ISSUE 04 / November 2014

ROYAL VISITOR AT MCA DAEDALUSHRH Prince Michael of Kent cuts the first sod at MCA Daedalus Training Centre

COMPANY OF THE YEARRaymond Brown are runners up in Hampshire Business Awards

RWM 2014 - OUR BEST YEAR YETRaymond Brown steals the show at RWM 2014

Oxfordshire ash makes its debut through Ardley IBA

Processing Facility

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Schoolchildren visit Rookery Farm Aggregate Recycling Facility

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Contents

November 2014

RAYMOND BROWN GROUP Measured Growth - Kelvin WhiteHampshire Business AwardsHealth & Safety, Quality and EnvironmentCrossword Competition RAYMOND BROWN BUILDINGPrestigious Projects

WILKINS BUILDERSNew Contract Wins

RAYMOND BROWN AGGREGATESPlant InvestmentRoke Manor Rookery Recycling WeekStaff News

FEATURE: ARDLEY IBA PROCESSING FACILITY

RAYMOND BROWN WASTE SOLUTIONS Strategy & Staff NewsChilton RestorationRWM 2014

CONSTRUCTION (SOUTHERN)Exciting PromotionsForest GatePrince Philip Yacht HavenPendennis Wet Basin & Wet DocksHRH Prince Michael of Kent starts work on MCA Site

CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH EAST)Greenwich Swing Bridge & Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

CONSTRUCTION (RAIL) Site Updates

CONSTRUCTION (WALES)Rhiwbina Flood Defence SchemeTidal Energy Project & Garlenick Wind Farm

Publisher’s Note

Boots & Suits is published by the Raymond Brown Group Ltd. It is regularly distributed to employees, shareholders and friends of the Group. Issue 05 will be published in the first quarter of 2015. Please submit your news and photographs to the communications department:

T: 01425 482244E: kerry.smith@raymondbrown.co.uk

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Beacon Hill Copse is complete - p.8

Ardley IBA Processing Facility - p.14

Pendennis Wet Basin & Wet Docks - p.22

First Tidal Energy Project - p.27

Over the past few years we have focused on ensuring that we are able to secure and effectively manage growth opportunities. In preparation for the upturn in economic conditions we engaged additional operational staff and recruited additional personnel within the Business Development, Marketing, HR, HSQE, Training and IT departments. These appointments were made to ensure that we have the appropriate skills, together with robust management systems and processes in place, to manage the increasing volume and complexity of our work.

There are many new faces within the business and, with anticipated growth exceeding 23% this year, it is vital that new staff are supported as they settle into their new roles and that we remain vigilant in respect of health & safety, quality, cost and commercial performance.

Raymond Brown Group 2013 2014 2015 ForecastGroup Turnover £73.1m £85.5m £+105m% Growth in Turnover - 17% +23%Employees 390 413 +450% Growth in Employees - 6% +9%

We are well placed, and with the current improvement in economic conditions and client confidence we have seen a significant increase in opportunities, such that, we now have record levels of work in hand and a substantial pipeline of good future prospects. Our challenge in the forthcoming period is to ensure that we deliver results for all stakeholders.

The employee satisfaction survey has been completed and whilst there are areas identified for improvement, 82% of respondents either strongly or partly agree that our businesses are great places to work, which is an excellent result.

The consultation, drafting and communicating of strategic objectives is being completed for all subsidiaries and the published Five Point Plans will provide a mechanism to target and measure our progress over the coming months.

In summary, we are seeing an increase in activity across the Group, an improvement in business systems and Group budgets being achieved.

Thank you,

Kelvin White, Group Chief Executive

Kelvin White welcoming HRH Prince Michael of Kent to cut the first sod of turf at MCA Daedalus

Measured Growth

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Raymond Brown Group are announced as Finalists for Hampshire Company of the Year Award

The Raymond Brown Group were announced as one of three finalists for the Hampshire 2014 KPMG Company of the Year Awards. The Award was for a business which could demonstrate an outstanding financial track record with strong sales growth and a commitment to increasing profitability. The Hampshire Business Award categories were open to all businesses across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and the winners and finalists were announced at a prestigious awards dinner in the grand surroundings of Winchester Guildhall. Kelvin White, group chief executive commented: “The 2014 Awards Ceremony was a fantastic evening of well deserved business achievements. All those in attendance were very strong Hampshire businesses and we were extremely proud to be named as a finalist for the KPMG Company of the Year Award.”

Raymond Brown Group Training Successes & New Starters at Head Office

Well done to Rosie Isaac, assistant accountant, on successfully completing her Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Level 3. Rosie is now starting her AAT Level 4 which she hopes to finish next year. These qualifications are internationally recognised and well respected in the accounting industry.

Congratulations to Kerry Smith, communications manager who has completed her Chartered Institute of PR Postgraduate Diploma. Kerry has been awarded Accredited status and is now a fully Accredited PR Practitioner. The first ever in-house Accredited PR Practitioner for the Raymond Brown Group.

We would also like to welcome Jacqui West, Raymond Brown Construction Ltd management accountant to the Ringwood Office, Jacqui will be working with Glenn Gosden, financial controller.

Hampshire Business Awards 2014 Finalist

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Group HSQE

His submission highlighted a contractor who was excavating without following correct procedures. Daniel stopped the work, advised the contractor, took relevant corrective action and recorded the near miss. Daniel is seen receiving his cheque for £150.00 from Ray Hooley, senior HSQE advisor.

