Registered Charity No 1073475 · 3 Contents Page 4 Profile of the President – Phil Vine-Roberts 5...
36
1 Registered Charity No 1073475
Transcript of Registered Charity No 1073475 · 3 Contents Page 4 Profile of the President – Phil Vine-Roberts 5...
1
Registered Charity No 1073475
2
3
Contents Page
4 Profile of the President – Phil Vine-Roberts
5 Past Presidents, Life & Honorary Members, Long Service Awards
6 National Officers and Trustees of the Guild of Bricklayers
7 My year in office James Howe PPGB
8 The Guild of Bricklayers
9 The National Conference – Self Build & Renovation Centre
14 Editorial
15 The National AGM
17 Thanks to the Guild of Bricklayers Sponsors
18 Competition Reports
28 Tribute of a friend and colleague Kevin Diett
29 The Guild of Bricklayers Regions
30 Membership
32 Invitation to the 2017 and 25th
National Annual Conference
33 Invitation to the 2017 National Competitions Final
34 Knick Knack Corner
35 Master Bricklayer Certificate
36 Back Page News
4
Profile of the President
Phil Vine-Roberts PGB - My career started quite by chance, having
returned to education with aspirations of working for Ordnance
Survey, however I soon realised that university was not for me. My
father said there was no way I was sitting on my backside and that the
company he worked for needed a tea boy on a site in Cardiff, so
during that summer I cooked breakfasts in a timber hut, making tips
from the tradesmen for running errands. After a month or so the site manager said that
there were some indentured apprenticeships available and they offered me a place
Bricklaying. So the journey began, I started my apprenticeship with a company called
Gee, Walker and Slater, who were owned by McAlpine. I worked on numerous projects,
houses, factories, nursing homes etc and was very fortunate to have had an excellent
experience. I went self-employed and remember vividly my first job; the Masonic Hall in
Bridgend, built in brown engineering bricks in Flemish bond. After many years of self-
employment and many miles of travel, I set up a small construction company undertaking
refurbishment and new house builds employing thirty sub-contractors including a
carpenter, plasterer and two labourers. Following a personal tragedy I had a new
perspective and realising there was more to life than money, I relinquished my half of the
company and worked on some small private jobs. It was at that point when my old college
lecturer came to see me and offered me some part-time teaching at Bridgend College
with the multi-skill learners and some schools groups and I absolutely loved it. Soon a
full-time job was advertised and I was ecstatic when they offered me the post.
I have had several roles in the last fourteen years including a Quality Lead and in August
2015 I became the Curriculum Area Manager for Construction and in March 2016 adding
the post of Curriculum Area Manager for Sport. I consider myself very fortunate; I enjoyed
my time on site, especially the camaraderie and banter, whilst working in education has
filled me with enormous pride, seeing students going into industry, making a good living
and having families of their own, I think to myself quite often ‘job done’.
Phil Vine-Roberts
5
Past Presidents
1932-33 W Blaber 1933-34 A T Winstone 1934-35 T Howarth
1935-36 F Taylor 1936-37 G A F Clarke 1937-38 G A F Clarke
1938-39 W F Clarke 1946-47 W F Clarke 1947-48 W F Clarke
1948-49 J C Hodge 1949-50 J Olney 1950-51 E A Davies
1951-52 W G Nash 1952-53 T Whitmore 1953-54 E L Braley
1954-55 C E Outen 1955-56 T Pickering 1956-57 G E Clayton
1957-58 S Smith 1958-59 J E Jeffrey 1959-60 D Bradford
1960-61 N C Sidwell 1961-62 E L Braley 1962-63 E L Elmes
1963-64 W F Wadge 1964-65 G A F Clarke 1965-66 J S Bradbury
1966-67 H F Turner 1967-68 R M Edwards 1968-69 N Bradley
1969-70 B Bradbury 1970-71 D McArthur 1971-72 J E Jeffrey
1972-73 H Timlin 1973-74 E H Fawcett 1974-75 G E Clayton
1975-76 T D Clarke 1976-77 E Johnson 1977-78 W F Elliott
1978-79 G H Fox 1979-80 N Bradley 1980-81 E Robson
1981-82 R J Baldwin 1982-83 R J Baldwin 1983-84 A Capewell
1984-85 B Bloodworth 1985-86 J Monaghan 1986-87 D Treece
1987-88 A Beesley 1988-89 D Carver 1989-90 J Rippon
1990-91 M Thorpe 1991-92 R A Daniel 1992-93 J Rippon
1993-94 M W Pearce 1994-95 P Roberts MBE 1995-96 S Rutter
1996-97 J Gordon 1997-98 A J Glen 1998-99 J Offless
1999-00 R J Baldwin 2000-01 R J Baldwin 2001-02 J Brown
2002-03 J Trueman 2003-04 G Evans 2004-05 D Westwood
2005-06 G Pellatt 2006-07 M Kelliher 2007-08 A Tucker
2008-09 S Barlow 2009-10 J Walden 2010-11 P Elmes
2011-12 A J Glen 2012-13 A Cainen 2013-14 V Scriven
2014-15 P Hodgkinson 2014-15 J Howe
Life Members M Thorpe, E Robson, M W Pearce, B Bradbury, G Evans, J Trueman, A Glen, D Westwood
Honorary Members J Brandon Brian Garratt R Brotherhood J Campbell
C Boulton A Edwards S Morton A Young
L Pearson J Moorhouse P Shuker D Lepla
M Rose CBE G Parkinson Chris Gosden
Long Service Awards R Sindon - 1947 W Dawson - 1950 R Reynolds 1953 E Robson 1955
D Treece - 1955 J Butler - 1956 G Hayes - 1956 B Bradbury - 1957
R Baker - 1959 J Rippon – 1959 D Lee - 1961 J Nettle - 1962
D Downs 1963 A Adkin - 1963 D Davies – 1963 S Barry - 1964
D Cartledge 1964 P Stephens - 1964 M Jeffery - 1965 J Pegg - 1966
B Upton – 1966 W Ruthven - 1971 T Chambers - 1972 C Howman - 1974
J-Quinton – 1976 J Trueman - 1976 M Thorpe - 1977 G Chambers - 1977
A Glenn - 1977 M Pearce - 1977 W Lewis - 1978 L Phillips – 1978
G Rasmussen - 1978 Long service awards are presented to members who have served continuously for 35 years.
