News
2012
May 2012
Well-planned parking is vital for keeping neighbourhood peace
Poorly planned residential parking can lead to neighbourhood disputes, increased crime, danger to pedestrians and ultimately, undermine public health - this is the stark picture laid out in a report produced jointly by the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) and the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation (CIHT).
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IHE comments on Government's New Road Schemes Announcement
The Institute of Highway Engineers today welcomed Roads Minister, Mike Penning's announcement that development work will start on six major road schemes. Read more >>
April 2012
Residential Parking - a new guidance note from IHE and CIHT
New Residential Parking Guide published today. The guide, launched today is a joint collaboration with CIHT and has been overseen by the IHE Parking Group chaired by Chris Saunders FIHE of Reading BC. Bob White of Kent CC was principal author.
IHE Response to DfT Consultation on procedures for Traffic Orders
The Institute of Highway Engineers is very much in favour of the proposed changes to the Traffic Order making process. They will save councils money and make TROs easier to implement. They are also likely to improve matters for the public, as few people read TRO notices in local papers. Best practice in many councils is already to advertise proposed orders using street notices, on their website and using letter drops to affected people, measures that are far more effective than newspaper advertising. Encouraging all councils to follow this route, and to make use of maps and traffic sign images to explain the proposals, will be immensely beneficial and avoid some of the problems that currently arise concerning signing of an order that has already been made.
Potholes Review - Prevention and a better cure, DfT
The Institute of Highway Engineers today welcomed the release by the DfT of the PotHoles review and its recommendations. The long-awaited report published yesterday stresses the importance to the national economy of the UK's highway network, both the strategic and local road networks maintained by Local Authorities. The condition of the nation's roads is high on the public's agenda.
Commenting on the report, Institute of Highway Engineers President, Steve Spender said: "Our roads and footways have shown a high level of deterioration over the last few years not only due to the successive severe winters, but also as a result of a level of under- investment in the network over a longer period of time. Most authorities are progressing with the development of applying asset management principles in their highway maintenance regimes but there is still a shortage of experience and knowledge in this field that will aid us in ensuring that we make most effective use of resources."
Council Meeting: 22nd February, Winchester
February 21st & 22nd saw the second cycle of the Institute's new format of meetings with the Executive Board meeting on Tuesday before the Portfolio groups met on the morning of Wednesday 22nd. Full Council was held at 3:30 pm on Wednesday afternoon.
Remembering back to my first Council meeting as President on 19th June 2010 I can't believe how fast this one (being my last as President) had come round. The next time Council meets will following the AGM in June and the installation of Richard Hayes as the new President. In line with our initiative of 'Council on the road' this meeting was being held at Hampshire County Council's offices in Winchester which is where I started by term of office nearly two years ago.
Council was being held in Ashburton Hall which was a excellent venue for the meeting. It was a great pleasure and privilege to start the meeting with the presentation of Honorary Fellowship to Tony Suter. Tony has been the Secretary of the Southern Branch for nearly 20 years and has supported the branch tirelessly during that period.
With the presentation over it was straight into the meeting, a meeting which due to the time of year and forthcoming AGM is what I would call the 'business end' of our cycle of meetings. It was important to get through a range of topics including the election of Officers for the year, identification of vacancies for Council, the approval of our audited accounts and the setting of our fees for next year.
A slight change to the agenda at this meeting was the election of our next Junior Vice President, which this year was being decided by a ballot held at the start of our Council meeting. With the votes cast it was my duty to announce to members of Council that Tony Kirby would assume the role of JVP following the AGM in June.
As always Council members discussed and agreed all of the issues with due consideration to ensure that the Institute continues to take forward the changes that we have embraced to allow us to prosper and thrive in challenging times.
As the meeting came to an end I expressed my thanks and those of Council to Tony Sharp (Immediate Past President) for his commitment and dedication to the Institute during his time as an Officer and President, and also during his time on Council. As colleagues prepared to depart for their journeys home it was just left for me to thank all of my Council colleagues for their dedication and support over the last two years during which time I was privileged to have been President of the Institute. The next meeting will quite strange have to take a bit of a back seat but I know that Richard Hayes will continue to take the Institute forward over the coming years.
Preparing you for Professional Review Seminar: February, Bristol
18 Professional Review candidates and 1 mentor attended the Preparing you for Professional Review seminar held at the Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald offices at Bristol on 29th February.
The day had been organised by Jonathan weeks and Paula Postlethwaite of the newly revitalised Severnside Branch.
The seminar was presented by Gerry Harvey FIHE and Bob Leonard FIHE and covered all aspects of preparing your submission and presenting at the review for IEng and CEng, both Standard and Individual routes. The day included workshops and individual discussions and advice. Candidates left with increased confidence and committed to putting forward their submissions in the near future.