Construction and Building Olav Lawrence joined the company on 14 October 2014 as HSQE Manager and will be responsible for all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental issues within RBC, RBB and Wilkins. Ray Hooley, Darren Law and Peter Ramsdale will report to Olav.

We are pleased to announce that Raymond Brown Construction Ltd have recently passed their BM TRADA Audit and received a Constructionline certificate for 2014 / 2015.

The result for the second Near Miss / Close Call campaign that ran from June to August was won by Daniel Griffiths from the Bridgend Office. Daniel is currently site manager for the Daintree Wind Farm.

Aggregates and Waste Solutions

In early October Nick Muir transferred over to Raymond Brown Aggregates and Waste Solutions, and now works alongside Ben Jacobs (Quality), James Ryder (Environment), Jerry Phillips (Quality Control) and a new health and safety advisor due to start in November.

The new department started with a two day encounter with an external ISO auditor at Brickworth Quarry, Casbrook Park and the Nursling office. This was an audit of our Environmental Management System and also the first of the newly registered Quality Management System. With assistance from Mark Renault, Justin Ebbutt and their respective site teams the audit was a success without any non-compliances raised. The

Health & Safety, Quality and EnvironmentWith the recent expansion and growth of the Raymond Brown Group and its companies, the Group HSQE department has been restructured to best provide a service tailored to their individual needs. The Group can now boast two dedicated safety departments, one concentrating on construction and building (managed by Olav Lawrence) and the other focused on aggregates and waste (managed by Nick Muir).

challenge now is to introduce our EMS to our new processing sites and develop our QMS to cover more of our aggregate and waste operations. Nick Muir commented: “We are off to a good start with the ISO audit but we must all remain vigilant and focused on the hazards and risks we encounter on a daily basis. Let’s not forget we operate in a high risk industry. The news is full of reports of serious injury from defective machine guarding, pedestrians struck by vehicles, fires at waste transfer stations and pollution incidents. My team look forward to working with you all in recognising these hazards and working together to continually reduce risks or eliminate them to ensure that we continue to provide a safe place to work.”

St John Ambulance App for Smart Phones

The St John Ambulance have recently launched a new smart phone app which is free to download. We highly recommend downloading this easy to use app which provides the latest first aid advice and protocols for dealing with emergency situations, together with voiced instructions.

The app does not replace the benefits of learning first aid on a proper course, nor is it as comprehensive as a full first aid manual. However, when there is an emergency it will help you to know what to do to in those few crucial moments when basic knowledge of first aid can make a huge difference.

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For your chance to win a £50 Amazon Voucher please complete the Health & Safety Crossword Puzzle below and then either scan and email your entry to samantha.bennett@raymondbrown.co.uk or send via the internal post to Samantha Bennett at Head Office by 5pm on Friday 28 November 2014. The winner will be selected at random and announced in the next issue.

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With the end of the Summer came the completion of several key projects for Raymond Brown Building.

Beacon Hill Copse, Ringwood (pictured above) - The highest value and largest ever house build for Raymond Brown, at 6,000 square feet (excluding the outbuildings) is now at completion stage.

Stroud School, Romsey (pictured, right) - The success at Stroud has led to a negotiation of the next major project at King Edward School, Southampton. Contracts manager, Steve Manville is currently working closely with the school through the preconstruction process.

Portsmouth College - After the success of last year’s refurbishment project at the College. We ensure that this year, even more was achieved within the timescales. A total of £500k of work was completed in just eight weeks.

New Starters

Raymond Brown Building are pleased to welcome five new employees who have joined the team:

Ian Chorlton, Senior Project ManagerNick Drew, Site ManagerMike Child, Site ManagerMike Haines, Business Development ManagerAmy Yates, Marketing & Business Development Assistant

Managing director, Simon Jones commented: “These new members of staff will enhance the team for 2014, which having already secured 85% of our annual budgeted turnover looks set to be a record year for us.” Simon continued, “Our clients employ us for the quality of staff and service that we offer. We now have the structure, capabilities and most importantly, the people to take the company to new heights. With the economy in a state of recovery, we look forward to an even brighter future for the business.”

The same refurbishment team are now moving onto a similar sized project at Portswood Police Station and then hopefully Southampton Central Police Station.

Raymond Brown Building also prequalified for the Hampshire Intermediate Framework in July for works between £1.5m and £4m. Should the tender submission be successful at the end of the year; this framework will significantly contribute towards the further growth of the business.

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Prestigious projects are completed

New contract wins for Wilkins Builders

Platinum Vauxhall becomes latest client

Wilkins Builders are pleased to announce that they have been awarded two projects for Platinum Vauxhall. The two separate car showroom refurbishment projects will be undertaken in live working environments and will require close liaison with the showroom staff throughout the contract.

It is hoped that these two projects will lead to further opportunities with this new client.

Trust in Wilkins Builders again

Wilkins Builders has built on its initial refurbishment project with the National Trust and is now refurbishing a small cottage near Lechlade in Gloucestershire.

This 18th century house is giving Wilkins the opportunity to demonstrate the tremendous care and skills required to bring this building back to life.

Another new-build house a ‘stones throw’ away from Avebury

Local farmers, Mr and Mrs Butler have now taken possession of their new £400k house which was recently completed by Wilkins.

