Construction Magazine End of Year Review 2015

End of Year Review 2015

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Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will spend £800M on boosting innovation over next ten years.

Londoneast-uk and Barking & Dagenham College announce collaboration for students’ construction industry training programme

Turner & Townsend appointed technical advisor for two major construction projects in the Netherlands

Kevin McCloud’s Bristol-based HAB Housing commits to Energy Positive homes in industry-leading stance ahead of crucial climate talks

Contents End of Year Review 2015

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Construction business booming in South East

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Londoneast-uk and Barking & Dagenham College announce collaboration for students’ construction industry training programme

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Cement industry calls for longterm policy certainty as it aspires to reduce CO2 emissions by 20-25% by 2030

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A third of construction firms are turned off by taking on apprentices, warns FMB

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Chancellor’s contractor cash grab will cost UK £16.6bn, warns Danbro

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Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will spend £800M on boosting innovation over next ten years.

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Skills shortage sees price of London construction rise

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Nine Elms on the South Bank recruiting for construction vacancies and innovative new training programme

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New eco homes model unveiled in Essex

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News Stories

Construction business booming in South East Following the recent announcement that the government is aiming to build 1 million new homes by 2020, construction companies in the South East are seeing a surge in project wins and customer enquiries.

The National House Building Council (NHBC) reported that new build completions across the UK increased by 15% on the previous year in the 12 months to June 2015 and, despite a 1% decrease in properties being started in the same period, areas along the south coast, including the M23 corridor, had experienced strong and increased levels of new build housing starts.1 Sussex based construction company Goldstone Homes is one of the businesses currently experiencing a sharp rise in demand.

Turner & Townsend appointed technical advisor for two major construction projects in the Netherlands Turner & Townsend, the global programme management and construction consultancy, has been appointed by the Dutch BNG Bank to act as the technical advisor on two major building projects in the Netherlands, which the bank is financing.

The consultancy will be working closely with BNG Bank on a public-private partnership (PPP) project for a new town hall for the Municipal Council of Westland – the first partnership of its kind in the Netherlands. In an advisory role, Turner & Townsend will also provide a

comprehensive financial risk assessment for the development of student accommodation at the Delft University of Technology.

buildings - covering approximately 6,000m2 each - and house services including a civic centre and archives. The work is due to be completed in 2017.

Turner & Townsend will play a crucial part in the design and execution of the financing structure to support the build and maintainance of the Westland Town Hall over a 25-year period. This will also include monitoring performance over the duration of the project.

The Delft University campus project, which starts at the end of the year, consists of a two-phase, 36,000m2 development. The initial phase will comprise the redevelopment of various existing buildings into student apartments and a supermarket, bar and restaurant, coffee corner and medical centre. The second phase will be the development of 565 high-rise student apartments.

Under the construction plans, the town hall will consist of two significant

Londoneast-uk and Barking & Dagenham College announce collaboration for students’ construction industry training programme Londoneast-uk and Barking & Dagenham College are collaborating to launch a new construction industry training programme for students revolving around live work experience at Londoneast-uk Business and Technical Park.

The strategic alliance between Londoneast-uk and the College will focus on developing student and apprentice training and work opportunities. It follows a successful pilot project in the summer when students,

working alongside industry professionals, assisted on the refurbishment of a meeting space and kitchens at the Park.

The new partnership will see the Londoneast-uk location at Rainham Road South, Dagenham, host a live construction industry training programme where students will develop their skills including painting and decorating, carpentry, plumbing, plastering and dry lining, electrical installation and landscaping.

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New Stories

Kevin McCloud’s Bristolbased HAB Housing commits to Energy Positive homes in industry-leading stance ahead of crucial climate talks Kevin McCloud’s HAB Housing has today announced, as COP 21 starts, a commitment to deliver their first ‘Energy Positive’ housing scheme by 2018. Energy positive housing developments produce more energy than they use and from 2020, the business is seeking to ensure all its schemes are ‘Energy Positive’.

HAB is making this pledge to chime with this week’s crucial climate conference in Paris where the governments of more than 190 nations will seek to reach a new global deal on climate change. The impact that building and inhabiting new homes has on the climate is colossal; to limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees, the buildings sector must reduce emissions by 84 gigatonnes of CO2 by 2050 - the equivalent of not building 22,000 coal fired power plants. The climate pledge will be presented to COP21 negotiators by the UK Green Building Council alongside a range of other construction sector commitments at Buildings Day, on 3 December in Paris.

