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1. ECI News
2. ECI Events - register online below
3. ECI Master Classes- register online below
4. Other Events/News - register online below
5. Publications - order online

Enhanced Member Benefits
ECI members can now have unlimited downloads of post 2004 reports

As part of a continuing drive to increase further the benefits of membership, ECI’s Executive Committee has decided that all post-2004 ECI reports should now be available free to members as downloads.

The reports now available are:

• Managing People on Construction Projects
• Project Development and Definition
• Construction Health and Safety in Developing Countries
• ECI Pricing System for Piping Works version 2

Further reports will be added later this year.

The downloads are available to any member of staff from any ECI member company. For a list of members, check this link: http://www.eci-online.org/pages/currentmembers.html

Downloads are at present available through the ECI team at: ECI@lboro.ac.uk or for further information, please contact ECI on +44 (0) 1509 223526.

New ECI task force - Construction Futures
ECI's Executive Committee has decided to establish a new task force looking at construction futures. It will look at global demand, including economic, technological and political factors. It will also consider the capacity of the global industry to meet that demand over the long term.

People from ECI member companies wishing to participate in this vital work or would like more information, are invited to contact ECI Operations Director Gareth Thomas, or tel: +44 (0) 1509 228747.



News from the Italian Regional Unit
Basic Plant Construction Course

Following on from the first course on plant project execution, IRU and ANIMP organised the second module on Basic Plant Construction in May which was once again well attended with representatives from 12 different companies.

The course dealt with a range of topics with presentations on:

• Construction Estimating by Antonio Coladarce of Technip
• Construction Contracting by Paolo Sanvito of Snamprogetti
• Cost Control in Construction by Giorgio Zerboni of Technip
• Site Material Management by Fabio Balossi of ABB P.S.& S and Riccardo Gatti of Snamprogetti
• Site Documentation Management by Marco Foletti of ABB P.S.& S
• Construction Personnel Relations by Pia Paparozzi of Technip
• Public Private Partnership by Arturo Sferruzza of Norton Rose
• Risk Management by Roberto Chiappi
• Development of Global Construction by Gareth Thomas of ECI

Feedback from the workshop proved to be a great success with particular interest in the following areas: Constructability, Construction planning, Prefabbrication, Modularization, Transportation and Erection, Contracts Administration, Risk management and Project Financing.

ECI and ANIMP will be running this course again early next year, details of this and other ECI events will be published on the ECI website in due course.

Further details will be announced soon.

Risk Analysis and Management
Date: Tuesday 19 September
Venue: North East
Tutor: Steve Simister, Oxford Management & Research Ltd

The management of risk is inherent to both project and contract managers. It is inherent to project management because projects, being unique, novel and transient, are uncertain and hence risky. It is inherent to contracts because one of the functions of contracts is to share this risk between the parties involved in a project. By the end of the programme the participants will be able to:

• Describe principles of managing risk, and give examples of standard risk management processes
• Appreciate the psychology of risk
• Explain tools and techniques for the qualitative management of risk, linked to standard risk management processes
• Apply quantitative techniques for risk analysis, including three point estimating and Monte Carlo simulation.

Dates for Autumn UK masterclasses

For further information and to register for the above UK masterclass please contact Anu Khandelwal at the ECI office on +44 (0) 1509 228797 or visit the ECI website at http://www.eci-online.org/pages/events.html, where the full 2006 programme is available.

European Institute for Industrial Leadership - Sept workshops

All workshops will be held at the European Institute for Industrial Leadership, Chateau Latour de Freins. The chateau is situated in the forest surroundings of Uccle, about 20 mins from the centre of Brussels. For more information and to register for any of the above events please visit www.eiil.net or contact secretariat@eiil.net


Constructability Workshop
Date: 22 November
Venue: SIAM via S. Marta, 28, Milan, Italy

A workshop is to be organised by IRU and ANIMP on “Constructability”. Further information can be obtained from contacting Angelo Zucconi, Workshop Coordinator, tel: 0039 02 5517 779, E.mail: serdingsrl@virgilio.it or Mrs Manuela Corbetta, ANIMP Education Dpt. Secretery, tel: 0039 02 6710 0740, E.mail: manuela@animp.it

NEW
Construction Health and Safety in Developing Countries
ISBN 1873844 63 8

This manual has been written following a one-year research project at Loughborough University by the ECI Safety, Health and Environment Task Force, investigating the implications on health and safety of carrying out engineering and construction projects in developing countries.

Copies are now available for purchase from the ECI office at £40.00 to members and £80.00 to non-members.

OTHER RECENT PUBLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
Managing people on construction projects
ISBN 1 873844 61 1

This major new ECI publication will introduce a suite of practical techniques to underpin effective project teamwork, leadership and empowerment strategies. Essential for all those involved with managing teams.

This publication is now available to purchase from the ECI office at £40.00 to members and £60.00 to non-members.

Project development and definition handbook
ISBN 1 873844 61 1

Effective project definition is a cornerstone of good practice. Engineering and construction projects are important components of business investment processes. Unless projects are properly defined, their chances of success are slim, often posing a significant risk to the overall business.

This ECI manual, written by Chris Fox, will be an essential tool for clients, contractors, advisers and suppliers.

This publication is now available to purchase from the ECI office at £40.00 to members and £60.00 to non-members.

ECI Pricing system for piping works - version 2
ISBN 1 873844 60 3

Since the initial publication in 2002, a number of owners, EPC contractors and construction contractors in our industry have applied the ECI Pricing System for Piping Works successfully on different types of project at various locations. Their contribution in providing comments and suggested improvements is highly appreciated and enabled the ECI Benelux Subcontracting Task Force to prepare this 'Revision 2005' of the system. In addition, a number of modifications were required to better support further automation of the execution work processes that interface with the system.

The system provides a structured approach designed to reduce bidding costs for owners and contractors alike, it includes a spreadsheet with multipliers on a CD-ROM, not a ready-made software package, but simple enough to integrate into any company's existing software.

This publication is now available to purchase from the ECI office at £40.00 to members and £60.00 to non-members.

A full list of publications available to purchase from ECI can be found on the publications page of the ECI website or contact Anu Khandelwal at the ECI office.
To learn more about the European Construction Institute (ECI), its members and work, please visit
the ECI website: http://www.eci-online.org/ or contact the ECI office on tel: +44 (0)1509 223526.