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BAFE – HELPING YOU TO MEET YOUR FIRE PROTECTION OBLIGATIONS Current fire protection legislation across the UK requires property managers of all non-residential premises to have adequate fire protection. It is their responsibility to ensure that there is an adequate, updated fire risk assessment and that all aspects of the requirements are carried out competently. This is not only to ensure that customers, staff and premises are adequately protected, but also to minimise the risk of costly unwanted false alarms. The most recent CFOA guidance for the Reduction of False Alarms and Unwanted Fire Signals highlights some of the solutions to this problem, amongst which is the use of third party certificated providers of fire protection services: www.bafe.org.uk/uploads/DOC53C531E465792.pdf To demonstrate that the responsible person (duty holder in Scotland) has met their obligations, many public authorities and commercial organisations now insist that their fire protection services are carried out by a company that has been third party certificated. Many now specify that providers are BAFE registered. You can find out if your potential provider is third party certificated, by looking on the BAFE website: www.bafe.org.uk/companies.php BAFE is the independent third party certification, registration body for the fire protection industry. We develop schemes for UKAS accredited certification bodies to assess and approve companies to recognised standards. There are now more than 1200 BAFE registered companies across the UK. Our aim is to support property managers to ensure that they get quality fire protection for their premises, staff and service users. In 2012, BAFE launched the first UKAS accredited scheme for Companies who carry out Fire Risk Assessments (SP205) which is a vital part of meeting obligations under fire legislation. The scheme considers the
competence of the individual assessors as well as the quality requirements for the organisation. There are a growing number of companies registering to the scheme, throughout the UK. If you are looking for the supply and maintenance of portable extinguishers, look for one of the 330 Companies accredited to BAFE Schemes SP101/ST104. Companies are certificated to ISO9001 and all of their technicians are assessed by BAFE for initial and ongoing competence. There are currently more than 1200 BAFE registered technicians, working for our registered companies. For installing or maintaining fire alarm systems, Companies should hold BAFE modular SP203-1 scheme approval. This scheme includes design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection systems and also requires that all equipment used is third party certificated. The scheme now has over 730 registered companies. Registration to this BAFE scheme is often a key requirement criteria in tenders for the provision of fire alarms. Our Emergency Lighting scheme (SP203-4) sets out the standards and staff competence criteria to be met. It is modular as with the fire alarm scheme and is achieving growing recognition from end users. There are a range of other BAFE schemes covering particular sectors of the fire protection industry and details can be found on the BAFE website, along with a complete search facility to find registered companies in your area. So if you want to be sure you are getting your fire protection from companies who are properly and regularly assessed look for more information at: Website: www.bafe.org.uk Email: info@bafe.org.uk
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Sika Concrete add to successful slip-form construction at Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome Admixtures from Sika Limited played a key role in the specialist concrete mix supplied by Hanson Concrete during the construction of the Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow. A showpiece for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome forms part of the iconic new £113M Emirates Arena and is operated by Glasgow Life. Featuring a 6,500 seat sports arena, health spa and a community sports hall, the state-of-the-art venue has been designed by architects 3DReid and built by main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine Hanson supplied 600cu m of the specialist concrete to contractors PC Harrington for the slip-form construction
of the service towers. Slip-form construction involves vertically raising self-contained formwork on hydraulic jacks, in a continuous operation, while extruding the reinforced concrete section. It is a fast and cost effective solution suitable for the construction of core walls in high rise buildings. Successful slip-form construction relies on a well designed concrete mix, a skilled workforce and a well planned delivery from the concrete supplier. The concrete needs to have controlled setting to match the rate of climb of the formwork. It requires a soft consistence to obtain full compaction around the steel and give an excellent surface finish but without segregation and
grout loss. To retain the excellent surface finish, the concrete also needs to be ‘drag free’ as it leaves the formwork, eliminating any surface damage caused by friction. Colin Reid, Hanson UK’s Technical Manager said: “The slip-form process is less dependent on cranes, which is a benefit on a congested site. It also allows the contractor to get the vertical elements of the project completed quickly, reducing construction time and costs.” The indoor Velodrome, Scotland’s first, features a 250m cycle track of Siberian timber, and has a regular capacity of 2,500 spectators, which can be increased by temporary seating for major events as required.
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Work begins on Dunfermline’s museum and art gallery The anticipated moment for construction work to begin on Dunfermline’s new museum and art gallery has arrived. The part Heritage Lottery funded project will see a brand new facility constructed and integrated with the surrounding historic listed buildings, including the Dunfermline Carnegie Library. Speaking at a get-together to mark the start of works, the Chair of the City of Dunfermline Area Committee, Cllr Helen Law said she was very pleased that construction work could now commence. She said: “This is a hugely ambitious and exciting project for Dunfermline. Local people have been aware of and interested in the plans for quite some time and I’m sure they’ll be pleased at this important milestone being met. “The facility will bring an impressive new focal point to the Heritage Quarter
and wider town centre. In future it will be an important contributor towards the economic growth of Dunfermline’s town centre.” Colin McLean, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland, said: “We are now a major step closer to this medieval capital having a museum which reflects its importance in Scottish history. Many people have already been involved in exploring the history of the town in the build up to the new museum. Now that the physical work is underway, we look forward to seeing it begin to take shape as a contemporary cultural hub and a gateway to Dunfermline’s remarkable heritage attractions.” Doug Keillor, Regional Director for BAM Construction added: “Designing and planning a modern building to tie into adjoining existing listed structures is not easy and
our team of managers and designers have worked closely with the Council to make sure that everything has been thought through and our Client is getting exactly what they want and need. Its taken time, but that has been time well spent when you look at the end product. The level of detail we’ve gone into during the planning stage should allow us to deliver a showpiece building on time and budget.”
Expansion plans and new name for Dumfries-based property services business A leading Dumfries-based maintenance specialist has rebranded as Morgan Sindall Property Services. Part of national construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall Group plc, the business – which has local offices in Glencaple Road, Dumfries – has become the Morgan Sindall Group’s new property support and facilities management division offering an extended range of property services. Morgan Sindall Property Services was previously Lovell Repairs and Maintenance. Its key contracts include a five-year, £22.5M responsive and void property repairs and refurbishment programme for more than 10,200 households for Dumfries & Galloway Housing Partnership in Dumfries and Galloway. Morgan Sindall Property Services, which employs nearly 100 members of staff in Scotland and over 500 staff nationwide, will offer an expanded range of services. The bringing together of repairs and maintenance and facilities management services under the Morgan Sindall banner also opens significant new development opportunities for the group and its other business divisions to offer property support services to a wider client base. Building on the group’s strong commitment to its customers, Morgan Sindall Property Services will also offer enhanced customer value through the delivery of a more focused, personal service locally, supported by the national strength of the Morgan Sindall Group. Morgan Sindall Property Services Managing Director Gary Lester says: “Our aim is to deliver services which set a new standard for the sector. As Morgan Sindall Property Services, we can offer customers a flexible and responsive, personal service delivered locally, backed by the strength of leading construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall Group plc. “Over the past six months, there has already been significant investment, including the start of work on our new IT platform, to ensure that we provide the highest levels of service and value to our customers. “The rebrand continues that work as well as bringing considerable opportunities for business development.”
