Constructing Excellence

Parliamentary Reception
2015-12-15 12:15 - 15:00 UTC

Nuclear Theme Group Meeting
2015-12-10 10:00 - 15:00

Procurement Theme Group meeting
2015-12-08 11:00 - 13:00

Collaborative Working Champions Meeting
2015-12-03 10:00 - 15:00, 2015-06-03 10:00 - 15:00

BIM Theme Group
2015-12-02, 2015-07-01 | Leeds

Beyond the Built Environment: the Constructing Excellence Annual Conference 2015
2015-11-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Lord’s Cricket Ground, Lord's Cricket Ground Saint John's Wood Road, London, NW8 8QN, United Kingdom
The 2015 Constructing Excellence Annual Conference is taking place on 11 November at Lords Cricket ground, and will consider a wide range of issues facing construction while looking ‘beyond the built environment’.
Waterloo Air Products plc are the lead sponsors of “Beyond the Built Environment”. You can read about Waterloo here.
This year’s conference aims to show how other industries are tackling a number of the key issues that are facing our industry, and that are set out in the Construction 2025 strategy.

The days speakers will demonstrate how their organisations deal with the same issues that we are faced with, issues such as:

Supply chain integration and collaborative working
Embracing, and the use of technology and data management
Importance of social value
Attracting young people into their industries

Our final speaker will be Andrew Wolstenholme OBE, CEO of Crossrail, who will show how everything we have heard during the day can and is being used within certain parts of the industry. The challenge we face is to make it the norm not the exception.
Confirmed speakers so far include:

Alex Dulewicz, Head of Marketing for Services – Rolls Royce
Kay Allen OBE, Founding Director – Trading for Good
Simon Troup, Head of Data Services – Open Sensors
Dr. Julia Glidden, President and Founder – 21c Consultancy
Tim McLoughlin, Head of Social Media – Saatchi & Saatchi

Speaker Biographies can be found below.
So please join us at what is sure to be an excellent event where we hope you will take away key messages and innovations that show how it can be applied within your organisation, and how we can take one step closer to excellence within the built environment and one step closer to our industry being the industry of choice for the next generation.

Sponsorship
This year we will also be offering an opportunity to position your brand alongside that of CEs in striving for excellence within our industry through sponsoring the annual conference.
There are a variety of sponsorship packages available and for further detail, on these sponsorship opportunities please contact Ben Pritchard (Ben.Pritchard@invennt.com) or Deborah Hynes (deborah.hynes@constructingexcellence.org.uk).
Those already booked in include attendees from:
BAE Systems, BPE Solicitors LLP, BRE, Cardiff University, CH2M, CL:AIRE, Clarkslegal LLP, Clarkson Alliance, Collaborative Working Group, Construction Industry Council, Crofton Design, Crossrail, Cutland Consulting Ltd, FaulknerBrowns, Galliford Try, Glenigan Ltd, Greenwood Consultants Limited, ICW, Imperial College London, Interserve Construction, Invennt, Kent County Council, Kier, Knauf, London Underground, Magnox, Marcel Mauer, Nationwide Building Society, nvirohaus, NWG, Pinsent Masons LLP, Polypipe Terrain, Property Pathfinder Ltd, pwcom.co.uk Ltd, Reuby Stagg, RIBA Enterprises/NBS, Rider Levett Bucknall, Royal Mail, Safehinge, SLR Consulting Ltd, Structural Timber Association, Suiko Ltd, Synaps Partners LLP, Textura, Trowers & Hamlins LLP, Turner & Townsend, UEA, UKSE Group, University of Edinburgh, University of Reading, University of Westminster, Visionality, Willmott Dixon, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co LLP, WSP
Social Media
To engage with the event on social media in the run up and on the day itself please us the hashtag #BeyondBE
Speaker biographies

Andrew Wolstenholme OBE, CEO – Crossrail
Andrew has been a long term champion of the Constructing Excellence agenda, authoring the seminal 2009 review of the industry “Never Waste a Good Crisis”
Following 10 years at Arup, Andrew joined BAA in 1997. He went on to lead the delivery of the £4.3bn Terminal 5 programme and became BAA’s Director of Capital projects running the £10bn development programme across seven UK airports.
Andrew joined the Balfour Beatty Group in 2009 as Director of Innovation and Strategic Capability. He was awarded an OBE for services to the construction industry in the same year. Andrew joined Crossrail as CEO in 2011. He is also a member of Construction Leadership Council and is a Non-executive Director of the MoD’s Defence Equipment and Services Board.

