HETComms HETCo T2A Newsletter March 2013 T2A SITE SET ON NEW HEIGHTS HETCo welcomes FIRST THREE AIRBRIDGES to T2A This is what I do. This is why IIF. Elizabeth Biddle, HETCo Fit Out Document Controller, knows what matters to her. What matters to you? Make safety a value. Be Safe. Be Proud. Be T2A. 2 HETcomms, March 13 Welcome to the Welcome to the first monthly edition of HETComms. By having our tabloid distributed monthly, we will be able to keep you better informed of the massive progress we are making in reaching our target date of 19th November. Our site is changing on a daily basis. In the short time since our last edition went to print, we have taken a number of significant steps to reaching our completion date. The most noticeable change on site is the arrival of the first three airbridges to be installed at T2A. The latest generation airbridges were all connected to Stand 218 in early March and will be in full operation by the end of April. Congratulations to the Lifting team for supervising this highly technical installation and for ensuring safety, as always, came first. We have also successfully handed over snag-free, the second group of Retail Units (2A) and have seen the T2 carpark and the T2B permanent services physically linked to our building. 13th edition of your T2A HETComms I would like to call on everyone working on the T2A site to make a conscious effort to ‘protect and respect’. Lately there has been an increase in damage to finished installations on site including doors, CCTV cameras and the glass façade. This impacts on the work of others if left unreported. We have to carry on working together as a team to bring this project to life on time, under budget and to the highest quality. As always, Safety is our core value. I therefore encourage you to be extra vigilant when continuing your work and once again thank you for your efforts. Be Safe. Be Proud. Be T2A. Cheque presentation to Different Strokes Pablo Riesco, Project Director P ROGRES S DURI NG FEBRUARY HETCo is committed to the Heathrow target of Safe Days of Working platform in 2013, with initiatives to help supervisors, and particular consideration to the finishing trades that are on site this year. Internally charity, find out why on page 7. 2,200 Operatives on the T2A Site • The challenge is to continue to deliver the key dates and milestones, that now occur on a weekly basis, in addition to delivering the volume of work each week that the programme demands. • The finishing trades continue to progress very well. • Further areas of the building are emerging into the format of a finished airport terminal, ready for the Easter “flip” from mass fill to systems. • Circa 600 M&E operatives ensure a continued pace with key works. 16 Externally • FLaNs to the South elevation are very close to being complete, with finishings to these areas underway. • PQ concrete continues to advance to the East elevation. • VCCs almost complete to the West. • Cladding in evidence in the VPM structure to the North-East corner. Upcoming Milestones • SC03 completion of several rooms for retail on different levels of the terminal. • KD32d - Permanent potable water supply at VPM / PAX tunnel for T2B. • Floorplate ICS cabling installation and associated comms rooms complete, on different locations and levels. Aiming for the top Congratulations to HETCo’s Environmental Manager Camila Bernal for being accepted onto the Laing O’Rourke’s exclusive Young Achievers programme. The programme focuses on developing the future leaders of the industry through an intensive 18 month course. Taking into accounts Camila’s work at T2A, it is no wonder she was accepted. Well done! inducted as new IIF Trainers 3 HETcomms, March 13 T2A HEROES Sam Doble Floor Manager Departures / Mezz HETCo What is a day like in your job at T2A? Where have you worked before? I mainly see myself as an interface between trades. This basically means I manage the guys on both the Departures and Mezzanine floors by helping to plan works so they are completed on time and to the highest quality. This could include anything from ensuring a clean work area, clarifying the week’s work schedule and any sort of problem solving. Before this it was Pembury Hospital in Tunbridge Wells – Kent. I was there for 2 years and it was my third job with Laing O’Rourke. My first was at the Ascot race course during my placement at University and the second was the atrium project in Camberley. Outside of work, what do you like to do? What did it feel like when your work was recognised at the HAL capital project awards? I am a keen motorcyclist. I take the bike out Amazing, and a little bit of a shock. I was as often as I can. I would be on the bike excited just to be invited to the dinner, let alone every day if the weather was good enough, shortlisted. In all seriousness, it was a really certainly every weekend. I also give advanced humbling experience, especially to have some motorcycle training for other riders who want recognition from the client for all the hard