Conor Ellis has been appointed as the head of Rider Levett Bucknall UK Healthcare sector. The independent business works as a consultant in the construction and property management sector. Connor be working for Rider Levett Bucknall immediately. Conor has spent more than 20 years working within the healthcare sector. As
In Nepal it has been announced that the training in the scaffolding industry is continuing to show improvements. In Nepal and the Nepalese scaffolders that work across the Middle East is looking promising. The Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Schemes have just finished their annual accreditation audit for the Kathmandu Aecor/Safety
Fusion Building Systems has successfully passed its transfer assessments to the ISO9001 and ISO14001 2015 revisions without incurring any non-conformance remarks, making them a top quality company to work with. The ISO standards specifically for quality management and environmental systems are key to Fusion’s work in the offsite construction industry,
The Glass and Glazing Federation have been celebrating their 40th anniversary by commissioning and installing a historic timeline. This timeline will be located at the Federation Head Offices which are in Southwark in London. The GGF have been carrying out a marketing plan in order to recognise their 40th anniversary,
Britcon has been appointed to carry out work to refurbish the Central Hall on Campus West of the University of York. The Yorkshire based building and civil engineering company has been awarded after Britcon has successfully completed the refurbishment project that has taken place at the Information Centre of the
Energy Assets Group has announced that they have recently acquired Dragon Group. Energy assets is a company that offers metering and other related services in the I&C section of the utility market. The company has acquired Dragon Group in order to move forward with carrying out their aim of being
AECOM has announced that they have been appointed to create a technical advisory service for the Priority School Building Programme 2. The global infrastructure service provider was selected for the role by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. The Programme 2 rebuild is part of the Priority School Building Programme,
Irwin Mitchell has announced that they have appointed Adrian Barlow for the position of National Head of Real Estate. The Pinsent Masons’ partner has been appointed to this role within the Law firm where it is planned that he will lead his own team of more than 30 commercial real
Simian Skill Dubai has recently passed the CISRS Annual accreditation audit. The company has completed another year of their training in the UAE throughout the 2016/17 period. Simian Skill has been operating in this area since 2013 and the company have managed to sustain a high standard for their training
Jet Aire, the Leeds based company has recently appointed Simon Lawton to their board as a non-executive chairman. Simon has been working with the drainage contractors since 2014 on a number of different ad hoc projects. Over the course of the past six months, Simon Lawton has been working with
Conor Ellis has been appointed as the head of Rider Levett Bucknall UK Healthcare sector. The independent business works as a consultant in the construction and property management sector. Connor be working for Rider Levett Bucknall immediately. Conor has spent more than 20 years working within the healthcare sector. As part of these 20 years, Conor has been involved in hospital management in the UK for around a decade. While involved in hospital management, he has held a number of different senior management roles. These roles have been in the private healthcare sector and includes being a Partner of Tribal. Most recently, Conor has the role of Head of Health at Citrica. Over the course of his career, Conor has been working in a variety of different areas of health organisations. Conor has worked for private sector operators as well as investment houses, government departments and contractors. In these roles he focused on trying to reach the highest quality of evidence based practice in clinical and non-clinical designing and spaces. Part of his previous roles included total asset and estate solutions. It is thought that this wide ranging previous experience will prove useful while working at Rider Levett Bucknall. As part of his new position, Conor Ellis will be leading Rider Levett Bucknall’s expansions in the Healthcare sector. It is hoped that Conor’s international healthcare experience and dedication to customer service will help the business expand. Conor frequently lectures at international conferences; he also participates in panels for NHS England Estates, DQI, a number of strategy design forums and is involved in the completion of NHS toolkits. Conor will be working alongside a number of healthcare customers of Rider Levett Bucknall. These customers include Public Health England, Public Health England and a number of NHS Trusts and University Hospitals around the UK.
