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Barrier Bins

Published 29 March 2021 | No comments
Written by Lauren Banner
Categories Litter Public Rubbish
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This contractor has implemented waste bins, named as ‘Barrier Bins’ on site. The bins have been specifically designed for location on the perimeter fence and pedestrian walkways to collect and segregate pedestrian waste to control potential litter and keep the site entrance clean and tidy. The barrier bin is a multi use initiative and can be used as a single...
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Encouraging Biophilia Among the Workforce

Published 16 March 2021 | No comments
Written by Jeremy Bayliss
Categories Entrance First Impressions standards Initial impressions Mental health Wellbeing events
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Biophilia describes the human drive to connect with nature and other living things. Nature’s power for humanity can influence our mental health, our hobbies, our travels, and our homes and workplaces. This contractor has identified that by allowing their employees to make planters for the site hoardings has had a positive impact on they workers’ mental health. It has also...
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Online Waste Bin Request System

Published 15 February 2021 | No comments
Written by Bruno Tiosso
Categories Litter Organisation Organisation Procedures Public Rubbish Site Waste Supply chain
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CategoriesLitter Organisation Organisation Procedures Public Rubbish Site Waste Supply chain
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This project is a mixed use scheme sited on the Old Scotland Yard site, consisting of 268 fully fitted out residential units which are incorporated within 6 residential towers which sit above the podium buildings. Therefore, there is not much space available for waste bins on work areas. The contractor have instructed their logistics subcontractor to provide an ‘Online Waste...
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Progress Photos on the Hoarding

Published 10 November 2020 | No comments
Written by Sally Kinchin
Categories First Impressions standards Initial impressions Sensitivity to neighbours Updates
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CategoriesFirst Impressions standards Initial impressions Sensitivity to neighbours Updates
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The pedestrian entrance at this project has a long walkway to the site entrance turnstile. To avoid keeping the hoarding up the walkway either plain or filling it with posters, the site team have used this space to display monthly progress photos. Each month, a current photo of site is added to the walkway, so visitors to site can see...
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Using Flowers to Improve Signage

Published 11 August 2020 | No comments
Written by Ian Thompson
Categories First Impressions standards Initial impressions Signage
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CategoriesFirst Impressions standards Initial impressions Signage
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Sisk needed to warn approaching vehicles and vulnerable road users that a construction site was ahead. However it was decided that rather than adding to the existing road signage of this mature area of Dublin that a different approach could be taken which would also improve the appearance of the area. The site decided to have a number of sturdy...
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Upcycling Surplus Pallets to Create Site Display

Published 29 July 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns
Categories Entrance First Impressions standards Initial impressions
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The Balfour Beatty project team on the Badenoch & Strathspey Community hospital have recently installed a new external display on site. Local handyman and Strathspey Steam Railway volunteer Malcolm Rodgers and site cleaner Shona Rennie joined forces to recycle pallets to create a new planter display in the shape of a train and carriage which has been made from surplus...
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Manchester Gardens Planters

Published 10 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Rachel Butler
Categories Entrance First Impressions standards Initial impressions Occupational health risks
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CategoriesEntrance First Impressions standards Initial impressions Occupational health risks
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DeTrafford have been busy adding finishing touches around sites recently following our remobilisation from coronavirus. A planter has been placed outside an entrance to allow for pedestrians to comply with two metre social distancing on the pavement outside and have supplied plants to fill the area full of bright colours and positivity for all to enjoy. We have also been...
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Plogging 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 26 May 2020 | No comments
Written by Cameron Blackwell
Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Litter Workforce
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CategoriesHealthy lifestyle advice Litter Workforce
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The project will help clean the river, but the team also helps clean up the local area. Regular plogging sessions are undertaken in the surrounding neighbourhoods, combining the activities of jogging and picking up litter. Find out more by watching the video below.
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Fence weaving art to support the NHS

Published 18 May 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns
Categories Enclosures First Impressions standards Initial impressions Medical conditions
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CategoriesEnclosures First Impressions standards Initial impressions Medical conditions
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In support of the NHS and in line with the Considerate Constructors Scheme First Impressions campaign, Balfour Beatty’s Kathryn Wheatley created artwork on herras fencing panel at the entrance to our Skye Lochalsh & South West Ross Community Hospital project in Broadford. The image of the NHS and rainbow were created using recycled bin bags and surplus NHS clinical waste...
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Closed Loop Recycling Scheme for Signage 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 16 March 2020 | No comments
Written by Patrick Smith
Categories Branding Enclosures Plastics and packaging Re-use Recycle Reduce Signage
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CategoriesBranding Enclosures Plastics and packaging Re-use Recycle Reduce Signage
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At Great Portland Estate’s Hanover Square project, the Mace team have implemented a closed loop recycling scheme for site signage. This initiative has meant that signage made from plastics that are traditionally disposed of via the waste and logistics contractor, are instead collected on site and returned to the supplier as part of a closed loop recycling scheme, meaning they are...
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EPS Cutting Box

