At The Madison site in London, we created A0 size poster boards of the typical six stages of construction to bring awareness of different roles in construction to show it is not all about dirty and hard labour outside on site with poor pay and low education. The reality is very different. Construction offers good salaries, many roles are office…

To construct the main stairs in each Block on the E03 project, the innovative Stairmaster system is being used. In order to construct the stairs using this system, a temporary deck is installed to build the half landing and landing. The Stairmaster is then lowered into position using the tower crane and is supported by the temporary deck. The next…

After a recent staff wellbeing survey, the team at Greenwich Peninsula Upper Riverside realised that meetings in the site should be managed better. Part of this was to increase time efficiency and reduce pressure on schedules by limiting a meeting’s run time. We saw that this could be addressed in part by creating ‘walking meeting’ routes of varying length, this…

At The Madison site, rather than just well-being and mental health posters in the canteen, the site has provided chess and draught boards in the canteen and has provided chess and draught pieces for operatives to use during their breaks. This has relieved tension on site and has helped to develop team spirit.

In 2015, 107 pedal cyclists and 186 pedestrians were killed or seriously injured on British roads in accidents involving at least one HGV. HGVs were involved in 25% of pedestrian fatalities and almost 60% of cyclist fatalities. According to the European Transport Safety Council (2001), indications have shown that driver fatigue is a contributing factor in approximately 20% of HGV…

At the ‘The Paddocks’ site in Buckinghamshire, the site team has designed innovative brick jackets. The brick jackets are designed and used to enclose packs or partial used packs of bricks on scaffolding to prevent damage and the risk of falling materials. In addition, the brick jackets act as a preventative measure to stop the elements entering the brick. In…

At South Quay Plaza, we found that despite having two smoking areas within the site boundary, due to close proximity to coffee shops and supermarkets, a lot of our operatives were smoking outside the site perimeter. This does not create a positive first impression, which we are all very passionate about. In order to tackle this, we have ordered Ballot…

Keeping track of all operative’s training and qualifications can be a challenging task. In order to tackle this, we have worked with one of our contractors to develop WEP cards and a site specific app. WEP (Working Enforcement Programme) cards are issued to all our operatives who complete the company’s Safety as Standard initiative, part of our comprehensive Workforce Engagement Programme. We…