The construction industry are very keen to re-use materials, for instance this contractor has re-used plywood from hoarding to build temporary steps or pallets to make seating. However, there are other thing we should be considering to re-use, last year, over 470 people die while waiting for a transplant and the NHS estimates there to be over 6,000 people on…

With more visitors and local authority clients coming to this project it is important that they ensure we cater for all with accessible parking, meeting rooms and toilets. Additionally with the increase of electric and hybrid vehicles, they now offer a free ‘top up’ for visitors car while they are at the project.

On this project they have designed and fabricated off site reinforcement sections for the super flat specialised concrete ground floor slabs of a warehouse. This system consists of a prefabricated roll out bottom matt of reinforcement along with prefabricated top matt sections complete with u-bars around the edges and highchairs attached ready to be installed onto the roll out bottom…

The client had specified using plastic manufactured bat boxes upon this project. However when demolishing the nortlights on Berrows House, they realised there was a lot of hardwood (Cherry wood) being removed. They therefore came up with the solution to repurpose the wood to make Kent bat boxes in lieu of purchasing plastic ones. Upon presenting the idea and a…

Led from this project and championed by one of their young site managers, this year this contractor has signed up to be part of Movember’s Business Club in support of Men’s health and bringing about change in the way it is approached. A poster campaign was designed that each week would be a different focus on the key subjects of…

This contractor has become an early adopter of a sustainable supply chain initiative to make their use of pallets become circular and cut waste. ‘The Pallet LOOP’ is a reusable model which transforms how building materials move throughout the supply chain. The Loop pallets are distinctive, green, 100% FSC pallets, stronger than existing designs. They are distributed to manufacturers, who…

On this project their old permit system was structured to rely on subcontractors to inspect their work area by completing the internal compliance checklist prior to conducting hot works, this to evidence the works area is safe to proceed. This system was flawed and led to these checklists being completed off-site. There was no notification system to evidence that the…

On this site their Level 3 First Response Emergency Care (FREC3) team members are trained and autopsied to give oxygen in emergency situations. The site now has 2 airway kits consisting of oxygen tanks, non-rebreather masks, nasal cannulas, OP airways and NP airways to better assist with trauma incidents such as heart attacks and cardiac arrest amongst others. With 4…