Are you up to speed with the forward programme of planned local authority capital works? If not then you need to be, so find out how. 

Visibility of work is crucial for everyone in construction to allocate resources, people and simply to be able to plan. It was also a critical element within the No Turning Back recommendations and the actions of the Construction Procurement Task Group.

Improving the visibility of public sector construction programmes is a continual request from industry so that they can better plan their businesses and better meets the needs of their clients. In responding to this need CEW, working in partnership with the WLGA, have been producing, since 2012, an annual 4 year forward programme of planned local authority capital works.

This year’s published forward programme provides visibility to almost £3bn of local authority capital investment in Wales over the next four years.

It also provides a link to a new programme, based on the major local authority projects in the WIIP pipeline, to further assist visibility of the pipeline in Wales.

If you have any queries on this information or have any feedback on how the data can be improved please e-mail with your thoughts.

Click on these links to find out more:

Welsh Local Authorities Capital Programme 2015/2016 – 2018/2019 (August 2015) – This year’s published forward programme provides visibility to almost £3bn local authority capital investment in Wales over the next four years.

Welsh Local Authorities – A Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan (WIIP) Based Sector Pipeline – August 2015 – Booklet Format

Welsh Local Authorities – A Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan (WIIP) Based Sector Pipeline – August 2015 – Excel Format

Constructing Excellence in Wales would like to invite you to a breakfast seminar, the subject of which is the Enabling Zero Waste project. Enabling Zero Waste is a CEW initiative designed to provide practical, positive and active intervention through the provision of professional waste management solutions targeted at construction, demolition and civil engineering projects in Wales. The initiative is aiming to establish, if and how, the construction industry can achieve the overarching strategy for waste in Wales of zero waste to landfill. The results will also help to inform the industry about planning to generate less waste, reusing materials and using more recycled content. Updates, lessons learnt and best practice will be disseminated across industry as the project progresses.

At the breakfast event, you will hear from WRW Construction, a project partner working with CEW on the Enabling Zero Waste scheme. Together we aim to identify improvements in waste management during the demolition and construction of Aberystwyth Fire Station. An update in relation to the scheme will be provided detailing progress, waste management challenges and highlighting examples of best practice. The event will be followed by a site tour. Participants wishing to visit the site must bring their own PPE (hard hat, hi-visibility attire and safety boots).

How to Book: To book a place at this event please email CEWales Events stating your full contact details and the names of all delegates wishing to attend. Substitution of delegates can be made at any time.

Non-attendance by any registered delegate will be charged £30 plus VAT unless you have informed us prior to the event.

In order to reduce wastage at our events CEW operates a policy of only notifying venue details when issuing registration confirmation. This ensures we only cater for delegates who have registered and don’t over order for individuals who may or may not turn up on the day.

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Teitl: Galluogi Dim Gwastraff – Gorsaf Dân Aberystwyth Y diweddaraf am y prosiect a thaith o amgylch y safle Dyddiad: Dydd Mercher 14 Hydref 2015 Lleoliad: Aberystwyth Amser: 8am – 10am Cost: Rhad ac am ddim

Hoffai Adeiladu Arbenigrwydd yng Nghymru (CEW) eich gwahodd i seminar brecwast ynglŷn â’r prosiect Galluogi Dyfodol Diwastraff / Enabling Zero Waste. Un o brosiectau CEW yw hwn ag iddo’r nod o gynnig atebion cadarnhaol ac ymarferol i’r dasg o reoli gwastraff mewn ffordd broffesiynol mewn cynlluniau adeiladu, dymchwel a pheirianneg sifil yng Nghymru.

Rydym yn ceisio canfod pa mor ymarferol i’r diwydiant adeiladu yw gwireddu’r nod strategol o ddanfon dim gwastraff o gwbl i’w dirlenwi a sut, os o gwbl, y gellir cyflawni hynny. Bydd canlyniadau’r prosiect hefyd yn helpu’r diwydiant i gynllunio ar gyfer cynhyrchu llai o wastraff, ailgylchu deunyddiau a defnyddio rhagor o nwyddau eildro (recycled). Bydd y gwersi a ddysgwyd a’r arferion gorau yn cael eu rhannu ar draws y diwydiant wrth i’r prosiect fynd yn ei flaen.