Alex Dulewicz, Head of Marketing for Services – Rolls Royce
Presentation theme:
‘Furthering collaborative working and supply chain integration to deliver greater value’
In his role, Alex is responsible for the generation of marketing strategies, promotion of Rolls-Royce service messages and creation and delivery of services presentations that maximise the perceived value and competitiveness of the Rolls-Royce services portfolio. He works closely with the Service Development team to bring new service offerings to market that provide differentiation for Rolls-Royce and to provide analysis and feedback on Services competitiveness and perception in the market.
Click here to read more about Rolls Royce and Alex

About Rolls Royce Holdings plc

Rolls-Royce’s vision is to create better power for a changing world via two main business divisions, Aerospace and Land & Sea. These business divisions address markets with two strong technology platforms, gas turbines and reciprocating engines. Aerospace comprises Civil Aerospace and Defence Aerospace. Land & Sea comprises Marine, Nuclear and Power Systems.
Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 120 countries, comprising more than 380 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed forces, 4,000 marine customers including 70 navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear customers.
Our business is focused on the 4Cs:

Customer – placing the customer at the heart of our business
Concentration – deciding where to grow and where not to
Cost – continually looking to increase efficiency
Cash – improving financial performance.

Annual underlying revenue was £14.6 billion in 2014, around half of which came from the provision of aftermarket services. The firm and announced order book stood at £73.7 billion at the end of 2014.
In 2014, Rolls-Royce invested £1.2 billion on research and development. We also support a global network of 31 University Technology Centres, which position Rolls-Royce engineers at the forefront of scientific research.
Rolls-Royce employs over 54,000 people in more than 50 countries. Over 15,500 of these are engineers.
The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment and to further developing employee skills. In 2014 we employed 354 graduates and 357 apprentices through our worldwide training programmes. Globally we have over 1,000 Rolls-Royce STEM ambassadors who are actively involved in education programmes and activities; we have set ourselves a target to reach 6 million people through our STEM outreach activities by 2020.

Speaker profile/biography
Based in Derby, Alex Dulewicz is the Head of Marketing for Services. In his role, Alex is responsible for the generation of marketing strategies, promotion of Rolls-Royce service messages and creation and delivery of services presentations that maximise the perceived value and competitiveness of the Rolls-Royce services portfolio. He works closely with the Service Development team to bring new service offerings to market that provide differentiation for Rolls-Royce and to provide analysis and feedback on Services competitiveness and perception in the market.
Prior to his current role, Alex was Customer Marketing Director, Middle East and South East Asia for the Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace division. He was responsible for working alongside the regional customer business teams to build strong customer relationships and identify future wide body engine sales opportunities for the Civil Business.
He joined the Company in September 2004 and previously worked as Customer Business Manager for Fast Jet & Helicopter Programmes in the Company’s Gas Turbines Services (GTS) Business. He completed two years in the Civil Operations Centre, Derby, managing the Trent 500 and Trent 800 in-service fleets.
Prior to joining Rolls-Royce, Mr. Dulewicz graduated from Warwick University with a Masters of Engineering & Management.
Outside work, Mr. Dulewicz is a qualified solo and formation skydiver with over 185 jumps to his name. He has an identical twin brother and enjoys slalom waterskiing, snow skiing and running half marathons.

