Balfour Beatty

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Virtual Delivery Directions via QR Code

Published 14 December 2020 | No comments
Written by Duncan Gardner

CategoriesControlled access English not as first language support

The team at the IRR & BioQuarter Enabling infrastructure project in Edinburgh identified a need to provide clear instructions to delivery drivers arriving to site. As the site is adjacent to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and sits on the emergency access route for ambulances reaching the A&E department, it is of vital importance to ensure that deliveries can quickly and efficiently...

Sureground System used on Haul Routes

Published 14 December 2020 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesConserve of energy Conserve of resources

The contractor has utilised the Sureground system as an alternative to stone on haul routes developed in the site. The team at have worked in conjunction with Soil Science Ltd to identify a sustainable alternative that would eliminate the need to import large quantities of aggregate to the site and reduce the size of the storage area required. The Sureground...

Prefabricated Joint Bays

Published 14 December 2020 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesPrefabrication

Work on site has included the utilisation of prefabricated joint bays which can be simply delivered to site and lifted into position. The prefabricated units remove the need for temporary works and benefits include the speeding up of site installation, reduction of on-site construction, a reduced number of vehicle movements, improvement of quality of installation due to production in factory...

Pile Desilting System

Published 14 December 2020 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesSpill prevention

Background Balfour Beatty are contracted by Doncaster Council to replace and extend the existing rail bridge BKS 66 to allow for expansion of the highway underneath to a duel carriageway including footpaths and cycleways Scope The main scope for the project comprises replacement of a pre-existing rail bridge spanning the A18 using a combination of piling methods & innovative design....

Envirohorn Drain Filters

Published 19 October 2020 | No comments
Written by Charles Stotesbury

CategoriesSpill prevention

Road gulleys are a fairly innocuous item in the road and most people do not realise that they are there. But as part of the new road alignment at East Wick & Sweetwater SIW the project team took part of the existing road network and therefore surface drainage into the site area, due to this there was a possibility of...

Promotion for National Inclusion Week

Published 12 October 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesEDI/FIR training

As part of promotion for National Inclusion Week during the week of 28 September 2020, Balfour Beatty published a video to share staff views on what inclusion means to them. This helps to raise awareness of inclusion and diversity within the workplace and the role we all play in creating an inclusive culture. Watch the video below.

Culvert Detail Allowing Fish to Swim Upstream

Published 12 October 2020 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesIdentification of flora, fauna and natural resources Landscaping Protect the local environment

Amongst the many different types of obstructions that occur in watercourses, culverts represent the most difficult structures through which to allow upstream passage of migrating fish and eels. Whereas natural waterfalls and weirs can be easily engineered with a sequence of open pools allowing fish to jump between the pools and swim upstream, culverts present a difficult design challenge due...

Virtual Site Tours for Schools

Published 5 October 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesColleges and universities Community engagement Schools and nurseries

The project team arranged for a live transatlantic virtual site visit of one of their large construction sites in Philadelphia, USA for pupils at local secondary schools in North East Scotland as part of ongoing supports for a local Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) North East group. Pupils from Lochside Academy, Westhill Academy & Portlethen Academy joined the call to...

Support for Graduate Apprenticeships

Published 15 September 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesTraining plans Workforce development plans

Balfour Beatty Site Engineer Fraser Conway has recently completed his 4 year civil engineering modern apprenticeship and has now progressed onto a new Graduate Apprenticeship Civil Engineering programme. Fraser joined Balfour Beatty in 2016 and is a former pupil at Northfield Academy. Fraser initially joined Balfour Beatty as an apprentice civil engineer working on the AWPR as was part of...

Openspace Reality Capture System

Published 15 September 2020 | No comments
Written by Bethany Welsh

CategoriesInspection and assurance

The Openspace reality capture system allows us to easily create an immersive visual record of progress on site in real time. 360 images are captured at half second intervals and stitched together to create a streetview style walkthrough that is mapped onto a 2D plan of the area using machine learning and object recognition technology. Captures from different days can...

Bridges to Schools Workshop

Published 15 September 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesCommunity engagement Schools and nurseries

Balfour Beatty supported 255 pupils from Aberdeen City primary schools through delivering the Bridges to Schools workshops at Lochside Academy during week of 4 November 2019. The sessions were arranged as part of partnership with Lochside Academy and engaged pupils from Loirston Primary, Abbotswell Primary, Charleston Primary, Walker Road Primary, Tullos Primary and Kirkhill Primary. The Bridges to Schools week...

Tracking Systems for Monitoring the Movements of the Existing Bridge Deck

Published 7 September 2020 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesControlled access

The contractor has utilised a combination of two tracking systems for monitoring the movements of the existing bridge deck during works to replace and widen an existing rail bridge with minimal disruption to the rail networks. The project required the replacement of a railway overbridge structure. As part of this, the clear span was to be increased from 17.50m to...

Interactive 4D Animation to Show Daily Construction Progress

Published 17 August 2020 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesRegular updates of progress Reviews and lessons learned

Creation of an interactive 4D animation that combines the BIM 3D Revit model with the latest animation technology. This model is then linked to the construction programme to inform the user on daily construction progress. This is interrogated by the site team using touch screen technology during daily short interval control meetings to inform construction planning, design issues and clash...

Support for Career Ready Mentoring and Work Placement Programme

Published 29 July 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesCommunity engagement Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries

Balfour Beatty are supporting the UK Career Ready programme and are in the third year of supporting the programme which runs in Moray, Scotland. The Career Ready programme is a commitment to providing young people with mentoring over a two year period and also involves supporting a four week summer work placement for participants. In Moray, Balfour Beatty staff members...

Rainbow Flags on Sites to Promote and Support Pride Month

Published 22 June 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesDisadvantaged and minority groups support Engagement and commitment from the workforce

Balfour Beatty project sites across Scotland are flying the rainbow flag with pride as part of ongoing support for #pridemonth2020. Flags were put in place at the Skye, Lochalsh and South West Ross community hospital project in Broadford, the Badenoch & Strathspey community hospital project in Aviemore and at the Edinburgh IRR project in the Edinburgh Bioquarter.

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