This contractor hosted a free, CPD accredited training afternoon around mental health and wellbeing for local businesses in the construction sector as well as other businesses and charities, this was also opened up to staff of the contractor. They have had senior managers from other companies sign up which will help raise the profile of these issues in our industry….

The ground conditions at this project are highly complex due to the local geological composition. Thus, traditional ground stabilisation methods could not be conducted onsite. The project team had to collaborate to challenge such methods in order to deliver the methods successfully, sustainably and without compromising viability. Rather than using the traditional auger bore method which is expensive, in terms…

This contractor has entered into a strategic partnership with Carlton Power to supply it with green hydrogen for its manufacturing facility at Stirling, Scotland. The hydrogen will be produced by an electrolyser using electricity that is generated from sources of renewable energy, primarily wind and solar power. The contractor wanted to make the transition from fossil-based fuels to hydrogen in…

This contractor supported by Ayrshire Medical Services introduced cancer screening for staff with testing available including PSA (prostate specific antigen), CA125 (Ovarian Cancer) and Bowel screening. This programme has been very successful and well received by the Client, Network Rail, with 20 persons to date having had various symptoms confirmed by GP’s. The Client were so impressed that they are…

This contractor is using a non-adhesive vinyl floor covering that does not require a floor level compound or damp proof membrane. This saves a predicted three tonnes of carbon on this project. The contractor have recently gained knowledge of this product and this is the first time that they have used the material. Using this vinyl flooring is saving time,…

Every time a hole is dug it caries risk in terms of causing damage or injury and there are 60,000 strikes each year. The estimated cost of those utility strikes is just short of £2.5 billion pounds per year to the UK economy. This contractor has therefore been using Live Dig Radar (LDR) which is integrated into the excavation digging…

An annual free clinically proven, finger-prick blood test is available to all staff through the contractor’s partner Aviva which gives the employees a check on their health. One test checks over 20 different health markers to spot problems early, including risk of diabetes, cholesterol status and liver health. There is then a digital health check consultation to discuss the results…

This contractor in partnership with Peppy have launched a private online prescription service which is exclusively being used with this contractors employees. Women going through the menopause, when periods stop, have a drop in their natural hormones which can cause symptoms such as low mood, sleeplessness, night sweats, anxiety and joint pain. For some women, these symptoms can be distressing…