Kevin McCloud said: “The UK’s need for new, affordable homes is desperate and undeniable.

However, we have a Government that is rolling back green building policies and increasing subsidies to fossil fuels. So how do we avoid a housebuilding boom that has horrific knock-on consequences for the climate?

I believe passionately that housebuilders and progressive businesses can step in where government fails. It’s in our power to harness innovation, embrace the newest low-energy technologies, reduce demand (and cost) for people and help build communities that are sustainable and low-impact. That’s why I’m very proud that HAB can today make this pledge and also lay down the gauntlet to the construction supply industry to help us deliver against it.”

“AND THE OSCAR GOES TO… - BIKINI BERLIN!” BIKINI BERLIN has won the Oscar of the property industry, the Gold FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Germany 2015 in the ‘Commercial’ category On Friday 18th September 2015 during a celebratory gala at the Ritz Carlton Berlin, the FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Germany 2015, described by the Wall Street Journal as the “the Oscars of the property world” were officially presented. BIKINI BERLIN was awarded the FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Germany 2015 in Gold in the ‘Commercial’ category.

The award was proudly received by Dr. Jürgen Büllesbach, Chairman of the Executive Board of Bayerische Hausbau. By selecting BIKINI BERLIN for the prize, the jury of twelve experts have confirmed the success of the ambitious construction project.

The prize, which is awarded by the Bundesverband Freier Immobilienund Wohnungsunternehmen e.V. (Federal Association of Independent Real Estate and Housing Companies) and FIABCI Germany (International Real Estate Federation), is given to outstanding project developments in the categories ‘Commercial’ and ‘Residential’ and is one of the most sought-after prizes in the real-estate industry.

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News Stories

Cement industry calls for longterm policy certainty as it aspires to reduce CO2 emissions by 20-25% by 2030 t Cement industry leaders announce plans to reduce their emissions by 20% to 25% by 2030

t Action plans launched at COP21 today

by cement companies of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) call for an international CO2 policy framework and the removal of existing barriers in order to unlock the sector’s full reduction potential

t Cement Action Plan is part of WBCSD’s Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative (LCTPi) to accelerate the deployment of low carbon solutions

Paris [December 8 2015] Today, at COP21 in Paris, the cement industry reaffirmed its commitment to help tackle climate change, releasing a set of action plans aimed at reducing carbon emissions by 1Gt by 2030 compared to business as usual.

The report identifies the barriers the industry faces, what needs to be done, by whom and when.

Peter Bakker, President & CEO of WBCSD, said: “Cement production accounts for approximately 5% of worldwide man-made CO2 emissions. This collective effort by the cement industry to mitigate its emissions is highly encouraging and showcases the importance of leadership and collaboration in making the transition to a low carbon economy.

“These business measures can only achieve their full potential

if backed by the right policy frameworks and financial incentives. We count on the support of policymakers worldwide and the financial community in removing the barriers to scale up.”

The Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative is an unprecedented business collaboration to scale up the development and deployment of low carbon technologies. Among the member companies, 86 have made 94 endorsements and are ready to move to implementation.

“There is a lot of potential

for emission reductions, but in order to unlock it we need the whole private sector to be involved, and we need to work with governments and other stakeholders in order to remove regulatory and other barriers” said Fernando González, CEO of Mexico-based CEMEX. The LCTPi on Cement has gathered CEO commitment from 16 cement companies around the world.

“Building on 15 years of collaboration, the CSI and its members are working towards scaling up their efforts and

“There is a lot of potential for emission reductions, but in order to unlock it we need the whole private sector to be involved, and we need to work with governments and other stakeholders in order to remove regulatory and other barriers” Fernando González, CEO of Mexico-based CEMEX.

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News Stories leveraging the implementation of identified business solutions to a broad majority of cement companies worldwide. Engaging the whole cement sector would be delivering an additional reduction of close to 1 Gt of CO2 by 2030, which is about the same amount of total CO2 emissions of Germany in 2013.” said Philippe Fonta, Managing Director of the CSI at WBCSD. In many cases, the technologies are already available, but there are either political barriers that need to be removed or financial incentives to be put in place in order to scale up investment in implementing existing and developing breakthrough technologies required to deliver meaningful reduction targets.