Contracts manager, David Wilkins ensured that careful attention to detail was achieved by the team to produce the finished product; a beautiful brick and stone faced building with oak detailing.

Apprenticeship Successfor youngest Operative in Wilkins

Josh Belcher, Wilkins’ youngest operative, has achieved his Apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery. Josh joined Wilkins just over a year ago and has shown great enthusiasm for learning alongside the experienced Wilkins carpenters on a variety of projects.

Ady Wilkins, director said: “It is very encouraging to see an enthusiastic young carpenter grasp the opportunities and maximise his learning. Wilkins has seen good results with its apprentices, including David Wilkins, Craig Hicks and Ben Kimber.”

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Substantial investment in Plant

2014 has been a big year for the Plant Department with some significant investments.

In January the department relocated from Head Office in Ringwood to Nursling, and saw Alison Mead join the department as plant administrator. Since then, they have focused on strengthening the team to provide the levels of support required to meet increasing operational demands. The following new staff have been welcomed to the team:

Andrew Botha, Assistant Plant ManagerDean Lawrie, Heavy Plant FitterMark Rackley, Heavy Plant Fitter

We now have a total of five heavy plant fitters.

In addition to the significant IBA Processing Plant investments, fixed plant improvements have been undertaken at Binnegar Quarry, Rookery Farm and the A303 Recycling facility. Replacement and additional mobile plant in 2014 has consisted of:

• 3 x 20t Volvo Excavators• 2 x Volvo 25t Excavators• 1 x Volvo Loading Shovel• 3 x Bell Loading Shovels• 4 x New Holland Tractors • 2 x Dust Suppression Tankers• 1 x Pegson Jaw Crusher

Nick Moth, plant manager commented: “This new plant represents a partial replacement plan, but also an increment to the Group’s overall mobile fleet since its recently secured additional long-term contracts.”

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New Volvo Plant Fleet

New Holland Tractors

Volvo Loading Shovel at Hillhead 2014

Crusher at A303

New Holland Tractors

Volvo Loading Shovel at Hillhead 2014

Crusher at A303

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The Raymond Brown Aggregates Directors joined Ron as he picked up his shovel to break the ground at the Roke Manor Quarry in Romsey. The site has been seven years in development and achieved planning permission back in 2011. It involves the extraction of 750,000 tonnes of sand and gravel at a rate of 125,000 tonnes per year. As the mineral is extracted, the site will be filled with inert construction material and afterwards, restored back to agricultural land at existing levels.

The project involves a 30-year woodland management plan with mitigation for dormice which were found on site during early investigations. This will involve a number of improvements to the natural habitat, including additional tree planting in accordance with the approved landscaping plan.

Mark Isaac, managing director of Raymond Brown Aggregates stated “This is an exciting new opportunity for Raymond Brown. We are an environmentally responsible organisation, operating a number of sand and gravel quarries within Hampshire, Dorset and Berkshire.

We pride ourselves on our sustainable and pro-active approach in dealing with our environmental, social and economic impacts.”

Raymond Brown Construction’s Southern Division will now start constructing the access road with a team managed by Sean Manning.

Group Chairman Ron Isaac digs the first spadeful at Roke Manor Quarry

Ron Isaac is joined by the RBA Directors

Raymond Brown Construction will now start work on the access road

Raymond Brown educates over 1,000 local school children as part of National Recycling Awareness Week For the seventh year running, Raymond Brown has welcomed local school children to its Rookery Farm Aggregate Recycling Facility near Fareham to coincide with National Recycling Awareness Week.

The initiative, which includes class lessons, activities at their own schools and a site tour of the Facility, has directly educated over 1,000 children aged 7-9 years. The event is arranged and funded by Raymond Brown Aggregates staff and covers a range of learning objectives from the National Curriculum, targeting Geography, History, Science, Maths and Citizenship.

This year, a total of 150 children from Parkgate and Whiteley Primary Schools took part. The interactive lessons at both the schools and onsite focused on rocks, soils and recycling awareness.

Cllr Seán Woodward (pictured), Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Environment at Hampshire County Council has always supported the project and joined one of the classes on their site tour. Cllr Woodward said: “Rookery Farm is a valuable resource, achieving high recycling rates which contribute greatly to the county’s waste management performance. During National Recycling Week Raymond Brown provide the children with a great opportunity to see first hand how waste can be recycled into a useable product. ”

After the event, the children from both Parkgate and Whiteley Primary Schools were given recycled cotton bags. A 5p charge is set to be introduced by the Government in 2015 to help reduce the number of plastic bags, and Raymond Brown created a competition whereby the school children were invited to decorate their new bags with their favourite part of the site visit. The competition had a total of 150 entries, all of which undertook an extensive judging process by the Raymond Brown directors, who were looking for the most creative designs. A winner was picked from each school and both were awarded a £25.00 voucher.

Bag designs included the aggregate wash plant, loading shovels, weighbridge, sand stockpiles and staff.

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Rookery Recycling Week in its seventh year

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Raymond Brown Aggregates Area Operations Manager Achieves 2,000 hours of CPD Congratulations to area operations manager, Gary Langton who has successfully completed an exceptional achievement of 2,000 hours of CPD (Continual Professional Development).

