ECI Newsletter

Are the resources & skills needed to deliver your projects becoming more difficult to obtain?
Is working collaboratively with your competitors inevitable for your company to survive?
If so, what are the risks?
Is competitive practice sustainable in a marketplace of diminishing resources and skills?

If any of the above are of concern to you then you need to be at the ECI Conference

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ECI‘s 19th Annual Conference 2008 - Venice
“Resources, Logistics and the Changing Environment – Future Challenges for the European Construction Industry”

Date: 17 & 18 April 2008
Venue: Hilton Stucky Hotel, Venice

The conference is being actively supported by ANIMP of Italy and the UK Engineering and Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) who are co-sponsoring the event.

Who should attend?
Directors and senior managers, functional managers, project managers, policy makers, advisers, planners from construction client organisations, suppliers and service providers to the construction industry, governments and local authorities, consultants and those from the allied industries. This is a perfect opportunity to network with both ECI member and non member companies, many of which are UK FTSE100 companies operating with major programmes of work on a global scale.

Topics include
A diverse range of topics will be covered in the conference programme. Presentations on specific major projects will include the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, French Nuclear Power Station Refurbishment and Construction Projects, and the Ormen Lange Gas Processing Field, notably the largest development project ever to be carried out in Norway. There will also be a film simulation and presentation on the Venice “Moses” Storm Protection Project.

The conference will also focus on human resource issues including skill shortages, mobility of labour, recruitment, team dynamics and the application of psychometric analysis in the development of high performing teams. Attendees will be provided with the rare opportunity to hear Professor Meredith Belbin, the world renowned developer of team role theory, undertake a psychometric test and receive a personal (confidential) report summarising their strengths, weaknesses and most effective roles in project teams. A group breakout session is included in the programme in which the conflicting issues of competition or collaboration with competitors are to be examined in the context of a construction market place with diminishing labour resources and skill shortages.

Venice - a place for everyone!
The City of Venice is an exceptional location and is a perfect opportunity to bring your partners along to explore Venice. A list of sites to see in Venice is also attached for your reference.

Delegates travelling to Venice by air are recommended to book early to take advantage of low cost airline ticket prices for which there may be limited availability. If you require accommodation please contact Caroline at Choice Locations on +44 (0) 870 609 2236 or e-mail caroline@choicelocations.co.uk who will be happy to deal with your booking requirements.

UK Master Classes

Whole Life Value masterclass
Date: Tues 29 April
Venue: London
Timings: 10.00 - 17.00
Tutor: Andy Green, Director, Faithful & Gould Ltd, Head of Whole Life Costing

Risk Analysis and Management masterclass
Date: Tues 13 May
Venue: North East
Timings: 10.00 - 17.00
Tutor: Steve Simister, Director, Oxford Management & Research Ltd

A registration form and the masterclass flyer can be downloaded from the ECI website or contact Anu Khandelwal at the ECI office on +44 (0) 1509 228797.

ECI Benelux Master Classes

Claims Management Masterclass
Date: 12 June
Venue: Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

For further information and to register for the above ECI Benelux master class please contact Olga van Passen by email: O.vanPaassen@tudelft.nl or telephone +31 (0) 15 278 4904.

Think 08 - sustainability in the built environment
Date: 7- 8 May 2008
Venue: ExCeL, London

Think is an exhibition and conference about sustainability in the built environment. It tackles the issue at a strategic level across the value chain in the public, private and third sectors.

For further information and to register please visit the Think website http://www.think08.co.uk

HAZRED Project
The Environment Agency in England and Wales has recently undertaken an EU-Life funded project called HAZRED to find the most effective way to prevent and reduce hazardous wastes produced by small businesses.

The European HAZRED project was aimed to demonstrate the benefits of setting hazardous waste reduction targets and developing waste reduction plans in partnership with the following industry sectors, which were identified as being most in need.

The project has also produced a best practice catalogue containing case studies and expert advice on reducing hazardous waste. This will also be available to all businesses free of charge on the HAZRED website in January.

Both resources – as well as further information about HAZRED – can be accessed at www.hazred.org.uk.

New publication out soon!
ECI SHE Management
A construction project management guide to occupational safety, health and environmental management.

Further details will be listed in the next e-news issue.

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.

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 222620.