work to learn more about riding. You can never beat the whole team has put in here, from senior a nice twisty road with some tight corners. management, to the guys working on site. Sam was nominated by HETCo Fit Out Leader Tim Pugh I believe Sam Doble’s efforts as the driving force behind the delivery of the 2012 HETCo Health and Safety campaign ’12 for 2012’ makes him easily deserved of this nomination. Not many people are aware of the efforts he put in over the course of the year to champion this programme. Despite initially being only responsible for the start of the campaign by delivering the “Safe Use of MEWP’s” activity, Sam continued to champion 12 for 2012 by project managing its success over the course of the year. This meant after completing his own week’s programme, Sam then assisted those responsible for organising the remaining 11 campaigns. NOMINATE your T2A Hero! What is the best thing about working at Heathrow / T2A? It is definitely the team. Despite how hard we are always working, we always make sure to have a good time. I enjoy every bit of my job and the time spent here. It makes the days a lot easier when you know you have a good team around you. If you got the opportunity to ride on any track in the world where would it be and why? I am looking at booking some track days this year actually, but first I want to complete a course at a race school. With that in mind I would really like to ride the Nurburgring, but without all the cars racing around at the same time. His project management skills ensured each following topic met the high standards expected by HAL and the HETCo Health and Safety Team. On many occasions, despite not being responsible for an upcoming topic, Sam would not hesitate to help out with the delivery if required. Sam designed the initial posters and brochure templates that accompanied the campaign and were featured heavily across Voyager House and the T2A site. In addition, he ensured that the supply chain understood the importance and benefits of attending the sessions. It is with Sam’s dedication and commitment to improving the safety standards across the T2A project through championing the 12 for 2012 campaign that made him a HAL Capital Project award winner. ? Contact Tim Nairne Communications Coordinator HETCo 07808 242948 [email protected] 4 HETcomms, March 13 Read how HETCo has connected the Terminal 2 Project together to complete the Passenger Journey r e g n e s Pas Connec Reaching new heights An A380 pulling up to Terminal 2A took another step closer to reality as HETCo welcomed the first three airbridges to site in late February and early March. Stand 218 is the first triple bridge code F aircraft stand on Terminal 2A, designed to accept an A380 aircraft. The steel rotundas were positioned on the foundations installed by Expanded and the first ThyssenKrupp latest generation Air Bridge was connected to the terminal VCC structure on 27th February 2013. In total Terminal 2A will have 14 ThyssenKrupp air bridges installed within the contract period. HETCo Lifting Team Leader Francois Swanepoel, said that to install the airbridges successfully, a double crane lift was organised under the careful supervision of the lifting team. Car park Connections tivity “We made every effort to put in place all the necessary precautions to ensure each lift went as safely as possible, and now after the success of the first three, we are already focusing on the next 11,” said Francois. HAL T2A stands and Air Bridge Delivery Manager Simon Westwood congratulated everyone on the team effort. “This is a significant event and is as a result of a great deal of effort by a lot of people across the project including; HETCo, Thyssen, Gatwick Handling, Ferrovial Agroman, Expanded, Watson, Prater, Mansell and the HAL delivery, operational and technical teams”. The Terminal 2 project is now totally connected as the last pieces of the puzzle were put into place in February. HETCo’s Terminal 2A, Balfour Beatty T2B and the Laing O’Rourke Multi-Storey Car Park are now officially connected, bringing the passenger journey to life. A passenger entering the terminal today would be able to walk the T2A experience completely. After parking their car in the Multi-Storey Car Park (MSCP) they can cross one of the pedestrian link bridges into T2A. After checking in and clearing security, they can now make their way to T2B via the Vertical Passenger Movement (VPM). To mark the major milestone, HETCo Construction Director Tony Court, HAL Terminal 2A Project Director Duncan Pickard, LOR MSCP Project Director Nick Featherstone and HAL T2 Land side Project Leader Andy Weber took a walk on one of the first two pedestrian link bridges now connecting T2A and the MSCP. “Getting to this stage of the project is testament to the two project teams who have worked closely together to coordinate this milestone,” Tony Court said. HETCo and Balfour Beatty have taken the next step to the completion of Terminal 2 after achieving the Low Temperature Hot Water (LTHW) and Chilled Water (CHW) pipework connections milestone, KD32 E and KD32 F. Balfour Beatty are now able to connect their airside pipework to access heating and chilled water from T2A landside services, enabling them to continue with their own commissioning works and programme. Approximately 520 metres of pipework was installed to reach this major milestone which was orchestrated by having the materials lowered to the -8 and -12 levels via structural openings on the VPM building. Congratulations to the dedicated CHt team who continued to work days, nights and the weekends to complete the installation on schedule, while maintaining the highest quality. T2B Hot and Cold 5 HETcomms, March 13 The View From the Top HETComms catches up with T2 Development Director Stephen Livingstone to find out his view on T2A, HETCo and his greatest challenges. Sometimes it is easy to think that life at the top of the corporate ladder is an easy ride. Why wouldn’t you? A nice large office, your personal parking space next to the door and hot coffee readily available. For most of us, it is no doubt difficult when looking up to the top of the organisational chart, to look past the perks. But when you take the time to think about it, who starts at the top? Therefore HETComms recently sat down with T2 Programme Leader Stephen Livingstone to find out where it all started and what makes him tick. Where did you start out in the Industry? I started out working in the shipyard at Barrow-in-Furness, where I was born, raised and I still call home. I was 16 when I started as an apprentice instrument engineer working on nuclear subs. I have been lucky enough to have worked right around the globe. I worked onshore and offshore in the UK oil and gas industries, then I got to focus on business development in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Romania and I have also worked in Kazakhstan. Now one of the things I have always said, I came up through locker rooms and canteens, I started young and have done all the jobs. I have put brackets up, bent conduit, calibrated instruments. I understand how tough it can be on the shop floor, that’s where I get a lot of drive for safety. I get to be working in a warm office and drinking coffee – but that doesn’t mean I don’t respect what the guys are doing on site. How do you see your role in leading safety at T2A? Safety is absolutely number one. No decision should ever be made without us understanding the safety implications, whether it is on site or in Voyager House or it is me sitting in the Compass Centre reporting to the board. Therefore it is very important that, as the head of this programme, I set the right tone - the right tone being to make sure everyone goes home safely. What do you feel are the biggest challenges currently facing T2A? “...this is one of those projects that will be a legacy for the rest of your life.” What we have to do is maintain our great safety record. T2 has an outstanding safety record and that is down to everybody, every day going that extra mile. Currently we are achieving all our handovers and we are getting feedback that they are defect free and the retailers and control guys who are doing the Comms Rooms are just astounded by the level of quality we have reached. One of the key learnings from T5 is that if we make a commitment around a construction programme, we must deliver it to that commitment. It is not good for us to assume that we can be a week or a month late because that just puts somebody else under pressure. In 10 years time, what do you think you will say about working on this project? This is something we are all going to feel proud of, it is not just me. I think everyone will look back at T2 with a massive amount of pride, whether they see the terminal on TV, read about it on twitter or facebook or fly through it. Everyone will have that little smile and an inner warmth and be able to say I worked on that. And I bet people will say that in pubs, clubs and around family dinners in 10 years and 15 years, because this is one of those projects that will be a legacy for the rest of your life.” If you could compare T2A to a movie, what type of genre do you think it would be? I think with a terminal, the genre changes as it develops. So at the moment we have an action movie with safety and the pace we are moving forward. As we see the terminal open, we want it to be invisible because it is about the people. So when they come through we want them to feel like they are in a scene from a romance movie. One of the things you see at Heathrow is people saying hello and goodbye all the time. It is the only place where you can work and regularly see people in tears as you walk past. The genre of the terminal changes constantly, that is what makes working somewhere like Heathrow so special. If you had to pick a 5 a side team, who would be your 4 team mates? So for the rest of 2013, the people in my team would be Duncan Pickard, Tony Court and Pablo Riesco. Then every day the final team member would be the person from T2A who has worked the hardest. This job is like football, we have to do it together. 6 HETcomms, March 13 Getting a taste for the industry Twenty Civil and Environmental Engineering students from Imperial College London got their first real taste of the industry by visiting T2A in March. Organised in conjunction with the HETCo Engineering Team’s Matt Prentice and Peter Yates, the students were introduced to the project with an overview presentation detailing the current stage of the works and they were also given some insight into a few of the challenges that HETCo has had to overcome so far in the programme. Engineer Peter Yates said the students were really keen to get stuck in and visit the site. “Because they were only just starting out, we tried to keep it very general in terms of scope so we didn’t overload them with too much technical detail,” Peter said. “Despite this, as soon as we got out on site you could see they were really engaged with the activities going on around them, they didn’t stop asking questions.” Joining Peter on site to help with the tour and answer all the student’s questions was Senior Logistics Engineer Karim Djeridi, Graduate Engineer Joel Harland and Section Manager Eric Nyameke. Handing Over - Snag-Free HETCo continues to raise industry standards at Heathrow by recording the first snagfree handover at the airport. The keys to SC02 retail rooms successfully changed hands on 11th March after a thorough review process was completed by both HETCo and HAL. SC02 includes 12 rooms located in both back and front of house areas throughout the terminal and is the second out of a total of thirteen retail handovers at T2A. T2A is also now set to welcome the first retail fit out contractors following the Easter bank holiday. The World Duty Free store on Gates level in the International Departures Lounge will start to take shape as the first part of the HAL retail fit out process. HETCo Building and Civils Contract Manager Guillermo Ripado said the handover had been a smooth process. “It is safe to say the lessons we learnt from SC01 have played a big part in helping to deliver SC02 on time and to the highest quality.” “The SC02 handover has certainly set the standard we will be aiming for with the rest of our handovers.” One part of the HETCo Health and Safety strategy for 2012 that we have continued into 2013 is our super vision for supervision programme. Our success at T2A this year will be dependent on our supervisors positively engaging the workforce about safety, including intervening when standards do not meet the project expectations. HETCo has therefore committed to engaging all the supervisors on the project by developing a T2A supervisor community to help reinforce the positive safety culture already embedded on our site. This year, over 80 supervisors have attended the super vision for supervision workshop. Following the successful completion of this workshop, each supervisor is now presented with a T2A supervisor jacket. This uniform helps identify likeminded individuals who are committed to delivering safe work at T2A, and positively intervening at every opportunity. The first group of supervisors were awarded their jacket at the March SHEQ awards in front of their peers (pictured) as a reminder that we are all a part of the T2A team. If you are a supervisor and haven’t already been invited to attend the Super Vision workshop, please ask your managers to book you onto the next available course via HSE Team. Visible Supervision 7 HETcomms, March 13 Smoking not Taking it all in your stride so hot Imagine a plane crashing at Heathrow every day of the year. This is the approximate equivalent of how many the people in the country die each day due to smoking. Smoking kills around 120,000 people in the UK each year. Of these deaths, about 42,800 are from smoking-related cancers, 30,600 from cardiovascular disease (poor circulation, angina, heart attacks and strokes) and 29,100 die slowly from emphysema and other chronic lung diseases. Tobacco is a complex mixture of 4,000 chemicals and contains more than 60 carcinogenic substances (causing cancer) and more than 400 toxic substances(harmful to the body), the most significant of which are tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide. A cigarette consists of : Carbon Monoxide, Tar, Acetone, Arsenic, Nicotine, Ammonia, DDT and Dieldrin, Methanol, Formaldehyde, Benzo(a)pyrene, Hydrogen Cyanide and Titanium. Smoking Facts: • On average, people who die from smoking lose 10 to 15 years of their life. At 21 the world is your oyster. You are setting out to make your mark and find your own path. Many of us would not even consider the possibility of having our whole life change suddenly due to a stroke. This was the reality facing Becki Cobb, representative of the Different Strokes charity. “I was half way through my final year at Brighton University when I had a stroke in February 2011. At the age of 21 I had no idea what a stroke was but I knew it was serious, I couldn’t move