“COP21 is a unique moment in history and an unprecedented opportunity deliver results that will scale up decisive action on climate. We need to ensure that business solutions to climate change are implemented to deliver the low carbon vision we work for.” Explained OP Puranmalka, Managing Director of UltraTech Cement.

“It is simply not possible to achieve robust and sustainable growth without taking consistent action to promote sustainable development.

COP 21 represents the beginning of a new phase in which it will be necessary to combine the efforts of the sector and other key stakeholders to ensure that low-carbon technology initiatives are implemented” said Walter Dissinger, CEO of Votorantim Cimentos.

The LCTPi Cement report identifies a range of actions that tackle emissions of the sector, including expanding the use of alternative fuels and cement components, developing new low carbon cements, looking into avoided

“Since 2001 the cement sector has demonstrated its ability to make progress on mitigating its impact on climate change. The LCTPi provides additional opportunities to accelerate these efforts and widen engagement through actions by all members of the industry, together with other stakeholders, to overcome barriers and achieve performance matching the best in the sector” said Eric Olsen, CEO of LafargeHolcim. emissions in the use phase of concrete as a sustainable building material and exploring novelties in the production process.

and pioneered by the CSI on CO2 and energy measurement, reporting and benchmarking across the sector. The CSI and its members are working to break down barriers and take decisive steps around the world in addition to the development of technology roadmaps on a global scope.

Customized national roadmaps have been or are being launched in India, Brazil, Egypt and potentially in China to allow for the sharing of learnings and know-how.

“Since 2001 the cement sector has demonstrated its ability to make progress on mitigating its impact on climate change.

The LCTPi provides additional opportunities to accelerate these efforts and widen engagement through actions by all members of the industry, together with other stakeholders, to overcome barriers and achieve performance matching Engaging the building and the best in the sector” said Eric infrastructure value chains to Olsen, CEO of LafargeHolcim. reduce cement’s footprint will further contribute to the use of To help achieve the goals outlined concrete as a sustainable and in the Action Plan, companies will resilient construction solution. expand the use of tools developed

List of companies supporting the Action Plan

t Cementos Argos t CEMEX t CRH t Dalmia Cement t GCC t HeidelbergCement t InterCement t Italcementi Group t LafargeHolcim t SCG Cement

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Cimentos t West China Cement

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A third of construction firms are turned off by taking on apprentices, warns FMB A third of small construction firms are being put off from taking on apprentices because of the bureaucracy involved, according to a new research report “Defusing the skills time bomb” published by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said: “The construction industry is in the midst of a skills crisis which can only be solved if more employers take on apprentices. The Government wants to deliver three million apprentices over the next five years and this new report sheds some light on how this can be achieved. Our research shows that 94% of small construction firms want to train apprentices but a third are being turned off by a number of serious “fear factors”. These include the cost of employing and training an apprentice and major concerns regarding the complexity of the process.”

Berry continued: “There is strong evidence to show that small

construction firms need better information and that if they were more aware of the support that’s available, a great number would train apprentices. Just under 80% of non-recruiters are not aware of one of the most important apprenticeship grants available to them and just over 75% say knowledge of financial support would make them more likely to take on apprentices.”

“The construction industry is in the midst of a skills crisis which can only be solved if more employers take on apprentices. The Government wants to deliver three million apprentices over the next five years and this new report sheds some light on how this can be achieved” Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB. Berry concluded: “Given that two-thirds of all construction

apprentices are trained by SMEs, it is critical that the Government does everything in its power to remove any barriers that might be stopping these companies from training. Looking ahead, the Government’s new apprenticeship voucher could be a disaster for small firms unless it is properly road tested and made as simple and easy-to-use as possible. We’re also calling on the Government to protect our industry training board which is at risk from the new Apprenticeship Levy. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) needs reform admittedly but without it the very smallest firms would be left with less financial and practical support for apprenticeship training – remove this lifeline and you risk worsening the skills crisis.”

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News Stories

Chancellor’s contractor cash grab will cost UK £16.6bn, warns Danbro As Chancellor George Osborne prepares to rubber stamp a £16.6bn cash grab from 1.6 million contractors across the UK, a national accountancy firm has called for an urgent rethink warning the move will hit British industry hardest.