6
National Officers of the Guild of Bricklayers
President Vice President Past President Phil Vine-Roberts PGB
Kevin Harold VPGB Jim Howe PPGB [email protected]
National Secretary National Treasurer Journal Editor S L Barlow PPGB
19 Southcote Grove
Kings Norton
Birmingham
B38 8ED
G Evans LMGB
Tegryn Croes Y Llan
Llangoedmor
Cardigan
SA43 2LF
M J Walden
The Old Bus Station
16 Northfield Road
Messingham
N Lincolnshire
DN17 3PG
National Competition
Secretary
Charity Finance
Officer
Historian and Inventory
Officer D Westwood LMGB
Gareth Evans LMGB M Kelliher PPGB
Auditors to the Guild Training Officer Education Officer D Westwood PPGB
S Barlow PPGB
Kevin Robinson MMGB
T Tucker PPGB
Web Site &
Marketing Manager
PR & Media Officer Technical Officer
Phil Vine Roberts PGB J Walden PPGB
A Cainen PPGB
Trustees of The Guild P Vine-Roberts PGB G Evans LMGB S Barlow PPGB
D Westwood LMGB J Walden PPGB M Pearce LMGB
K Robinson MMGB M Thorpe LMGB T Tucker PPGB
J Trueman LMGB
7
James Howe PPGB
My Year in Office
I am honoured to have been elected as the President of the Guild of Bricklayers for
2015/2016. Big thanks to Phil Hodgkinson in making this transition smooth and for
supporting me through the national AGM and my year in office. One of the great
highlights of my year came in May when I represented the Guild of Bricklayers at the
Mortar Industries Association Lunch where I was invited as a guest speaker. This gave
me the opportunity to discuss the work of the Guild in raising the standards of
craftsmanship in our trade and also of the national skills shortage something that as a
body we are keen to help in raising the standards in the training of the next generation for
the construction industry. Over the year I have attended as many of the competitions as
possible including the national final at Leeds College of Building, where I have been
impressed by the high standards of work and of the dedication shown by tutors around
the country in preparing their trainees and in giving up their time to attend competitions. I
find that the competitions are always a good place to network and to promote the work of
the Guild of Bricklayers and have made many new friends on my travels. It was clear
from many of these venues that the college and lecturers valued the work, effort and time
that members of the Guild of Bricklayers give freely to promote the competitions and to
give the opportunity for learners to show off their skills. I would like to thank all the
competition organisers, judges and sponsors including Wienerberger for their continuous
contribution of the bricks and the MIA for the organising of mortar and the new trophy for
the final which was a real centre piece at the national final and has again helped to raise
the prestige of been involved in these competitions. Finally I would like to thank all the
members who have guided and helped me throughout my year in office; I know I have
made some mistakes however with their help not too many I hope. I would like to thank
your families for supporting you as members of the guild. I have really enjoyed the
experience of my year in office and I would like to hand over the reins to Phil Vine-
Roberts hoping that he enjoys being President as much as I have.
James Howe
8
The Guild is an association founded in 1932 with the aims of promoting and maintaining
the highest standards of craftsmanship in Brickwork.
Membership consists of Journeymen and Master Members, who have served an
apprenticeship or an approved period of training and have obtained the relevant
qualification, are practising bricklayers, site foremen, managers, clerks of work, lecturers,
tutors or instructors on approved courses. Trainee membership is encouraged and there is an
Associate class of membership for those in industry or education who are sympathetic to
the aims of the Guild.
As a national organisation the Guild has a President, a National Secretary, Treasurer and
Membership Secretary as its main officers. The Guild covers the whole of the United
Kingdom through its thirteen geographical regions, called Sections. Each section elects
from its members a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer and is responsible for organising the
activities of the Section, work and site visits and other activities which promote the aims of
the Guild.
Each year the Guild, through its network of sections, organises regional brickwork
competitions at Senior, Junior and Schools levels with a National Final bringing together
the winners of the senior competitions from each of the regional events. The Guild is
pleased to acknowledge the sponsorship of brick, mortar and tool manufacturers and valued
contributions from local firms at regional events.
