RLF Takes Up The Challenge
July 2008
Carol Bell, senior project manager at Robinson Low Francis (RLF), will be leading the all-female crew from the Association of Women in Property at this year’s Little Britain Challenge Cup.
In its fifth consecutive campaign the team is planning to emulate its success in the 2007 event, when it finished 17th overall, 3rd in IRC Class 8 and carried off the Welsh Water Alliance Trophy and the PRC Fewster Cup for 50% female crews. 2008 marks the event’s 21st birthday, an anniversary that it shares with Women in Property.
Carol will be heading a multi-disciplinary team from backgrounds in contracting, architecture, consulting and construction law. Carol’s own background in project management has been put to good use in selecting the crew and organising sponsorship for the event. Carol said: “Every crew member is sponsored by her employer and we are all grateful for the opportunity to participate in this prestigious event.
“The Little Britain Challenge Cup is the best teambuilding exercise ever – we start with a scratch crew of varying sailing/racing experience each year, having never all sailed together until we head out into the Solent for the first race.”
The team’s yacht, Sigmagician, a Sigma 38, will be sporting RLF’s colours alongside the Women in Property Battle Flag in Cowes Yacht Haven - and a montage of all the sponsors’ logos along her hull will make her highly visible when racing.”
Crew List:
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Carol Bell |
RLF |
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Lesley Logan |
Morgan Ashurst |
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Rachel Reid |
Aedas |
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Judith Bird |
Kimbells Solicitors |
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Bridget Forster |
No. 5 Chambers |
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Valerie Evans |
Atkins |
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Holly Sawford |
Barratt Homes |
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Theresa Noblett |
Conlon Construction |
Shore support:
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Alison Clifford-Smith |
Coda Architects |
ENDS
Photo caption: “Carol Bell with the trophies the Women in Property team is defending in the Little Britain Challenge Cup 2008”
Media Contact:
Kate Jones
Mandate
Tel: +44 (0) 203 128 8130
Email: kate.jones@yourmandate.com
Contact at RLF
Carol Bell - RLF
carol.bell@rlf.co.uk
07831 490 621
Notes to Editors:
Robinson Low Francis (RLF) is a UK firm of construction and property consultants, with over 100 years of experience in the industry. The company provides services to public and private sector clients and are involved in over £700 million worth of construction projects.
The firm has 170 staff spread across seven offices around the UK - Birmingham, Brighton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Stevenage.
Key areas of work are quantity surveying, project management, engineering services, building surveying, management consulting, health and safety services and more recently specialist sustainability advice to meet the major environmental changes in the industry.
RLF works across the commercial, education, government & defence, healthcare, industrial, office, residential, retail and sport & leisure sectors, to provide clients with innovative solutions to their construction and property needs. Clients include Royal Mail, John Lewis, Grosvenor, Pfizer and Barclays. For more information visit www.rlf.co.uk