Gary is the first person ever to achieve 2,000 hours of CPD within the Institute of Quarrying and was this month presented with a certificate to acknowledge his significant achievement. The Institute recognised the knowledge and experience Gary has gained through both formal and informal training and his significant record keeping in the process of tracking and documenting throughout his career in the mineral industry.

Raymond Brown Aggregates

Record 2,000 hours of CPD for Gary Langton

Lauren Finch is promoted to new sustainable development manager role

Raymond Brown Aggregates are delighted to announce that Lauren Finch has been promoted to the role of sustainable development manager. This new role has been created due to the increasing number of investment projects within Raymond Brown Aggregates.

Stuart Harris, group director has commented: “With the new developments and investments ahead of us, Lauren’s technical skills as an environmental and planning professional make her ideal for this new role.

Sustainable development is a core part of our strategy - For Raymond Brown this means we are sensitive to the people and places around us to ensure the long-term success of our sites.

I would also like to recognise Lauren’s contribution to the establishment of the Environmental department. Lauren will assist the new HSQE Compliance team by providing assistance and advice when dealing with the Environment Agency on legal matters.”

Lauren is also currently undertaking an MSc in Spatial Planning at Oxford Brookes University which she will graduate from in 2015.

New Starters Raymond Brown Aggregates has recently created a brand new position of sales specification manager. We would like to welcome Terry Moore to fill this role. Terry will be working with sales director, Colin Bolam.

Terry has been appointed to promote the sustainable benefits of using IBA aggregate to local authorities, engineering consultants and developers, educating them on the full lifecycle of the product from household waste collection through to use of the aggregate.

Raymond Brown Aggregates are also pleased to welcome a number of other new staff to the team:

Raymond Evans, HGV Driver Steven Fortune, HGV DriverCliff Bryant, Wash Plant Operator Marcus Dredge, Quarry ManagerAntonio Cuscito, Site Manager Simon McMahon, HGV DriverGavin Mireylees, Plant Operator Kyle Deeley, Truck WashDominick Farrelly, Plant Operator Julie Ledbury, Weighbridge OperatorAaron McKeown, Plant Operator / Supervisor Clare Muspratt, Management Accountant

The Raymond Brown Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) Processing Facility at Ardley is now in full operation.

Raymond Brown Aggregates was chosen by Viridor earlier this year to build and operate its latest IBA processing facility at the new Energy Recovery Facility in Ardley.

The brand new custom built IBA processing plant has been constructed over the past three months, with the testing and commissioning successfully completed in September.

The first lot of Oxfordshire ash has now been processed and the facility is now fully operational. To mark this occasion, Rod Lerwell, Viridor general manager and Mark Isaac, Raymond Brown Aggregates managing director, cut the ribbon to mark the new IBA Processing Facility’s official opening, see top photo.

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FEATURE : Ardley IBA Processing FacilityRaymond Brown has invested over £2m in installing a state-of-the-art IBA processing plant, and the 15-year contract with Viridor will see us producing around 75,000 tonnes of IBA aggregate each year.

The raw ash is brought across to Raymond Brown’s processing area, where it is ‘aged’, processed to remove ferrous and non-ferrous metals and then graded to meet BS EN and Highways Agency Specifications.

IBA aggregate is a sustainable and cost effective alternative to Type 1, which is otherwise imported into Oxfordshire from hard rock quarries in the Midlands and West Country. This secondary aggregate consists of fused clinker, ceramics, glass, stone and concrete and has been widely used in construction for nearly 20 years, with over seven million tonnes used to date within the UK.

The IBA Processing Facility

Conveyor Belts

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Smiths & Sons (Bletchington) Ltd and Raymond Brown Aggregates have joined forces for the marketing and distribution of the Oxfordshire IBA Aggregate Smiths & Sons (Bletchington) Limited and Raymond Brown Aggregates are pleased to announce a joint venture for the marketing and distribution of incinerator bottom ash (IBA) aggregate from the new Energy Recovery Facility at Ardley, Oxfordshire.

Mark Isaac, Raymond Brown Aggregates managing director has commented: “We have processed and sold in excess of 600,000 tonnes of ash within the last seven years and we are excited to be working with Smiths to introduce this sustainable and cost effective alternative for road construction and similar activities within the Oxfordshire market.”

Andrew Smith, Joint managing director of Smiths said: “We are very pleased to have formed this joint venture with Raymond Brown. We have a lot in common with them being a similar sized, privately owned company with strong family values. Not only that but to sell this sustainable recycled aggregate completes the circle of the recycling process at the Energy Recovery Facility, which has to be good for all of us.”

Smiths are located near the Energy Recovery Facility in Ardley and will be taking orders for IBA aggregate sales from October 2014. Raymond Brown Aggregates will provide technical support as part of this partnership.

Joint Venture: Colin Bolam, Raymond Brown Aggregates sales director and Andrew Smith, joint managing director of Smiths

The IBA aggregate is loaded ready for distribution

The Processed IBA Aggregate Conveyor Belts

The IBA Processing Facility

Our ‘less is more strategy’ is continuing with further postcode areas being removed in August to ensure that we now only serve customers within a 15-mile / 25 minute radius of our recycling facility. We are refilling our lorries with more local work which has resulted in transport costs being reduced by £7 per skip and £6 per RoRo. We are currently forecasting savings of over £180k per annum, as a result of this strategy.

