New SCQS President

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Kathryn Ladley

SCQS appointed a new President on 3 March 2020 – Kathryn Ladley BSc, FRICS, MAPM.

Our new President graduated from Leeds Polytechnic (now Leeds Beckett University) in 1974 with a BSc in Quantity Surveying, she become Chartered in 1975 at the age of 24 and became a Fellow of the RICS in (2003).  She is also a fully qualified Project Manager (MAPM).   Kathryn is currently employed by NPS Leeds as Commercial Director.

With 50 years experience working in construction, both as a Quantity Surveyor and Project Manager, Kathryn is still passionate about her job and the industry.  She is a member of the JCT Council and winner of the European Women in Construction and Engineering Lifetime Achievement in Construction Award in 2017.

Kathryn was the first girl to undertake a full time construction degree at Leeds Polytechnic and is now the first female President of the SCQS.  She has been married to a Quantity Surveyor for 48 years, is the mother of two children and has two grandchildren.

PropTech survey

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A new survey about PropTech in surveying is open for responses. The responses will help provide intelligence on a range of issues linked to the role of PropTech in Surveying. Having a better awareness of the levels of adoption, skills gap and challenges that may exist, along with the general view of PropTech will help shape the future support, training and information that can be made available with all those directly and indirectly involved within surveying.

The report will be published in early May. The previous report can be viewed on the RICS website.

SPACES Yearbook and Civic Building of the Year Awards 2020 – deadline extended

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SPACES are now looking for submissions for the Yearbook and Civic Building of the Year Awards 2020 – Submission Deadline extended to Friday 28th February 2020.

You are invited to submit any project which has received an element of public funding. Submissions are invited nationally and can include:
· New building and refurbishment projects across the public sector
· Buildings that add value to the communities they serve
· Buildings from all sectors of public construction
· Projects that demonstrate collaboration
· Projects that demonstrate Engineering excellence/ingenuity
· Surveying projects that renew embedded value
· Examples of construction team excellence
· Articles of interest on public sector buildings

Anyone can make a submission whether you are the client, architect, contractor, engineer, surveyor or project manager who feels there is merit in a particular building or project.

You can make your submission here.

From these a shortlist will be made of those projects that are eligible to enter the Civic Building of the Year Awards.

Please note:
· Schemes must have been completed and be operational between 1st October 2018 and 31st October 2019.
· They must also have received an element of public funding to aid their delivery.
· There is no limit to the number of submissions per client/organisation who are members of SPACES, non members can submit up to three projects. To find out more about SPACES membership please see the SPACES website.
· Anyone involved in the scheme can submit an application.
· In addition to completing the form, you must email up to 5 photographs (file name = project name) and any supporting documentation to SPACES Awards – awardsspaces@gmail.com.

A shortlist of projects for the yearbook and awards will be produced during March 2020. Subsequent information and access for visits maybe required. If SPACES does not receive a response within 6 weeks we reserve the right to remove the project from the yearbook and/or awards process.

SPACES: submissions for the Yearbook & Civic Building of the Year Awards 2020

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Deadline: Friday 14th February 2020

SPACES are now looking for submissions for the SPACES Yearbook and Civic Building of the Year Awards 2020.

You are invited to submit any project which has received an element of public funding. Submissions are invited nationally and can include:

  • New building and refurbishment projects across the public sector
  • Buildings that add value to the communities they serve
  • Buildings from all sectors of public construction
  • Projects that demonstrate collaboration
  • Projects that demonstrate Engineering excellence/ingenuity
  • Surveying projects that renew embedded value
  • Examples of construction team excellence
  • Articles of interest on public sector buildings

Anyone can make a submission whether you are the client, architect, contractor, engineer, surveyor or project manager who feels there is merit in a particular building or project.

You can make your submission here.

From these a shortlist will be made of those projects that are eligible to enter the Civic Building of the Year Awards.

Please note:

  • Schemes must have been completed and be operational between 1st October 2018 and 31st October 2019.
  • They must also have received an element of public funding to aid their delivery.
  • There is no limit to the number of submissions per client/organisation who are members of SPACES, non members can submit up to three projects. To find out more about SPACES membership please see the SPACES website.
  • Anyone involved in the scheme can submit an application.
  • In addition to completing the form, you must email up to 5 photographs (file name = project name) and any supporting documentation to awardsspaces@gmail.com.

A shortlist of projects for the yearbook and awards will be produced during March 2020. Subsequent information and access for visits maybe required. If SPACES does not receive a response within 6 weeks we reserve the right to remove the project from the yearbook and/or awards process.

Submit your project here (Deadline: Friday 14 Feb 2020)