Foundations Live is an annual event which celebrates and centralises all the best bits of the year-long Foundations scheme. It brings the industry together to create two events under one roof: A professional business networking and trade event. An opportunity to meet new people, learn about the latest products and innovations and generate new business. An interactive careers event for people…

This contractor has equipped site personnel with handheld anemometers to monitor wind conditions for construction sites. This approach enhances safety by ensuring that activities are halted during high winds, minimising the risk of accidents such as falling objects or unstable structures. The use of handheld devices provides real-time and accurate wind readings on-site, enabling proactive decision-making to protect workers and…

Gen Zero is a research project that the DfE & the contractor have led and is based on a construction approach that will form a “Kit of Parts” (platform) to build ultra low carbon sustainable schools, using a fixed grid, timber construction which are adaptable to user needs and demountable to ensure longevity of use. The practical classroom pod will…

Construct AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that uses natural language processing to create humanlike conversational dialogue. The language model can respond to questions and compose various written content, including articles, social media posts, essays, code and emails. By combining their expertise in engineering, construction project management and technology, they set out to create an artificial intelligence platform to…

With the Considerate Constructors Scheme’s new requirement for the provision of sanitary disposal for all toilets, the team at this project have gone above and beyond this, through the supply of sanitary products. These products are available through dispenser units in male, female, and gender neutral toilets, including both free period products, and also free incontinence pads. The dispenser units…

A large number of skips can and have been filled in the past and seemingly potentially useful insulation is taken away by waste removal contractors and simply thrown away, usually into landfill. This contractor asked Shredall to specify and advise upon the size of an appropriate compactor to fit into their site and training was carried out for the general…

From a recent mental health awareness week initiative came an idea to provide the workforce with professional Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) sessions to help with any personal problems or issues that they may have and that they need help with. They have implemented monthly CBT days that run from 9-4 and consist of 12x 30 minute sessions open to every…

Due to the nature of the works close to the public footpaths, they have had an isolation switch fitted to both excavators which means that and individual has a remote button they can press should the excavator stray toward the public fence that kills the hydraulics and stops the machine. This has previously been used within rail, and was amended…