In Nepal it has been announced that the training in the scaffolding industry is continuing to show improvements. In Nepal and the Nepalese scaffolders that work across the Middle East is looking promising. The Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Schemes have just finished their annual accreditation audit for the Kathmandu Aecor/Safety and Access Ltd centre. This training centre offers the Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme, or OSTS. The auditors that visited the training centre were said to be impressed by the work that is being carried out there. The centre has been open for just 12 months and the CISRS scheme Manager that carried out the annual audit was pleased with the progress that the training facility had made. The facilities available to carry out the raining are said to be of an excellent standard. The centre is said to be a credit to Aecor/Safety and Access Ltd as they have managed to construct a great area for the training of scaffolders in Nepal and the Middle East. Over the course of the last 12 months it has been calculated that more than 300 scaffolders have received training at the Kathmandu centre to CISRS Level 1 OSTS. Of these trainees, eight complete a Basic Inspection course and nine have undergone Scaffolding Supervisor courses. Apparently one of the supervisor courses was being carried out when the audit was taking place. It is thought that after completing their training in Nepal, these scaffolders then move in order to work in the Gulf Co-Operation Council states which are Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait. It is thought that in this region there are thousand s of Nepalese people who are working as scaffolding operatives. It is thought that the operatives who have carried out the CISRS training and is therefore linked to CISRS UK and the standards of workers required here make them more in demand when looking for work. Connections to the UK arm of the training certification implies quality, and reassurance of skill to clients.
Fusion Building Systems has successfully passed its transfer assessments to the ISO9001 and ISO14001 2015 revisions without incurring any non-conformance remarks, making them a top quality company to work with. The ISO standards specifically for quality management and environmental systems are key to Fusion’s work in the offsite construction industry, where developers can be severely penalised for not demonstrating due diligence. Revised in 2015, the new standards require an organisation to demonstrate the use of a continual improvement-based management system, supported by that organisation’s senior personnel. Over the past 18 months, Fusion has done just that – for example, by training many of its employees in the recognised ‘Six Sigma’ techniques and tools for process improvement. And, by re-assigning one of its key personnel Adrienne Clark, from purchasing manager to continual improvement coordinator, making her solely responsible for the operation of Fusion’s Targets to Improve (TTI) system. Under Fusion’s TTI system, each department is required to present ideas for improvement projects and provide justifications which consider financial, health and safety and environmental implications. If ideas are accepted, implementation teams are set up and progress monitored against set targets. This system has proved so effective, it has now become a fundamental and permanent part of Fusion’s operations. Drew O’Mahony, Fusion Building Systems’ head of technical quality, said: “As it states on the ISO website, International Standards make things work. They provide an assurance of quality, services and systems and our business certainly couldn’t have achieved the success it has without these stamps of approval. “We challenge ourselves on a daily basis to improve the way we work, to innovate our products and to find ways of developing new solutions which can help drive the offsite construction industry forward. Having our working practices recognised and approved under the latest revisions of ISO9001 and ISO14001 means as a team we can be satisfied that we’re amongst the best in the industry, and our clients can have peace of mind that we continue to be worthy contractors.” To view the full requirements of these ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015 visit www.iso.org www.fusionbuild.com
The Glass and Glazing Federation have been celebrating their 40th anniversary by commissioning and installing a historic timeline. This timeline will be located at the Federation Head Offices which are in Southwark in London. The GGF have been carrying out a marketing plan in order to recognise their 40th anniversary, and part of these celebrations are the new graphics and branding designed in to the interior of the Federation offices. This interior design has been a vital part of celebrating the heritage of the Federation. Throughout the GGF headquarters, visitors will be able to see the growth of the group and their plans for the futures. It is thought that the installation also works as a tribute to all of the members of the Federation that have helped the company adapt and expand in to the GGF it is today. The timeline installation in the Southwark offices is made from six different graphic panels. Each panel depicts a different section in the Federation’s history. The panels extend up until the most recent accolades for the company, including being awarded with the G16 Derek Bonnard Award for Unrivalled Excellence. Also depicted in the panels is GGF’s move to their new facilities and the availability of meeting spaces for their members. The GGF’s heritage spans back past their recognition as one of the earliest trade membership body to the Guild of Glaziers which was formed in the Pre-medieval era, in London in 1328. The GGF Timeline has also been created on a digital platform. As well as the new installation at the headquarters, in order to celebrate the anniversary, the Federation are having a “Life Begins at 40” party. This party will take place at The FIT Show on the 24th May, with drinks and live entertainment on offer in order to celebrate.