Online and credit card sales continue to grow with an improving online presence and we are on target to exceed our £1.1m target for credit card sales this year. This is being helped with the launch of our new mobile sites for brownSkips.com and chiltonSkips.com.

We have also set out to improve communication and engagement with staff, drivers and operatives. We’ve still got work to do in this area but we have communicated the strategy to all employees and have held three sets of driver briefings.

New Staff and Training SuccessesRaymond Brown Waste Solutions are pleased to welcome Catherine Kolbe to the A303 team who has joined as PA to the directors. The team was however, sorry to see sales representative Harry Weston leave in August after over three years of service. To manage this change, Terry Stone is now responsible for business development in the Oxfordshire and Berkshire areas and Dwain Brice now heads up the office team with responsibility for customer service.

Well done to Justin Ebbutt (left) and Peter Lomas (right) who have both recently completed their WAMITAB qualifications. As a result of this, Raymond Brown are now proud to say that they have a minimum of two COTC holders on all of the waste sites.

Congratulations also goes to Jayne Smith, administration assistant based at the A303 offices. Jayne has successfully completed her AAT Level 2 and 3 qualifications. Jayne is now starting Level 4 and will finish this in 2015.

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Raymond Brown Waste Solutions

The Waste Solutions Strategy

chiltonSkips.com sponsor Abingdon RFC chiltonSkips.com and Raymond Brown Waste Solutions have agreed to sponsor Abingdon RFC for the 2014-15 season. Steve Clasby, managing director has said: “As we increase our presence and workload in the Oxfordshire area, it is excellent to be able to support this extremely popular and deserving club in Abingdon. It’s a great club and we wish them every success this season and are proud to be associated with them.”

Chilton Restoration is now complete

Since taking over Chilton Waste Services two years ago, the site team led by Simon Dopson have been restoring the Chilton site, which we are pleased to announce, has now been completed. Works included the construction of a new crushed concrete hardstanding pad for the processing of aggregates and a new haul road between areas two and three, for easier and cleaner access.

Restoration works included the screening of the top 500mm of soil and the subsequent re-landscaping to restore the completed landfill area to encourage the area to return to its natural habitat.

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This is helping deal with an industry problem of excess wood supplies which is becoming increasingly expensive to manage.

Contract News Raymond Brown Waste Solutions have secured a waste management contract for three years with Croudace Homes in Wantage. This contract will commence in the Autumn and is worth around £150k.

Other significant new business wins include two contracts for Interserve in Southampton and Didcot, a new development for Bargate Homes in Winchester, a new contract for Leadbitter /Bouygues at Harwell, and two contracts for Willmott Dixon in Southampton.

The Chilton site now fully restored

Before the restoration in 2012

Nursling MRF Raymond Brown Waste Solutions have now taken over the operation of the Nursling site including the Tip & Collect service. Justin Ebbutt is the new site manager and we are pleased to welcome Melisa Kemp to the team as weighbridge operator.

Construction works have started on the new recycling facility which is due for completion in Spring 2015.

Direct Wood Exports Raymond Brown Waste Solutions and Raymond Brown Aggregates have joined forces for the export of wood direct to an incinerator in Belgium using the Marchwood Wharf facility.

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Raymond Brown steals the show at RWM 2014

“The branding was excellent and the stand location was as good as it gets.

Although a tiring few days, all our staff in attendance were very enthused about promoting the business.” Kelvin White, Group Chief Executive

The newly designed 2014 stand was much larger than previous years and with three open sides and situated in a main thoroughfare on the end of an aisle, it attracted a great deal of the 13,000 passing visitors in attendance. There were a wide range of promotional products available, a coffee machine, and two custom made mini skips filled with chocolates and sweets, which went down very well with visitors as well as staff.

A bespoke rolling video was playing across two televisions and specifically produced brochures were strategically placed on the corners of the stand, demonstrating the wide range of services the Group offers in this sector, including:

• Construction• IBA Aggregate• Wharfery• Waste Solutions

This year’s RWM Exhibition is confirmed as the Raymond Brown Group’s best yet.

The planning for the exhibition began back in 2013, shortly after the last show. A lot of hard work has to go into the organisation and preparation of the stand and its pre-marketing.

This year saw the RWM team focus on the brand and specific services which we wanted to promote. The stand was clearly a hit as it recieved excellent feedback, plenty of visitors and a range of new business enquiries.

The staff manning the stand also wore a uniform this year so that visitors could clearly identify Raymond Brown personnel as they approached. This worked very well as the stand attracted a lot of interest, with a consistent flow of visitors approaching it throughout the three days.

It was agreed by all that RWM 2014 was a great success. This year really raised the profile of the Group and improved awareness of the brand and our services amongst target audiences in the industry.

Well done to all the staff involved in making the show a hit for Raymond Brown. Now, with the same stand position booked again for next year, the planning will shortly begin for RWM 2015.

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Raymond Brown Construction Ltd’s Southern Division is pleased to announce significant promotions within the business for four long-serving employees.

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Southern Division announces exciting promotions

Richard Knight Project Manager

Richard has undertaken 12 years of service with the company and has also recently completed his Tech TMICE. Richard is currently the project manager for the Forest Gate Infrastructure works being undertaken in Ringwood.