Guild members serve on the advisory panels of all the technical education institutes and
supervise competition stands at local and national exhibitions.
9
2016 Conference Report Ensuring Quality in the Face of Austerity
The 2016 Conference has established itself as a must attend
event for construction lecturers. At one of the best venues
to host the conference the national Self-Build and
Renovation Centre was to construction tutors what a sweet
shop is to children. Full of innovative products new to the
industry all attendees agreed that the half-day planned to
look around the centre was insufficient and many avowed
to return to spend more time there. With delegate numbers
increasing this really is a must see venue for anyone
planning a self-build or renovation project, I certainly wish
I had been there before building. The range of products
across all construction trades would also make a great visit
for any construction students and the centre managers
Harvey Fremlin, explained that they have great
relationships with Universities, Colleges and Schools where
many of their visitors come from. The range of speakers
this year was also the best line up seen at a Guild of Bricklayers Conference, though this did make
timings difficult on the day as the MC wanted to get as much value as possible out of each one. The
speakers provided a variety of coverage of the industry and of current issues and clearly
demonstrates the growing reputation of the conference in providing delegates. The conference was
opened by James Howe PGB who thanked all of the guest speakers for giving up their time to
support and promote the activities of the Guild of Bricklayers. James also thanked members of the
education committee for their efforts in planning the days programme and arranging the guest
speakers. Tony Tucker PPGB, MC for the day pointed out to delegates that this year was the 24th
year of the national Conference and that members were looking forward to celebrating the quarter of
a century of supporting members working in education with the best CPD day available to
bricklaying tutors.
Mike Leonard of the Building
Alliance discussed his fears for
the industry and in recruiting the
right people needed to join the
industry. Mike said that he fears
the lack of importance placed on
the industry by the Government
and its ministers. Mike pointed
out that the recession that began
in 2008 and still leaves a shadow
over the industry noting that many skilled workers have left the industry in the intervening eight
years and that these skills have not been replaced. Mike now working for the Building Alliance is
working with ministers and educators to address these issues and to bring more young people in to
the industry as well as fighting for the continued use of traditional building methods in particularly in
using bricks in the face of the continued attacks from advanced manufacturing processes many from
eastern Europe that bring a wealth of hi-tech construction methods many in the form of kit building
that many do not feel provide the quality required in the UK housing market.
10
Paul Brown, Portfolio Advisor with City and Guilds, attending his 4th
Guild of
Bricklayers Conference updated delegates on the new suite of qualifications
currently been approved in the City and Guilds Portfolio for Construction. The
qualifications that are moving on to the QCF have been supported by members of
the Guild of Bricklayers and will be highly valued by the industry. Paul also spoke
about the Trailblazers and of some of the proposed changes to the apprenticeship route. Although the
presentation contained some supposition, as approval for detail such as assessment methods are still
waiting to be confirmed this certainly spelt out
some major changes for colleagues working in the
FE sector and no doubt delegates will eagerly
await any updates on the final outcomes of these
discussions. Paul’s presentation also covered the
requirements of study programmes and gave
guidance on how these could be achieved adding
quality at the same time as increasing digital
learning and meeting the Feltag requirements. He
also discussed initiatives in education at key stages
4 and 5 including the Tech-Bacs. We will look
forward to inviting Paul and City and Guilds back
to next year’s conference to assess the direction of
travel with both the new qualifications and the
changes to apprenticeships.
Richard Hartshorne of the NHBC discussed his concerns
around the quality of building, this complimented the
presentation of Mike Leonard very well and raised some
poignant questions of educators in ensuring not only a quality of
build but an understanding of those entering the industry of
defects and their causes and the importance of the quality of
construction in preventing defects. In the presentation Richard
discussed Industry Standards and suggested that the standards are very high and more than adequate,
but there were issues with the quality of workmanship and stated that the majority of claims made by
the NHBC are in fact related to the quality of the build rather than the design and standards. The big
concerns Richard notes are around the penetration of damp that causes massive problems (as seen in
the slides on the presentation) within the building, some of the reasons he pointed out for these
problems relate back to
some of the extreme
weather conditions
which we are starting
to experience as the
norm now in the UK.
These periods of
prolonged heavy
downpours result in a
breaching of cavity
trays, especially when
they have been poorly
inserted in the first
instance.
11
Ismall Siti Haida from the Imperial College London gave a presentation of her
PhD to date which is based on recording musculoskeletal disorders in bricklayers.
Supported by her supervisor Dr Maximillian Wdowski who has worked with the
British Olympic team working on biomechanics it has been enlightening to hear
that there are academics supporting the plight of the bricklayers. Several colleges
and members of the
Guild of Bricklayers
have supported Ismall in generating data
for her research. The image in the right
shows how the nodes on all moving
parts of the bricklayer are measured to
note where and how much stress is
placed upon the body and the red line at
the bottom is the weight transfer of each
leg. Who could tell us which leg the
bricklayer uses most during the working
day and typically what loads are
transferred through the legs? Damien
Coates MGB was part of the research at
West Nottinghamshire College and he
said “it’s brilliant that there are people
that have a concern for bricklayers. When I started as an apprentice
many of the old bricklayers were either finished in their early fifties or
carried injuries that made their working lives very painful. We all
remember the 50kg bags of cement and what a difference the reduction
to 25kg made to the strain of moving materials. I had many years of
handballing bricks off the back of a wagon and now we expect them to
be lifted off with a Hiab and then moved around the site using a forklift.
