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This contractor has utilised software to promote and showcase their performance on their project. This online website shares project updates, information and KPIs as well as their social value, environmental and training highlights. This is updated on a monthly basis and shared to promote the sites positive performance. One of the main benefits is that the QR code and web…
This contractor routinely uses the Site Eye Camera on projects. Site Eye cameras offer global 24/7 access to live streaming footage of a construction site or images at regular intervals which can then be stitched together at the end of a project to produce time-lapse films for promotional purposes. Throughout a build, site eye cameras offer a huge number of…
Road Safety Week is the UK’s biggest road safety event, coordinated annually by Brake. The week is all about taking action to promote road safety and help save lives through schools, organisations and communities. To support Road Safety Week on your site, you could do the following: Register for a free action pack from the Road Safety Week website (link below),…
One of the contractors site team members was made aware that one of the neighbours that the monthly newsletters get posted to does not know how to read. To overcome this issue they created a voice recording of them reading the newsletter into a greeting card, similar to those that make a noise when you open them. This has been…
With so much happening across the Woodhead Group, we needed to find a new way to keep our site teams and supply chain informed and up-to-date with news and stories. We send postcards to our sites quarterly that are designed to showcase what makes the Woodhead Group different by focusing on our values and behaviours. Each quarter, we speak to…
At CIP we are committed to driving best practice and increasing environmental standards across the sector and in 2007 we launched the Environmental Manual, providing the sector with a “go to” guide on environmental legislation and policy. The Manual is written by Built Environment Industry experts and provides users with practical examples for implementation regardless of business size The Environmental…
Whilst carrying out any construction work, it is vital to be as courteous to the local community and neighbours as possible. One way of showing consideration to local residents is to regularly distribute newsletters throughout the duration of the project, particularly those who are most likely to be affected by the works. This could start with an introduction letter to…
After months of planning and detailed communications, teams working on the M6 junction 13 to 15 smart motorway project in Stafford, successfully demolished Burton Bank Footbridge on the night of Saturday 23 March in just under 12 hours. The project team worked throughout the night to prepare and demolish the bridge and then undertake a massive clean-up operation to make…
Higgins are currently building new flats on an existing estate in London Islington. As there are over 500 residents, there is a very active Tenant association who all live and have lived on the estate for years. They all work together to help residents in need and also make sure any problems on the estate are dealt with. The Higgins…
Keeping the community updated on site news and developments is crucial to fostering positive relationships with local residents. Newsletters are the typical format for these updates, but this can prove difficult for partially-sighted people. See the examples below for how one site addressed this: A site engineer developed an audio version of their monthly newsletter. The audio newsletter was created…