Taylor Wimpey secures planning permission for Phase I of new homes development in Holytown Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has confirmed that planning permission has been secured from North Lanarkshire Council to deliver 222 homes in Phase One of Torrance Park in Holytown. Phase I of the multi-million pound development is located on an area of land of around 40 acres that is adjacent to the western boundary of the established US PGA designed Torrance Park Golf Course in Holytown, and it will allow Taylor Wimpey the opportunity to showcase its Scottish range of three-, four- and five-bedroom homes in a variety of styles and sizes. The Torrance Park development will also see Taylor Wimpey embrace the Scottish planning guidance principles of ‘Designing Streets’ which aims to create varied streetscapes and spaces. The development will introduce development features such as focal points within many of the streetscenes, as well as character areas which are essentially shared spaces in a residential zone to provide a focus for social interaction. Character areas will be real assets to the overall feel of this development with trees, landscaping and street furniture creating a social space in preference to the traditional
facility for cars. There will also be two ‘natural’ style play areas that create visually attractive yet fun places for children to play. Stephen Andrew, Associate Technical Director for Taylor Wimpey West Scotland says: “Taylor Wimpey is delighted to confirm that full planning permission has been granted for our land at Torrance Park in Holytown. This marks the next key stage of progress in our partnership with Murray Estates, as well as our ongoing commitment, investment and strong track record of delivering excellent quality developments in North Lanarkshire. “Our role in the creation of Torrance Park, and our plan to embrace the ‘Designing Streets’ planning guidance will deliver an attractive and desirable place to live within the Holytown area of North Lanarkshire. This planning consent marks significant progress for the overall Torrance Park master plan, as well as our commitment to build new homes here. “We plan to have the first release of our three-, four- and five-bedroom homes on sale at Torrance Park in early 2015, with the first families expected to move in towards the end of 2015.”
Plans for Edinburgh Marina development unveiled housing for rent. The total area of the proposed new retail and leisure space remains unchanged from that approved in January 2014 - 9,220sq m and 4,220sq m respectively. However, the layout has now been redesigned to provide a centre to the retail, commercial and leisure space, easily accessible to both residents and visitors. The revised scheme also makes provision for the proposed new transport facilities in the area, including the extension of the tram service and a potential fast link ferry service to and from Kirkcaldy, as well as facilities to accommodate cruise ship tenders. A spokesman for the developers, Granton Central Developments Limited, said: “We are very pleased with the way in which our development plans have been supported by the local community and we look forward to starting work on this exciting project in 2015. We hope that Edinburgh Marina will soon be not just a gateway to Edinburgh, but a focal point of an exciting and energetic new community.”
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Developers have submitted their masterplan for Edinburgh Marina - the 400 berth marina, residential, retail and spa hotel development that will be the focal point of Granton Harbour’s regeneration, just 2.5 miles from Edinburgh City Centre. The masterplan lodged with The City of Edinburgh Council for the new Edinburgh Marina development is believed to be the first new marina next to a capital city in Europe for several decades, providing a major boost to inward investment in Edinburgh of over £300M. The Edinburgh Marina development will deliver new homes for over 4,000 residents as well as local employment opportunities for up to 700 people, whilst the new masterplan provides for improved marine services, including a larger community boatyard and improved facilities for the Royal Forth and Forth Corinthian yacht clubs. The residential content of the development remains virtually unchanged from the previously approved plans, but now provides for a significantly greater offering of family sized
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The ConQuest Cloud is making a real difference to the industry We asked Tony Day, the owner of Conquest Ltd, about the reasoning behind the ConQuest cloud based enquiry system and why they give it away for free. Tony explained: “Firstly it has to be free because subcontractors will, on principle, refuse to pay even a penny to submit a speculative quotation. We have made it free to all our existing enquiry management customers because we want a universal uptake so the system can make a real difference to the industry. Of course we hope this will result in further sales of the main estimating product as well. “The compilation and sending of enquiries has always been a thorn in the side of estimators. Things have improved since we (largely) stopped killing trees by sending everything on paper but there has never been a consistent approach across the industry. “Some contractors attach documents to emails, others use drop box or one of the many other file sharing systems. In any given week, a subcontractor could receive enquires via a dozen different systems, often having to remember a different log-in and user name for each one. He will also have to remember how to navigate around a dozen different menu structures. “This has led to subcontractors being frustrated and, in a significant number of cases, simply not even bothering to look at the enquiry. If they do look at it their misery is often compounded, because they have to wade through hundreds of documents they aren’t interested in, to find the ones that they need to see. “I have spoken to a great many subcontractors and the message is loud and clear. They want ONLY what they need in a consistent and easy to access format. “Obviously the main contractor’s estimator doesn’t set out to make life difficult (despite what some subbies may think). That is not going to help him get quick responses in and get his own tender in on time.
But given the lack of any single system designed to create concise trade packages, most are forced to just send everything to everyone and let the subbies sort it out. Don’t get me wrong, some contractors go to a great deal of effort to produce targeted packages, but it is a great deal of effort and takes a lot of time, often using several software packages which don’t really talk to each other very well.” ConQuest OLE (On Line Enquiries) is a cloud based application completely integrated with the main estimating product. Tony explains: “We could have quickly cobbled together a solution by linking different packages together but I quickly decided it had to be designed and built from scratch and be 100% inside the main product to be really slick. After five years of design and development, the reaction from ConQuest users and subcontractors alike indicate that it was worth the effort.”
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Tony gave us a synopsis: “Contract documentation can be loaded into ConQuest from anywhere in any format. Trade packages are created so easily people often laugh when they see for the first time. If you have a BoQ in ConQuest, the system will create fully formatted and formularised trade bills in excel or PDF. Trade specific invitations to tender are created by mail-merge. One copy of each document is then loaded onto the ConQuest cloud. “The system contains, or is connected to the main subcontractor database. You can create multiple lists of subbies by area, trade, etc. OLE also has its own purpose-built email server which sends messages in batches of any size to your selected subcontractors. No documents are attached to the emails. The subcontractor receives an email with a secure link to the ConQuest cloud where he can view and download documents very, very easily.