Rob HaymanProject Manager

Rob has worked for Raymond Brown for over 10 years since graduating from university, and has since completed his IEng MICE. He is currently project managing the Prince Philip Yacht Haven in Hamble.

Matt LonnonSenior Site Manager

Matt has worked for the company for 14 years, and has since achieved a HNC in Civil Engineering Studies. Matt is the senior site manager for the HMS Airfield Pavement Rehabilitation in Lee-On-Solent.

David JenkinsSenior QS

David has worked for the company for eight years, he has completed an Honours Degree in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management and is currently working on the Pendennis Wet Basin and Wet Docks in Falmouth.

An Update on Forest Gate...Across the road from the Group Head Office in Ringwood, Raymond Brown Construction’s Southern Division are currently undertaking the £1.5m redevelopment of Forest Gate, an old gas works site. The project is being managed by Richard Knight and the scheme, which was subject to strict planning conditions in relation to ground remediation and sustainable drainage design principles, involves the construction of access roads, deep drainage, new services, kerbing and footpaths to service a new industrial development.

The initial drainage design was based on the principle of containment using 174m of box culverts, hydrobrake manholes and a pumping chamber. Through Early Contractor Involvement, our team has re-designed the drainage using ovoid pipes, thereby reducing delivery periods and mitigating costs.

The drainage was installed below the high water table in excess of four metres deep and therefore pumping and dewatering was required into a lagoon to control the water levels. The trenches were lined with Visqueen GX Hydrocarbon UDG Protection Membrane to protect the controlled waters from potential leachate contamination.

During the development works, contaminated ground, not previously identified was discovered, together with unmarked live services across the site. These were dealt with by the site team both safely and within the original programme period.

The site was also recently used as part of a photoshoot for a local County Council campaign which is due to be released in January 2015. Our works are due for completion in the New Year and once built, the industrial estate will be home to the Southern Division’s new offices.

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The first pile has been successfully driven by the project team, in the Royal Southern Yacht Club’s most ambitious construction scheme to date, the creation of the Prince Philip Yacht Haven.

Raymond Brown Construction’s Southern Division were appointed Principal Contractor to this complex project earlier this year.

The need for this major construction project arose as a direct result of the deteriorating condition of the Royal Southern’s sea wall, therefore, the Club decided to make a virtue of necessity and improve its berthing facilities. The result is a crucial construction scheme that will: • Stabilise the waterfront land for generations to come.• Provide some 70 walk-ashore berths for motor and sailing boats available at all states of the tide. • State-of-the-art services . • Flood protection for the shoreside facilities. • A slipway for launching Optimists and other dinghies.

Work will be completed in three phases with completion planned for April / May 2015.

Industrial BuildingsRaymond Brown Construction’s run of work winning successes have led the Southern Division to securing two new exciting industrial build projects. The first, with a contract value of £2.2m, is for the design and construction of a new Coastal Safety Training Hub and Coastguard Rescue Station for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency at Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent.

The second award is for the construction and fit out of a contact lense manufacturing facility, a flammable storage tank farm and access roadways for GEO Chemicals UK at Hythe, worth £3m. The new building, comprises a piled, heavy duty concrete slab, a steel portal frame building with brick and block infill and aluminium polyester profile sheet roofing. The works also include the installation of air handling /conditioning units, lighting, power and fire protection.

Key milestone in Prince Philip Yacht Haven Development

Watching the first pile being driven, David Mead, Commodore of the Royal Southern Yacht Club said: “As Commodore I am proud to have witnessed the first pile being driven for the Prince Philip Yacht Haven, an enhanced facility that will be enjoyed by, and protect our members and their floating assets for many years to come. I take this opportunity to thank all our members who have helped to make this happen.”

Raymond Brown Construction managing director, Guy Hardacre, has commented: “We are absolutely delighted to have been selected by such a prestigious organisation to undertake the construction of the Prince Philip Yacht Haven. It is an exciting project for us and it is fantastic to be delivering a facility which will serve future generations of yachtsmen. We are looking forward to developing our relationship with the Royal Southern Yacht Club and the local community throughout the works.” A blog supported with images to provide interested parties with an overview of site progress is available at: http://www.royal-southern.co.uk/PPYH/PPYH-Blog.

The First Pile is Driven

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Pendennis Wet Basin & Wet DocksPendennis Shipyard is one of the world’s leading superyacht builders, and one of only two such companies in the UK. Situated in the docks in Falmouth, the £7.5m works currently being undertaken by the Southern Division, comprise the design and construction of a new 7,000m² wet basin formed out to sea using 200m of 7m wide sheet piled ‘fingers’, mass filled concrete with pre-cast edge beams and an insitu reinforced concrete topping. The team also have to undertake:

• Protection of the seagrass and replacement of six chain moorings with a flexible system that does not scour the seabed, as per agreed mitigation measures with Natural England.• Creation of a new quay wall for the outer basin, comprising twin rows of steel sheet piles with mass concrete fill between them.• Construction of a new entrance structure and installation of a buoyant caisson dock gate.• Construction of a new 13.5m wide travel hoist berth within the wet basin, to take a 600 tonne boat hoist.

The 420 tonne concrete cill structure has to be constructed on land, floated into position and then sunk to millimetre accuracy. Following installation of the gate, the dock will be pumped dry, the basin floor lowered and the third ‘finger’ constructed using traditional shuttering methods to create a 13.5m wide dock to house a 600t boat hoist to lift the superyachts. Works also involve the installation of fenders, mooring bollards, services and surfacing. Once complete in Spring 2015, the new wet basin will enable Pendennis Shipyard to hold back the tide and service the lift out and fit out of yachts next to their existing facility.

