In the construction industry, clear and concise communication is key to ensure that a project is delivered on time and to the client’s expectations. Furthermore, as information regarding a project is regularly updated and comes from many different sources, the necessity for accurate communication is all the more important. Accurate communication must flow between all members of the project team,…

An extremely important part of every construction project is the establishment and maintenance of control points. Control points are necessary as they are used by total stations to set out every component of the building. A common problem on sites is where control points are lost or obstructed due to project progression. Based on this, it was decided on Project…

Traditionally, marker pins and fence pins were manufactured from steel, posing a high risk to the user in the event of striking underground power cables. With Tricel’s non-conductive pins, this risk gets eliminated. The main benefit of using non conductive pins for fencing or line markers is that they eliminate the risks associated with accidentally striking underground or unseen power…

On Project Rome (Glanbia) Portlaoise a Lean Construction Method was adopted in the formation of process manholes. Precast rings are first placed around the manhole which eliminates the need for timber shuttering as the ring acts a permanent shutter. This method saves on materials and time and prevents the generation of waste. It is also safer because operatives do not…

On site, several of our subcontractors have set up their own workshop areas in the compound. These workshops are set up for prefabrication of work before bringing materials and product into the construction zone. This benefits not only timing and labour costs, but also safety as workers do not have to work in trenches or excavations (fabricating pipework for example)….

On The Broadway project for Multiplex, we invited virtual reality experiences to the project to demonstrate and loan to us the virtual reality headset for operatives to undertake training for slips, trips and falls. The slip, trips and falls training module challenged our operatives to identify safety hazards in a simulated environment and at the end of the assessment, the…

At South Quay Plaza (SQP), we value the diversity of our workforce and inclusivity is important to us, therefore a number of Berkeley Managers have embarked on a mission to learn the basics of a language which is common on site using Duolingo. Even simple phrases such as ‘hello’, ‘good morning’ and ‘how are you’ have made a positive impact…

At South Quay Plaza (SQP), we have implemented a CCS Best Practice Hub tracker to help us keep up to date with both the Hub and innovations within the industry. The Best Practice Hub is reviewed every Friday and new entries added to our tracker (in orange). As a team, we then meet once a month to review all new…