“The automated tracking system lets you know when they have viewed or downloaded documents in real time and enables them to indicate whether or not they intend to submit a price. Chase up and thank you emails can be sent automatically in a few seconds.” Numbers sometimes speak for themselves.
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Housing consortium nominated for two Scottish Property Awards Two regeneration projects, by developer Urban Union, have been nominated as finalists in this year’s Scottish Property Awards. Laurieston, in the heart of Glasgow, has been nominated in the ‘City Regeneration Project’ category. While in Edinburgh, Pennywell has been nominated for the ‘Best Achievement in Master Planning’. The nominations form part of the prestigious Scottish Property Awards, which showcase the best new commercial and public property in Scotland. Laurieston is a £100M regeneration project in the Gorbals area of Glasgow and is one of eight Glasgow City Council priority Transformational Regeneration Areas (TRAs). The nomination award coincides with the
completion of the first milestone – the £24M development of 201 homes, built by Urban Union for New Gorbals Housing Association. The nomination of Pennywell in the north of the capital comes just five months after Urban Union started construction work on the site. Pennywell is part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s ambitious 21st Century Homes project, which aims to create high quality social housing by developing brownfield sites across the Capital and is one of Scotland’s largest housing-led regeneration projects. It is set to provide over 700 homes for private sale as well as social and mid-market rent. The extensive development is a result of a major investment of £42M by the City of Edinburgh Council and includes £7.9M grant
funding from the Scottish Government. Janice Russell, Director, Urban Union said: “Both award nominations are a testament to the hard work and dedication that our team has put in, along with our partners New Gorbals Housing Association and both Edinburgh and Glasgow City Councils to deliver quality and desirable housing for people in these cities. “We are working hard to transform both areas with high-quality affordable homes at the heart of revived urban city-centre districts.” Winners of the Scottish Property Awards will be announced at an awards dinner held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on the 5th March 2015.
Network Rail completes £200M upgrade programme Network Rail has completed its huge £200M investment programme as major projects at Reading and London Bridge were completed and services restored for commuters. An approximate 11,000 railway people have been working tirelessly to deliver some £200M worth of improvements at over 2,000 locations nationwide. Major projects completed during the programme include:
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London Bridge: As part of the £6.5Bn Thameslink programme, London Bridge saw two new platforms opened and new track laid as the project moves to the next stage of the biggest station redevelopment that London has ever seen, which will transform the travel experience for the station’s 220,000 daily users. New signalling has successfully been installed on the New Cross Gate to Sydenham corridor and also in South London near Bermondsey allowing resumption of planned Southern and London Overground passenger services. Reading: One of the last pieces of the jigsaw to unblock the notorious train
bottleneck around Reading station has been finished with the completion of a newlybuilt viaduct to the west of the station, leading to smoother, more reliable services. West Coast Main Line: The latest phase of upgrade work at Watford, Norton Bridge and Stafford has completed. Work took place at Watford to replace and install new sections of railway and bring into use a new, modern, state-of-the-art signalling system meaning passengers will enjoy a more reliable and resilient service. East Coast Main Line: Between London King’s Cross and Peterborough more than 1,000 people worked to complete 13 different projects to deliver significant improvements to the rail network at key points; Peterborough, Holloway, Harringay and Canal Tunnels just outside King’s Cross. Midland Main Line: On the route serving St Pancras hundreds of people completed projects including signalling alterations for the Thameslink project; the demolition and partial reconstruction of two bridges for the Midland Main Line electrification
project and track improvements between Kettering and Corby and at Toton. Scotland: The Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Project team demolished the roof of Carmuirs Tunnel, near Falkirk, and installed a new tunnel. Signalling was renewed between Haymarket and Inverkeithing and track work was undertaken in Queen Street Tunnel, Glasgow.
ISG completes The Co-operative Food framework milestone Following ISG’s appointment on The Cooperative Food capital investment framework earlier this year, the contractor has successfully completed a total of 20 projects, with a combined value in excess of £4M. As part of the convenience retailer’s Gen 2 specification store investment roll-out programme, ISG has successfully delivered 20 schemes in numerous locations across the UK. The stores include six new acquisition sites, with Cheapside and Ludgate in London two of the high profile new locations that The Co-operative Food has added to its portfolio of 2,800 food stores across the UK. Operating predominantly within stores of up to 3,000sq ft in size, ISG’s national capability has seen the contractor tasked with delivering store upgrades across outlets as far afield as Corpach, Fort William in the Scottish Highlands to Tavistock in Devon and Hastings in East Sussex. Across a typically three-week programme, ISG will comprehensively refurbish the internal store layout, upgrade lighting and enhance the fresh food offer to create an enriched customer experience. Designed to minimise the store closure period during each comprehensive refit, the fast-track delivery programme incorporates both live environment and out-of-hours working. Kevin Dengate, Divisional Managing Director of ISG’s Retail and Hospitality business, commented: “Our appointment to The Co-operative Food capital investment framework adds the UK’s most recognised convenience retailer to our portfolio of the country’s leading grocery brands. The relationship we have forged with the retailer’s estates team has proved instrumental in the effective delivery of these fast-track projects ahead of the peak Christmas trading period. This collaborative approach has resulted in early contractor engagement, the sharing of business plans and project learning to benefit future delivery. “ISG’s national coverage and extensive expertise as the UK’s largest retail contractor have already proved influential across this major framework and we look forward to further strengthening our relationship with The Co-operative Food over the coming year.”
Edinburgh housing development receives top marks An Edinburgh housing development has received an excellent rating from the nationwide construction awards body. Pennywell Living development – which is currently under construction by Urban Union who were appointed by the City of Edinburgh Council – received an overall score of 43 out of 50 by the Considerate Constructors Scheme. The Considerate Constructor Scheme is a nationwide initiative set up to by the construction industry to improve and enhance relations with communities where construction is taking place. The scheme encourages sites to adopt best practices beyond what is set out within statutory requirements and the main areas of concern are: general public, workforce and the environment. The Pennywell development was reviewed in five categories, including appearance, respecting the local community, protecting the environment, safety and valuing its workforce. The development received a score of nine, which is an exceptional score, in three areas; respecting the
community, appearance and site safety. The high score reflects the exceptional work which goes on at the development. Janice Russell, Director, Urban Union, said: “The entire team at the Pennywell Living development is delighted with this recognition from the Considerate Constructor Scheme. “Construction on the site only began in June 2014, and generally it takes time to work up to a score of 43, with 35 being an average score for new developments. This makes our score an incredible achievement and truly echoes the handwork and contribution made by the entire team.” Pennywell Living is one of Scotland’s largest housing-led regeneration projects, which is set to provide 356 social and mid-market rent homes, along with 363 new properties for private sale. The extensive development, which is being built by developers Urban Union, is a result of a major investment of £42M by the City of Edinburgh Council and includes £7.9M grant funding from the Scottish Government.