It will be interesting to see what the findings of this research are and
what initiatives are recommended for the working life of the bricklayer
in the future. Hopefully we will soon have a generation that can spend
the whole of their working life in the construction industry”. The picture
on the left shows one of the bricklayers in the research with nodes
sellotaped to the fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders and various parts of
the back whilst stood on a plate that measures the weight transference as
the bricklayer moves from leg to leg.
Rob Sweeney and Tanya Lawton gave an update from CSkills on the new
support materials that have been developed for centres delivering their
qualifications and Tanya stressed the quality of the support provided in
developing the maths and English skills of learners as well as introducing
delegates to some of the e-learning materials. They discussed the need for qualifications to have
transferrable employability skills that allowed trainees to progress in their careers at a chosen time
and the need for all qualifications to have a customer service focus which employers and the industry
stress is high on the needs of the employees in the industry. Rob went on to discuss the new
performance table which was headline news for most delegates that are unaware of this. Rob then
took a range of questions from delegates on using assessment materials and the assessment of
CSkills programmes. Rob stressed that he was happy with the standards that are expected in the
qualifications and stated that they will help to maintain the integrity of the CSkills brand.
12
13
General Comments City & Guilds should have been done separate. Thank you for the day. Please forward presentation. I am particularly interested in the following topics at future conferences
City & Guilds changes
Thanks to all the brilliant guest speakers. New products/skills and area things are going wrong
E learning delivery for brickwork quals Enjoyed the practical links from NHBC. Support materials for teaching.
The new quals and how they will develop over the years and will they be successful Future planning developments from the awarding organisation. Employer Engagement for work placement, help us help them (CSCS)
The centre itself.
Please comment on any aspect relating to the session whether positive or negative Changes to C&G seem to steer towards decreasing amount of bricklayers available for the housing need.
Found it amusing that is a chimney unit when the previous speaker told us it is impossible to get planning for chimneys Location really difficult to come from North Wales.
Good range of topics. NHBC talk very interesting. NHBC presentation was very good. It would be useful to have all the power points so I can cascade to others
staff at my college. Excellent presentation from Mike Leonard.
Found the ICL presentation very interesting, this would be a useful follow up for the next conference. [email protected] Late start affected the whole programme.
Enjoyed the day - expected a little more focus on track elements rather than education. More time should have been used for new quals & trailblazers
Very informative - The presentation should be more visual rather than text heavy
Good to network in excellent surroundings and facilities with other tutors. Well done to all involved in organising this conference.
All sessions were very interesting. Further information on impact of trainblazer on the FE sector. More information required on the idea if the trailblazers. Seems like a very poorly thought out idea, destined to cost lots of ever depleting funds, before failing inevitably.
Would like a copy of the power-points presentation
14
2016 - Editorial
I have just looked back at the journals from recent years and I have been reminded of the amount of
change that we have been through in the FE sector in recent years. Many of these we are already taking for
granted like the move to the “Programme of Study” with challenges such as providing work placements for
all learners and the changes to the maths and English curriculum, which, I appreciate for many, this is still
causing problems with timetabling and frustration with the reduced time that learners are spending in the
workshops learning a trade.
I have also just returned from my summer break and I am crystal gazing at an even greater amount of
change that faces us in the next couple of years and I am reminded of why the work of the members of the
Guild of Bricklayers is so vitally important in ensuring that we can support each other through these
difficult periods. Not least I am reminded that the difficulty for all of us is finding out what is changing,
what is required of us and when these changes will happen. The Guild of Bricklayers Conference in 2016
was such a good example of how we work with the awarding organisations and bodies such as the Modern
Masonry Alliance and the NHBC in ensuring that members are given information from some of the most
informed speakers and are then able to net-work with their colleagues to discuss implications to help
resolve issues in their own organisations and hopefully the changes in the future and the need for
information will ensure that the conference continues to be a highly valued event in the construction
calendar.
The AGM in Swansea was a lively meeting and there was great debate in how technologies can change
both education and its relationship with the Guild of Bricklayers and lime many of the delegates at the
meeting I came away enthused by the prospect of the Guild of Bricklayers modernising itself and moving
and becoming more accessible to members, particularly those working in the education sector. It was
particularly pleasing to see the introduction of a junior competition at the national final and again quality
of the experience provided by the competitions is a clear demonstration of the stature of the work of the
Guild of Bricklayers within the construction and education communities of practice. It would be great to
see the impetus of this fresh thinking continue under the leadership of the newly elected President Phil
Vine-Roberts, the first to be elected under the new two year tenure and to see members with new ideas
joining the national council meeting to continue to drive these new initiatives.