New Starters

Raymond Brown Construction Southern Division are pleased to have recently welcomed a number of new staff to the team:

Ben Alford, Senior Project Manager Rory Coupar, Graduate Engineer Martin Icke, Project Manager Ben Johns, Site EngineerGraeme Moffatt, Quantity Surveyor Lee Hambidge, Plant OperatorRobert Wannell, Skilled GroundworkerJames McMillan, GroundworkerRoy Francis, Ganger

Michael Connor, Plant OperatorDarren Wrigley, GroundworkerConstantin – Cristian Banu, GroundworkerDumitru Banu, GroundworkerVictor Banu, Groundworker / GangerFrederick Ball, Crane DriverJordon Anderson, Trainee EngineerMark Ford, GroundworkerNigel Giles, Ground WorkerDaniel Morton, Apprentice GroundworkerDavid Barron, Apprentice GroundworkerJames McMillan (Jnr), Apprentice GroundworkerJamie Gurner, Plant OperatorAndrew Guy, LabourerBen Newbury, Charge Hand

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Over the Summer, we were delighted to welcome His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent to cut the first sod of turf at the Coastal Safety Training Hub and Coastguard Rescue Station in Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent.

The purpose built facility will provide Coastguard Rescue Officers with essential training and skills to help them deal with emergency situations on the UK coastline. The construction involves a lightweight steel frame structure building together with an eight metre high ‘cliff face’ training wall to simulate ‘real life’ conditions and instruct teams on how to carry out cliff rescues. This climbing wall will descend four metres into a pit to enable Coastguard Rescue Officers to gain experience of working in enclosed spaces.

HRH Prince Michael of Kent starts work

on MCA site

Kelvin White, group chief executive, was there to personally welcome HRH Prince Michael of Kent to the site.

Kelvin commented: “This is our fourth project with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and we are delighted to continue our strong relationship with them.

Providing the best facility is of paramount importance to ensure that they are able to undertake vital training for their front line personnel. With an excellent track record in delivering these projects, I am confident that our project team will construct a first rate training hub for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.”

The project is scheduled for completion in Spring 2015.

Pictured, Kelvin White, group chief executive, HRH Prince Michael of Kent, and MCA chief executive, Sir Allan Massey.

Greenwich Swing Bridge is lifted into place

Greenwich Reach Swing Bridge has now been lifted into place by the Raymond Brown Construction South East Division The photo above shows placement of the midspan deck section by a 300T fully rigged mobile crane. The backspan has already been placed and connected to the slewing bearing, the forespan is just out of shot and awaiting the next lift onto the temporary works supports, which was carried out later the same day. The bridge deck itself was constructed off site in three sections, namely the backspan, midspan and forespan.

Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

This scheme comprises of hard and soft landscaping works within the courtyard car park to the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. The works include the repair and relaying of existing paving, extension of pavements, improvements to street furniture and installation of charging points for electric cars. The project will also involve the removal of certain trees and the planting of replacements.

The site is of great historical importance and interest. It can trace its occupation back to the Roman Era but it is most well known for its use in the middle medieval period. In the middle of the 12th century, the Military Order of the Knights Templar built a fine round church by the Thames, which became known as the Temple Church. Two centuries later, after the abolition of the Order in 1312, lawyers came to occupy the Temple site and buildings and they are still using the site today.

The 16th century was an age of expansion for the Inner Temple and new buildings were constructed to accommodate its growing membership. The Great Fire of London of 1666 destroyed many of the Inner Temple buildings and a series of subsequent fires and 20th century war damage were responsible for further losses. The Hall, Treasury Office, Benchers’ Rooms and Library were all reconstructed after World War II. However, the best preserved chambers buildings in the Inner Temple can be found in the fine terrace at the east end of the site. Much of the courtyard hasn’t changed since 1670, this project will be the first real aesthetic change since then.

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The Raymond Brown Construction Rail Division has been busy working on a number of sites across the South.

A £500k scheme to undertake minor works at 14 First Great Western stations was completed in April. Following on from the success of this scheme, tender enquiries have been received to undertake further similar schemes.

Hayle StationThe Access for All scheme at Hayle station was successfully completed in July with an official opening ceremony held on Saturday 23 August 2014 attended by First Great Western, Network Rail and Cornwall Council.

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St. Austell StationSignificant progress has been achieved at the Access for All scheme being undertaken at St. Austell Station with lifts and a new footbridge now installed. A video taken showing the bridge installation can be viewed on http://vimeo.com/107239786. Completion of this scheme is due to be achieved later this year.

A project to overhaul and fit out an existing dilapidated platform building is also underway at St. Austell. The original structure dates back to the Great Western Railway days and care is being taken to retain as much of the original building as possible.

Theale StationAn enabling scheme to relocate an existing culvert at Theale station has been completed paving the way for the installation of a new two span footbridge complete with three staircases and lifts. Raymond Brown continues to work with First Great Western’s design team to complete design works for this £2.8m scheme and are hopeful of an award in the near future.