Shettleston Housing Association selects Lovell for £3M Glasgow flats scheme Housing Association, comments: “We’re all delighted that this site, which was sitting with a derelict building on it, is being transformed into a lovely housing development that will meet the needs of some of our older residents, here in Shettleston. We’re particularly looking forward to the seeing the fantastic designs for the courtyard become reality and to seeing how all the energy efficiency features will help keep tenants’ bills down.” Lovell Regional Director Alan Taylor adds: “As a city-based company, we are extremely pleased to have been chosen by Shettleston Housing Association to deliver these much needed modern energy efficient and high quality affordable homes for local residents. “The new development will be a great place to live with shops and other local facilities all nearby. There is also excellent access to public transport making it easy to get to the rest of the East End and city centre. We are delighted to be continuing our strong working relationships with Shettleston Housing Association through our selection for this latest project.”
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Shettleston Housing Association has chosen city-based affordable housing developer Lovell to build 29 new amenity flats for residents aged 55 and over at a site in Glasgow’s East End. The £3M two-storey development in Fernan Street, Shettleston, will create self-contained apartments for social rent. Two of the flats will be for residents who use wheelchairs. Lovell – which is based at the Glasgow Business Park in Baillieston – has just started work on the yearlong construction programme which forms part of the ongoing regeneration of the Shettleston area. The new homes are being built on the site of a former care facility. Designed by Glasgow architects Anderson Bell + Christie, the new development will feature a secure private courtyard, with parking and communal gardens. Kitchens and living spaces of the new apartments will face on to the courtyard space. The properties are designed to be energy efficient, incorporating photovoltaic solar panels and heat recovery ventilation systems which allow fresh air into homes without letting heat escape. Annie McAllister, Chair of Shettleston
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Chinese business delegates visit CCG’s pioneering Off-Site Manufacturing facility A delegation of esteemed business people from China have visited Scottish construction company CCG’s innovative Off-Site Manufacturing (OSM) facility as part of a fact finding mission in Scotland. Representatives from the HongSheng Construction and Investment Group visited the £12M OSM site, which manufactures closed panel units in controlled factory conditions, where they received a tour of the facility from CCG Chairman and Chief Executive Alastair Wylie. HongSheng Construction and Investment Group were particularly interested to learn more about CCG’s Off-Site Manufacturing capabilities and the potential to utilise the process on domestic projects. The visit was arranged in conjunction
with sustainable construction consultancy BRE who have worked with HongSheng on other projects. BRE is an independent and impartial, research based consultancy, testing and training organisation, offering expertise in every aspect of the built environment and associated industries. They help clients create better, safer and more sustainable products, buildings, communities and businesses. CCG’s OSM facility can produce over 3,000 units per annum from its 130,000sq ft site in Glasgow. The production hub offers the sector complete flexibility in the delivery of timber systems, from a structural kit to closed panel solutions inclusive of insulation, internal wall linings, windows, doors and external claddings.
The facility was recently utilised by CCG to construct 237 sustainable homes at the Commonwealth Games Athletes Villages, with a typical terrace of eight environmentally efficient townhouses being constructed in just ten days. CCG Chairman and Chief Executive Alastair Wylie said: “CCG would like to thank our guests from HongSheng for visiting us today, taking an interest in our business and letting us showcase the great work that goes on here at OSM. We are very proud of the facility and, along with our friends at BRE, our position as innovators within the construction industry. We wish HongSheng every success in the future and will look out for opportunities to collaborate in the future.”
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ICEdot is a leading safety technology company specialising in health technology. Originally a health software company building custom software systems for hospitals, ICEdot started the development of its patient registry system in 2010. The Company now provides the ICEdot emergency profile and specialist technology focusing on the health and safety of athletes and workers within industries like construction. The ICEdot emergency ID platform allows a person’s medical details and their emergency contact's details to be easily accessed at the scene of an accident by the first responders. This allows for medical staff to know what conditions the person suffers from before they apply any treatment which could prove ill-fitting for the individual. With regard to the construction industry, it would be great to know that this type of software is not needed. However, accidents do happen and having this information on hand for medical teams could potentially make the difference between a serious accident and a fatal one.
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The products ICEdot provide all stem from the information held within its emergency ID platform. This information gives each individual on the register a PIN code that identifies them. This PIN allows an individual’s important medical details to be provided to first responders on the site of an accident, and notify the person's emergency contact. Medical information such as allergies, medications, conditions and blood type will be provided. The benefit of a system like this is that it allows first responders to get the information they need to treat a person even when that person is unconscious or in a state of shock.
The information is released through an SMS system, working anywhere in the world and not phone-type dependent. This method can be easy to carry out and all the first responder needs is an ICEdot band with the individual’s PIN number on it. The SMS data is also trackable so you can see when the data has been accessed. The registration takes place when an ICEdot band is purchased and the PIN is activated online which gives the user immediate protection once the band arrives. The online emergency profile also allows unlimited, real-time updates without having to purchase a new product. The Company also provides helmet stickers for users, which can be applied to a variety of products including phones, ID cards and hard hats. With worker health and safety a key component to the running of construction sites, the personal details of a worker, including some medical details and emergency contacts, will be held on site. The difference which is delivered with the ICEdot band is that the information is easily accessible, which is not always the case when sites have hundreds of workers on site or if the person involved is a subcontractor and their company has to be contacted to gather that information. The ICEdot system allows for the instant access of medical details which could result in the difference between life and death. At an initial purchase cost of £20, which includes full membership for a year, the ICEdot band is a cost effective health and safety technology measure. Membership goes down to £6 per year, the equivalent of 50p a month! For a product that has the potential to save your life or ensure a loved one is by your side in a time of need, that isn't a lot of money at all.
