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The Company

Dominic Lamb

Our youngest members are those who have been bound apprentice to one of our Liverymen. One such is
Dominic Lamb, a son of Court Assistant Henry Lamb, who was indentured in February 2016. He has just
completed his GCSE examinations and writes as follows:
“I am the eldest son of Henry Lamb who is a Liveryman and Court Assistant to the Worshipful Company of
Constructors. I became an apprentice to my father in a ceremony at The Haberdashers Livery Hall in February
2016 and later that year attended Guildhall to have my apprenticeship registered.
After months of hard work and years of preparation, I took my GCSE's at Verulam School (in St. Albans) during May and June
of this year. Since finishing them, I then had to eagerly await my results, for well over a month. To my delight I achieved a total
of 12 GCSE’s including a 7 (A) in Physics and Further Maths and an 8 (A*) in Chemistry and Maths, meaning that I am now in an
ideal position to pursue a career in Electrical Engineering, which I have been thinking about for quite a while now.
As my results were successful throughout all subjects it meant that I had an APS (Average Point Score) of over 6. This means
that I am able to study Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics in 6th form when I go back to Verulam School, in
September, after this extended Holiday of over 2 Months.
With this in mind, I am particularly grateful to be a member of the Worshipful Company of Constructors because the
connections I make could become invaluable if in the future I start looking for a career in London based construction.
To help me further, in my choices, I undertook a week’s work experience for Building Services Engineer, Kehr and Tucker,
based on Blackfriars Road. While I was there I transposed information from drawings onto room data sheets, sat in on
meetings and took notes. I also visited an active work site to compare the designs that I was shown earlier in the week to
some of the finished product.
Earlier in the year, I completed the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. I had to complete two activities for 3 months and one
activity for 6 months. One of the activities was volunteering. I did this at Nuffield Health Centre, a Charity-Based Organisation,
where I worked behind the front desk meaning that I was able to greatly improve my people skills. When it came to the final
challenge of completing a two-day walk, I took charge of the orienteering and helped my group to be one of the fastest to
complete the task and reach the campsite. I really enjoyed the independence and the fact that my team trusted me with the
map and compass.
I look forward to possibly developing a career in a construction orientated environment and growing connections within the
Worshipful Company of Constructors.”

Steffan Raw-Rees
Steffan Raw-Rees is one of our Yeomen. He joined the Company in February 2016 and currentlyworks as a
project manager for Mace and has been involved with their Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) initiative,
being at the forefront of the current movement towards better managed and overall co-ordination of the
construction process. If you would like more information he suggests that you consult the Mace website at
https://www.macegroup.com/perspectives/180710-city-living-how-modern-methods
He writes as follows:

MMC: The Rising Factory
The delivery of new homes has consistently fallen behind demand for decades, productivity levels have been stagnant, and
the collapse of Carillion raised the profile of a number of issues from project governance to government procurement
practices and unsustainable margins.
With 10,500 homes now needing to be built in UK cities every month of every year for the next 20 years, and our social and
transport infrastructure playing such an important role in getting the country match-fit for a life outside the European Union,
the time for transformational change is now.
To meet the demand for new homes in our cities, the construction industry needs to increase its productivity by 30%. Put
another way, this means that construction needs to become as productive as manufacturing.
Innovative construction techniques can increase the supply of homes in our cities. ‘Modern Methods of Construction’ (MMC) is
a catch-all term for the techniques, approaches and technologies that allow new ways of working within an industry that
struggles to move with the times.
Modern Methods of Construction are not just about what physically happens on site. It also includes organisation,
collaboration and how to align different suppliers to achieve the same outcome. The work being done by the Institution of

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