So what are we looking forward to and what is on our horizon in the coming year? Many of the area
reviews will be coming to fruition and many mergers where recommended will be taking place, the impact
of these is likely to be felt by those working in the sector. While we continue to hear about the trail-blazers
on a drip feed we will look forward to another up-date on these at the conference in preparation for their
introduction in 2017 and to ensure that we are all busy the new “Technicals” will be ready in 2017 as we
move to the QCF. WE must remember at the conference not to shoot the messengers as it has been the
employers that have had more input than ever into the development with the new apprenticeship standards.
On a lighter note we are getting closer to the next world skills event in Dubai where hopefully you will be
able to mix your visit with a bit of sightseeing, particularly at the Burj Khalifa, a building that dominates
what is already an amazing sky-line and can only be described as breath-taking
Regards
M J Walden
15
83rd Annual General Meeting and Dinner - Swansea
The 83rd
AGM of the Guild of Bricklayers was
held at the Mercure Hotel Swansea, where
members again made this a great weekend. The
President to be Phil Vine-Roberts hosted a quiz
on the Friday night as delegates and their
partners arrived for the weekend, Phil and his
wife Nadine welcomed their guests to Swansea
for the weekend. The morning session followed
the format of electing the officers for the
following year (see front of journal). James
Howe PPGB (seen labove) presenting the
new president Phil Vine-Roberts with the
chains of office and (right receiving his past
presidents medal.
After hearing the respective reports from
the National Treasurer, Gareth Evans,
LMGB, National Competitions Secretary,
Dennis Westwood LMGB and Education
Julian Walden PPGB. Delegates had some forthright discussions about what the future holds for
the industry and the role tht the Guild of Bricklayers can play. Going forward there was some
positive comments from the newly elected preident on how training providers could be supported
throught developments in ILT and how members could help to facilitate this and about bringing on
board the new generation of construction tutors (anyone interested in these developments please
contact a national ofiver from the list abpove. Progress in the competitions was discussed and the
meeting agreed that a national final should be introduced for junior competiutors to help to prpeare
them for senior competitions and members are now looking forward to the national final at Petroc
College in Devon.
16
All the presidents men. Newly elected Prsident Phil Vine-Roberts with members during the dinner dance.
The evening dinnner was a lively event with the dancing
been led by the newly elected prseident seen here with his
wife Nadine. On a special night for sevearl memebers
Gareth Evans spoke about the award that had been made
to him earlier from the British Association of
Construction Heads (BACH) for his services to
construction and to the BACH movement particulalrly in
Wales.
The event
also saw a
recognition from the Guild of Bricklayers for the
many years of dedicated service from Dennis
Westwood, seen here receiving his Life
Membership Award from Gareth Evans LMGB
during the evenings diner dance.
17
The officers and members of The Guild of Bricklayers would like to express
their thanks for the continued support provided by companies during the
regional and national bricklaying competitions. Competition dates for 2017
are now available on the Guild website.
18
2016 Competition Reports
THE GUILD OF BRICKLAYERS COMPETITION FINAL
PETROC COLLEGE
WEDNESDAY 29TH
JUNE 2016
National Final Competitors
.
SENIOR
NAME COLLEGE/CENTRE SECTION JORDAN RICHARDS DERBY NOTTS/LINCOLN
MACAULAY HORSLEY MORTON MORRELL WEST MIDLANDS
JOE HIGGINSON BURY NORTH WEST
HENRI COUCH CHICHESTER SOUTHERN
SHANE PEARSON NEW COLLEGE DURHAM NORTHERN
SEAN HOWELLS BRIDGEND WALES
MATT SANDRY CORNWALL WESTERN
CHARLIE WOOD YORK YORKSHIRE
JUNIOR
NAME COLLEGE/CENTRE SECTION TIM JOHNSTON STEPHENSONS NOTTS/LINCOLN
MATTHEW CRAGG PRESTON NORTH WEST
RHYS MATTHEWS NORTHBROOK SOUTHERN
ARRON ARMSTRONG HARTLEPOOL NORTHERN
LIAM McGINLEY NPTC GROUP WALES
BEN LAWSON PETROC WESTERN`
TYLER PEARCE BROOKLANDS LONDON
19
National Final Venue Petroc College Date:- 29.06.2016
Organiser Grant Johnstone
Senior Winner
Jordan Richards
Derby College
Senior Second
Henri Couch
Chichester College
Senior Third
Shane Pearson
New College Durham
Junior Winner
Tim Johnston
Stephenson College
Junior Second
Liam McGinley
NPTC Group
Junior Third
Tyler Pearce
Brooklands College
Judges
1 S Barlow PPGB Lead Judge West Midlands
2 D Westwood LMGB West Midlands
3 P Vine Roberts PGB Wales
Assistant Principal Craig Lister welcomed everyone to the College wishing all competitors all the best
for the competition and officially opened the competition. Throughout the day there were several
demonstrations by manufactures including heavy machinery, tools, thin joint, safety equipment, and a
raffle. Wienerberger and the Mortar Industry Association were also in attendance to provide support to
the Guild having sponsored all of the competitions that feed into the national final. The President
thanked the tool suppliers on the day which gave a selection of tools as prizes for the winners. The
presentation of certificates and prizes including the MIA Cup was undertaken by the Phil Vine-Roberts
PGB, ably supported by Gearoid Kennedy and Stuart Russell from the Mortar Industry Association.
