Infrastructure Protection Group supports Women in Transport

By Sonya Byers, CEO, Women in Transport

The 16th annual Built Environment Somerset House Ice Skating event organised by Joe Flores and Jooce will be held on 27 November 2019 in support of Women in Transport.

The event will be a high profile social and networking opportunity for people working across transport, built environment and infrastructure. The skating session at Somerset House will be followed by networking at Dirty Martini at Covent Garden.

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We’re delighted that the Infrastructure Protection Group (co-founded by Mainguard Associates, iPM3 and Joe Flores) has been confirmed as a Gold sponsor for the evening.

The Infrastructure Protection Group was founded by Enda Casey (Mainguard Associates), Paul Woodman and Kate Betteridge (IPM3) and Joe Flores.

Their mission is to educate and inform developers and construction professionals of the challenges of unlocking land development potential through collaboration with infrastructure asset owners and by sharing knowledge and implementing best practice.

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Mainguard Associates helps make complex infrastructure and construction interfaces work. Their extensive construction and delivery experience help their clients work safely to time and budget whether they are above, below beside or on-top of live infrastructure and 3rd party assets. From one off construction method statements for project asset protection needs to complex Programme construction strategies, they bring clarity, confidence and collaboration.

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iPM3 offers exemplary Infrastructure Protection Management. The team have an extensive portfolio of third party interface management experience to help secure successful delivery of development projects. iPM3 offer tailored management programmes to suit each development Interface. They can provide specialist chartered consultants to support construction programmes on an adhoc basis - ensuring our infrastructure protection management suits the need and complexity of development.

Joe Flores

Joe has more than 10 years’ experience in assisting clients in addressing the assurance processes required to plan, design and construct complex, central London developments, from collating record information and identifying key constraints, managing ground site investigations, ground movement assessments, movement monitoring system procurement and the submissions required to comply with stakeholder processes.

Joe is part of a wider international infrastructure consultancy that provides him access to a wide range of multi-disciplinary services required for the delivery of complex developments.

We thank the Infrastructure Protection Group for their support for the Somerset House ice skating and Dirty Martini reception.


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