The seminar was followed by the first AGM of the revitalised Severnside Branch. Congratulations go to Jonathan Weeks who was elected Chair, Paula Postlethwaite who was elected vice-chair, Lee Selway as Treasurer and Matt Owen as Secretary. Other committee members include Nick Ankrah, John Maddy, Douglas Mackay, James Heathcote and Stephen Pearson.
An exciting programme of forthcoming branch events was announced, including "Health & Safety in Construction", "Developing a Winning Bid", "Sustainability in Highway Design" and "SCRIM"
We wish the Branch every success and are sure they flourish under new leadership. Anyone wishing to find out more about activities in Severnside Branch, please contact Jonathan Weeks.
Chris Bowley - Radio Personality
Chris Bowley, FIHE Council member and Southern Branch committee member was recently featured on BBC Radio Somerset and BBC Radio Wiltshire breakfast shows. Chris appeared as an IHE spokesperson providing advice on tunnelling options for the proposed A303 improvements close to Stonehenge.
IHE is frequently asked by the media to field experts to speak on Highway and Traffic matters. If you would like to be included in the IHE list of media experts and available at short notice, please call Steve Palmer on 0207 4367487.
News from around the Branches
Yorkshire Branch - A tour of the Humber Bridge has been arranged for 18 April 2012. If anyone is interested in attending the Humber Bridge tour they need to contact me on Louise Hewlett.
Plans for the Yorkshire Branch AGM are now confirmed and will take place on 9 May. The AGM will be followed by a talk from Marshalls construction on anti-terrorism design.
Mercia Branch held its AGM this year at the Blists Hill Museum in Ironbridge. The AGM was well attended and was followed by a presentation from Council Member Nick Newton FIHE of Amey on "50 Years of Road Safety - What Works?". The Mercia Branch welcomed three new members to the committee and set out the Mercia Branch events programme for the coming year. Mercia Branch Chairman Nick Newton also presented former committee member David Wright with a decanter in recognition of his long term service to the IHE and the Mercia Branch itself.
The next Mercia Branch presentation is on 29th March at Telford & Wrekin Civic Offices on "Traffic Signing - Amendments to the Regulations". Other events for the forthcoming year include:
- 26th April - Developing a Winning Bid
- 24th May - IHE/ICE Joint Event - Southwater Development
- 28th June - Site Visit - Winsford Rock Salt Mine, Cheshire
- September TBC - Mercia Branch Annual Golf Day
For further information on any of the above events please contact Dominic Proud.
The South of Scotland Branch recently held another successful Technical Evening on 20 March. Nearly 40 members and guests attended two very interesting presentations. Thanks go to Gary Morton of Ischebeck Titan Ltd who presented on Ground Engineering Solutions and Brian Jones of Hydro International who presented on sustainable drainage solution. The South of Scotland Branch would also like to thank both of the companies involved for assisting with sponsorship of the evening.
A further Technical evening is being arranged for late April and members are encouraged to visit the branch website where details will be announced. The annual AGM will also take place on the same evening and if any members are looking to get involved with the running of the South of Scotland Branch they are encouraged to come along or to contact Martin Polland for a chat to discuss.
The South of Scotland Branch would also like to congratulate the members who have recently qualified at various levels through Professional Reviews and if any other members are considering gaining a Professional qualification they are encouraged to attend any future branch meetings where the opportunity to learn from the experiences gained with fellow members.
If any members have changed email addresses recently please contact Martin Polland who will update the details to ensure you get the most up to date information on branch activity sent to you.
March 2012
IHE Annual General Meeting 2012
Notice is hereby given that the 39th Annual General Meeting of the members of the Institute of Highway Engineers Limited will be held at 4.45pm on Friday, 29 June 2012 at The Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankland Lane, Durham, DH1 5TA.
A copy of the Agenda can be found in the current issue of Highways Magazine.
Nominations sought for Council
Calling all Fellow, Member and Associate member grades!
To ensure that Council benefits from fresh blood each year, a limited number of vacancies are created and opportunities are now available for anyone wishing to join Council in June 2012.
Members will be aware that IHE is undergoing rapid change with new Portfolio Groups taking on a number of exciting and challenging projects. If you would like to be part of this change programme whilst developing key skills and enhancing your career, please call the office on 0207 4367487 or email cherrie.ouerghi@theihe.org for a nomination form.
This June, there are opportunities for 'Ordinary' grade members of Council who usually serve for a 3 year period as well as regional representative vacancies for Scotland and Wales.
The closing date for nominations is Friday 23rd March.
New Elections - February 2012
Congratulations to all those who were successful at the Membership & Qualifications meeting held on 22nd February at Winchester.
