Balfour Beatty

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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...

Supply Chain Newsletter

Published 27 January 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesPlan to positively promote construction

As part of our delivery on the Hub North Scotland/NHS Highland Community Health projects in Aviemore and Skye, Balfour Beatty have developed and are distributing a new supply chain newsletter on a quarterly basis. This project newsletter is to assist in the ongoing promotion of the benefits of registering with the Considerate Constructors Scheme as well as highlighting additional opportunities...

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...

The Madison Workforce Development Hub

Published 21 May 2019 | No comments
Written by Celeste Koen

CategoriesLiteracy and numeracy support Mental health Workforce development plans

A secure iPad in the canteen has been installed for the workforce to access while on their breaks. The iPad stand is adjustable and has two positions, so the user can stand up or sit down. The stool provided at the station is made out of re-used waste materials from site. The iPad is preloaded with information on the following...

Environmental Performance and Report

Published 21 May 2019 | No comments
Written by Luke Smith

CategoriesCarbon offsetting Carbon reduction Promoting achievements Reduced use of single use plastics Reporting actual vs target performance

The Wellington Place 7 and 8 project team, led by Dan Miller, has shown great leadership and professionalism by using their sphere of influence to achieve the environmental targets set at the beginning of the project. Highlights Include: 59% reduction in CO2 emissions from the following measures: 100% Renewable energy electricity supply, primary and secondary lighting circuits that reduce unnecessary...

Mobile Exhibition Trailer

Published 29 April 2019 | No comments
Written by Ken Brown

CategoriesCommunity engagement Notice board Regular updates of progress

Balfour Beatty are committed to the best standards of working and informing the community, and to achieve this we are using a mobile exhibition centre as well as a large open plan room on the site, which is set aside for displaying information as an exhibition centre. The mobile trailer can be set up in minutes, and with a small...

Work Placement Project with Scottish Prison Services

Published 25 March 2019 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesSupport for local charities Training plans

At the beginning of the Dundee Regional Performance Centre for Sport project, a group of five inmates from HM Prison Castle Huntly supported set-up works on site. A total of ten cumulative weeks work experience was completed by the group which provided participants with real hands-on work experience, which complemented the learning which they had completed within the prison, which...

Supplier Events to Promote Community Benefit Objectives

Published 25 March 2019 | No comments
Written by John Cairns

CategoriesCommunity consultation Community meetings Documented activities and targets for community engagement

The community benefits team at the Dundee Regional Performance Centre for Sport Project held a supply chain event to discuss how the project can deliver meaningful and measurable benefits for communities in Dundee. The session involved supply chain partners from Martec, Spatial Structures, Kelly Contractors, Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick, Linn-Tech and Doe Sport North – all who will be delivering vital...

Promoting Construction for the Next Generation

Published 17 October 2018 | No comments
Written by Celeste Koen

CategoriesCommunity engagement Promoting construction as a career choice Signage

At The Madison site in London, we created A0 size poster boards of the typical six stages of construction to bring awareness of different roles in construction to show it is not all about dirty and hard labour outside on site with poor pay and low education. The reality is very different. Construction offers good salaries, many roles are office...

HMP Castle Huntly: Community Projects Team

Published 13 September 2018 | No comments
Written by Ken Brown

CategoriesDisadvantaged and minority groups support Promoting construction as a career choice

In order to expand on the work that Perth and Kinross Council and Balfour Beatty have been doing to engage with those with a background of offending, the team at the Perth Transport Futures Project (PTFT) met with Mark Steadman, Offenders Outcome Officer at HMP Castle Huntly Open Prison, to discuss any opportunities to engage with the Scottish Prison Service...

Site Catering Social Enterprise

Published 13 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Joseph Drugan

CategoriesEngage with community facilities Support for local charities

Local Community Investment Charity CiC Forth Valley Community Focus (FVCF) have been installed on Balfour Beatty’s Forth Valley College site to deliver the on-site catering for our workforce. The unit is staffed by members of the local community who have been trained by FVCF and put through a ‘catering academy’ where they gain industry specific qualifications and employability training, supported...

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