Published 4 November 2019 | No comments
Written by Bill Anderson
Categories Debris Plastics and packaging
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CategoriesDebris Plastics and packaging
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The onsite cutting and shaping of EPS board can result in lightweight polystyrene beads dropping on the floor and being blown around in windy conditions, this can result in a build up of these beads in flowerbeds and rainwater gullies, for example. The waste can build up quickly and scatter around a large area due to its lightweight nature making...
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Community Cleanliness and Security

Published 10 September 2019 | No comments
Written by Dawn Blair
Categories Camera Community liaison Debris Litter Public Rubbish Site security
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CategoriesCamera Community liaison Debris Litter Public Rubbish Site security
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There are ongoing issues with dustbins, dumping of household rubbish and fly-tipping, but the project team, in collaboration with the local council, takes the bins to the top of the road each morning for the main collection, and informs the council of fly-tipping and hygiene issues as a matter of priority, to keep the area clean and healthy for the...
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Community Use Skip

Published 15 July 2019 | No comments
Written by 197 Sloane Street
Categories Community liaison Debris Goodwill Litter Recycle Residents Sensitivity to neighbours
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CategoriesCommunity liaison Debris Goodwill Litter Recycle Residents Sensitivity to neighbours
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Whilst working on our Sloane Street, project we noticed that the road and pavement to the rear of the site was often congested with rubbish and unwanted items awaiting collection from our neighbouring shops and residential apartments. We mentioned this in our newsletter and community engagement meetings, and identified a need for local residents to receive a more reliable way...
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Journey to Reducing the Impact of Packaging 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 10 May 2019 | No comments
Written by Cintia Bailey
Categories Debris Litter Plastics and packaging Re-use Recycle Sustainable solutions
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CategoriesDebris Litter Plastics and packaging Re-use Recycle Sustainable solutions
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Every year, countless crisp packets end up in landfill sites across the UK. To put an end to this enormous loss of resources and the unnecessary impact on the environment, The Crisp Packet Recycling Scheme was launched. On our M25 DBFO project, Connect Plus Services is joining forces with Highways England in the journey to reducing the impact of packaging....
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Actions Based on Scheme Monitor’s Recommendations

Published 23 April 2019 | No comments
Written by Catherine Clarke
Categories Community notice board Promoting Construction campaign Scheme posters/banners Signage Social media
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CategoriesCommunity notice board Promoting Construction campaign Scheme posters/banners Signage Social media
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Following our latest CCS site visit, we reviewed our Monitor’s suggestions and implemented these ideas to further secure our Considerate Constructors title. One of the points was to develop and further exploit #loveconstruction. As all social media is managed on a corporate level, we decided to use hard copy examples of tweets, which are displayed on our notice board at...
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Meet the Site Manager

Published 16 April 2019 | No comments
Written by Holly Lewis
Categories First Impressions standards Initial impressions Signage
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CategoriesFirst Impressions standards Initial impressions Signage
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Demolition can often be seen as negative and unapproachable due to the nature of work that is required. So with that in mind, Wooldridge Demolition want to try and put a stop to the stigma attached to the industry by humanising our workforce and interacting with the local community. We have produced a ‘Meet the Site Manager’ poster which is...
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The Great British Spring Clean

Published 18 March 2019 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Goodwill work Litter Plastics and packaging
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CategoriesGoodwill work Litter Plastics and packaging
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The Great British Spring Clean is an event organised by Keep Britain Tidy which calls on #LitterHeroes across the country to help improve their local environment. The aim is to get as many people as possible to collect and safely dispose of litter found on streets, parks and beaches, recycling as much of it as possible. The Great British Spring...
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Go Construct Resources

Published 28 January 2019 | No comments
Written by Catherine Bullough
Categories First Impressions standards Initial impressions Scheme posters/banners Signage
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CategoriesFirst Impressions standards Initial impressions Scheme posters/banners Signage
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Attracting the right people and promoting construction to the next generation of new recruits are of vital importance to assure the future skill needs of the sector. The Go Construct website which is funded by the CITB Levy and led by the industry, showcases the many career opportunities available in construction and the built environment Contractors can access a number...
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Printed Debris Netting

Published 1 October 2018 | No comments
Written by Robert Andrews
Categories Corporate badging Debris Enclosures First Impressions standards Initial impressions
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CategoriesCorporate badging Debris Enclosures First Impressions standards Initial impressions
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Wills Bros have explored different ways of improving the appearance of the site boundaries on their St Erth Multi-Modal Hub project. Hoarding around the site perimeter was explored as an option but this was considered to be too cost-prohibitive for the short duration it would be erected. Taking inspiration from other construction sites where patterned hoarding has been used to...
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Bees and Blooms