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Creating well-designed school and college interiors can have a positive impact on learning. The latest entrance matting and wall-covering systems can enhance and individualise designs, while delivering a durable solution that reduces long-term maintenance costs, says Kate Waterston, UK Sales Manager of Construction Specialties. Studies have shown that school and college design, and in particular the internal environment, may have a significant impact on pupils and students, with well-designed classrooms attributed with improving learning by up to 25%. Alongside considerations of physical layout within classrooms and the building itself, colour and images have their own part to play. Inspirational messages and imagery help to motivate and engage students and engender pride, while displaying school values acts as a visual reminder of the conduct expected. The first line of defence is at the entrance, as dirt tracked into a building can quickly damage flooring in corridors, halls and classrooms. Typically, entrance matting systems comprise of aluminium or stainless steel rails or grids, incorporating treads and inserts to scrape off dirt and mud and to absorb moisture. High-performance entrance carpet tiles can also be laid in a “clean-off zone”, preventing dirt and moisture being tracked into the building. Moisture removal is an important safety measure as it can prevent slips; so floor surfaces at entrances should be slip and trip resistant in all weather conditions. In further education colleges and universities, where promoting a professional appearance is crucial in attracting
investment, incorporating logos, graphics or colour into the design helps create a favourable impression, while building a distinctive and memorable brand. Aesthetics need to be balanced with durability however, as scruffy and damaged surfaces not only create a bad image but also pose a health and safety risk to pupils and staff, with cracks, dents and tears harbouring dirt and bacteria. Ongoing requirements for replacing elements of the building fabric can make maintaining interiors a potentially costly business for cashstrapped establishments, where educational resources are the spending priority. As well as damage to floors in the busiest areas, surface damage in schools and colleges most frequently occurs through bags and rucksacks causing scuffing. In the classroom, chair backs impacting walls and doors being opened by feet and trolleys loaded with equipment can lead to plaster chips and paint abrasion. Surfaces may also be damaged by cleaning chemicals and abrasives. A cost-effective solution for protecting large wall surfaces is to use a highperformance wall coating offering more protection than conventional emulsion paint. The latest products are robust (some include optional fibreglass reinforcement for added durability), resistant to impact and abrasion and easy to clean. While these high-performance coatings may be more expensive, they are more durable and, in the long term, can help reduce maintenance and repair costs as a result. Wall sheet products can also be fitted to doors to create full or half height
protection, kick plates and push plates, maintaining doors’ integrity and increasing their working life. Doors and door frames are clearly some of the most vulnerable items in a school or college and damage can not only compromise interior aesthetics but may also lead to issues with fire safety compliance. When it comes to aesthetics, the latest wallprotection systems come in a wide range of colours, with those made of “throughcolour” material specifically designed to minimise and hide the effects of impact damage. Wall sheet protection can be cut into different shapes and used in different colour combinations to achieve visual contrast, with the added benefit that they can brighten up classrooms and corridors and reduce the “institutional” feel. The announcement in March 2014 that more than £194 million is to be invested in building modern facilities at 22 colleges in England and Wales demonstrates that there is a commitment by both government and private investors to create state-of-the-art education establishments across the country. Interior design will play a key role in delivering first-class learning environments for these projects and can also help revitalise existing buildings. Fortunately, there is a wealth of innovative products offering complete design freedom, while delivering hygienic, impact resistant, low-maintenance protection that helps reduce on-going operational and whole-life maintenance costs. lates, edge protection and frame protection.
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Can a man serve two masters? The empirical evidence, therefore, is that consultants are taking on such dual roles. What is the reality of this arrangement? A design and build contractor has a commercial purpose in requiring the design to be economic to build. An employer requires that building achieves the functionality required for his purposes, has low running costs in terms of energy efficiency and maintenance, and is well built. To the extent that an employer wishes to provide architectural adornment and splendour, those elements will usually be to the employer’s particular requirements and the employer will normally engage a consultant to provide those elements of design. So is a novated consultant, now employed by the contractor, who is required to inspect and report back on the work done to his former master, the employer, asked to do the impossible? The answer is no. Provided that all three parties; the employer, the consultant and contractor agree to this, there is no legal objection to such a contractual arrangement. The general legal principle is that, provided they are not unlawful, parties can enter into any contractual arrangements that they want. There can be no breach of confidentiality if all parties know what the consultant is being asked to do. Such arrangements should, therefore, be visible to the contractor, not secret. And at this point the consultant must walk a tightrope ensuring both that the contractor’s interest of economic design and the employer’s interests of functionality, economy of use and quality of build are achieved. It is possible that there may be some strains and tensions between the two. These will require professional judgment and integrity on the part of the consultant.
A consultant may think it appropriate to discuss matters with both parties should this situation arise. But provided everybody is in agreement a man, in this case the consultant, can serve two masters. Christopher Coveney, Partner, Thomas Eggar LLP.
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Since design and build contracts came into fashion the practice of contractors taking over the appointments of consultants, who provided design for the employer, by way of novation has become familiar. Novation is the substitution of one party to the contract by another person, not originally a party, as if that person had been a party from the outset. The benefit to the contractor is that the consultant then owes a duty of care to the contractor for the design incorporated into the works, which the contractor has to complete. To preserve a duty of care to the employer, collateral warranties are employed. Although the contractor is substituted for the employer the problem of the consultant serving two masters has to be recognised. In order to protect the consultant, a novation agreement will properly recognise that pre-novation work was undertaken for the employer. This means that the consultant cannot be criticised for designs for the purposes of the employer that might not serve the objects of the contractor, for their interests may differ. But the question “Can a man serve two masters?” has been raised in connection with a more novel form of arrangement. A practice has developed by which, under the collateral warranty provided on novation, the consultant will provide additional services for the employer by way of inspecting and reporting on work done by the consultant’s new master, the contractor. Here acting for both the contractor and the employer the consultant is asked to be both poacher and gamekeeper. So, can a man serve two masters? One well known consultant providing advice to the construction industry on contractual arrangements advises not. But is that so? The simple fact is that such arrangements are being entered into.
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Glen Moray single malt whisky has been distilled on the banks of the River Lossie since 1897. Being in the Laich O’Moray the distillery benefits from the region’s milder climate as it is afforded protection from the Cairngorm and Monadhliath Mountains. The distillery’s geographic location combined with sitting in a hollow below the water table make for the perfect distillery conditions. In over a century of distilling at Glen Moray, much has changed. However, the ingredients, processes and the skills of those responsible for producing this finest quality single malt whisky remain constant. In order to maintain these high levels of quality and enhance their production operation, the Company is consistently investing in its building stock. Currently a project is underway at its site in Elgin to create two new maturing warehouses, a new effluent plant and a new stilling warehouse. Designed by Arup, each warehouse provides 1,890sq m of space across a single-storey. The buildings respond to the local area whilst seeking to minimise their impact on the overall environment.
