Working in the construction industry can be stressful and feel pressurised. Want to support staff but don’t know where to start? Mental Health at Work is a new online gateway, developed by Mind, with advice and resources created by and for specific industries, including construction. It’s easy to find what you need with a construction toolkit full of information and…

International Men’s Day is an annual global event, which celebrates positive male role models and the impact they have on society. The event takes place on the 19th November every year, which fittingly falls right in the middle of ‘Movember’, which raises awareness of men’s health issues. For more information on how to celebrate International Men’s Day, click on the…

As an industry it is always good to have the input from people from other backgrounds, and we have currently employed someone from a military background as a foreman. One question he asked was that as a high risk industry, do we have trauma bandages in case of a major bleed? Many sites don’t, they just have standard first aid…

The Supply Chain Sustainability School is an online resource available for all individuals working in the construction industry. The School addresses a range of topics from Waste and Carbon, Fairness, Inclusion and Respect, Modern Slavery and many more sustainability issues. To help the construction sector tackle these industry-wide issues, the School has developed a number of Toolbox Talks for a…

January was a very harsh month in South Wales with bitter frost and heavy winds/ rain. Numerous days were lost due to poor weather, resulting in self employed staff losing out on potential income. This would be hard any time of the year but just after Christmas, it’s even harder. Our T. Richard Jones (TRJ) site in 11 Nolton Street,…

The Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy, published in 2018, sets out a vision for a healthier greener, and more prosperous city. The strategy makes clear that a new type of thinking is required to increase active, efficient, and sustainable travel to help achieve this vision for London. The strategy uses the ‘Healthy Streets’ approach which makes health and personal experience…

For this particular project, Harmonix Construction utilised ‘intelligent’ machinery and methods of ground stabilisation in order to recycle and reuse large volumes of soil that would otherwise be classified as waste and removed from site. The existing ground on site went through a process of treatment with lime and cement, and turned into a usable material. This saved a large…

Construction Careers Week is an annual programme hosted by Built Environment Skills in Schools (BESS). Built Environment Skills in Schools is a fantastic organisation which aims to overcome the skills shortage in the built environment by inspiring the next generation to consider a career in construction. The organisation is collaborating with the construction industry to engage with primary and secondary…