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Lifeshare Christmas Project

Published 2 September 2022 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCommunity engagement Engage with community facilities

This contractor is partnered with Lifeshare Charity who help Manchester’s homeless. They lost their venue for their Christmas Project and therefore the contractor mentioned that their site welfare is closed during this period. They secured the site, employed additional security during the event, risk Assessed the shower areas, toilets and canteen and transformed the welfare into the Christmas Project home…


Beehives and Community Design

Published 2 September 2022 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCommunity engagement Engage with community facilities Identification of flora, fauna and natural resources Schools and nurseries

This contractor engaged the local youth club through a science club they delivered to design labels for the honey produced by the beehives located on the roof of the project office. The 40 thousand bees on site produced over 70 jars of honey. The children were given jars of the honey with the winning design on them. This is part…


Podcast for the Next Generation

Published 27 January 2022 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCommunity engagement Notice board Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries

This contractor is passionate about ensuring that they encourage the next generation to join the industry especially to overcome the current skills shortage the industry is experiencing. As a result of the pandemic it has made it very difficult for them to provide talks and events within the local, and as a result they have developed a podcast with support…


Instaboom Barrier

Published 27 January 2022 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesControlled access

Public conflict especially with traffic management and vital road closures to perform site works is a long-standing problem. Policy, methodology, and training have been introduced for this significant workforce safety hazard. There has even been a national campaign regarding this issue and there has also been a government petition raised to change the law to ask highways workers to be…


Cash For Kids Community Clothing Banks

Published 20 December 2021 | Written by Katy Bald
CategoriesSupport for local charities

This contractor arranged for Cash For Kids clothing and textile banks to be delivered to the site and placed at the main entrance of the site compound for local residents to donate unwanted clothing. This allowed the local community to support the charity on a regular basis. The brightly coloured clothes banks are being used to raise funds for Cash…


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