey
Ltd as the company has been operating
Volvo loading shovels over the past twenty
years. “We operate quite a number
of Volvo L70 sized loading shovels in
our traditional recycling areas and the
machines have a good track record for
reliability and performance. Opting for
the L90H for our wood recycling facility
made perfect sense in this regard,” continues
Mr Stevenson.
The L90H supplied to William Tracey
Ltd is powered by a Volvo Stage IV final
Volvo 6 litre engine, developing 186 nett
hp with a maximum torque of 853Nm at
just 1400rpm. The machine also benefits
from Volvo designed and manufactured
driveline components, designed to offer
considerable fuel savings each shift. Fuel
savings are further enhanced by the Volvo
Eco pedal, encouraging the operator
to run the machine at its optimum rpm in
the engine’s torque curve.

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