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JANUARY 2016 WET NEWS 3 P roperty, residential, con- struction and services group Kier has reinforced its commitment to attracting the next generation of civil en- gineers by becoming a found- ing partner of the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) Shaping the World campaign. The move comes as a recent Infrastruc- ture UK report revealed we will need 150,000 engineering workers by 2020 if the £411bn of planned investment in 564 major infrastructure projects is to be delivered successfully. 'Shaping the World' is a worldwide appeal from ICE that aims to bring together the greatest civil engineering minds to help alleviate the eŠ ects of future infrastructure challenges. It has attracted donations totaling £1M to date and Kier has committed funding for the next Œ ve years to the appeal. As part of the campaign, a state-of-the-art exhibition and learning centre will be built and opened next year at ICE's London headquarters, which will be an interactive space for T ideway has started the major work to clean up London's River Thames with two boats pushing a barge supporting a crane into position near Blackfriars Bridge. The move, being undertaken by VolkerStevin for Tideway, means work can start on a new pier in preparation for construction of the super sewer. Andy Alder, Central Project Delivery manager for Tideway, said: "Getting the barge into place was no mean feat. The 20m wide barge had to be Kier backs ICE campaign to attract ture engineers š Construction rm commits funding to resolve engineering talent crisis to meet planned infrastructure investment. young people, teachers, parents and practicing engineers. The practice will be brought to life through model replicas, installations, 3D printers and digital prototypes of iconic structures. Kier has also created a range of visuals that encourage the public to imagine a landscape without the great contributions made by civil engineers – London's skyline without without Tower Bridge and The Shard and the Midlands minus Spaghetti Junction for instance. Kier, which has £700M worth of AMP6 work, will use the visuals across a variety of channels from its school outreach programmes, as one of the country's biggest building partners in the education sector, through to its graduate and apprenticeship recruitment campaigns and across all social media channels. Nigel Brook, Kier executive director for construction and infrastructure services, said: "We hope that our contribution as a founding partner of this latest ICE campaign, and our creative take on a world without engineers, will help to stimulate discussion and raise awareness at a critical time for our industry. We need to double the number of apprenticeships in engineering and STEM subjects to ensure we can continue to respond to the government backed pipeline and other key opportunities. "I don't want to have to imagine a future landscape that is curtailed not by lack of investment or innovation, but a lack of enough talented individuals to deliver it." WET News is registered at Stationers' Hall. Origination by Faversham House and TR Clash Ltd. Printed by Buxton Press, Palace Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6AE. Copyright 2016. Faversham House. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from the publishers. Every eŽ ort is made to ensure the accuracy of material published in WET News. However, Faversham House will not be liable for any inaccuracies. The views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the editor or publishers. Text paper is printed on PEFC accredited paper. For more info see www.PEFC.org. License number PEFC/16-33-141. 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Tideway uses barge to position crane carefully threaded under seven bridges and through the tra£ c on one of the busiest working rivers in the world. Alongside the man-made challenges, the crane also needed perfect tidal water levels and good weather before the movement could go ahead." During construction of the sewer, Tideway aims to transport 90% of spoil from the main tunnel by river, drastically cutting the number of lorry trips that would otherwise be needed. The 20m wide barge had to be carefully threaded under seven bridges "Global mega trends – they aŽ ect us all" Mark Enzer, Mott MacDonald WWT Water Industry Supplier Conference "You don't just procure technically. You procure behaviourally as well" Simon Wright, Arcadis "Collaboration is the new essential" David Smith, MWH "Early engagement should be more enjoyable for staŽ " Simon Wright, Arcadis "We drive a cycle that drives people out" Lee Horrocks, Mouchel REALITY CHECK 150,000 engineering workers are needed by 2020 to deliver £411bn of planned infrastructure investment There are expected to be more than 2.5 million engineering job opportunities worldwide by 2022 Recruitment, training and redundancies due to the regulatory cycle has cost £4bn since the water sector was privatised "Frameworks are simply spreadsheets" Paul Hubbard, AVK UK

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