EarthworksOsborne has recently appointed Raymond Brown Construction to provide Early Contractor Involvement on a scheme to repair the causeway supporting the Weymouth line as it crosses Holes Bay in Poole. This scheme is expected to commence on site in late 2015.

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Rail Division work spreads across the SouthCar Parks New car parks have been successfully completed at both Folkestone West and Cheltenham Spa Stations. Both schemes have been designed to minimise environmental impacts. With the scheme at Folkestone West incorporating a SUDS drainage system, whilst the scheme at Cheltenham Spa using Gridforce/Gravel surfacing eliminates the requirement for a drainage system.

TunnelsSignificant investment has been made in developing Raymond Brown’s tunnel maintenance and repair capability including undertaking a trial installation of a RAM Arch support system in a disused rail tunnel at Alfreton, Derbyshire. This trial was successfully completed under ‘possession’ conditions. Tunnel maintenance and repair schemes are currently being developed with Osborne, with commencement on site expected in early 2015.

St. Austell Bridge Lift

Folkestone West Car Park

Alfreton TunnelHayle Station Official Opening

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Rhiwbina Flood Defence SchemeThe Raymond Brown Wales & Renewables Division has been working on a scheme which involves extensive public liaison and communication with local stakeholders.

The Rhiwbina Flood Defence Scheme is worth £1.1m and the contract involves flood defence works along a 2.5km length of an existing stream/brook to include the following:

• RC or brick with concrete infill floodwall approx 800m length in various sections along the stream. This will involve micro- piling to approx 70m length of the wall.• Landscaping of existing park area into an overflow. attenuation pond with 14,000m3 of off site disposal.• Installation of new and upgrade of existing culverts.• Channel restoration works at various locations.

Raymond Brown have provided a Public Information Point for the local residents to visit at anytime during the contract to ask any questions. The first initiative will be to make wood available from the 40+ trees that the site team will be felling for the residents to use. The team are asking residents for a small donation towards the Tenovus charity, in return.

Local Councillors, Adrian and Jayne visited the Public Information Centre, pictured with Raymond Brown staff.

From the outset, it was made clear that disruption must be kept to a minumum and that the residents were kept fully aware of the works taking place around their homes. The site team has already received a complimentary letter sent to Cardiff Council from a local resident, passing their thanks on for the respect shown by the site team during a funeral of one of the other local residents.

Raymond Brown has also donated £400 to the local rugby team, Rhiwbina Squirrels which will be presented to them within the next few weeks.

Clydach Fish Pass

Raymond Brown Wales & Renewables Division is proud to have recently completed the construction of a £116k larinier fish pass to enable passage upstream of a 2m vertical, masonry weir. Works also include the excavation of bedrock material downstream of the weir to create a resting pool and weir restoration. The client was Natural Resources Wales and the scheme is part of the Salmon for Tomorrow Project funded by the European Fisheries Fund and the Welsh Government.

The site team were able to complete the project within 13 weeks and with excellent feedback from both the client and the client’s engineer.

September is best trading month yet for Wales & Renewables Raymond Brown Wales & Renewables Division recorded its best trading month in September with a record regional turnover of over £3m

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Raymond Brown are proud to have been involved in first Tidal Energy Project.

Tidal Energy is installing the first Delta Stream turbine off the coast of Pembrokeshire at Ramsey Sound. The turbine will be the first consented test site in Wales and will be used as a pilot to provide evidence of the efficiency of the device for producing tidal energy before being rolled out across future projects. Raymond Brown was awarded the Balance of Plant contract for the onshore works required to connect the device to the mainland.

The works included the construction of a temporary power conversion compound, road and foundation construction, fencing and conduit/ducting. We also carried out the electrical works including electrical cabling, shoreline jointing connections and communication routing between the shore and compound.

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Raymond Brown completes first tidal energy project

New Starters

The Raymond Brown Wales and Renewables team are pleased to welcome a number of new colleagues:

Ailish Smith, Apprentice Administrator Richard Grant, Section EngineerCarl Stephenson, Section Engineer Dhanesh Vaghani, Graduate EngineerBethan Jones, Graduate Engineer Ben Pullen, Year in IndustryNick Waite, Year in Industry Martin Tavener, Senior Quantity SurveyorAlice Cryer, Graduate Engineer Phil Russell, Trainee Quantity Surveyor

Wind Turbines take position at Garlenick Wind Farm

Two wind turbines have been erected for our client Airvolution on the Garlenick Estate this week. Raymond Brown was awarded the Balance of Plant contract to construct 2 Vestas V90s at Garlenick Wind Farm in Cornwall. The turbines are 110m high to the tip of the blade and are expected to produce enough electricity annually to power around 2,400 households.

James Redmond, construction manager at Airvolution, said: “Most of the construction work is now complete and this week we entered the most exciting phase with the turbines being lifted into place. As well as producing clean electricity, we are committed to bringing benefits to local businesses by investing in the local economy. Together with our main contractor Raymond Brown we have ensured

that a significant proportion of our budget for the groundworks has gone to local businesses.”

This scheme sits alongside two other projects that we are currently constructing for Airvolution. Turbines are shortly due at East Youlstone Wind Farm which is a Balance of Plant for 2 Vestas V80s and Daintree Wind Farm a Balance of Plant for 2 Vestas V90s. Airvolution continue to be a key client for Raymond Brown with our fifth project due to start later this year in Cumbria.

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