Britcon has been appointed to carry out work to refurbish the Central Hall on Campus West of the University of York. The Yorkshire based building and civil engineering company has been awarded after Britcon has successfully completed the refurbishment project that has taken place at the Information Centre of the University. The refurbishment of the Information Centre cost £68,000. The new contract for the University of York’s Central Hall is worth £700,000 and makes up part of a programme of refurbishment works that is planned for the University. This planned refurbishment will take place over the course of the next three years. The project at Central Hall has started, with Britcon working on upgrading the existing mechanical and electrical infrastructure. The building and civil engineering company will also replace all of the existing windows in favour of curtain walling which will improve the energy efficiency of the building. The scheme of work that have been planned for the University of York project is expected to last for ten weeks. Britcon has a wealth of experience with carrying out work for clients in the education sector. The business has recently finished work on sites including The University of Bradford, The University of Huddersfield and Queen Ethelberga’s Collegiate. Britcon has also completed contracts for Royds Hall School in Huddersfield, Roundhay Primary School, which is in Leeds and Ward Green School in Barnsley. As well as carrying out work within the education sector, Britcon engages with the same education establishments in order to support learning practices in the construction sector. This support comes in a number of different forms and includes setting coursework around the projects they are carrying out, providing educational site visits and opportunities for placements. The building and civil engineering company has been established for over 26 years and has more than 90 directly employed staff members. Britcon is currently listed on the London Stock Exchange and was recognised by being included in its latest report of 1000 Companies to Inspire Europe.
Energy Assets Group has announced that they have recently acquired Dragon Group. Energy assets is a company that offers metering and other related services in the I&C section of the utility market. The company has acquired Dragon Group in order to move forward with carrying out their aim of being a multi-utility network designer, constructor and operator for both the residential, industrial and commercial markets. Dragon Group was started initially by Simon Phipps and Debbie Edgar 15 years ago and the Group manages to generate a revenue that is valued in excess of £14 million. Dragon Group is a Northampton based company that includes Dragon Infrastructure Solutions, or DIS. The Infrastructure company is one of the leading providers of Independent Connections and Utility Infrastructure. DIS mainly focuses on offering their services to the residential new development market; but is does have a reputation for delivering solutions across all market sectors, residential, commercial and industrial. It is thought that the company’s core electricity design and their operational skills will be useful to Energy Assets and will help them boost their portfolio in order to achieve their expansion goal. The acquisition made by Energy Assets Group includes Dragon’s Utility Distribution Networks means that the Energy company will have an iDNO licence to add to their Independent Gas Transporter accreditation. This new licence means that the Asset Group are able to accelerate their offering to the gas and electricity network on a national scale. Dragon is seen as a complimenting company for Energy Asset because of their comparisons in strategies and their shared ideals which strive for operational excellence. DIS will also offer an increased geographic coverage and an improved technical strength. These improvements will mean that Energy Assets will have an improved proposition for both the commercial and industrial sectors across Britain.
AECOM has announced that they have been appointed to create a technical advisory service for the Priority School Building Programme 2. The global infrastructure service provider was selected for the role by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. The Programme 2 rebuild is part of the Priority School Building Programme, a scheme that was created by the government. This Programme will see the government invest £4.4 billion in to rebuilding and refurbishing the school buildings around the country that are classified as being in the very worst condition. While in this role AECOM will be expected to deliver a variety of multidisciplinary services in order to help with the rebuilding and refurbishment of the schools around the UK. The services AECOM will provide to this programme include architecture, quantity surveying, structural engineering as well as Mechanical and Electrical engineering. The infrastructure service firm will also provide the project with a range of procurement advisory services and a range of feasibility services which cover geotechnical, acoustic, building condition, ecology, flood risk assessment and topographical services. To begin with, the contract with AECOM will cover 15 different schools in four different geographical batches: Midlands; Leicestershire; South One, covering Norfolk and Somerset; and South Two, which includes Hertfordshire. Depending on how well the programme works in these areas, and if it is successful, more batches could be added to the Programme throughout the four-year contract. The work on the Priority School Building Programme started immediately and it ids thought that it will continue up until 2020. The second phase of the Building Programme began in 2014 as different local authorities, dioceses, sixth form colleges, academies and academy trusts were first asked to submit their expressions of interest for either an entirely new school site or for one or multiple buildings to receive funding as part of the programme. AECOM’s contract covers those that are being taken forward from this initial selection process and it is thought that the programme will improve the conditions for hundreds of different school children around the country.
