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Guild of Architectural Ironmongers new Specifier’s Resource Book 2022 The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) publishes guides and other documents designed to support those specifying ironmongery and access control products for the construction industry. These publications are designed to assist anyone involved in the specification process, from the architect, architectural technician, interior designer and M&E consultant right through to the specifying architectural ironmonger. The Specifier’s Resource Book 2022 is a source of information and reference for specifiers. It includes articles, best practice advice, and a directory of GAI members and Registered Architectural Ironmongers (RegAI). It also showcases award-winning architectural ironmongery projects and products from the GAI/RIBA AI Specification Awards 2022. To download a free copy visit; www.gai.org.uk/specifier Carole O’Neil is new global Managing Partner for Cundall Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, Cundall, has appointed Carole O’Neil as Managing Partner. Carole steps up to lead the business 15 years after she first joined and takes over from Tomás Neeson, who has served as Managing Partner for eight years and will now act as Chair of Cundall’s Partners. Carole joined as Human Resources Director in 2007 and has helped Cundall grow from 450 people to a global practice of over 1,000 people in 21 offices during that time. She has been a part of Cundall’s Management Board for more than a decade and has played a pivotal role supporting the business’s leadership over the years. This growth has provided many with the chance to broaden their career opportunities, including Carole, who spent 18 months in Cundall’s Asia Pacific offices in Hong Kong and Australia assisting the local management teams to develop and implement their business strategies – an experience she describes as a career highlight. As Managing Partner, she will be responsible for leading the Management Board, including delivering on Cundall’s new strategy and steering the practice through the next period of development. www.cundall.com NEWS Style partitions wins industry awards Recognising their long-standing commitment to exceptional customer service and product excellence, partitioning experts Style has been named by Willmott Dixon as both the winner of the National Goods Supply Chain Award, as well as Goods Supply Chain Partner of the Year. www.style-partitions.co.uk ISG signs up to Common Assessment Standard ISG is the latest FIS member to adopt the Common Assessment Standard (CAS) for its pre-qualification (PQQ) requirements. ISG’s Head of Supply Chain, Rob Scriven, said: “Removing the burden of administration and eliminating inefficient practices is a win for us all.” ISG joins a growing list of organisations using the CAS, and members of the supply chain can now obtain just one certification from any of the four recognised assessment bodies – Achilles, CHAS, Constructionline and CQMS – in order to tender for work with them. The CAS has two levels of certification – desktop and site-based – and companies should apply for the appropriate level depending on their trade, size and the requirements of their clients. FIS CEO, Iain McIlwee, stated: “It is encouraging to see members getting behind the CAS. We talk about waste in construction all the time, but at the heart of our industry, there is a pointless duplication of effort built around competing PQQ processes. Pre-qualification in principle should save us time and efforts to standardise and adopt a common approach are to be applauded.” When FIS specialist subcontractors are working for ISG they will be able to use any of the four recognised CAS assessment tools in order to qualify for work. www.isgltd.com COMMUNITY Julian Sargent, Managing Director, Style (middle of picture) collecting an award at a Willmott Dixon’s night of celebration. Carole O’Neil, Cundall’s global Managing Partner www.thefis.org 27