Kay Allen OBE, Founding Director – Trading for Good
Presentation / theme:

What’s your reputation worth?
Do you promote all the good that you do to your customers as part of your strategic business plan? If not why not?
Learn how you can capitalise on the Social Value you generate

Kay is the Founding Director of 3 companies; Trading for Good, Really Useful Stuff and Diverse Advice – a CSR consulting firm. Previously a Non-Executive Director DWP Pension Disability and Carers Service, Kay is a well networked, high profile ambassador for equality and social action with a proven track record as an outstanding innovator in the private and public sector.
Click here to read more about Trading for Good and Kay

About Trading for Good
Trading for Good is a digital platform championing the good work of the UK’s small businesses. By capturing the social value they create, and giving them a forum for communicating that social value, Trading for Good encourages these businesses to do even more good for the community. It’s free and simple to sign up.
@TradingforGood
Speaker profile/biography
Kay is the Founding Director of 3 companies; Trading for Good, Really Useful Stuff and Diverse Advice – a CSR consulting firm. Previously a Non-Executive Director DWP Pension Disability and Carers Service, Kay is a well networked, high profile ambassador for equality and social action with a proven track record as an outstanding innovator in the private and public sector.

Simon Troup, Head of Data Services – Open Sensors
Presentation theme: Improving productivity through open data

Dr. Julia Glidden, President and Founder – 21c Consultancy
Presentation theme: Innovation through open data
President & Founder of 21c Consultancy, Julia completed her D.Phil. in International Relations at Oxford University and is an internationally recognised expert on Digital Government. Dr Glidden is currently serving as an expert advisor to the United Nations on the 2016 eGoverment Readiness Survey and its working group on ‘Ageing and the Data Revolution.’ Dr Glidden is actively involved the European Commission’s Smart City initiative, and is the founder of the pioneering EU project Citadel-on-the-Move which has helped over 140 cities across all six continents to open and use data. Julia is currently working with the British Standards Institute Smart Cities Working Group, BIM – which is developing Building Information Modelling standards for the global construction industry, W3C, the Open Data Institute and the Open Knowledge Foundation to help advance and promote practical bottom up open data standards. She is also a member of the European Commission’s expert working group on the new 2018/19 Horizon 2020 Programme.
An accomplished TedX speaker, Dr Glidden is regularly asked to speak on global ICT and innovation trends at forums around the world. Prior to launching 21c Consultancy, Julia served as Managing Director for Accenture eDemocracy Services where she wrote and delivered majored IT proposals for countries ranging from the United Kingdom to the Philippines and as a Senior Vice President at the international communications firm Fleishman Hillard where she oversaw multi-million public affairs campaigns for clients including United Airlines and GE Capital.

Tim McLoughlin, Head of Social Media – Saatchi & Saatchi
Presentation theme: Making an industry attractive: how you could do it
Tim McLoughlin is the head of social media for creative agency Saatchi & Saatchi. He leads social strategy for brands such as Toyota and Visa matching creative ideas to effective execution. He is passionate about how technology changes human behaviour and consumer engagement with brands, politics and sport. As a political blogger he was once named “one of the ten cleverest men in Britain” and comments regularly about politics on TV and radio.

Constructing Excellence National Awards 2015
2015-10-23 19:00 | London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, Grosvenor Square, London, W1K 6JP, United Kingdom

Constructing Excellence Members' Forum Autumn 2015
2015-10-14 12:30 - 16:30 | Pinsent Mason, 30 Crown Place, Earl Street, London, EC2A 4ES , United Kingdom
Our Autumn Members’ Forum will focus on our members’ theme groups and aims to improve members’ engagement with these themes, and enable them to get more value from the groups. This event will showcase the groups’ work, and attendees will hear about new outputs being launched by the different theme groups. As part of this event, we will also consult on any new topics that members would like to propose for future theme groups. We look forward to an interesting afternoon and hope as many members as possible will be able to attend.
The outline agenda for the event is as follows
Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductions
Don Ward, Chief Executive
2. Innovation in Practice Demonstration project: Öppen – John Rich, SRA Architects
3. New outputs from our theme groups
4. Breakout session and plenary feedback
‘What matters about (Asset Management, BIM, Collaborative Working, Funding & Finance, Nuclear, Sustainability and Procurement)?
5. Close
Murray Rowden, CE Chairman
To book onto the event, please contact Deborah Hynes on 07968 206 115 or deborah.hynes@constructingexcellence.org.uk