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FELLOW Paul Arnold Nigel Barlow Michael Cazneaux Adam Darwin Garry Hoyle Michael Jennings Keith Lawson Cormac O'Donnell James Sherry Simon Tidswell MEMBER Barry Beattie Michael Crouch Matthew Dyer Annette Fletcher Ian Gledhill Jean Greer Viktoria Horvath Razza Khan Kyong Sob Kim Peter Semmens Simon Walker ASSOCIATE Debra Dr Greeves Julian Maile Christopher Penny |
STUDENT Bedir Bekar Christopher Bright Victoria Bullen Alexander Chatterton Sarah Doraid Charles Fitzpatrick Thomas Flannery Seyed Ghaffar Elinor Gill Derick Gordon Daniel Green John Harley Omar Hassan Anthony Hickman Samel Huckle Mimi Hunt Niya Jeyapalasingam Karolis Koncikas Nerojee Kulanayagam Jaathavan Kumarachandran Justin Lewis Alisa Magar Shakir Mahboob Warren Maitland Ross McKibbon Thomas Merry Grant Mills Christopher Peckham Monique Peters Andrew Roberts Stilyana Stefanova Paul Steventon Gary Thompson Sean Tucker Viji Uthayakumar MarshelWeerakone Danny Weston-Brown Kiarash Zandi |
Professional Review Results
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CEng DOHERTY, Hugh IEng MILLICHOPE, James MAHMOOD, Arshad McWILLIAM, Jennifer |
EngTech EADIE, James Thomas Glaze, Michael CLIFF, Alexander SHARMAN, Mark MILNE, Suzanne HUSSAIN, Aslam PEEDELL, Claire PICKETT, Helen NEAVE, Michael |
Honorary Fellowship of the Institute
Secretary of Southern Branch, Tony Suter, was awarded Honorary Fellowship of The Institute at the recent Council meeting held at Hants CC, Winchester.
Tony's association with the Southern Branch dates back to the early 1990's when, as a Traffic Sgt with Surrey Police, he liaised with Surrey County Council and members on motorway and other traffic issues. He was particularly instrumental in the provision of modern traffic safety measures on the M25 during the early widening schemes of Junctions 8-10.
Tony was co-opted onto the Southern Branch Committee in order to advance collaboration between Highway Engineers and the Police. This resulted in the first series of branch seminars which were held at Surrey Police HQ, and were always addressed by the Chief Constable due to Tony's influence and invitation. Tony has since worked tirelessly for Southern Branch, and after his retirement from the police joined a Traffic Management company as TM trainer/designer using his police knowledge and experience to develop TM and highway safety in conjunction with the IHE.
Maintenance 2012
Plans for IHE's premier event of the year - Maintenance 2012 - are almost complete with the event this year taking place on Friday 29th June at The Radisson Blu Hotel, Durham.
A full conference with top class speakers from Government and Industry will be followed by the IHE annual general meeting and a presidential dinner in the evening hosted by incoming Institute President, Richard Hayes. Details of the AGM are shown below. Booking forms for Maintenance 2012 can be found here. Book early to avoid disappointment. If you have any queries about the conference, trade exhibition or dinner please call Alan on the main office number or email at alan.newman@theihe.org.
Preparing for Professional Review Seminars
The annual round of Preparing For Your Review seminars got off to a cracking start this year with yet another fully subscribed event held in Bristol on 29th February. These events are attracting a world wide reputation and the Bristol event saw delegates jetting in from locations as far afield as the Middle East. Bob Leonard and Gerry Harvey who both have extensive experience of Membership Committee and The Engineering Council were tutors for the day which was also attended by a number of Reviewers wanting to keep up to date with developments.
The next of Preparing For Your Review event is scheduled for Thursday, 28th June, Edinburgh. Bookings are already being taken for his event so please book early to reserve your place.
Continuing Professional Development
To maintain our knowledge and skill levels, we all need to embrace CPD and to record activity in an on-going log.
A handy form to do this is available for download.
CPD is a requirement of continuing IHE membership and that of the Engineering Council. If you require any help with CPD matters, please give Catherine Sullivan a call at the IHE office during office hours.
Student Competition Winner
Congratulations to new student member Elinor Gill who was the proud winner of an Apple iPod in an IHE competition held at Brunel University in January.
Elinor is studying Civil Engineering with Sustainability at Brunel University.
Council member Bob Hindhaugh (F) was accompanied by Catherine Sullivan, Membership Manager to the university where they spoke to students about professional
development.
January 2012
Calling London based Highways and Drainage Design IHE Members Only!
One of our members is currently seeking additional manpower in the form of a PDS and Microdrainage designer. Find out more...
