A One+ hosted an event at a high school local to the site project. The event was aimed at Year 8 pupils and the day was split into five workshops each an hour long. Each session started with a short introduction to the company and described what we do and who we are. We then introduced the kids to the…

Balfour Beatty’s Dundee Regional Performance Centre for Sport project are regularly publishing details on project progress and community delivery via a web based e-newsletter . This newsletter is updated regularly and features digital 3D images of project, onsite progress photographs, videos and updates on community engagement activity. Visitors to the project site can also scan a QR code which is…

The site team from United Living at Rhodes Moorhouse Court invited the local kids around our site for a two hour construction and bricklaying session on the 30th August. This was a perfect day out for them during their school holidays. They spent some time in our meeting room going through a presentation on the construction industry, a quiz on…

It has always been our effort at Rhodes Moorhouse Court to be one of the most considerate sites and we have been doing some good work right from the start of the project. We want our team to inspire and create a culture on site where the workforce feel valued and are encouraged to feel part of the team. There…

Here at our site project in Dagenham, we have developed QR Codes on the Go Construct – Spot the Job poster and have displayed this next to the bus stop outside of our site set-up which local college students use regularly. This has been popular with the students and is promoting career opportunities to both trade and professionals within the…

Displaying and conveying important site information to the workforce is vital. However, there are times when the level of site information and posters can cause overload, where people become ‘blind’ and walk straight past. For this reason a series of visual standards have been produced to demonstrate ‘what good looks like’. There is minimal text, with images demonstrating good practice…

As a means to deliver concise information, Toolbox Talks have been effectively used in construction for some time. At Bank Station Capacity Upgrade this has been developed to produce an A6 Environmental Swatch – containing 13 subjects and topics. Each leaf of the swatch contains a specific topic, from air quality to COSSH storage to waste segregation. Being A6 the…

Costain Skanska JV  have established a Women’s Network and LGBT+ Support Group for all members of staff on the project, including supply chain. Both groups are chaired by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions. The groups now have a combined membership of 45 people. The Women’s Network specifically supports women in the industry and those returning to work. The LGBT+ Network…