The structures are purely functional in nature with concrete internal walls and metal cladding to the exteriors. The Main Contractor on this project is the Colorado Group and overall completion of the scheme is on schedule for 2016. This is not the first time the Colorado Group has worked is the whisky distillery field. The Colorado Group delivered substantial savings to Glen Turner on previous projects and through late 2007 and into 2008 it was asked to assist Glen Turner in developing the new distillery. During the feasibility and pre-construction period the Colorado team assisted with the development of the design including the extensive ground investigation works to address the three separate historic worked mining seams. The final position and orientation of the building and the design of the different foundations reflect the detailed investigation and design reviews that were undertaken in order to give the client a workable solution. The Colorado team worked with the client in undertaking detailed planning consents and compiled the master programme for
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the £30M project, incorporating the design that needed to address the complex plant layouts and process design. The facility is an Upper Tier COMAH site and there were further requirements associated with SEPA and with effluent discharge consents, utilities and the Inland Revenue. The construction of the building required to be sequenced around the process installation sequence and required to incorporate extensive fire requirements with the distillation and milling processes segregated from the main building. The overall construction and process installation phasing requires to be sequenced to ensure the link-up phase does not interfere with ongoing operations. The Colorado Group also ended 2010 on a high, being presented with the Scottish Construction Centre’s exceptional performance award for demonstrating the successful design and build of the first new greenfield grain distillery to be built on the Scottish mainland in over 40 years. The distillery produced 25M litres of whisky at start up and is called Starlaw Distillery.
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BUCKIE ELECTRICAL COMPANY WINS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD AT SELECT CEREMONY An innovative North of Scotland electrical company has won a major environmental award at a prestigious ceremony hosted by SELECT, the campaigning trade body for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland. Gateway Control Systems of Buckie, specialists in process control and automation equipment for all types of food and drink and other industrial uses, won the Best Environmental Project award, sponsored by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). Newell McGuiness, SELECT Managing Director, said: "We all have a clear commitment to reducing our carbon footprint, which not only helps protect our environment but very often, in an age of depleting natural resources, helps us all save energy as well. "Gateway Control Systems has demonstrated how innovative thinking allied to technological expertise can provide solutions which are of long-term benefit to clients and the community." The award was presented by Kunal Sharma of MCS at a glittering gathering at the Radisson Blu in the centre of Glasgow on Friday night (October 10) hosted by writer and broadcaster Keith Aitken.
It was attended by a wide range of companies, from major electrical enterprises to local firms, illustrating the diversity and strength of Scotland's electrical sector. Campbell & Kennedy Ltd of Glasgow and Powertec Electrotechnical Services of Hawick, who were also nominated for the Best Environmental Project award, were highly commended. Gateway Control Systems installed a heat recovery system to help a world-renowned whisky industry client save on the amount of river water it used in its cooling process. The innovative solution helped the distillery use less energy to heat its stills, leading to increased production and lower costs. The company also installed data logging equipment allowing its client to measure the efficiencies and optimum levels for use of steam, electricity, gas and water. The Buckie company undertakes complete projects which range from consultancy and data acquisition to PLC programming, telemetry and pneumatics. It is accomplished in all types of industrial, commercial, agricultural and domestic electrical and automation systems, inspection and testing and fault finding.
For more information please contact David Wright, Head of External Affairs at SELECT, the Electrical Contractors’ Association of Scotland, Tel: 0131 445 5577 www.select.org.uk From left to right - Kunal Sharma from MCS (category sponsor), Sonya Warren from Gateway Control Systems, Hamish Miller from Cannongate Communications (publishers of SELECT magazine CableTalk). Picture by Mike Wilkinson
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APM Contracts Ltd Consistently delivering quality and value Glasgow Royal Infirmary
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Family owned and operated, APM Contracts Ltd is an ISO certified multitrade Main Contractor based in Glasgow. The Company – which offers a multitude of contract services to clients in both the public and private sectors – is well-respected, with an established reputation for quality, innovation and cost effectiveness when delivering new builds, extensions or refurbishment works. It is APM’s multi-disciplinary approach that sets the Company apart from its competitors. All specialist trades are made available to clients via a blend of trusted in-house and sub-contracted operatives, all of who adhere to the Company’s rigourous quality management system.
APM is also able to extend these services to clients across an extensive spectrum of sectors. Whether education or industrial, residential or retail and leisure, the Company’s high quality construction services meet or exceed client expectations – a lofty statement but one that APM’s impressive portfolio can attest to. Testament to the Company’s expertise, APM has enjoyed a high percentage of repeat business. This has allowed the Company to forge valued and mutually beneficial relationships with a number of distinguished clients including Premier Inn, The University of Glasgow and The Royal Bank of Scotland. In recent years APM has worked alongside NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC)
on a variety of wide ranging projects. NHSGGC is currently undergoing a radical transformation to better meet the changing needs of the health board’s 1.2 million population. To this end, NHSGGC has undertaken a number of alterations to and refurbishments of its existing infrastructure, with APM at the helm. Such interventions have seen hospitals, such as Glasgow Royal Infirmary, comprehensively remodelled and ensured their viability for years to come. With a swelling order book and an established client base, all signs point to a profitable and prestigious 2015 for APM. For more information please visit: www.apmcontracts.co.uk
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Balfour Beatty NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s Acute mental health and community hospital project
Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group. The Company finance, develop, build and maintain innovative and efficient infrastructure that underpins daily life, supports communities and enables economic growth. With more than 100 years of experience in delivering highly complex infrastructure projects, Balfour Beatty knows how to operate with the highest levels of quality, safety and technical expertise, integrate with clients and local supply chains and work with local communities. A fine example of the Company’s work can be seen at the new Acute Mental Health and Community Development on the Ayrshire Central Hospital site where a groundbreaking ceremony has recently taken place. Representatives from NHS Ayrshire & Arran, Balfour Beatty and North Ayrshire Council celebrated the significant milestone with a number of specially invited guests. Balfour Beatty has begun construction of the new 206-ensuite bedroom mental
health and community facility that will bring together a full range of inpatient and outpatient facilities for the people of Ayrshire. Work is taking place on the grounds of the former Pavilions 4-9, which were situated in the centre of the hospital site. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Chief Executive, John Burns, said: “The start of construction is a key milestone in this exciting new development that will ensure local people have access to state-of-the-art facilities. As the balance of care is now shifting towards the community, it is more important than ever that patients can receive quality care as close to home as possible.” As part of the development, Balfour Beatty has committed to provide a number of initiatives that will benefit the community. These include: ••126 work placement opportunities provided to young people and priority groups ••18 apprenticeship and two graduate opportunities
••100% interview guarantee for local residents ••Minimum 50% local spend during both construction and operational phases ••310 days staff support for Scottish Association of Mental Health (SAMH) clients over lifetime of project Murray Easton, Balfour Beatty Regional Managing Director for Scotland, said: “Balfour Beatty is delighted to be starting construction work on the NHS Ayrshire & Arran Acute Mental Health and Community Development project. Balfour Beatty and NHS Ayrshire & Arran worked closely on this project securing financial close for this NPD project in just 17 weeks. We look forward to building on this strong relationship to deliver a high quality healthcare facility for the people of Ayrshire and Arran. We are committed to engaging with the communities where we work and delivering community benefits which will leave a lasting legacy for the area.”