The managing director of Danbro, Damian Broughton, says the Government is attacking the lifeblood of the UK economy by changing tax rules for skilled freelancers and warns “the Chancellor is sleepwalking into a catastrophe.

The Government is planning to scrap tax relief on travel expenses for Britain’s army of contractors in a move that will cost each freelancer an average of £200 a week – totalling £16.6bn a year for the UK’s 1.6m contractors.

It will raise just £265m for the Treasury, but Danbro warns employers will have to pick up an estimated £7bn shortfall for contractors if they want to retain the freelance expertise they need to grow

their business.

A survey conducted by Danbro found just 25 per cent of freelancers would take on a contract without tax relief expenses from April. Danbro estimates those who do will see average pay slashed by as much as 20 per cent.

Critically, the move could have a huge impact on the UK’s flexible workforce resulting in many industries struggling to get the skills they need to grow and prosper.

The survey by Danbro, which is based in Lytham St Annes and London and provides financial and accountancy support for 7,000 contractors across the UK, found most freelance workers will not be able to continue without the tax relief and will either seek work overseas, retire or, in some cases, workers claim they will resort to benefits.

Mr Broughton says: “The Government is quite rightly aiming to crackdown on tax avoidance but this move is at best,

“Chancellor Osborne must revisit these proposals and look again at the existing rules and ensure they are being enforced rather than just taking a new approach that penalises everybody.

This new system is unfair, will heavily impact UK industry and attacks the modern British way of working.” Damian Broughton, Managing Director of Danbro.

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misguided, and at worst, completely counter-productive for the UK economy.

“Contractors are a vital resource of skills for thousands of UK businesses and waging war on this sector for a £265m return to the taxman is shortsighted.

“Chancellor Osborne must revisit these proposals and look again at the existing rules and ensure they are being enforced rather than just taking a new approach that penalises everybody. This new system is unfair, will heavily impact UK industry and attacks the modern British way of working.”

The research into more than 3,000 contractors by Danbro showed more than 90 per cent currently claim travel and subsistence expenses and almost 70 per cent of freelancers have a contract of a year or less.

Under the new rules HMRC plans to

News Stories stop contractors claiming travel and subsistence expenses if anyone they work with has the right to ‘supervise, direct or control’ the way they work. The rules will come into force in April of next year if Mr Osborne sticks with the plan in the Autumn Statement on November 25.

Mr Broughton adds: “We do need rules in place to prevent people from abusing the system. These rules do exist and are suitable, but they are not being enforced.

“Travel expenses for genuine temporary workers are a major issue as they are a huge and unpredictable expense. The Government is putting families and workers at risk by slashing their income while also burdening industry with huge costs and a lack of available skills.

“This is putting the UK’s recovery at risk and I fear the Chancellor is sleepwalking into a potential catastrophe simply because he’s seen a quick way to grab some extra tax.”

Damian Broughton, Managing Director of Danbro

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will spend £800M on boosting innovation over next ten years.

The innovation is set to build on an agreement with the US Secretary of Defence that was made earlier this year, to deepen the collaboration over innovation.

Working with other national security departments, the MOD hopes to establish new bodies to further advance the work, including the Emerging Technology and Innovation Analysis Cell (ETIAC) to understand the implications of new technologies. There is also a new hub to fast track the search for innovative solutions to their most challenging issues.

Glasgow University is already part of the UK’s national network of Quantum Technology Hubs, offering exciting opportunities in potentially disruptive capabilities, like quantum sensing.

Amethyst Research in Glasgow, Helia Photonics in West Lothian and the University of Strathclyde were among the winners at Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) Innovation Challenge.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: “As the threats we face grow, it is vital that we harness innovation. By using our rising defence budget to create a new fund backed by £800 million of new investment, we will ensure that we stay ahead of our enemies. I hope and expect Scottish companies will be heavily involved in this initiative”.

The Defence Secretary and the US Secretary of Defence are working

together on a combined approach to innovation, from technology and operation concepts, to war games and talent management.

The investments and partnerships will allow ideas to develop and deliver transformative military capabilities of the future.

Last month’s strategic Defence and Security Review set out major new investments which reiterated the UK’s commitment to shipbuilding on the Clyde. Over the next decade, MOD plans to spend around £8Bn on conventional warships for the Royal Navy which will be built in Scotland.

Scottish Secretary David Mundell said: “The UK Government is now committed to building ships in Scotland for years to come and have a £178 billion budget for new defence equipment and support.