Sustainability Theme Group Meeting
2015-10-08 10:30 - 15:30

Procurement Theme Group Meeting
2015-09-30 14:00 | Leeds

Nuclear Theme Group Meeting
2015-09-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Factory 2050 AMRC, Factory 2050, Sheffield Business Park, Europa Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 1ZA, United Kingdom

KPI Annual Industry Report Launch
2015-09-17 10:00

Herts & Beds Constructing Excellence Club Planning Team
2015-09-11 09:30 - 17:00
Herts & Beds will be holding a H&B CE Club Planning Team Meeting at 9.30 am on Friday 11th September (venue TBC). We look forward to seeing members who have previously been involved, i.e. Kaschec Engineers, EMW Law, Big Idea Marketing, Panel 2 Panel, Salus, RDT Architects, Herts County Council, Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce, BRE, CSBD, Visionality and Mace but we would also be pleased to see some new faces as we will be looking at next year’s programme and how the Club plans to move forward and would appreciate your views.

Collaborative Working Champions Meeting
2015-09-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group, Lincoln House, 137-143 Hammersmith Road, London, W14 0QL, United Kingdom

ICE Nuclear conference 2015
2015-07-17 | One great george street, 1 Great George St, Westminster, London, SW1P 3AE, United Kingdom
The second ICE Nuclear conference will take place on 17 July 2015 in London, and looks to redefine the role of engineers within the nuclear industry.
By bringing experts from across the industry together with the engineers who actually deliver the infrastructure, the conference aims to:

Demonstrate how engineers are best placed to guide the industry through a changing landscape
Provide national and international perspectives covering the latest research and practice – from planning through to delivery

As the UK faces a substantial loss of generating capacity, energy security continues to be pushed to the forefront of the Government and energy industry’s agenda.
Engineers have the ability to act as a bridge between policy, industry and society. As such the ICE Nuclear 2015 conference provides a forum for discussion between all parties and a hub for knowledge transfer.
The programme will:

Provide comprehensive policy analysis
Outline investment and funding strategies
Offer detailed presentations on current national and international projects
Include dedicated sessions on enhancing skills and guaranteeing health and safety excellence
Cover the legal and commercial issues of decommissioning contracts

Register before 9 May to take advantage of the reduced registration fee.

Book online
Complete the registration form
Call us on +44 (0)20 7665 2226

ICE Events Team
events@ice.org.uk
+44 (0)20 7665 2226

The Future of BIM: Looking beyond 2016
2015-07-10
The Future of BIM: Looking beyond 2016 will provide an invaluable industry update on the BIM Level 2 adoption within the UK construction industry. Delegates will have the opportunity to hear how industry is currently transforming for 2016 and beyond to realise the opportunities and derive value.
From leading BIM experts and case studies delegates will gain a better understand BIM from the UK context, what it means for key industry stakeholders, where the industry is currently in its adoption, and how the industry is deriving value. Delegates will also examine how the UK Government Construction Strategy commitment to BIM will progress beyond BIM Level 2.

What are the benefits of attending?

The conference will outline best practice principles, lessons learnt, and demonstrate deriving value from investing in BIM.

