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2011 Young Professionals Group Site Visit The CIHT Northern Ireland BranchÕs annual Young Professionals Site Visit took place recently, attended by 16 ÔYou ngÕ Professionals. The main site visit was to Wrightbus in Ballymena with informative presentations given by the Marketing and Steven Caldwell, winner of Harold Scott Golf Trophy 2011 38 PLANT & CIVIL ENGINEER THE CHARTERED INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION NORTHERN IRELAND BRANCH Congratulations to Branch Treasurer Steven Caldwell - winner of Harold Scott Golf Trophy 2011 against stiff opposition - seen here with his trophy presented by John Irvine, Branch Chairman Development Directors, followed by a tour of the production facility. The Wright Group has led the development of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the UK with the multi-award winning StreetCar concept, the hybrid Electrocity vehicles in operation in London and the new modular Wrightbus double deck. After returning to Belfast Ciaran De Burca, Director of the Department for Regional Development’s Rapid Transit Branch gave an excellent presentation covering the development of the Belfast Rapid Transit System and similar infrastructure around the world. The Belfast Rapid Transit System has been developed to bring a reliable and modern public transport service to Belfast. There are three routes planned in the pilot project stage linking between Belfast City Centre and the Titanic Quarter development, Dundonald in East Belfast and Glenmona in West Belfast. After a busy morning the group deserved a well earned lunch in Clarence Court, overall the event was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Northern Ireland Branch raises money at annual dinner for Parkinson’s research at QUB The Northern Ireland Branch of CIHT raised over £1,756 at the annual dinner for research into alleviating ParkinsonÕs disease. Philip Shields, outgoing Branch Chairman, CIHT, presents cheque to Professor Cathy Craig A cheque was presented by Philip Shields, the outgoing Branch Chairman, to Professor Cathy Craig in the School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast. She and her team have been awarded an Innovation research grant by Parkinson’s UK to see how gaming technology, such as the Nintendo Wii, could help improve movement performance in people with Parkinson’s. Professor Craig and her team are also using this funding to develop bespoke movement based games that take the needs of people with Parkinson’s into account, along with other tools that use the power of gaming technology, such as the Wii-mote, to monitor symptoms (e.g. tremor). CIHT 1pg.indd 38 08/08/2011 11:49
The Frankie and Benny's restaurant, located at Sprucefield, will join a 200-strong network of similar style establishments created by the Restaurant Group across the UK since 1995. Construction company H.H.Smith & Sons, who sub contracted the civil works to Centum Construction, also based in Manchester, have worked on many Frankie and Benny projects across the country, and say they try to use local skills and services as much as they can on all of their contracts. “Not only is it cost effective, but it also provides local employment and enables us to put something back into the local economy,” commented Contracts Manager Jason Winter. For example, most of the plant and machinery used in the construction work have been sourced locally from leading rental companies CP Hire and Balloo Hire. Carryduff Concrete supplied the concrete fill, while other materials and services were provided by JP Corry and Boyne Waste. JNJ Crushing & Screening is a good example; this County Armagh based family run company established a mobile crushing service almost a decade ago and is stronger than ever. That’s not to say the going has been easy. Comments John: “Trading conditions are tough, but there is still plenty of work out there if you are prepared to use your initiative, put in the long hours and go after it. “Rates today are not what they were during the good times, and fuel costs are forever going up, placing an extra burden on the business, but we are managing a lot better than some, and are well placed to meet the needs of The earthworks also involved a local company – Herron Contractors from Dromore in County Down – and even the site manager is local, as is some of the general labour force. “This is our very first contract in Northern Ireland and we wanted to use as many local services and suppliers as possible on the job. Hopefully, this project will open some doors for us here and result in more work for us in the future.” the area – we are pricing work from Donegal to Donaghadee, from Coleraine to Cavan, but we are conscious that we are only as good as our last job.” John doesn’t shun his main competition who are based in Scotland and in England; indeed, over the years he has built up a good rapport with his competition – and he is actually passing on work to them! In recent months, John and his team have been involved in some high profile contracts, such as the Signature Project in Belfast, processing concrete slabs on site, enabling the client to reuse it in constructing road formation levels. The project hasn’t been without its challenges. The site at Sprucefield was crisscrossed by what has been described as ‘inaccurately marked utility services.’ “We found ourselves confronted with high and medium voltage electricity cables, water mains, and street lighting ducts, but fortunately our teams on the ground managed to work around them without causing any damage,” explained Jason. “There was no foul water connection on the site, He was also involved in the new Bombardier factory, crushing concrete to be reused as a piling platform, and he has recently finished work on a sociable affordable housing scheme contract on the Ravenhill Road in Belfast with another contractor, crushing materials to be reused in road works or as piling platform. “Some of the jobs we take on can be quite challenging and involve unsociable hours, but that’s the name of the game. You have to be hands-on, not sitting bent over paperwork in an office all day long; you have to lead from the front – my role can be anything from relief driver and winning new contracts to debt local news Frankie & Benny Keep Local Contractors Busy A Manchester firm is using local contractors to work on a new Italian-American style bar and restaurant which is set to open in Lisburn later this year. Frankie & Benny's site at Sprucefield after a concrete pour either, so we had to install a sewage treatment plant.” The Frankie and Benny’s restaurant – a second one is currently under construction in Bangor - is due to open in the Autumn and is described as a ‘fun 1950's Italian American style restaurant’ with booth seating, old black and white photography and a bottle-lined bar – with a menu that includes New York style steaks, potato skins, ribs, burgers, pizzas, pastas, house specialities and seafood dishes. JNJ Crushing rising to the challenges of the downturn ItÕs no secret that the construction industry in general has been in dire straits over the last few years, and many companies have gone to the wall, however there are those who are not only surviving, but are thriving in todayÕs challenging economic climate. collecting and assisting team leaders within the company.” “I have a great team of men around me and we are all willing to go the extra mile to ensure our clients get the best possible service at the best possible price and that the work is completed on schedule, without compromising quality.” During the worst of the recession, John took several big hits when some of his clients went under, owing him thousands of pounds, but he managed to pick himself up and carry on. “You have to take the bad times with the good,” he says, philosophically. Plant & Civil EnginEER News 4pgs.indd 39 03/08/2011 15:45 39
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