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4 WET NEWS JANUARY 2017 News+ Good monthT- Bad month For Norfolk farmers, as Anglian Water offers them the opportunity to get rid of redundant or unapproved pesticides. For Yorkshire Water, which has agreed an insurance claim totalling £56M for the devastating floods that caused major damage. to its assets last winter. For signal crayfish as a Scottish Water project, carried out by APEM, has eradicated them from Dalbeattie reservoir. For Ireland, where an EPA report has revealed raw sewage is still discharging into waterways in 43 areas. Balfour Beatty and Skanska among first companies to get new BIM Kitemark • New BSI Kitemark for PAS 1192-2 to act as seal of approval for companies qualified to deliver projects at the design and construction phase. B usiness standards com- pany BSI has launched a new Kitemark for Building Information Modelling (BIM) to help construction businesses worldwide prove their capabili- ties in delivering projects at the design and construction phase. Balfour Beatty, BAM Ireland, BAM Construct UK, Gammon Construction, Skanska UK and voestapline Metsec are among the first organisations world- wide to achieve the Kitemark for PAS 1192-2. The BSI Kitemark for PAS 1192-2 Information management for the capital / delivery phase of construction projects is availa- ble to all companies that have already achieved verification stage and are certified to ISO 9001 Quality Management Sys- tems. It is aimed at both Tier 1 and non-Tier 1 organisations and will provide the most robust measurement of a company's delivery of BIM projects, certify- ing businesses for their diligence in design and construction, sup- ply chain management and delivery of customer service excellence. With governments around the world starting to make it a condition of contact, BIM is an increasingly important part of the global construction market place. Seen as a game-changer for the construction industry, BIM is a collaborative way of working that uses digital tech- nologies to enable more efficient methods of design and construc- tion, ultimately driving out waste and inefficiency. The Kitemark has been devel- oped in collaboration with industry stakeholders to ensure that they add value, and address the key issues which will help the construction industry with BIM implementation. Andy Butterfield, product certification director of built environment at BSI, said: "In a competitive marketplace, com- panies delivering BIM projects need to find a way to differenti- ate themselves, regardless of whether they are tendering for public or private sector projects. The BSI Kitemark does just that, helping companies to demon- strate their commitment to best practice. "BIM helps companies drive out waste and inefficiencies in their projects, reducing costs and environmental impact. Hav- ing the Kitemark for BIM will mean that companies are able to build their business in the new era of digital technology and access global markets, giving cli- ents reassurance that they are working with partners at the highest possible standard." CONTRACT WINS • Inlet works specialist M&N Electrical & Mechanical Services has been awarded a two- year extension to its existing PPM framework agreement with Anglian Water. The latest deal includes additional scope for a wider portfolio of related plant. • Nomenca has retained its MEICA framework with the EA in the South-west and expand- ed its current opera- tional area. Nomenca will deliver planned preventative mainte- nance, project works and a reactive mainte- nance service to EA assets. • WRc's Assess and Address has been awarded the framework for Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water's Water Main Inspection & Survey Services. WRc Assess and Address will be supported by supply partner API. Groundwater flooding in England costs £530M, says ESI T he hidden economic cost of groundwater flooding in England amounts to £530M year, a new study by ESI Consulting has revealed. The company has completed national mapping and developed preliminary economic analysis on the risk of groundwater flooding to property and infrastructure. This, combined with other flood risks has now created the first "Flooding from All Sources" dataset using advanced modelling techniques on a 5m grid. Drawing on available Environment Agency (EA), Ordnance Survey, and British Geological Survey data and the GeoSmart national groundwater flood risk maps, ESI is discussing with Defra how these 'flood risk from all sources' maps may be made available for public use. ESI is advocating an immediate increase in the EA's flood risk management function, with more focus on groundwater science on a catchment basis. It believes that flood risk analysis and recommendations from recent government reviews have, to date, been too "rivers-centric" and a more robust risk management plan is needed. This must be developed to understand and tackle a costly, but largely ignored natural hazard. ESI director Mark Fermor said: "Groundwater is poorly understood. We know to our cost that the general public, businesses and authorities cannot foresee what is going on beneath our feet. Our national modelling has revealed the scale of the problem but also highlights very large uncertainties, partly due to lack of catchment-based focus and the role of groundwater. "Our regulatory structure is not looking at the issues from a catchment flow perspective. Groundwater is classed as 'local flooding' and part of 'surface water flooding', assigning risk management to local authorities