Key issues and topics to be explored on the day:
•Understanding BIM and the UK context
•Defining the key elements of BIM Level 2
•How the industry are adopting BIM Level 2
•What How value is deriving BIM
•Understanding the implications for educating, training and upskilling the industry
•Digital lifecycle asset delivery and management
•Moving beyond BIM Level 2 – Digital Built Britain
• BIM from a global perspective
• Security-minded Digital Built Assets and Environments

For more benefits please visit the conference page
Contact Eleanor Leach if you are interested:
t: +44 (0) 161 295 0115
eleanor@onecpd.co.uk

Awarding Contracts Lawfully and Skilfully within the New Public Procurement Rules
2015-06-25 10:00 - 16:00 | The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, Belgravia, London, SW1X 7DR, United Kingdom
Discounted price for CE members: £139+VAT
Full line up of speakers

Members' Forum
2015-06-10 13:00 - 17:00 | AECOM, Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, , London, E1 8FA, United Kingdom

Sustainable Businesses & Sustainable Cities Event
2015-06-10 09:30 - 15:30 | Grant Thornton, 30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG, United Kingdom
Options: Attend morning, afternoon session or both
Morning session: Business Growth Service (BGS) presentation and workshop
Sustainable Growth for Sustainable Businesses
Identifying barriers to sustainable growth in your company
(B.G.S is the government funded service that helps SMEs to grow through grants for training, expert coaching & mentoring as well as access to finance for business growth.)
Afternoon session: SWIG working lunchtime event
Sustainable Cities – Urban Greening
Breathing easily and taking the sweat out of city summers
Can a city be a healthy place in a hot summer?

How to book your place
Book now by emailing contact details and address together with an indication
of which session(s) you would like to attend (am, pm or both) to info@sustainablewater.org.uk

Agenda09:30Registration
10:00Presentation and workshop from the Business Growth Service.
Identifying barriers to sustainable growthand how you can overcome them.

12:30 Buffet Lunch Kindly provided by Grant Thornton13:15 Introduction: Neal Landsberg Chair of SWIG & Marketing Director, Watermatic Ltd
Speakers’ Presentations:
Gary Grant Expert, independent ecologist, author and consultant

Transformational Urban Greening – ways that you can do this!Armando Raish MD, Treebox Ltd
Air Quality crises – new pathways to breathing easy in our cities
Zac Ribak MD, Watermatic Ltd. Specialist Installers
Practical Urban Greening – making it all work on the ground

15:00 Expert Panel Discussion
15:30 Formal Close – networking until 4:00pm

Funding for Business Growth Service workshop plus Urban Greening SWIG, Moorgate; 10th June, 2015
2015-06-10 | Grant Thornton, 30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG, United Kingdom
Offer to your members – 2 invitations at 1 venue
The Sustainable Water Industry Group, (SWIG), believes that a little more integration and collaboration across sectors will be valuable for all involved. SWIG seeks to promote best practice and sustainable water use wherever possible.
We have decided to open these events to other industry professionals and businesses who want access to genuinely valuable information and opportunities.
Participants have the option of attending morning, afternoon sessions – or both.
There are no charges at all for attending. Refreshments and a light buffet networking lunch will be provided.
2 in 1 EVENT
Date and Venue: Wednesday 10th June, 2015.
At Grant Thornton’s modern, delightful offices at 30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2P 2YU.
(For sat nav map purposes, please use EC2A 1AG.)
Nearest tube station is Moorgate
Venue Sponsor: Grant Thornton, UK leading accountants.
Subject: Morning session:
Presentation and Business Growth Service workshop.
Government matched funding available to encourage businesses to grow and develop, plus ‘mini -business growth workshop’ on your own business
Subject: Afternoon session: SWIG working lunchtime event
Sustainable Cities – Urban Greening – breathing easily and taking the sweat out of urban summers.
Can a city be an urban oasis in a hot summer?
We welcome your collaboration in these forthcoming events.
Please feel free to contact me if you’d like any clarification.
Best wishes
Neal Landsberg
Chair,
SWIG, (Sustainable Water Industry Group).