Yn ystod y brecwast cewch glywed oddi wrth WRW Construction, un o bartneriaid CEW ar y prosiect Galluogi Dyfodol Diwastraff. Gyda’n gilydd rydym yn ceisio adnabod gwelliannau posibl wrth weithredu cynllun dymchwel ac adeiladu Gorsaf Dân Aberystwyth.

Cewch glywed y diweddaraf am lwyddiannau’r cynllun hwn, yr heriau rheoli gwastraff ac enghreifftiau o’r arferion gorau. Yna bydd cyfle i fynd o amgylch y safle. Rhaid i bawb sydd am fynd ar y daith hon ddod â’u dillad gwarchod PPE eu hunain (het galed, dillad llachar a sgidiau diogelwch).

Sut i archebu lle: Mae'r digwyddiad hwn yn rhad ac am ddim, ond rhaid i chi gofrestru o flaen llaw. Gyrrwch ebost at CEWales Digwyddiadau gan nodi eich manylion cyswllt yn llawn ac enwi pawb sy’n dymuno mynychu. Gallwch newid eich cynrychiolydd ar unrhyw adeg.

Bydd peidio a mynychu gan unrhyw cynrychiolydd cofrestredig yn cael ei godi £30 a mwy TAW oni bai eich bod wedi rhoi gwybod inni cyn y digwyddiad.

Er mwyn lleihau gwastraff yn ein digwyddiadau, mae CEW yn gweithredu polisi o gadarnhau manylion y lleoliad ar ôl cofrestru’n unig. Bydd hyn yn sicrhau mai dim ond ar gyfer y rhai sydd wedi cofrestru y byddwn yn darparu ac nad ydym yn gor-archebu ar gyfer unigolion a allasai ddod heb archebu lle, neu rai nad ydynt yn.

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Innovate UK is the UK's innovation agency. It works with people, companies and partner organisations to find and drive the science and technology innovations that will grow the UK economy.

Since 2007 it has invested over £1.5 billion in innovation, matched by a further £1.5 billion in partner and business funding. Innovate UK has helped more than 5,000 innovative companies in projects estimated to add £7.5 billion to the UK economy and create 35,000 extra new jobs.

Innovate UK is to invest up to £800,000 in technical feasibility studies that explore the operational and financial feasibility of integrating planned, new or retrofit infrastructure projects into other urban systems in a beneficial way. 

Infrastructure projects traditionally find it difficult to look beyond their own system – usually because integration into other systems is not seen as being critical to the success of a project. Yet, integration of infrastructure systems is a significant commercial opportunity. This competition seeks to take advantage of existing investment in major infrastructure projects to test out new concepts in integration across city systems, which create long-term success and maximise value for all stakeholders. 

Projects must be led by a business and be collaborative. Small businesses could receive up to 70% of their eligible project costs, medium-sized businesses 60% and large businesses 50%.

The latest challenge is a competition aimed at engineers and designers in Welsh construction. Often the purpose of these studies or competitions is not to implement a project itself, but to provide the resources for the project teams that they need to be able to collaborate with stakeholders in a facilitated manner to find new technical and business model solutions.

This time the competition will fund technical feasibility studies that demonstrate the business case for integrating infrastructure projects into other urban systems.

This competition opens on 12th October 2015 and the deadline for applications is at noon on 25th November 2015. There will be a briefing day for potential applicants in London on 13th October 2015. A webinar will also be available.

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The “Agilis” model school has allowed Vale of Glamorgan to build an Exemplar school despite falling budgets – here is how:

The Vale of Glamorgan Council is challenged to deliver new schools fit for the 21st century against a backdrop of ever diminishing capital and revenue budgets. But the Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Talwg could be an answer to the problem.

It represents the development of a cost-effective primary school based on a template design derived from previous projects and refined over a number of years. 

The “Agilis” model school, jointly developed by the contractor and architect, features an efficiency of design, a lean building process, speedy construction and cost effectiveness compared to a more traditional bespoke option. It offers flexibility through removable internal walls and the ability for the client to customise the external appearance as well as the internal positioning of certain elements such as toilet blocks. 

This CEW Exemplar case study sets out the process from preconstruction through construction and the value of maintaining an integrated team throughout the delivery of a number of projects to continually refine and improve the final product. The case study refers to other associated projects at Ysgol Dewi Sant Primary and Oak Field Primary school, to demonstrate the value of continuity between projects and the potential for further improvements against an established mode

Click here to download the case study: