Glasgow Caledonian University
The School of the Built and Natural Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, is the largest Built Environment department in Scotland. Within the past three years, funded research projects led by the School include a £137K EPSRC grant as well as an additional linked EPSRC project studentship; a £340K EPSRC/DETR grant to investigate the Private Finance Initiative; a £220K EPSRC/DETR grant in the field of ‘Value Management’; £280K EPSRC grant for research in Moisture Prediction, £220K on Teaching Company Schemes and £350K from the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC) to establish the Centre for Advanced Built Environment Research. It has a very strong track record in research completion, supervision and management.
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Loughborough University
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Open University Business School
The Open University Business School is one of the largest in the world, with around 30,000 students in 40 countries and over 9000 MBA alumni. It's MBA is accredited by AMBA and EFMD / EQUIS. The OUBS has had major research grants from the EU, Design Council, EPSRC and ESRC, including the joint project Simulator for Innovation.
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IBM UK Ltd.
IBM is both the world and UK’s largest IT services corporation. IBM UK has over 28,000 employees and is focused on the customer through a number of business units. Dr. Ian Lyttle is the contact person for IBM Business Innovation Services. Dr. Ian Lyttle is a Senior Consultant and the Knowledge Management Competency Leader.
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Ballast Plc
Ballast Plc is a major force in the UK construction industry, and is a member of the Major Contractors Group and Scottish Building Contractors Association. The main focus of construction activity is as Principal contractor. Employs about 1400 employees and has a turnover of about £4000m nationally. Recent major achievements/awards include: Saltire Awards for Housing (Glasgow) and ‘Homes for the Future’ Award (Glasgow); Working with Community Award; Site Management (Environment awards) and British Safety Council Awards. The contact person is Mike Middlemiss. He is the Regional Managing Directorand has considerable experience of research projects.
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Kier Construction
Kier Northern is part of the Kier Group, a major construction company which operates throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Employs 6500 people and have an annual turnover of £960m. Kier Northern operates across all sectors of the market, the company offers a wide range of services on projects ranging from £250,000 to £15m. Have recently designed and built for Tesco, in just 36 weeks, a 60,000sq ft award-winning store. The first and largest of its kind in the UK. Kier Northern has a good track record in supporting research projects. The contact name from Kier is Michael Leahy, Building Development Manager. He has considerable experience of the industry and has collaborated with many universities in government sponsored research projects.
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EC Harris
EC Harris is a leading international consultancy working in the real estate, infrastructure and construction sectors. As part of its strategy of unlocking the true potential of international knowledge, the partnership has designed strategic programmes which capture both hard data and intellectual experience for the benefit of the entire organisation and it's clients. EC Harris has more than 40 wholly owned offices around the world and employs over 2,000 people. Turnover for the group is £110 per annum. The Knowledge Management contact at EC Harris is Eric Ostrowski. Eric is a Partner of EC Harris and leads Knowledge Development within the organisation. He has gained significant experience in KM techniques and is actively involved in external specialist research in the area of Knowledge Management. Eric is particularly interested in the cultural changes that Knowledge Management can bring to an organisation as well as how it can be applied to effect change in the industry as a whole.
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National House Building Council (NHBC)
The NHBC is the independent regulator and standard setter for the new homes industry. Over 18,000 house builders who construct approximately 85 per cent of the new homes built each year in the UK are registered with NHBC. They also provide a range of services to help the construction industry improve construction standards, on site safety and care. E.g. inspection, technical advice, building control, training and engineering services. The contact person is Mr. Stewart Jones. Stewart is the Qualification Manager. He is responsible for developing and implementing personal development programmes for staff in the housebuilding and general contracting industries. He has substantial experience of construction project management and specialist subcontracting. www.nhbc.co.uk
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Association for Project Management (APM) .
The APM is the premier professional body for project management in the UK. It has over 10,000 members nationally. The contact person is David Burton. He is the Chairman of the Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire Branch. He has extensive knowledge and experience of project management. He has a background in Quantity Surveying and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He has experience of working in collaborative research projects and has worked with the Lead proposer in previous research projects.
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The Centre for Advanced Built Environment Research (CABER).
CABER Represents over 450 specialist researchers in the built environment and is committed to providing research-based solutions for consortia of industry and client organisation. The contact Person is Dr. John Hinks is the Director of CABER. He has substantial experience of managing industry-academic collaborative projects, and undertaking and delivering research led solutions to industry users.
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Arup.
Arup, an international consultancy, was established more than 50 years ago and has worked on many of the landmark construction projects of the century, from the Sydney Opera House and Pompidou Centre to major infrastructure projects such as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Tony Sheehan is Group Knowledge Manager and Associate Director of Arup, a global design consultancy responsible for projects as diverse as the Sydney Opera House to London's Millennium Bridge. He is responsible for the development and implementation of a global Knowledge Management strategy, and has developed balanced interests in the areas of cultural change, process management and Knowledge Management technology.
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Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty is a major company serving the international markets for rail, road and power systems, buildings and complex structures. The group is structured into four business sectors, and in each is able to work right across the supply chain, from initial concept to whole-life management. Balfour Beatty is a specialist in the management of complexity and the project and risk management skills associated with it. The contact name for this project is Peter Steckelmacher, Programme Director for Knowledge Management. He has been directly involved with KM for two years and has extensive industry experience in a number of finance and business systems roles.
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