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For the construction of diaphragm walls, traditionally bentonite slurry is utilised to form a filter cake on the walls of trenches to support earth pressure. It is now becoming more common place for polymer to be used for the same application, this is due to its extended re-usability. However, the end disposal of this liquid still requires consideration. This contractor…

Bespoke mock trials were aimed at site management to experience the potential legal aftermath of an imaginary accident involving a member of the public after boundary hoarding collapses due to materials leaning against it; the site manager being the defendant. The training takes place in the real court rooms in the presence of lawyers. Some members of staff play different…

Harness ON is an intelligent fall protection system. The Harness ON intelligent anchor point is connected to an approved platform anchor point using a shackle. This prevents the operation of the Mobile Elevated Working Platform (MEWP) until a harness is connected. This confirms that the operator is connected to an approved anchor point when the MEWP is being operated. IPAFs…

This regeneration brownfield project required the demolition of several industrial units, this led us the contractor look into how they recycle materials such as the sheet asbestos product on the roofs. Recycling demolition asbestos is a new idea and this site was the first in the United Kingdom to use use this process. Using this method required meticulous planning to…

This contractor has established a washbox equipment wash station which has its own water supply, which goes through five filter bags to remove waste and ensure that waste water is cleaned for reuse by site workers to safely and quickly clean their tools. This eliminates the need to use fresh water and prevents harmful products and chemicals being leaked into…

A plasma cutter was designed, fabricated and commissioned to sit on top of the permanent casing with a retractable arm to directing the cutting face to the inside of the casing. The down arm of the cutter was designed to be telescopic via control of an electric winch in order to suit the requirements of each cut, trimming of the…

Complex large scale projects inevitably present a wide range of challenges. The Tekla model was used extensively on this bridge prohect throughout in internal and external design meetings, critical in the design process. SH Structures uploaded the model as an IFC file, which allowed them to pick any point on the model and compare it to the surveyed position. The…

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…

Herpetosure is an ecological newt fencing system made from recycled material and is 100% recyclable. This has been designed so that when beyond repair, fencing can be sent to the manufacturer where it is recycled and used to make new fencing. Traditional ecological, newt fencing, usually made from timber and polythene, is susceptible to damage and cannot easily be reused…

The Closed Loop Pre-Treatment Cleaning system is a new way of cleaning the newly installed pipework into a building. This system pre-treats the initial system-fill water in a special treatment rig. Chemicals are added to assist in collecting contaminants, and also introduced to provide corrosion and microbiological protection directly in proportion to the volume of water. This pre-treated water is…

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…

This contractor has developed a vacuum lifter that can be adjusted to fit onto unconventional shaped glazing panels. This adjustment allows the suckers to be spread evenly over the panels improving the safety and quality of the lift. The vacuum lifter is fully certified and comes with an attachable custom secondary safety device (straps) incase the lifter fails. The vacuum…

This contractors newly designed dashboard brings together Datasets from third parties, client led software and their own software to create a full report that is then indexed, formatted and exported into different formats. Their I.T Manager created a new platform using PowerBi which brings all the information into one single dashboard that they can create many reports from. This platform…

Video RAMS allow the workforce to better understand the safe methods of working. It is known that people are have different ways of effectively taking in information and videos can be more effective than written or oral explanations. When applying the translated narrative, the workers are more likely to fully understand. This is a relatively low cost and rapid method…

Presentive has been used on this project to check alignment of the client point cloud model of the existing basement. Some assumptions were made relating to positions and section sizes of steel columns which have been encased in concrete. Wearing Hololens headsets on site in the basement using the Presentive software allowed a misalignment of digital geometry overlaid in the…