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This contractor had to come up with a solution for their client which allowed 32 locations to have fire cavity barriers (FCBs) installed externally due to a change of use scenario with the introduction of sleeping patients. By negating the need to remove the external façade of buildings, this installation system has significant cost reduction on existing premises where there…

Working with their supply partner, this contractor has undertaken over a year of trials to remove operative from within the danger zone when utilising Tremi Concrete Skips to pour concrete on works. This initiative helps to remove the need for personnel to stand below a suspended load in order to operate the equipment, this is the last lifting operation in…

Salt grit has been replaced with potassium acetate crystals on the deck. This is distributed using a hopper towed by an electric van (powered with 100% renewable energy). To enable this, council gritters stop spreading when they reach the bridge. The contractor uses MetDesk to receive their own weather alerts to know when they need to apply the crystals. Potassium…

Samsara is an artificial intelligence driven transport management initiative. This optimises field services with real-time vehicle locations, prevent breakdowns by monitoring engine diagnostics and fault codes, and cut costs by reducing idle time. This initiative also allows users to plan and analyse routes and stops and evaluate data on their performance to identify deviations and pinpoint trends to remedy with…

This contractor supported by Ayrshire Medical Services introduced cancer screening for staff with testing available including PSA (prostate specific antigen), CA125 (Ovarian Cancer) and Bowel screening. This programme has been very successful and well received by the Client, Network Rail, with 20 persons to date having had various symptoms confirmed by GP’s. The Client were so impressed that they are…

Every time a hole is dug it caries risk in terms of causing damage or injury and there are 60,000 strikes each year. The estimated cost of those utility strikes is just short of £2.5 billion pounds per year to the UK economy. This contractor has therefore been using Live Dig Radar (LDR) which is integrated into the excavation digging…

This contractor has moved away from lifting eyes cast into units by developing vacuum lifting systems. This reduces potential for corrosion, benefits aesthetics and improves safety. Further development in the vacuum lifting system took place with the addition of hydraulic rams to allow the units to be picked from horizontal transport position and dropped to the required angle for installation….

This contractor has purchased a cutting machine which uses remote application to measure and cut boards for the dry liners. This brings a reduction in wastage as the machine calculates the best way to cut a board reducing waste created from off-cuts. There is also a time saving as much less time is needed to measure and cut. Other benefits…

A bespoke water misting system has been attached to the conveyor belt on this project. The misting controls the dust from waste materials prior to loading into tippers. This new piece of equipment was sourced from the supplier which has a purpose built mist suppression system – this has been designed to thoroughly wet the load prior to delivery in…

The project team has partnered with Clean Air licensees and graphics specialist, Iconic Display, to undertake a year long trial of the Resysten’s ‘Clean Air’ anti-pollution coating. The spray applied coating has been applied to a series of printed mesh banners and hoarding at the site entrance with air measurement technology also deployed to assess the breakdown level of harmful…

This contractor used a safety control measure, the Leica X Watch system in machines used for the bulk excavation of the underpass on this project. This safeguarded operatives from hitting the props, bridge and monitoring instrumentation that were installed in the work area. As-built information of the items they wanted to avoid hitting was installed onto the excavator’s GPS system….

This contractor has worked with Soter Analytics, who are an organisation that provide safety technology solutions offering a strategic approach to workplace safety This proactively enhances safety by utilising cutting-edge, AI-driven wearable devices, sensor-free video analysis, and a team of injury prevention specialists and data evaluation experts, leading to increased productivity, improved workplace efficiency, and more robust safety culture. On…

The OverWatch is a type of crush protection, which are sometimes called secondary guarding. The scissor lift is designed with protection to reduce risk of being crushed against the controls – including an enable trigger on the joystick (deadman switch) and a fixed bar/shroud over the controls. This sends an infa-red beam of light to measure the operators position. The…

Most excess concrete is disposed of in standard waste skips, lined with plastic sheeting. This contractor has developed vessels for collecting concrete that are tailor made for this and will not require using plastic sheeting, which is a waste product in itself. The vessels are also designed to prevent overfilling, which is an industry issue that affects the collection of…

The project team are currently are using a new AI system to track labour productivity levels on site. The system involves small tags being worn on the hard hats of all operatives and a number of sensors dotted around the site. The system can then used to establish where time is being lost on the project. For instance, it was…