20
Competition Region Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire
Venue Burton and South Derbyshire College 14th
March 2016
Organiser Kane Bramhall 01283 494624 [email protected]
Senior Winner Jordan Richards
Derby College
Senior Second
Liam Jones
West Notts College
Senior Third
Ben Thomas
BSDC
Junior Winner Tim Johnstone
Stephenson College
Junior Second
Connor Davies
Derby College
Junior Third
Bartlomiej Nowicki
West Notts College
Olney Cup Winner Thomas Woodward – Chesterfield College
Judges
1 Dennis Westwood LMGB Lead Judge
2 Steve Barlow PPGB
3 Leigh Jakeman MGB
4 James Howe PGB
Region or College of Work
West Mids
West Mids
West Mids
Stockport (North West)
President James Howe travelled from the North West to present the trophies to what had been an excellent
competition, with 10 juniors and 9 senor competitors all producing very high standards of work. James
thanked Kane Bramall and the staff at Burton and South Derbyshire College for the welcome that they
gave the Guild of Bricklayers and to their excellent sponsors IG Lintels who have supported the prizes for
the competition.
21
Competition Region Yorkshire
Venue York College Date 17-6-2016 Organizer Harpal Sambhi Tel 01904 770180 email [email protected] Senior Winner Charlie Young
York College
Senior Second
Toby Croft
North Halifax College
Senior Third
Michael Sutcliffe
Bradford College
Junior Winner
Lewis Greenwood
York College
Junior Second
Thomas Wilson
Calderdale College
Junior Third
Aaron Rose
Bishop Burton College
Judges
1 J. Trueman LMGB Lead Judge North West
2 D. Anwer MMGB North West
3 M. Kelliher PPGB North West
Secretaries Report
In an excellent demonstration of Yorkshire brickwork, many sponsors and suppliers turned out to
support the event with demonstrations and donations of prizes, bricks and mortar. The
demonstrations proved very popular for both tutors and students and these also helped the
networking during the day. A huge thanks went to all at York College for the preparation of the
workshops and the organising of the awards ceremony. Presentations and certificates were
awarded by: sponsors (Mitchell & Urwin, York Handmade), Andrew Bannister (Chairman
Yorkshire Section Guild of Bricklayers), Dr Alison Birkinshaw (York College Principle).
22
Competition Region Western
Venue Bridgewater College Date 27-5-2016 Organiser Richard Bullock Tel:- 01278 455464 Email:- [email protected]
Senior Winner
Matt Andry
Cornwall College
Senior Second
Luke Williams
Bridgwater College
Senior Third
amie Meakin
Wiltshire College
Junior Winner
Ben Lawson
Petroc College
Junior Second
Callum Staples
Bridgwater College
Junior Third
Tho Rattue
Wiltshire College
Judges
1 S. Barlow PPGB West Midlands
2 A. Spiller MGB Wales
3 D. Westwood LMGB West Midlands
Secretaries Report
23
Competition Region London
Venue Brooklands College Date 9-6-2016
Organiser [email protected] Tel 01784 248666
Senior Winner
Connor Honeyman
Barking & Dagenham College
Senior Second
Billy Wood
Weybridge Campus
Senior Third
Luke Goodman
Reading College
Junior Winner
Tiyler Pearce
Brooklands College
Junior Second
Cameron Justico
Reading College
Junior Third
Robbie Kilty
Barking & Dagenham College
Judges
1 S. Barlow PPGB - Lead Judge West Midlands
2 N. Edwards MGB Southern
3 D. Westwood LMGB West Midlands
Neil Houldey from Brooklands College opened the day’s event by thanking all the Students and
Lecturers for taking part in the day’s competition. Throughout the day there were demonstrations by
manufacturers and reps from different Companies. At the end of the competition Gail Walker
Principal of Brooklands College thanked everyone taking part for making it a successful
Competition. She then presented awards and Trophy’s to the Winners helped by Guild President
Phil Vine Roberts and Neil Houldey from Brooklands College.
24
Competition Region West Midlands Venue Rugby College Date 17-3-2016
Organizer David Pickard Tel 03004 560047 email:- [email protected]
Senior Winner
Macaulay Horsley
Morton Morrell College
Senior Second
Jack Shirley
Stoke on Trent College
Senior Third
Rhyan Harper
Shrewsbury Coventry
Junior Winner
Jamie Pennill
Shrewsbury College
Junior Second
George Brooks
South Staffs College
Junior Third
Dylan Smith
Bournville College
Judges
1 B.Bowman MMGB - Lead Judge West Midlands
2 S.Barlow PPGB West Midlands
3 D. Westwood LMGB West Midlands
The Competition was opened by Guild President James Howe. At the end of the day the President
James Howe thanked everyone for attending the day’s competition and College staff for their hard
work in preparing the workshops, competitors, sponsors the Mortar Industry Association and
Wienerberger. The presentation of Certificates, Trophy's and Prizes to all Competitors was done by
the Guild President James Howe, helped by Steve Barlow.
