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The Master’s Year

The winners of the Judges’ Prize of £1,250, awarded for the team which showed the greatest
improvement over the weekend were Vokse, a team from BuroHappold Engineering and
Hawkins/Brown, including members from IStructE, CIBSE, ARB, IMechE and ICE.
The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) sponsored a prize for Excellence in Construction. This
prize of £1,000 was awarded to Ekistiks, a team from BDP, comprising team members from RIBA,
ICE, CIBSE and LI. CCS Ambassador, John Sayers, presented the award for proposing ‘Halo’, an
outstanding innovation for construction sites, improving reporting and safety through mobile data
capture.
Teambuild is a registered Charity, providing education and training in the construction industry. This
endeavour has been supported for three years by the LCCI Commercial Education Trust, who this
year awarded an individual prize for Leadership. The prize of £500 was awarded to Sarah Dean, a
Civil Engineer from AECOM. The objectives of Teambuild focus on developing skills in leadership,
communication and coordination beyond the sum of the individual’s skill. The competition helps
identify the way teams must work together in the construction industry by challenging them with
scenarios common to construction projects across the UK.
The overall standard of the event was extremely high, and all eleven finalist teams should be
congratulated on an immense achievement.

Aeternum Vale
We lost a number of our long standing members over the last year and we will miss their
fellowship, wise counsel and presence in the future. We remember them and our thoughts are
with their friends and families.
Freeman Andrew Newland BSc MRICS died on 10 March 2016. He joined the Company in 2007
and was greatly interested in the history of the City of London. He had been ill for some time.
Honorary Court Assistant Godfrey Crook MSc CEng FICE FIStructE ACIArb passed away on 29
March 2016 aged almost 85. He was admitted to the Company in March 1979, was granted
Livery in August 1999 and subsequently he was appointed to the Court. Godfrey was a civil
and structural engineer by profession and a staunch supporter of the Company who had
previously worked for British Airways. He was a committed Methodist and gave much of his
retirement time to supporting children in Bangladesh by building a special village for them. His
memorial service on 22 April 2016 was attended by several Past Masters and the Middle
Warden among others.
Liveryman Lilian Adelaide Stephenson-Durell ARIBA DipAA FRSA passed away on 9 July 2016.
She was born in 1928 and had been involved with the Company since the formation of the
Company of Builders along with Henry Stephenson who is both a Liveryman and our Company
Illustrator. Lilian had spent many years with London South Bank University and was a joint
Honorary Fellow of the University. Lilian was held in high regard by many of the Company and
her funeral was held on 3 August 2016 at Old St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington. It was
attended by nine members of the Company including The Master, Past Masters and many
other representatives. It is expected that a memorial service for Lilian will be held in
St Lawrence Jewry later in the year.

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