Published 24 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Aggie Kelsey
Categories Enclosures First Impressions standards Initial impressions Schools Wildlife
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CategoriesEnclosures First Impressions standards Initial impressions Schools Wildlife
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Our site is located directly opposite Ravensbury Primary School which means that whenever the students are out playing on their breaks they can see all the activity of the site. On site and at the school we have both done a lot of work regarding the Manchester Bee. Ourselves and the school have both highlighted the historic association of the...
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Community Nursery Gate Unveiling

Published 24 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Frank Blande
Categories Community liaison First Impressions standards Initial impressions Nurseries
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CategoriesCommunity liaison First Impressions standards Initial impressions Nurseries
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Following on from our Ivor Goodsite visit and flower planting workshop with Fitzrovia Community Nursery, the Multiplex team at 80 Charlotte Street arranged to have the children’s pictures and photos installed on the project gate opposite the nursery entrance. We then gathered all the children together from the nursery to show them the end result. We featured three of their...
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Fire Rated Temporary Accommodation

Published 1 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Debra Colley
Categories Accommodation Working methods
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CategoriesAccommodation Working methods
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A number of fire rated temporary accommodation (TAUs) units are available to the construction industry, but when should they be used and how do they work? Temporary site units such as offices, canteens and welfare facilities should be fire rated in certain circumstances. These are stated in the HSE document ‘The Joint Code of Practice on the Protection from Fire...
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Site Efficiency to Ensure Positive Appearance 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 9 July 2018 | One comment
Written by Mark Grover
Categories Dust prevention Housekeeping Mud Organisation
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CategoriesDust prevention Housekeeping Mud Organisation
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At our site, comprising of 9 flats for a local housing association in Kent, because of the amount of space available on this site and being right next to a primary school, we decided to carry out all the drainage, ducting and entrance road before brickwork commenced. By preparing the perimeter of the building and other areas, we are hoping...
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Astro Turf Muck Remover

Published 23 April 2018 | No comments
Written by Gavin Thomas
Categories Cleaning regime Layout and tidiness Mud
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CategoriesCleaning regime Layout and tidiness Mud
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Mucky boots are commonplace on construction sites and we employ many aids to help prevent the workforce from carrying the muck on their boots, such as boot brushes etc. We have found that by installing off-cuts of recycled astroturf to the compound walk ways, the workers’ boots naturally shed the muck as they walk. This is easily cleared away and...
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Site Signage on Hooks

Published 1 August 2017 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Enclosures First Impressions standards Graffiti Signage Vandalism
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Construction sites’ appearance are a window into the industry for all those who walk past. A clean and tidy appearance projects a professional image of the industry and eases relations with the local community. Sites often have issues with graffiti and vandalism and must remain vigilant against such practices to maintain an appealing image. See the examples below for how...
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Interactive Hoardings 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 16 June 2017 | No comments
Written by Gavin Thomas
Categories Communication Enclosures First Impressions standards Viewing points
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At Kier we believe that first impressions and site appearance play a massive part in how we are viewed by the outside world, neighbours, passers-by and the workforce. At our scheme Sports Park 2 we introduced a silhouette of a Sea Binocular to our hoarding to act as a viewing hole to the site. We then placed a weather proof...
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Rhydyfelin Community Tree

Published 19 April 2017 | No comments
Written by Rhianydd Jenkins
Categories Community liaison First Impressions standards Initial impressions
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To showcase the huge level of community engagement on the Library Close construction site, Jehu has worked with a selection of community groups and organisations to design and create a ‘Community Tree’. The tree shows how the project team has engaged with the community to ensure the new project puts down firm roots within the established village of Rhydyfelin, and...
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Construction plant appearance

Published 19 April 2017 | No comments
Written by Gavin Thomas
Categories Company vehicles Layout and tidiness Mud
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CategoriesCompany vehicles Layout and tidiness Mud
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We in the construction industry often have new plant in form of excavators, alloy towers and barriers coming through the life cycle of the scheme. These look very well presented until used and then can become dirty quite quickly, which ultimately brings down the appearance of the site and often the workforce using the equipment. This is strange considering how...
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Dry Wheel Wash

Published 14 April 2017 | No comments
Written by Kevin Hutchinson
Categories Mud Vehicle and plant cleanliness Water saving measures
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CategoriesMud Vehicle and plant cleanliness Water saving measures
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On the Manchester Engineering Campus Development, by Balfour Beatty for the University of Manchester, a dry wheel wash is being used instead of the temporary high water volume alternatives that had been proposed. The Measures During planning the project team identified the use of a stand-alone wheel wash being a user of high volume of water, with over 400 wagons...
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Road Sweeper Washout Facility 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 4 April 2017 | No comments
Written by Charlotte Taylor
Categories Debris Water saving measures
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CategoriesDebris Water saving measures
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The discharge from a road sweeper is classified as waste unless it is treated. The A6MARR team has installed a Road Sweeper Washout Facility to treat the discharge on site from the road sweepers. Water from the sweepers is discharged into the filter pit, lined with either concrete or plastic to prevent ground contamination. The water is then held up...
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