25
Competition Region North West
Venue Preston College Date:- 7-04-2016
Organiser Ken Rutlidge Tel 01772 225708 email [email protected]
Senior Winner
Joe Higginson
Bury College
Senior Second
Andrew McNally
Liverpool College
Senior Third
Gary Atkinson
Blackpool& The Fylde College
Junior Winner
Matthew Cragg
Preston College
Junior Second
Brad Helm
Accrington & Rossendale College
Junior Third
Dawit Yohannes
Liverpool College
Judges
1 M.Bicker MMGB Lead Judge Yorkshire
2 A. Wallace MGB
3 D.Westwood LMGB West Midlands
The Guild of Bricklayers Competition was welcomed to the college by Mick Noblett Assistant
Principal, the competition was very closely fought on the day and this was noted by Kevin Burke
Head of Division in his presentation as he congratulated competitors and their tutors for the skills
that they had shown throughout the day. He also thanked the staff of the college for all their hard
work in preparing for the competition.
26
Competition Region Wales
Venue Coleg Ceredigion, Cardigan Date:- 11.05.2016
Organiser Gareth Evans [email protected] Tel No 01239625525
Senior Winner
Sean Howells
Bridgend College
Senior Second
Gideon Kerr
Coleg Ceridigion
Senior Third
Joe Swift
Coleg Sir Gar
Junior Winner
Liam McGinley
Neat Port Talbot College
Junior Second
Conner Venton-Lees
Coleg Ceridigion
Junior Third
Steven Borthwick
Coleg Cambria
Judges
1 S, Barlow PPGB Lead Judge West Midlands
2 W. Bowman West Midlands The competition was kindly hosted by Huw Thomas Curriculum Manager and staff of Coleg Ceredigion and
members and competitors were welcomed by The Principal Jacqui Weatherbum who expressed her delight that
the Welsh Section of the had chosen the college as the venue for this year's competition. During the competiton
members of the Welsh section held their annual AGM. Gareth Evans the competition secretary acted as MC for
the presentation ceremony and thanked the Principal of the College for hosting the competition. Special thanks
were directed to the staff for all of their hard work in preparation leading up to the competition and during the
competition. The Wales Section members wish to express their thanks to the College Catering section for their
hospitality during the day. Thanks to Weinerberger for providing the bricks, Mortar Industries Association for
providing the mortar. Wales Guild members are very appreciative of the support received from the Local
Branch of Jewson’s in providing a range of tools for all competitors plus tool prizes for the top 3 competitors at
both junior and senior level. President of the Guild Phil Roberts presented the certificates and awards.
27
GUILD OF BRICKLAYERS NATIONAL COMPETITION WINNERS
Year VENUE WINNER COLLEGE SECTION
2007 Blackpool
College
Adam Jeal Wiltshire College Western
2008 Scunthorpe
College
Nathan Evans Ystrad Mynach
College
Wales
2009 Walsall
College
Peter Kelly Newcastle College Northern
2010 Liverpool
College
Jason Green Wirral Met College North West
2011 Bridgend
College
Christopher Hill Stafford College West Midlands
2012 West Notts
College
Shaun Fausset Blackpool and Fylde
College
North West
2013 Cardiff
College
Louis Wilkinson Sussex Downs
College
Southern
2014 Sussex Downs
College
Ryan Stevens Shrewsbury College West Midlands
2015 Leeds College
of Building
Osian Rhys Flynn
Coleg Menai
Wales
2016 Petroc College Jordan Richards Derby College Lincs / Notts
28
Tribute to a Colleague: Kevin Diett 1963-2016
Ordinarily this would have been headed obituaries but Kevin was such a young energetic guy that
somehow didn’t seem appropriate so I preferred to call this a tribute to a colleague. I have known Kevin
for twenty years and have on many occasions shared a pint and put the worlds to rights, Kevin always had
many suggestions on how things could be made better. At a recent Guild of Bricklayers Council Meeting
where many first heard of the sad passing of a friend and colleague it seemed that everybody had their
favourite story to tell about Kevin. I last saw Kevin at the UK skills competition where again he had a
learner in the final and i will always remember that cheeky grin and the dedication that he had in working
with trainees and preparing them for competitions.
Julian Walden PPGB Kevin left school at the age of 16 in 1980 and started an apprenticeship
with the Woodall Building Group where he attended Tottenham
College. After obtaining his Advanced Craft Certificate in 1983 Kevin
worked in the industry as a self-employed bricklayer until 1992 when
he got his first job in education at Hastings College until 1995 when he
moved to Sussex Downs College. During his time there Kevin became
involved in the Southern Section of Guild and eventually became the
regional secretary. He was heavily involved with Graham Pellatt in
setting up the Southern Section Brickwork Teachers Study group where
regional lecturers would meet at various venues to look at standardising
and improving the way that the trade could be delivered to new
students, often travelling hundreds of miles in his spare time at the
weekends, sacrificing valuable family time. Kevin’s involvement with
Guild became more focussed when he then started with supporting the
Guild of Bricklayers regional competitions and also trained to judge
other regional competitions. He was also involved in the 2011 World
Skills Final held in London where he worked as a Workshop
Supervisor. During his time at Sussex Downs, Kevin has produced 9
(nine) national finalists in both the Guild and Skill-build competitions,
this doesn’t include any Junior/New Entrant winners. Over the last 5
years, his efforts have helped others to achieve a 3rd
place at the 2012
Skill-build final, a National Winner for the Guild in 2013 followed up
with a National winner at Skill-build in 2013. These students were then
selected for the training squad for the Rio 2015 Worldskills finals. At
the same finals Kevin was recognised by CITB with the “Outstanding
Tutor Award”, this is awarded to the college tutor who has
demonstrated an outstanding commitment to competitions throughout
the year, including preparing candidates for the competitions and acting as an ambassador for skills
competitions. In 2014 Kevin became Vice Chair for the Southern Section and he was always keen to
support new members and his fellow tutors, he was willing to pass on whatever experience he had to
help others during training, including competing students that weren’t from his college. Kevin was
extremely proud to be a Bricklayer and certainly made it clear to everyone he ever met and especially
other trade areas’, he has been an ambassador for his college, the trade and the Guild of Bricklayers.