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Jackie Bird breaks ground for the new Ronald McDonald House
Ronald McDonald House takes shape In October 2014, BBC newsreader Jackie Bird was invited to break the ground to mark the start of leading charity Ronald McDonald House’s new facility at the South Glasgow Hospitals campus. The development will provide modern ‘home from home’ accommodation for families’ of children being treated at the new children’s hospital. Developed by leading Glasgow construction and manufacturing company CCG, the new 30-bed facility will offer free accommodation to enable families to stay close to their child throughout their time in hospital. The development is designed to maximise the comfort of visiting families and includes Wi-Fi, secure parking and a garden with picnic area to enjoy some outside space. Jackie Bird on-site at the new Ronald McDonald House ground breaking ceremony said: “The House is looking amazing because you can see the potential. To know that such a facility will be ready and waiting for a family that needs it is such a great thing to have. And I can’t wait to see it when it’s finished.” Speaking at the ceremony alongside Jackie Bird, CCG Chairman and Chief Executive Alastair Wylie said: “Ronald McDonald House is an excellent charity providing a critical life line to families in need of support. Here at CCG we are delighted that our first development in the health sector is such a worthwhile cause.” The charity has a house at the current Royal Hospital for Sick Children which opened in 1996 and has supported 10,000 families. Due to the closure and relocation of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill as it moves to form part of the new South Glasgow Hospitals Campus,
Ronald McDonald House will relocate along with them in summer 2015. The new facility will provide 1,350sqm of accommodation across two-storeys and has been carefully designed to blend into the site which is located adjacent to the River Clyde. Rustic facing brickwork and natural slate roof tiles combine with glazed curtain walling to create a space which is traditional and homely. CCG is the Main Contractor for the project and will be aided by the diverse structure of the Group utilising the Company’s flagship off-site manufacturing facility to significantly reduce build time and minimise waste on the £4.5M project. The Architect on the project is Keppie Design.
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Dundee Central Waterfront Transforming Dundee night was complete when the project Dundee and we are delighted for District received the top award of the evening, the 10 to receive the recognition that these Supreme Award for best overall project. awards celebrate. The building is almost The first commercial container building fully let in little more than a year from for early start businesses in Scotland was opening and has become a recognised opened in September 2013 at Seabraes, a architectural feature within the Dundee former railway goods yard located to the Waterfront development. This project west of Dundee’s waterfront. The project is yet another step towards the delivery was joint funded by Scottish Enterprise, of a successful waterfront and we look the European Regional Development forward to the future commencement of Fund, Tayside charity Matthew Trust the V&A and surrounding development and received a financial boost from with great anticipation and excitement.” the Scottish Government’s capital The project delivery team also included investment in shovel ready projects. cost consultants, WJR Christie & Partners, Dundee is renowned for its expertise in structural and civil engineers Fairhursts, digital media and creative industries. More and services consultants BBH. The project than 350 businesses in the sector, employing was constructed by Maxi Construction. more than 3,300 people, are currently based in Dundee and the surrounding area generating a combined annual turnover in excess of £185M. The building achieves a high level Millar's Specialist Decorators carry out works for Domestic, of sustainability and Commercial and Contract clients all over Scotland. From single is accredited as a room re-decorations to a complete refurbishment, we do them BREEAM ‘Excellent’ all - on time and on budget. project. Constructed from 37 recycled shipping containers We offer: it provides 15 Exterior Painting lettable units for up to four people. The Interior Painting facility is aimed at Wall Coverings early stage creative Specialist Wall Coverings industry companies Specialist Decorative Effects and builds on Airless Spray Painting Dundee’s enviable Ames Taping reputation for creative companies Coving that can deliver Artex innovative and Artex Removal successful products. Paint Stripping Ged Young, the architect for the Unit 9, Miln Street, Dundee DD1 5DD project said: “This is a wonderfully Tel: 01382 690595 Mobile: 07588 644408 positive story Email: millars@specialist-decorators.co.uk for the city. The www.specialist-decorators.co.uk building is a first for Scotland and
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Dundee Central Waterfront is now more than half way to completion and V&A Dundee is progressing well. The city waterfront is being transformed, encompassing 240 hectares of development land stretching eight kilometres along the River Tay. In planning for well over a decade, the final masterplan for the area was agreed to include an extension of the city centre down to the waterfront, creation of a new grid iron street pattern, improved provision for walking, cycling and buses, reduction of cars and parking effect, creation of a pair of east/west tree lined boulevards, formation of a new civic space and reopened dock, and a new railway station and arrival square. A major project at Central Waterfront is the new V&A outreach building. Located at the River Tay, on the edge of the waterfront, work began on this scheme last year and the city will benefit from an additional £8.3M in funding which will be used to create a new waterfront area to surround the V&A Museum of Design Dundee building and complement its design. Awarded by Scottish Enterprise and separate to the V&A Dundee building costs, it will create an attractive environment around the museum, providing visitors with an outstanding first impression. V&A Dundee will appear to float within two pools of water, reinforcing the connection between the museum and the River Tay. Capitalising on this riverside setting, the planned design will transform the approach to the Kengo Kuma-designed building using imaginative landscaping and planning techniques to complement the extraordinary architecture. The new space will provide a vibrant city stage for the public to enjoy activities, events and installations ant the waterfront. Elsewhere, District 10 at Seabreas, the first commercial building constructed from shipping containers in Scotland, achieved a clean sweep of the Dundee Institute of Architects Awards. The container office building, designed by Ged Young of Aim Design Architects received several awards including Best Commercial Building, an award for Interior Design as well as picking up the award for Best Client, Scottish Enterprise. The
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McLaughlin & Harvey For over 150 years McLaughlin & Harvey has combined the traditional values of quality work and delivery on time with an advanced, innovative approach. The Company has acquired a reputation for high quality building and civil engineering construction with every project is subject to ‘hands on’ Director involvement from inception to completion. McLaughlin & Harvey operate throughout Great Britain and Ireland, delivering quality construction projects and achieving excellence. A fine example of this can be seen with the Company’s continued involvement on a number of retail projects with Marks & Spencer. In late 2013 McLaughlin & Harvey was awarded two M&S Simply Food contracts in Perth and Reading. The M&S Inveralmond Perth project saw the delivery of a 15,000 sq ft fit-out of a new retail unit to M&S Simply Food design guidelines. Completed under an impressive fast-track programme, this exciting new M&S Simply Food store offers a high-quality food hall, customer café, toilet facilities and in-store bakery.
