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The Master’s Year

TEAMBUILD 2014

As usual, the Company was a co-sponsor of the TEAMBUILD event, the final of which was held in
November 2014 and was attended by our Master, Vicky Russell.

A team of young professionals from KSS, Mott MacDonald, Gardiner & Theobald and BWB
Consultancy solved a real-life construction challenge to scoop a £2,000 top prize!

Teambuild 2014 challenged teams to plan, design and present proposals for the extensive revamp
of Land Securities’ Eastbourne Terrace site, adjacent to Paddington Station. The real masterplan
from Fletcher Priest Architects was used as the basis for a weekend of quick-fire challenges. This
fascinating project provided the background for a series of taxing scenarios at all stages of the
construction process, watched and scored by eminent Judges from all fields across the construction
industry. Twelve teams, representing twenty-seven top construction companies, made it through to
the hotly-contested finals, and impressed throughout with their professionalism, enthusiasm and
dedication.
The winning team, awarded a cash prize of £2,000 by the Worshipful Company of Constructors, was
STRATA, a group from KSS, Mott MacDonald, Gardiner & Theobald and BWB Consultancy. The prize
was awarded by the Master of the Worshipful Company of Constructors, Victoria Russell. STRATA
impressed the judges with their consistent teamwork, great leadership, and their confidence and
professionalism in presentations and under pressure.
Team members were Samantha Barclay (RIBA), Emily Bonner (ICE), Sally Emery (RIBA), Arran Ewin
(RIBA), Helen Payne (CIBSE) and Emillie Webster (RICS).

The Winners of the Judges Prize of £1,250, awarded for the team which showed the greatest
improvement over the weekend were studioforma, a team from BuroHappold Engineering and
Create Design, including members from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Institution of
Structural Engineers (IStructE), CIBSE, and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
The Procurement Strategy Prize of £1,250, awarded by the Worshipful Company of Chartered
Architects, was awarded by Master Geoffrey Purves to Kaleidoscope, a team from AECOM, which
included members of the ICE, RICS, IHT, APM and CIAT.

This year we also had two new prizes. The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) sponsored a
prize for Excellence in Construction. This prize of £1,000 was awarded to Promoveo, a team from
Hoare Lea, Sweett Group, AHR, Curtins Consulting Ltd and Galliford Try. CCS Ambassador, John
Sayers, presented the award for outstanding performance during the final stage Task, construction
and handover.

The other new prize this year was a prize for Leadership. Great teams need great leadership, and this
prize recognises that skill, as voted for by both judges and competitors. The Commercial Education
Trust sponsor this prize and their Chairman, David Coughtrie, awarded the prize of £500 to
Samantha Barclay of KSS and Lucy Townsend of BDP.

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