Kevin’s hard work, professionalism, enthusiasm and friendly nature will be sorely missed not just by
his family but also by everyone that he had ever come into contact with.
Adrian Coleborn MGB Chairman (Southern Section)
29
30
Copies of the above posters are available for display in your college. Download from
the Guild website http://www.guildofbricklayers.org.uk/
Don’t forget to ask about corporate and student membership!
31
GUILD OF BRICKLAYERS
Please complete in capital letters and return to
Gareth Evans, LMGB Membership Secretary, Tegryn, Croes-y-llan, Llangoedmor,
Cardigan, SA43 2LF Tel ~ 01239 625525 (H)
Name ~ ----------------------------------------------------------------
Home Address ~ ----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
Postal Code ~ ------------------------------- Section ~ ---------------------------------------------
Contact Number ~ ------------------------------- Date of Birth ~ ....................................................
Email address ~ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Qualifications ~ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supervisory
Experience ~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Employment ~ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other relevant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Information ~
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please circle your areas of interest~ Education Technical Industrial
Please note that data recorded will only be used to effectively distribute Guild of Bricklayers information to its members.
Promoting Excellence Administrators of the Guild of Bricklayers Educational Trust
Registered Charity No 1073475
For Official use
Date Received Payment Received
Membership Number Application Number
32
33
Guild of Bricklayers National
Competition Final
Wednesday 21st June 2017 @
Hudson Building, Locomotive Way, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8PU.
34
GUILD of Bricklayers MERCHANDISE
GUILD TIES Wear the embroidered Guild badge on your tie,
colours available, Dark Blue, Dark Red and light
Grey.
£10:00
TROWEL TIE PINS Silver
Gold plated on silver (one remaining)
£10.00
£15:00
SCALE RULES Unique to the Guild. Scales1:10, and 1:20 for setting
out and drawing brickwork bond and gauge. (good
competition prizes) with Logo
£5:00
BADGES
Master Member Lapel Badge, die cast, gold rimmed
Journeyman Members Lapel Badge, die cast, blue
rimmed.
£3:00
£3:00
CAR BADGE plastic stick-on
£1:00
KEY RINGS leather, available in Blue, Yellow, Orange, Red and
Green
(mixed bag of 10) (good competition prizes)
£1:00
£10:00
GUILD PENS with Guild logo - bag of 20
£8:00
PREMIER FLEECE Windchecker. state size when ordering,- M. L.
XL. XXL With Guild Logo
£30:00
FLEECE ‘Fruit of the Loom’ (1 remaining, ) Med..
£25.00
SWEATSHIRT With Guild Logo, (state size when ordering)
£17:50
If items cannot be collected, P&P may be added.
Above items are available from Steve Barlow PPGB
Enquiries & orders;- [email protected] Mob; 07432 590865
Aug 16
35
Become a MASTER BRICKLAYER,
With the guild of Bricklayers
The Master Bricklayer Certificate demonstrates the mastery or the art, sacience
and practice of bricklaying. If you already hold a level 3 qualificaton you are
able to apply.
The Benfits
Recognises your expertese
You will stand out from your peers
You will become part of an elite group
You will get a certificate to show your achievement.
Why not improve your CV and show your dedication for brickwork and your industry by joining other
members who have already achieved the Master Bricklayer Certificate? The Master Bricklayer Certificate
is now available, the criteria for submission and application form is available on the Guild of Bricklayers
website http://www.guildofbricklayers.org.uk/
36
Back Page News
** Note from the National Membership Secretary
With the ever increasing cost of postage members who have received a reminder
that comes with subscription renewal form and have still not paid by the
following November will cease to be members and will not receive any further
communication from the guild. Remember when membership ceases so does the
privileges of membership. On reaching the age of retirement (65) please inform
the membership secretary so that retirement can be placed against your name on
the records, on reaching this age there is no subscription fee but should you
wish to give a donation it will be gladly received to cover the cost of postage.
The Guild of Bricklayers are trying to reduce their carbon footprint and would
like to reduce the number of annual journals printed and travelling by road and
rail. We are therefore now able to offer you a full colour copy of the journal to
download and print for yourself or read on your ipad, tablet. If this option is
suitable the national membership secretary will send out an RSVP with the
subscription reminders to ensure that unwanted hard copies in black and white
are not printed.
To sponsor the next issue of the Journal of the Guild of Bricklayers or to
advertise in next year’s journal, please contact: [email protected] or
Anyone interested in joining a judges training day should contact