the left side of my body, it had become completely paralysed,” Becki said. After 6 weeks in hospital and 18 months of rehabilitation, Becki is back on her feet and taking on the world. Her brave story is a reminder why we all need to be aware of the potential signs of a stroke and is one reason why HETCo has chosen Different Strokes to be one of two recipients of the proceeds from the 2012 Christmas party. Nominated by HETCo Planner Arthur Cliffe, Different Strokes works to raise awareness for the signs of stroke, without age discrimination. Becki visited Voyager House recently to be presented with the cheque by Project Director Pablo Riesco in late February and was joined by Lisa Jamieson, Farm Manager of Heathrow Special Needs Farm – the second HETCo nominated charity. L-R: Jordanne Cliffe, Lisa Jamieson and Becki Cobb Financial Farewell to familiar faces expansion • If you smoke, you run twice the risk of having a heart attack than a nonsmoker. The HETCo Finance Department is set to expand quite soon as they eagerly await the arrival of two new baby girls into the team. • 9 out of 10 cases (90%) of lung cancers are caused by smoking with someone in the UK dying from lung cancer every 15 minutes. It might be hard to notice… but Financial Director Sol Toribio and M&E Account Manager Valarie Maphala are both expecting new family members in April. • 95 per cent of bronchitis and emphysema sufferers are smokers. With not long to go before both of their due dates, the Finance Team surprised both expecting mothers with a HETCo baby shower at the Cricketers Pub in Richmond. • Over a period of 10 years, 10 million people have died from smoking-related illnesses. If you have queries about smoking or want to learn about options to quit, please contact the Heathrow Development Occupational Health Service: 02087574228 / 07940795864 When you work with someone for over 4 years, they start to become part of the fixtures. It is not until they leave do you realise the extent of their influence, and much they will be missed. Two long serving HETCo team members have decided to embark upon the next chapter of their careers. Logistics Team Leader Chris Duffy and Services Engineer John Thompson left the project recently and both said their goodbyes at the now staple HETCo location, the Pheasant Inn in Harlington. Both started at T2A 4 years ago and were instrumental in the early works programmes; afterwards John moved into working with the baggage system and Chris into logistics. In total, they have been working for Laing O’Rourke for 18 years between them (John 11, Chris 7). Don’t be too upset however, John might not be as far away as you think… However Sol, and Valerie were not the only ones to be a little embarrassed as each person was asked to provide a baby photo of their own to fit into the theme of the day. Both of the guests of honour were completely surprised by the generosity of the HETCo team and wanted to thank everyone for their donations to their presents. They also wanted to pass on special thanks to their team for all the hard work in preparing the event. Try and guess who the HETCo employees are below. 8 HETcomms, March 13 Meet the Team Project Managers Antonio Rubio - Envelope Project Leader I am the Envelope Project Leader at T2A and I have been working for HETCo and living in the UK since December 2009. I have been with Ferrovial Agroman for 12 years now, previously working in Spain, Portugal and Ireland. I really enjoy the international environment of HETCo and Heathrow, the different cultures all working together makes everything so interesting. sculpture of a corkscrewing aeroplane. Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family and manage my son’s under 11 football team (currently facing a relegation battle). focused more of my attention on the FLaNs where I am currently looking after its successful delivery. As with everyone – I look forward to the final push to get us over the line later this year! Jesus Campos - Fit Out Team As a Project Manager for the Fit out team I am responsible for numerous packages (too many to count!). I joined HETCo back in March 2011 but before that, I was a Project Manager working for I am originally from Madrid even though I support Ferrovial Agroman on the Building Schools for the Barcelona. I occasionally get to play football, Future scheme in Keighley. My adventure with but prefer running which I do much more Ferrovial started more than 10 years ago when I often. Sometimes I find the opportunity to go swimming, and I always try to go either skiing and scuba diving at least once a year. Outside of work I enjoy most sports and I am proud to be a supporter of the most successful team in Britain – Liverpool FC! I also enjoy keeping active and participating in the fantastic charity events HETCo has to offer, even if we tend to underestimate them…..3 peaks!! This July I will be prepared! I also like travelling and visiting remote places geographically and culturally. I really enjoy going to see live music and there