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Scotland Director, Jackie Killeen, said: “I’d like to congratulate the people of Newmains for their imagination, cooperation and hard work in securing this funding. The Newmains Community Trust has worked tirelessly with support of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust to make sure that everyone in the community has had an opportunity to contribute to the development of a shared vision for the area. That’s the vision we’re supporting with Lottery funding.” The Newmains Community Trust’s ‘Newmains Community Hub’ project will provide a multi-purpose community facility from which services can be run by and for community members to improve the social and economic life of the village
and to tackle community issues. The facility has been designed to be flexible in meeting local needs and will directly benefit the residents of Newmains, North Lanarkshire. The grant from the Big Lottery Fund will cover the capital build of a community facility as and running costs. The Main Contractor on the project is Hadden Construction and the design was created by Archial NORR.
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Work is now well underway on a project which has been a long time in the making for Newmains Community Trust. A brand new community hub is on the cards as Newmains Community Trust received a grant of £2,340,566, one of the biggest ever grants awarded by BIG in Scotland. The new investment, which has been made through BIG’s Our Place programme was secured by the community following a public consultation with local people including school pupils and local organisations in the area. This consultation identified a new community hub as the investment which would make the biggest positive difference to the lives of people in the community. John Harper, Vice Chair, said: “Newmains Community Trust is delighted to be awarded the Big Lottery Fund grant to build a new Community Hub, with a library and community cafe for Newmains. “In the past two and a half years organisations and groups within Newmains have learnt to work together with a common purpose and we look forward to having a focal point with community activities.” Announcing the award Big Lottery Fund
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ARPL Architects Over the 40 years since the original practice was established, ARPL’s status in the profession has grown steadily in line with its position as a medium sized practice, with a reputation for well executed projects with a particular emphasis on conservation and sustainability. The ARPL philosophy is to produce buildings to the highest design standards in close consultation with its clients. The design is both innovative and sympathetic to the immediate and the broader environment in which they are constructed with an emphasis on sustainability. Each project embraces the unique nature of the client’s needs and the site. A fine example of the Practice’s work can be seen on the Gateway to Ayr project. Buildings at 1-3, 2-6 and 6a-10 New Bridge Street, comprising a total of 12 flats and five shop premises have been transformed under the initiative, which will preserve their special historic and architectural character. All works have been undertaken using traditional methods and materials, while ensuring
they can enjoy a sustainable future. ARPL Kirkcudbright’s “artist colony” including Architects have been working closely with paintings by Faeds, Hornel, Oppenheimer Ayr Renaissance to deliver this key element and Peploe along with a programme in the regeneration of the town centre. of temporary exhibitions. The design The refurbishment work forms part of the team will now be working to deliver £2.5M Ayr Townscape Heritage Initiative the new gallery by the end of 2016. (THI) – funded by South Ayrshire Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), Historic Scotland and owner contributions. Earlier this month, following an open tender invited through Public Contracts Scotland PRIME-BUILD is a specialist building contractor operating on small and website, ARPL medium sized building projects. Our aim is always to provide our clients were appointed to design the new with quality workmanship, delivering projects on time and within budget. £1.6M art gallery for Kirkcudbright Town Hall. The 11 Ashley Street, Glasgow G3 6DR Tel: 0141 332 0004 Fax: 0141 331 4141 gallery will house E: contact@prime-build.co.uk the permanent W: www.prime-build.co.uk collection of over 300 art works of
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Inflated applications for payment – is criminal law the answer? David Johnson, Boodle Hatfield pace of these negotiations – there had been includes amounts that he has already a hiatus between meetings - and issued an agreed are not due in an application application for payment, which included for payment places himself in jeopardy greater sums for certain items and packages under this provision of the Theft Act. of work than had already been agreed. The contract administrator was on holiday, and David Johnson is a partner and head of no payment certificate or payless notice the construction practice at law firm was issued. The contractor contended that Boodle Hatfield. He can be reached by it was entitled to be paid the full amount email: djohnson@boodlehatfield.com. of the inflated application, in accordance Visit www.boodlehatfield.com with clause 4.12.3 of the applicable JCT for more information. Standard Building Contract, 2011 edition. The employer argued that the full amount of the contractor’s inflated account was not payable in these circumstances. Clause 4.11.1 of the JCT contract provided that David Johnson a contractor’s application for payment must state “the sum that the Contractor considers will become due to him at the relevant due date”. The employer’s argument was that the contractor could not be taken as “considering” a higher amount due when he had already agreed that only a lower amount was due, and that the application therefore did not comply with the requirements of the JCT contract. This dispute was settled on the basis of an agreed final account, at a level substantially lower than the gross valuation in the contractor’s application, so the employer’s argument was not tested before an adjudicator or the courts. Section 17 of the Theft Act 1968 may also be relevant in these circumstances. It is a criminal offence for a person, with a view to gain or with intent to cause loss, to falsify any account or any document required for any accounting purpose, or to produce or use an account or document which he knows may be misleading, false or deceptive. An application for payment under a JCT contract, containing a valuation of the works, clearly falls within this section. The message is clear: any contractor who
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The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 is hardly new, yet payment certificates and payless notices are still missed, and there is still some uncertainty as to the circumstances in which a contractor will then be entitled to recover the full amount of an inflated application for payment. In certain circumstances, the criminal law may point to the answer. The well known rule under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, as amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, is that the full amount of a contractor’s application for payment must be paid, however inflated, if no payment certificate or payless notice has been issued. The courts have frequently enforced adjudicator’s decisions to this effect. The reasoning is that any overpayment will be resolved through subsequent valuations, in final account negotiations, or in eventual arbitration or litigation. The main exception is where the contractor is insolvent, as the courts accept that the employer would probably not be able to recover the overpayment. An interesting issue arose in a recent dispute where the contractor’s inflated application was made after completion of the works, during ongoing final account negotiations. As is fairly common, values had been finally agreed for particular items of work on an open and unreserved basis, and these agreements recorded in regularly updated spreadsheets, showing the progress of the final account on an item by item basis. The negotiations then moved on to other items or work packages, and the ultimate final account was intended to be the sum of the various agreed item and package values. The contractor was frustrated by the slow
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