Ardmore
Earth Blocks used for Structural Fire Rated Blockwork
In the construction industry earth blocks have previously been used for aesthetic and/or environmental reasons. This contractor has gone to the effort to test the blocks to achieve a 3 hour fire rating. Following the blocks passing this test they are now being used for structural and fire-rated walls. The earth blocks are formed from blue clay that was extracted...
Raising Awareness of Illegal Working
The Considerate Constructors Scheme ‘Spotlight on… illegal workers’ follow up article, coincides well with some work we have been doing at Ardmore to raise awareness of these issues. We have carried out training for all those who are responsible for checking Right to Work with a company called Safe, part of the NHS; This training specifically provided very useful guidance...
Creating lasting memories with young and old residents
Ardmore has been main contractor on the Heathside and Lethbridge estate over the past 7 years carrying out the construction of Phases 2, 3 and 4 of the regeneration scheme. At the outset of the development the residents weren’t supportive of the changes and potential disruption the regeneration development would bring. We therefore worked at building a relationship with the residents,...
The Importance of Local Employment in Communities where Jobs are Scarce 
As one of the UK’s largest family owned construction companies, Ardmore is passionate about encouraging diversity at every level of the business and are known for providing training and work experience for local people in order to give projects a stronger sense of identity and ownership. As a main contractor synonymous with London, Ardmore has delivered large-scale regeneration projects in...
Safety, Environment, Community and Crime Awareness Training
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...
Residents Women in Construction Bootcamp 
Over the past few months this contractor has been working with the Royal Borough of Greenwich and London South East Colleges to set up a women into construction boot camp to provide training and skills to get women from Greenwich Borough into the construction industry. It is being provided in a 4 week programme with recruitment of learners being delivered...
Welding Academy Creating Apprentices
A contractor has developed its own skilled workforce and supported London’s economic recovery by honing the next generation of talent in its own training academy. Launched by specialists in off-site manufacturing, the London Welding Academy opened in January, training welding apprentices at the College of Haringey. A total of 20 apprentices began their training at the academy in January, enabling...
Docking Station for e-scooters
With London being the latest UK city to trial e-scooters as an easier, more environmentally friendly way to travel to work, they have facilitated a charging station for operatives who partake in the government trial. The commuting risks of coronavirus brought the trials forward mainly because these offer people a way of getting around whilst still adhering to the social...
Double Height Precast Columns
Ardmore have introduced the use of double-storey height, precast reinforced concrete columns which had the following benefits. Carbon footprint: With the concrete coming in precast, there is a vastly reduced number of vehicles on site, approximately 50%. Community: Now less vehicles are arriving on site, the impact on the community is greatly diminished. The public’s safety is increased with less...
Paperless Construction
In an ever changing world, where companies in all industries are increasing their focus on the environment and climate change, modernisation is key. 45% of paper printed in an office ends up in the bin. Our focus is to stop this. At 140 Wales Farm Road, we have introduced paperless systems throughout our processes, resulting in all on-site procedures going...
Sprinkler System to Control Dust
Construction dust can cause lung cancer, asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and silicosis to name a few. Therefore workers are the most exposed to developing these diseases, because many common construction tasks can create a large amount of dust. Especially waste disposal and recycling processes can be responsible for this, and have adverse impact on primarily the workers’ health, but...
Supporting the Community through a Just Giving Page
This contractor is committed to supporting the communities within the boroughs they are working from working with the homeless to supporting residents with training and job opportunities. Towards the end of 2020, they set up a Just Giving page to support 200 young people some of whom are homeless, aged between 16-24. This support was also contributed to by their...
Helping to End Child Poverty
The company’s directors became very concerned at the recent news that free school meals were not available over the half term. Alongside their site management and subcontractor they jumped into action to support both schools and food banks for families in need over half term. The company realised how this industry involved in major developments across the UK and employ...
Steel Framing System Installation
To eliminate the risks of working at height and provide the efficiency and flexibility required during the installation of the steel framing System (SFS), the site team came up with a simple but adequate solution to keep the podium steady whilst working from it. The podium is braced up to the soffit so it cannot tip over, with two fittings...
Monthly Subcontractor Safety Award Scheme
On this project, in order to further promote workforce buy-in to positive health and safety culture on site, the health and safety team organised a subcontractor monthly safety reward scheme. Each subcontractor agreed a contribution per month which would be used to buy a prize for the winner. Each subcontractor that made the contribution was asked to submit the name...
