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Providing High Visibility Vests to Local School Children

Published 16 January 2023 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCommunity engagement Schools and nurseries

This contractor has taken the decision to provide reflective high visibility vests for school children in the winter months. The contractor achieved this by reaching out to schools within close proximity to our projects to see if they would like to receive a donation of high visibility PPE for their pupils. The idea behind the initiative is to make children…


Virtual Visitor Centre

Published 21 October 2022 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesAdvance notice of disruptive works Community engagement Community meetings Regular updates of progress

This contractor used a virtual engagement ‘room’ to interact with their stakeholders and members of the community. The room is designed as if you are walking around a public drop-in session, with videos, project background and photos and there is an option to submit feedback, comments and questions which goes straight to the project team. Throughout the pandemic construction companies have…


Lorry Spot Checks with Met Police

Published 21 October 2022 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesControlled access Planning of traffic routes Preventing unauthorised access

The contractor has implemented spot checks around the Regents Park Estate in collaboration with the Met Police to discourage lorries going off approved routes and keeping the roads safer for the local community. Where HS2 related lorries are using the wrong route, both teams spend time explaining the correct roads and why it was not recommended to use Regents Park…


Tower Crane Removal Reducing Community Impact

Published 23 September 2022 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCommunication of any expected disruptive works Identify potential impacted communities Regular updates of progress

To remove the final tower crane from site with current UK lifting technology, a mobile crane would have needed to be placed in a busy road for 6 weeks. This is the road directly adjacent to the sites most sensitive receptor, which is a residential block, and would have caused disruption to these neighbours and the surrounding area. This was…


Safety, Environment, Community and Crime Awareness Training

Published 23 September 2022 | Written by Thomas Doherty
CategoriesCorrective actions Engage with community facilities Inspection and corrective action

The Site Management Logistics team undertook a TFL Safety, Environment, Community and Crime awareness training programme with Michael Barrett from TFL. The training recognised the importance of value and inclusion of the community. They discussed vision zero and highlighting to the staff how small changes can make big environmental impacts. Looking at logistics efficiency and where improvements can be made…


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