Balfour Beatty VINCI JV
Terram Pram
The Terram Pram is a solution from this contractor’s health and safety team designed to simplify the laying of geotextile. The pram is a mobile device that not only speeds up the process of laying geotextile but makes the process safer for operatives using the device. A drawing was created for the pram, and it was fabricated in the workshop,...
Self Propelled Modular Transporter Box Drive
This initiative was bourne out by the need to install a 6300T bridge under the West Coast Mainline during a 9 day closure of Europe’s busiest railway without the risk of any over-runs which would have had multi-million pound financial penalties, huge commercial liabilities and a loss of corporate reputation. Traditional bridge slides would have taken too long so they...
Roller Compacted Concrete
Roller compacted concrete has been used for temporary works on this project as opposed to traditional asphalt. This solution is fully recyclable and can be manufactured on or close to site on a small footprint allowing for rapid deployment. By reducing the need for asphalt and replacing it with roller compacted concrete, road surfacing is quicker, cheaper and renewable. This...
Digital Concrete Testing to Cut Carbon
This contractor has implemented VERIFI, a digital-in-transit concrete monitoring system mounted on trucks. VERIFI monitors concrete consistency (slump and temperature) reducing the need for extensive presence of concrete technicians at site and laboratory testing. Site teams verify compliant concrete by consulting the VERIFI display upon delivery. Access to the app is granted solely to authorised personnel. The site supervisor now...
Tunnel Boring Machine Exhibition and Interactive STEM Sessions
A temporary exhibit, curated by HS2’s construction partner in the West Midlands, explored the history and technological advances in tunnelling, alongside the story of HS2’s construction with a tunnel boring machine model and exhibit temporarily placed at Birmingham’s Science Museum, Thinktank. It was designed to help young people understand the engineering complexity of building a new high speed railway. Construction workers...