Irwin Mitchell has announced that they have appointed Adrian Barlow for the position of National Head of Real Estate. The Pinsent Masons’ partner has been appointed to this role within the Law firm where it is planned that he will lead his own team of more than 30 commercial real estate partners. The Irwin Mitchell role will be based in London where Adrian Barlow will be responsible for his team or more than 30 commercial real estate partners and more than 40 other commercial real estate lawyers. Although Adrian’s role is based in London, these team members will be spread across eight different offices in the UK. Adrian has a good deal of experience in the real estate industry as he managed to successfully lead Pinsent Masons’ Property Group between 2004 and 2016. Adrian’s experience has a client focus as he has worked advising both public and private sector organisations with things such as project strategy and real estate portfolio. Adrian has also given advice to companies about business change management from a legal perspective. As part of his work, Adrian Barlow has offered advice regarding real estate to a number of different household names including businesses that are in the FTSE 100 and foreign companies. Adrian is said to be an excellent leader, and hopefully should flourish in his new role at Irwin Mitchell. His career at Pinsent Masons included being a senior sponsor for the Diversity & Inclusion agenda. Adrian Barlow is also a trustee of the Ouseley Trust where he sits on the main board and finance committee. Adrian’s appointment reflects the company’s ambition to increase their Business Legal Services division. Irwin Mitchell intend to carry out their growth plans through appointing people like Adrian who have good experience and track record in this sector in order to make sure that they can continue to offer a high standard of customer service.
Simian Skill Dubai has recently passed the CISRS Annual accreditation audit. The company has completed another year of their training in the UAE throughout the 2016/17 period. Simian Skill has been operating in this area since 2013 and the company have managed to sustain a high standard for their training delivery as well as maintaining the ethos of quality over quantity while working in a hard commercial environment where clients would rather avoid any forms of formal off site training. Instead their clients prefer short duration in house training or skills testing to make sure that the least amount to time is lost with training. It is thought that the CISRS Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme is getting a stronger reputation and is receiving an increasing amount of support over the years as more and more companies notice the benefits of setting out their training like the UK standard training programmes. CISRS is the preferred training scheme for a number of different major organisations. Recently, the training centre has completed the training for a number of different blue chip organisations such as the Oil Rig Construction company Lamprell Ltd as well as Carillion and Shell Oil. The training business has also been working with some of the biggest international scaffolding companies. These scaffolding companies that have undergone training with CISRS include Hertel, SGB and Kaefer. Simian Skills has been offering a variety of different qualifications such as Level 1 scaffolder, Basic Scaffold Inspection and Scaffolding Supervisor training. The Skills company has also delivered Level 2 scaffolder courses and are the first in the region to offer CISRS Level 3 Scaffolder courses. Simian skill have aa presence in the CISRS CENTER IN Ogun, Nigeria and it id though that at some point this month the business will be working for the CISRS accreditation for a training centre that located in Chennai, India.
Jet Aire, the Leeds based company has recently appointed Simon Lawton to their board as a non-executive chairman. Simon has been working with the drainage contractors since 2014 on a number of different ad hoc projects. Over the course of the past six months, Simon Lawton has been working with the directors and the senior management team in order to lay foundations for the next stage of the company’s growth. The company is looking to expand their presence in the provision of professional drainage solutions to the company’s commercial, industrial and domestic clients. Simon Lawton has a great track record as a finance director for a number of rapidly expanding entrepreneurial businesses. Most notably, Simon worked for Tribal Group Plc and managed to help the company grow from a start-up company to a business with sales of over £250 million over the course of 10 years. Simon is a founder trustee for the Tribal Group Foundation which works to raise money and fund different health and education projects in Africa, India and Nepal. Simon spent two year working on a variety of different investment projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. These investment projects include a 5-star island tourist resort which is located in the Indian Ocean near Mozambique. In 2013, Simon worked to help co-launched a new start up support services business which is called Benula Capital Limited. This support services company works within the recruitment and HR market and currently holds a number of equity stakes in several different companies around the UK and Internationally. Benula looks to help companies carry out an accelerated growth strategy through strategic financial and development advice for owners and managers. As part of Jet Aire, Simon will be offering the Leeds based drainage contractor advice on the best ways to push the business forward. Jet Aire has been benefitting from a sustained period of growth and plans to extend further over the next five years.
