Balfour Beatty

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Providing Biodiversity Net Gain Solutions

Published 22 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Nicky Paine

CategoriesInvestigation for environmental events Involvement Specialist input

We are supporting King’s Lynn Internal Drainage Board to achieve Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) on the project. It was essentially a generic construction project, with no requirement for us to achieve BNG during construction of the Pumping Station. However, during construction we decided to go beyond requirements and produce a Biodiversity Metric for the Scheme, enabling us to account for...

An Improvement to Woodpole Construction

Published 12 May 2020 | No comments
Written by Amy Fraser

CategoriesConsultation on health and safety Falling objects Unsafe condition reporting

In December 2019 there was a communication sent across Power T&D with regards to an incident that occurred during works undertaken by another Overhead Line contractor. During the construction of an H-Pole Structure, there was a requirement to lift the top end of the structure with an excavator approximately 200mm to allow bolts associated with the steel work to be...

Mova M8 Traffic Signal Control Strategy

Published 12 May 2020 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesPlanning of traffic routes

On the A630 College Road Roundabout Junction in Rotherham, the latest MOVA M8 signal control technology has been specified to replace the existing control. This is the very latest traffic light system and is believed to be the first use in a temporary situation to manage traffic more efficiently during the roadworks. The main safety and user benefits are: MOVA...

Cabbed Dumpers

Published 27 April 2020 | No comments
Written by Jasvir Sandhu

CategoriesHealth risk assessments and monitoring

The use of cabbed dumpers on this project has given the operators a better working environment due to being able to work in a dry air-conditioned cab rather than an open air seat as previously. Also, several of the cabbed dumpers that are used can be driven by the operator in the direction that he is facing by rotating the...

Ultilow Low Temperature Asphalt

Published 20 April 2020 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesConserve of energy

The scheme required a 40mm surface course to be placed during night-time closures of the busy A630 College Road Roundabout in Rotherham. Tarmac proposed to use Ultilow, Low Temperature Asphalt to permit as early opening as possible of the roundabout junction to minimise disruption to road users. Ultilow asphalts embrace proven technology to ensure that the material supplied performs as...

Long Term Arrangement to Donate Surplus Pallets to a Local Community Group

Published 15 April 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesCommunity engagement Support for local charities

The project team set up an arrangement with a local business Strathspey Railway who rely heavily on donations and volunteering from local community. As part of long term relationship, Strathspey Railway were supported to register for waste and transportation transfer licences Strathspey Railway require large amounts of timber to power coal steam engines and will make use of surplus timber...

Noise Register and Promotion through Staff Poster

Published 15 April 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesWorkplace noise monitoring

The site foreman created a Noise Assessment sheet for site operatives The sheet was created as a poster and is displayed in the welfare area to raise awareness of the noise levels of various machinery which is used on site. The poster promotes noise levels from 1m and also whether ear protection is required when tracking machinery.

QR Code Armband for Works Permit

Published 8 April 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesControlled access

A new Permit to Works QR armband system was created by the project team, and is now being adopted by other sites as a result. Red bands are issued for hot works permits, blue bands for ladder permits and green bands for AWNES/Permits to Break Ground. The coloured armband system makes it easy to identify if a permit has been...

Supporting Older People

Published 23 March 2020 | No comments
Written by Duncan Gardner

CategoriesCommunity engagement

Balfour Beatty has been working closely with the Stanley Development Trust (SDT) on several initiatives as part of our ongoing engagement with local communities. The SDT was formed in 2008 to improve the quality of life and environment in the village of Stanley and its surrounding area. A monthly lunch club was started in 2015 by the SDT’s Care and...

Taytech System for Surface Runoff Treatment

Published 23 March 2020 | No comments
Written by Duncan Gardner

CategoriesPrevention of surface water run-off

The project operates in close proximity to 10 sensitive watercourses. A feature of the project is the large amount of earthworks required and managing the potential site run off is absolutely imperative in protecting the surrounding environment. The project partnered with Taytech – a company who provide a dosing system which utilises more environmentally friendly coagulants to help remove suspended...

Local Volunteering with Men’s Shed

Published 23 March 2020 | No comments
Written by Duncan Gardner

CategoriesEngage with community facilities Support for local charities

Volunteers from the project team attended Stanley Men’s Shed in October to help them progress plans to create a Community Orchard at Stanley Mills. Stanley Men’s Shed has been working with Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to plant a community orchard in land surrounding the car park at Stanley Mill where the group regularly meet. Agreement in principle for the orchard...

Supply Chain Community Benefits Conference

Published 23 March 2020 | No comments
Written by Duncan Gardner

CategoriesColleges and universities Schools and nurseries

The project is being delivered with an unprecedented focus on delivering benefits to the community and a commitment to bring meaningful and measurable change to the communities surrounding this major construction project. Members of the project team took time away from the construction site at the end of February and were joined by 42 attendees from a range of the...

Wonder Learning Boxes

Published 2 March 2020 | No comments
Written by Rebecca Bernklow

CategoriesColleges and universities Community engagement Workforce development plans

As part of our engagement with the community surrounding our project at the University of Strathclyde, we reached out to the Civil Engineering Department to conduct a ‘hands on lecture’ that would support the students learning and awareness. We created ‘Wonder Learning Boxes’, which were each filled with a different textile for the students to feel and discuss with their...

Safety Socket

Published 15 October 2019 | No comments
Written by Josh Biles

CategoriesFalling objects Risk assessments

The Challenge: The Façade design at roof level is extremely challenging and requires a complex network of secondary steelwork to be installed at the building’s edge on both Level 52 and Level 53 which is one of the most high-risk elements of the project. This is mainly due to each Steel post requiring four loose nuts to secure it in...

Education Workshop Demonstrating Augmented Reality

Published 15 July 2019 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesColleges and universities Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries Support for careers advice

As part of a range of education workshops, Balfour Beatty have developed an education workshop which specifically promotes the use of augmented reality (AR) in construction and includes young people in discussion about how future jobs will be shaped by new and emerging technologies. The workshops use the Balfour Beatty Innovation 2050 video as a basis for discussing what construction...

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