That is good news for the defence industry in Scotland, and the many thousands of highly-skilled people working for them.”

“The UK Government is now committed to building ships in Scotland for years to come and have a £178 billion budget for new defence equipment and support.” David Mundell, Scottish Secretary

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News Stories

Skills shortage sees price of London construction rise show that joinery workers’ wages have risen by up to 15% this year.

A poll conducted by Aecom has revealed that due to the growing skills shortage in the construction industry, construction costs in London have risen by ten per cent in 2015 and seen contractors turn down on in two bidding opportunities.

The survey also revealed that some main contractors are turning down 75% of new business opportunities, with labour costs in London being cited as a major reason for this. The results from the infrastructure and support company’s poll

Director of Cost Management at Aecom, Brian Smith commented: “The industry is taking a far more strategic approach, targeting schemes that will deliver planned margins. Other considerations increasingly include the reputation of the developer or whether there is any successful prior relationship, as well as the visibility of reliable funding. Risk appetite amongst contractors is low, with a desire for certainty meaning that projects may be taken on a smaller margin if the return is guaranteed.

In a blow to the Chancellor George Osborne’s housebuilding plans, the stability of the London residential market is seeing some companies limit their involvement in housebuilding projects in the capital.

Costs are expected to continue to rise by 7% in 2016 before falling back to 5.5% in 2017.

In a blow to the Chancellor George Osborne’s housebuilding plans, the stability of the London residential market is seeing some companies limit their involvement in housebuilding projects in the capital.

CDM regs in firing line of red tape review CDM regulations 2015 could be reviewed as the government has launched the ‘Cutting Red Tape’ consultation programme to allow companies to have their say on how “unnecessary barriers” can be removed.

The CDM regulations were overhauled in April this year with the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor taking over the duties of the now defunct role of CDM coordinator. There was also a shift in emphasis on responsibility with clients accountable for the people

they employed to deal with health and safety.

applied standards to just five national standards.

The government want input from businesses, trade associations and anybody else an interest within the industry.

The review says it will save home builders and council around £100M by reducing hundreds of locally

The programme will “examine any aspects of regulation or the way it is implemented which could be made simpler, more costeffective, efficient, proportionate, or consistent.”

The review closes for comment on 13th January 2016.

The programme will “examine any aspects of regulation or the way it is implemented which could be made simpler, more cost-effective, efficient, proportionate, or consistent.”

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News Stories

Nine Elms on the South Bank recruiting for construction vacancies and innovative new training programme Construction sites across Nine Elms on the South Bank are looking to fill a number of vacancies right now, including labourers, scaffolding labourers, dry liners, assistant quantity surveyor and painting and decorating apprentices.

A steady stream of live jobs is advertised through Wandsworth and Lambeth Councils’ jobs brokerages, Wandsworth Work Match

and Lambeth Working, whose role is to support local people into jobs.

Over £15billion is being invested in Nine Elms on the South Bank, one of the largest regeneration projects in Europe. The area, which includes parts of Lambeth and Wandsworth, stretches from Lambeth Bridge to Chelsea Bridge. Underutilised industrial land is being transformed to

make way for 20,000 new homes, new public spaces, two new tube stations and 6.5million sq. ft. of commercial space. The construction programme is expected to create 22,000 new jobs before 2023 with 8,000 new roles at its peak, which is fast approaching.

With construction well underway across 16 sites and more due to start soon, the Nine Elms Vauxhall Partnership, the team behind the area’s regeneration, is also taking steps to tackle the shortage of construction skills affecting the wider construction industry.

In a first for London, the Nine Elms Vauxhall Partnership has set up a pre vocational training programme in dry lining, fenestration/ curtain walling and asbestos removal. The first pilots already successfully completed, the next course will be on fenestration/ curtain walling which will start spring 2016.

New eco homes model unveiled in Essex

The new eco home model launched by housing group Hastoe promises utility bills that are 90% lower than in a standard new build home. Setting new standards in stylish low energy living, the Vivohaus is now available at Hastoe’s new homes development in Wimbish near Saffron Walden, Essex.

The Vivohaus is based on Passivhaus technology, a form of highly energy efficient house construction that results in much lower energy bills. A family living in a 70m2 (750 sq ft) Vivohaus with gas heating could find that they are only paying £130 on energy per year.

