Entries by Paul Watkins
Pedestrian Walkways
Published 11 October 2019
Instead of buying in paving slabs to put around welfare which would only be thrown away at the end
Magnetic Signage
Published 23 September 2019
Most of the construction industries welfare units are made of metal, so by attaching signage to a
Hot Works
Published 15 July 2019
We have been using the wet floor stands with a different sign on it which states that hot works are
Trench Forming
Published 17 June 2019
On the James Paget Hospital site, we are working in the middle of the hospital. The way the project
Cordless Caulking Gun
Published 10 June 2019
We have been trialling a cordless caulking gun at Roydon Primary School. This is used by
3D App
Published 25 February 2019
We have been using an App called LiveHome3DPro to great effect. In less than an hour you can
3D Photos
Published 18 February 2019
We have just purchased an Insta360-one-X, which takes 3D pictures. We can use these images to show
Traumafix
Published 6 February 2019
As an industry it is always good to have the input from people from other backgrounds, and we have
Solar Power
Published 5 February 2019
At Lotus, we have introduced solar charged power banks to charge our mobile phones. These have been
Force 8 Respirators
Published 21 January 2019
We have recently introduced a ban on any of our employed staff from using the throw away dust
Battery Powered Cut-Off Saw
Published 21 January 2019
We are currently using battery powered cut-off saws, rather than petrol cut-off saws. The
Bricklaying with School Children
Published 21 January 2019
We held a two day course on bricklaying at Attleborough Junior School, which is where we were
Eye Test Chart
Published 10 January 2019
We have put up two eye charts in the site canteen - the Snellen Chart and the Tumbling E Chart.
Numbered Hi-Viz
Published 10 January 2019
On the Lotus Development, we are giving every person onsite (including Management) a unique number
Subcontractor Briefing Point
Published 10 January 2019
We decided to have a central point onsite where all supervisors of trades could meet in the morning
