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The Master’s Year

Construction, Eckersley O’Callaghan and HTA Design, which included members of the BCU, CIBSE,
IStrucE, RIBA and RTPI.
The Winner of the Judges Prize of £1,250, awarded to the team which showed the greatest
improvement over the weekend, was Optima, a team from Buro Happold, Jestico + Whiles and
Wates, including members from ARB, CIBSE, CIBSE, IET and RICS.
The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) sponsored a prize for Excellence in Construction. This
prize of £1000 was awarded to Omnia, a team from AECOM, Eckersley O’Callaghan, Hawkins\Bron w,
Mayer Brown and Sweco UK, comprising team members from RIBA, ICE, CIBSE, the Law Society of
England/Wales and CNI (Italy). CCS Ambassador John Sayers presented a special award for
innovation in the use of construction site hoardings, suggesting graphic treatments to promote jobs
in the built environment, and seeking to narrow the construction skills deficit.
Teambuild is a registered Charity, providing education and training in the construction industry. This
endeavour has been supported for four years by the LCCI Commercial Education Trust, who this year
awarded an individual prize for Leadership. The prize of £500 was awarded to Yuebi Yang, 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. A special thank you to Skanska and HOK, who were the
site sponsors this year and enabled us to use this wonderful location as the basis for our questions.”

INFORMAL SOCIAL EVENTS
Our social events had a very strong following, many in fact being fully booked well in advance and
this year there was again a varied mixture of events.
Our informal lunches at Ironmongers’ Hall continue to be popular, allowing members and their
guests to enjoy a good lunch in great company and at an economic price and this year we held four
lunches, including our festive lunch. We also met for lunch at the City Livery Club in November
following the Lord Mayor’s Show
To start the year, a limited number of Constructors were privileged to visit the Canaletto Building
prior to its formal opening. Then, later in October, we had a guided tour round the public houses of
Fleet Street. Our guide, Rodger Bone, proved to be both excellent company and very knowledgeable
so we enjoyed an amply lubricated walk, ending up at the Devereux Arms for a well-earned sit down
and a delicious pub meal.
In December, we held our usual Carol Service. This was again shared with the Worshipful Company
of Architects and was followed by a splendid buffet reception at Wax Chandlers’ Hall. The following
Monday we held our annual informal Festive Lunch at Ironmongers’ Hall. The event was well
subscribed and all present could, if they wished, tuck into the seasonal fare of turkey and Christmas
pudding.
Having allowed the spirit level of the festive season to abate, a number of us, with guests, ventured
in January to the Scottish Malt Whisky Society where, under the “spiritual” guidance of one of the
society’s Whisky Ambassadors, we sampled four specially selected “drams” accompanied by
suckling pig, crackling and all the trimmings.

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