within administrative rather than catchment boundaries. This is a serious barrier to a clear and objective understanding of the risk. Most of the water in our southern English rivers is derived from groundwater, so it is obvious that a catchment approach is essential." Fermor said local authority boundaries and river catchments do not match up, and that it is unfair to expect a council or unitary authority to be able to assess flood risk effectively. "We should empower the Environment Agency, our catchment specialists, to take on this role, and provide updated risk management plans as a David Throssell, BIM and digital engineering operations manager at Skanska UK, said: "The BSI Kitemark is a respected brand. Applied to our services it will reinforce client confidence and prove greater quality in the delivery of BIM projects." Tom Loader, head of digital transformation at Balfour Beatty, said: "Digital integrity is an important part of delivering social and economic infrastruc- ture as it reassures our custom- ers that we are delivering the highest quality of information. Need to know Companies holding the Kitemark will be routinely assessed, providing clients with complete confidence in their delivery to industry standards The BSI Kitemark for PAS 1192-2 is an important component of BIM Level 2 and sets out the requirements for the Design & Construction phase The purpose of the PAS is to define the procedures required for BIM Level 2 PAS 1192-2 builds upon BS 1192:2007, which established the foundations for how to share information collaboratively Sewage pipes account for half of EU infrastructure pipe sales • Study reveals replacement of old metal and concrete pipes has paved the way for alternative materials . S ewage pipes dominate the European infrastructure pipes market accounting for 2.8 million tons and about half of the total sales in 2015, a new study from Interconnection Consulting has revealed. According to the study, the overall market for infrastructure pipes in Europe recorded another drop of 4.4% in 2015. Overall, the market value of 2015 reached a volume of €4.6bn, just 0.4% above the previous year's figure. Interconnection has forecast a consistent sales volume in 2016 compared to 2015, saying the replacement of old metal and concrete pipes paved the way for alternative materials such as glass fibre and plastics. Drainage pipes, with a share of 41.9%, are the most used pipe type in England. The non-pressure market prevails over the pressure market taking 64.7% and 35.3% accordingly. The former can boast a sales volume of €2.6bn. The pressure sector has less potential as a lot of water networks were already restored. Water supply accounts for the overwhelming majority of 82.7% in the pressure segment. Gas pipes are experiencing negative dynamics and hold only a 6% share of the total market volume. Last year, a total of 1.5 million tons of plastic pipes (27.4% market share) were sold in the top seven European countries (France, Germany, GB, Italy, Spain, Poland, Benelux). This year, the turnover of sold plastic pipes is expected to increase by 8.1%. Interconnection said the reasons for this increase can be found in the properties of plastic pipes, such as their resistance to corrosion, flexibility, weldability, chemical resistance and their fast and simple joint and installation techniques, which all mean important cost savings. The growth of the plastic segment is at the expense of the metal and concrete pipe shares, which lost 6.6%. This trend will continue as light materials and plastic alternatives are in demand. The glass fibre tube segment is comparatively small (€209.8M) and is governed by three large players. The future doesn't look too bright for metal and concrete pipes as their shares are decreasing (-10.2%). In recent years, the EU infrastructure pipeline manufacturing sector has experienced the loss of some jobs and domestic market shares. These are heavily dependent on government spending and funding, which have been massively cut in some countries. Germany, the largest market for infrastructure pipelines, showed a 5.4% decrease in installed pipes. The British market also fell by 1.7% in 2014. Due to the positive exchange rate, however, the British achieved a value increase of 7.9%. matter of urgency before we are faced with another difficult winter. Without detailed groundwater flood risk mapping at present, they cannot make vital strategic planning decisions." Many insurance policies exclude groundwater, and ESI believes clearer recognition of the risk to property and the role that groundwater plays in driving catchment flood risk will help the householder and hence the insurance industry wake up to the need for appropriate cover. Fermor said: "Homeowners and businesses remain vulnerable and face potentially £500M-plus worth of economic loss to property every year, according to our preliminary analysis. Infrastructure impact and consequential losses add to this. Groundwater flood risk maps are now available, which for the first time enable a joined-up approach to understanding threats to property and infrastructure from flooding from all sources." Balfour Beatty was one of the first organisations to achieve this Kitemark which demon- strates our ongoing commitment to digital transformation and our ability to lead in the industriali- sation of information manage- ment in infrastructure." BIM Kitemark has been developed in collaboration with industry Government flood risk reviews have been too 'rivers-centric'

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