are plenty of good opportunities in London but I do not get to as many gigs as I would like. Sin a bhfuil a chairde…… (That’s it friends!) Nuno Fonseca - Fit Out Team I am originally from Lisbon, not from Spain like a lot of people think. I joined Ferrovial Agroman in Portugal almost 10 years ago and since then I have worked in Portugal, Madrid and now London. I am the Project Manager for the Fabric Ceiling, Toilets Fit Out, Wayfinding & Signage, Beam Seating, Lifestyle Seating and Comms Room packages. I feel very proud to be a part of this team and the project. I am also looking forward to the project completion and in the near future, leaving on holiday to somewhere via T2A. Richard Gresham - Fit Out Team Having been with Laing O’Rourke for 17 years I have Back: Paul Burke, Jesus Campos, Stuart Campbell, Steve Page my fair share of experience Front: Antonio Rubio, Ignacio Pacheco, Nuno Fonseca working on a variety of Structural Package and Main Contractor works in London and in the South-East. joined the company after finishing my degree in This includes T5 Structural works and T3 Car Park, Civil Engineering. I worked with them in Spain until In my free time I like to explore London, checking September 2007 when I decided (and don’t know out what’s going on and visiting new places. It’s so I have some “form“ on Airport work. why as yet) to come to the UK (for good!). great to be able to ride around town on a bicycle during the weekends, but I also like to sneak back At T2A, I manage various aspects of the fit-out I come from a very little town called Horcajo de activities, including screeding, all flooring finishes, to Lisbon to get some sun. builders’ works, scaffolding, blockwork and the Santiago which is around 60 miles south-east of roller shutter doors. This requires me to learn a Madrid. I try to go home once at least every two Ignacio Pacheco - Programme Change lot about the different trades and their functions months to visit my parents, family and friends. I After working in Bosnia Herzegovina and Spain I also got married recently and my wife who was jumped onto the emerald isle with Ferrovial Agroman in this complex building. previously living and working in Madrid, joined me where I purified my soul through never-ending rainy With that in mind, I really enjoy the opportunity to in January 2012 to start a new life and a new job summers next to the Hill of Tara. With the Celtic learn from the amazing team around me, and also here in London. tiger knocked out, life within Heathrow had just the successes as the plans come together. begun when I landed in the former Terminal 2 back Outside of work I like jogging and I’m trying to go to in September 2009. How time flies!!! I have three great children, sometimes advisors, the gym as much as possible. On the weekends I like who keep me in check. My daughter is even heading to hang out in London and enjoy the surroundings. Since then I have been through the early works down the construction management route, so all and the whole HETCo site set up, managing T2A those trips round London in the car pointing out Paul Burke - FlaNs Project Manager Airfield design and commencement of stands “Dad helped build that” seems to have rubbed off. I started with Ferrovial Agroman in early 2008 construction works. For the last 2 years I was Otherwise my hobbies are watching rugby, some but to many people’s surprise I’m actually not leading T2A substructure works including the Spanish – I’m Irish! Graduating as a Civil Engineer London Underground Link and the VPM. cycling, skiing and commuting!! in 2005, I gained some experience both home and abroad before joining my Spanish teammates on I cannot wait to see the final product after all our Steve Page - Superstructure and Interface the M3 project (Ireland’s largest motorway). Upon efforts over the past years. On a personal level; I Leader My role at T2A is to coordinate the external trades completion in the summer of 2010, London came cannot deny my strong feelings for Real Madrid. Also, working on the project and to ensure that they can calling and some of my colleagues and I made our even though it sounds pretty weird being a Spaniard, carry out their works safely and as efficiently as way to HETCo. I quite like rugby. It did take up a good few years possible. This role also extends to the neighbouring contracts to ensure that their works are also coordinated with those of HETCo. Currently my focus is on the covered court which will form the front entrance to the project and include a 70Tonne When I arrived we had just started the steel erection in A1 so fortunately I have a huge appreciation for the different stages of the project and what we have helped deliver to date. I began work on the roof and after my feet got tired of the undulation, I of my life before; now my 2 little daughters are the ones demanding every single minute. A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to this edition of HETComms.
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