The Vivohaus design incorporates high levels of insulation, as well as creating a ‘tea cosy’ effect eliminating all thermal bridges through which heat can escape, while retaining all of the heat generated by solar gain, occupants and appliances. This means the interior stays warm in winter with very little additional heating required and cool in the summer, while minimising dust and draughts. The system provides a constant supply of fresh filtered air to the house creating a healthy and ventilated environment and incorporates a Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery system that is 92% efficient at transferring heat from stale air back into the incoming air.

Mel Toomey, Head of Sales at Hastoe comments: “We are very excited to launch the first Vivohaus properties on to the market. This combination of contemporary new build design and green living is proving popular among house-hunters. Of the three homes available, one has already been reserved and we expect strong interest in the remaining properties. We plan to roll out the Vivohaus model at other upcoming developments further down the line.”

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Laing O’Rourke named lead contractor on 3Ts Hospital redevelopment Laing O’Rourke has been named the lead contractor for the 3Ts Redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital, after the contract was signed yesterday confirming plans.

Once the handover period is complete, the whole southeast quarter of the hospital will be under construction.

However the Cancer Centre will remain open and functioning throughout the entire project.

The £484 million investment will see construction begin in the first half of 2016. The nine year project will redevelop the front half of the Royal Sussex County Hospital site, with two new state-of-the-art hospital buildings replacing the current out-dated facilities. The first of the new buildings is due to open in 2020 and the second in 2023. The hospital will continue to run all its clinical services on site throughout the redevelopment.

To ensure the smooth running of the hospital during the initial building works, the area for the first new building will be given over to construction in sections between January and June 2016. At the end of that period the entire south-east quarter of the hospital, with the exception of the Cancer Centre, will be undergoing construction.

The first building to be redeveloped will be handed over to Laing O’Rourke between January and June 2016.

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Site inspections made simpler with new mobile solution for the construction sector A new mobile solution has been specifically developed for the construction sector, which aims to speed up and simplify the site inspection process.

WorkMobile, an award winning mobile solutions and data capture service, has developed a new app that allows tradespeople to easily collect, monitor and share data to improve business processes such as site inspections.

Replacing paper forms, WorkMobile Construction allows construction workers to capture data in real-time through mobile forms that can be accessed via the users’ smartphones, tablets, laptops or PCs. With many UK construction businesses now having to cut operational costs and improve efficiencies, adopting cloud service and mobile technology allows firms to become more agile and provides a distinct competitive advantage when winning tenders and contracts, both in the public and private sectors.

WorkMobile Construction’s flexible form designer allows users to create mobile forms relevant to the specific contract including site inspections, health and safety forms and timesheets for all contractors on site.

Forms can be quickly deployed to mobile devices, and amended from contract to contract, allowing staff to receive electronic forms directly from

the contractor out in the field to back– offices systems in real-time.

By reducing the need for paperwork, the app helps to reduce user errors, prevent damage and loss, and save time and money.

Colin Yates, business programmes director at WorkMobile, said: “Construction projects usually involve the co-ordination of a great number of people, materials and components.

And site inspections are a crucial part of ensuring that the work progresses as intended, and comply with health and safety regulations.

“To ensure construction projects run as smoothly as possible, WorkMobile Construction has been developed to improve the workflow, quality and performance of this type of work by reducing the need of laborious paper work, which can be lost or inaccurate.

“All manner of data can be captured, including date and time, location,

photos and signatures, on or offline. Job forms can be sent out to employees and contractors to issue instructions and command site inspection data as quickly as possible. And they can be quickly and accurately completed and returned to the central office, geo-location and time-stamped, so that businesses know precisely when and where a person was when they returned the form.

“By embracing this type of digital technology, construction firms can help to improve their businesses efficiency and operational return on investment.”

WorkMobile Construction is ideal for any business application regardless of size or vertical, whether it’s an electrical installation company with three employees or a national construction firm, servicing millions, with thousands of contractors working out in the field.

Businesses are able to add an unlimited number of mobile workers to the account – whether they are full time or contractors – and build as many forms as needed.

For more information, please visit www.workmobileforms.com

“To ensure construction projects run as smoothly as possible, WorkMobile Construction has been developed to improve the workflow, quality and performance of this type of work by reducing the need of laborious paper work, which can be lost or inaccurate.” Colin Yates, business programmes director at WorkMobile.

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