G4C Speed mentoring breakfast event – Thursday 21 May 2015
2015-05-21 08:00 - 10:30 | Charles Russell Speechlys, 5 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7RD, United Kingdom
G4C is excited to be hosting its first speed mentoring event in collaboration with the CIC’s 2050 Group and the UK Green Building Council.
The theme is “Sustainability in the construction industry” and G4C members are invited to become a mentee and pick the brains of a select group of industry leaders. You’ll have 15 minutes to ask questions of three mentors about an issue that’s important to you or to perhaps get tips on your career path.
The mentors are currently being confirmed and a list will be circulated very shortly. Mentee places are limited and so if you want to take part, you’ll be asked to prepare a paragraph explaining why. You’ll also be asked to pick which mentors you would like to be paired with and we’ll do our best to accommodate as many as possible.
Programme:
8.00 Networking and registration
8.30 Welcome note and overview of the morning
UKGBC / 2050 Group / G4C introduction
8.40 Speed mentoring (15 – 20 minutes with each mentor)
9.40 Closing remarks & networking
10.30 Close
If you’re interested and want to find out more, please visit Eventbrite. Look out for updates in the coming days.

CENE Construction 2025 Event
2015-05-07 12:30 - 16:30 | Newcastle Marriott Gosforth Park Hotel, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5HN

CCG Strategy Day
2015-04-30 09:00 - 17:00 | Imperial College London, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ
The CCG Strategy Day is being held on Thursday 30th April at Imperial College London. The morning will be dedicated to those participating in the H&S Group activities and this will be carried forward into the afternoon session where we will engage the full membership and invited guests in developing our strategy, strategic direction and priorities through to 2016. The day will also focus on what was achieved during 2014, how to raise the profile of CCG and CE with clients and how to grow membership and industry representation.

Construction 2025 Industry Strategy – The Liverpool Vision
2015-04-21 14:30 - 18:00 | Council Chambers, LIverpool Town Hall, High Street, Liverpool, L2 3SW

POSTPONED "Creating and Maintaining a Resilient Built Environment" - Sustainability Theme Group meeting
2015-04-16 10:30 - 15:30 | Polypipe, New Hythe Business Park, College Road, Aylesford, ME20 7PJ, United Kingdom
This event has been postponed. To register your interest in the reorganised meeting please contact Colm Quinn.
Some of the key challenges facing the built environment are around climate change adaption and mitigation in the face of increased rainfall, higher wind speeds, extreme cold, overheating, more frequent storms and rising sea and river levels. This meeting of the Constructing Excellence Sustainability Theme Group will focus on how we can create and maintain a built environment that is resilient to the effects climate change, with expert contributions from the Highways Agency, the BRE Centre for Resilience and Polypipe.
Agenda:
10.30am: Arrive for tea and coffee and networking
11.00am: Welcome from hosts Polypipe
11.15am: General group business
11.45am: Tour of the Polypipe Centre of Excellence
12.30pm: lunch & networking
1.15pm: Resilience session:

Dean Kerwick-Chrisp, the Highways Agency – managing climate change risk as a major infrastructure client
Dr Stephen Garvin, the BRE Centre for Resilience – identifying the critical issues that need to be addressed for a resilient built environment
Phil Henry, Polypipe – designing practical solutions with an allowance for climate change built in

3.15pm: Deciding on theme of next meeting
3.30pm: Close
This meeting is open to all members of Constructing Excellence. To attend please email colm.quinn@constructingexcellence.org.uk

This event has been postponed. To register your interest in the reorganised meeting please contact Colm Quinn.

BIM Theme Group Meeting
2015-04-01 11:00 - 12:30 | Squire Patton Boggs Leeds Office, 6 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP, United Kingdom
The theme of the meeting will be the Clients role in the BIM process with a contribution from the Environment Agency as well as an update from the recently formed BIM4Clients group and a look at what the Construction Clients’ Group will be doing in this area.

Procurement Theme Group Meeting
2015-03-30 14:00 - 17:00 | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co Birmingham Office, Two Snowhill, Birmingham, B4 6WR, United Kingdom

Nuclear Theme Group Meeting
2015-03-11 10:00 - 15:00 | CH2M London Office, 43 Brook Green, London, W6 7EF, United Kingdom
