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Joint Open Doors Site Visits

Published 29 April 2019 | No comments
Written by Leanna Martin
CategoriesColleges and universities Community engagement Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries
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Open Doors offers members of the public a unique chance to go behind the scenes of live construction sites, offices, factories and training centres across Great Britain. The event helps the public discover how the communities they live in are shaped and constructed by an industry with a diverse range of career paths to offer. Open Doors helps inspire the...
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Mental Health Awareness: Planting Project

Published 25 October 2018 | No comments
Written by Claire Anderson
CategoriesMental health Recreational facilities
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As World Mental Health Awareness Day was approaching, our site manager on the Atlantic Square project in Glasgow decided to think of new ways to engage the workforce while raising awareness. He saw an opportunity on site to reuse materials and researched the mental health benefits of flowers and planting and discovered the following: Flowers can improve anxiety Flowers can...
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Visitors’ Suggestions

Published 13 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Leanna Martin
CategoriesVisitor access and facilities
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The project has adapted its visitors’ signing in records to request health, safety and environmental suggestions or ideas. This shows that the site appreciates its visitors’ opinions, showing consideration, courtesy and respect from all those visiting the project, which quite often are a ‘new pair of eyes’. This helps to engage the workforce and helps embed a culture of continuous...
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Enhancing Lives

Published 13 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Leanna Martin
CategoriesPromoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries Tracking and recording of local contribution achieved
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The company has a target to enhance a number of lives each year. One method of enhancing a life can include educating young people about the industry to ensure we have a future pipeline of skills. With the school year coming to a close, we have had a number of young people aged 14-17 participating in work experience and work...
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Electronic Visitors Induction 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 25 July 2018 | No comments
Written by Claire Anderson
CategoriesInduction and training Visitor access and facilities
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The Carntyne Primary school team have launched a digital visitors induction process via the onsite iPad’s. Making the induction process more interactive and easier for visitors and staff. The electronic induction includes a visitors sign in function, lists the site rules and key site information. The induction also showcases the site layout plan and fire and emergency procedures as well...
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STEM Activity Day

Published 5 April 2018 | No comments
Written by Claire Anderson
CategoriesCommunity engagement Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries
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The Blairdardie site team from BAM Construction recently supported Blairdardie Primary School’s STEM Week as part of our on-going Education Engagement with the school. At the event, we created four BAM stations which included the following construction related activities: VR Area: We used cardboard VR goggles and iPads to showcase 360 images of the pupils’ new school. The BAM Construct...
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On Site Skills Zone

Published 5 April 2018 | No comments
Written by Claire Anderson
CategoriesPromoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries
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As part of BAM Construction’s Ready, Steady, Girls Construct! Employability programme, the Blairdardie Primary School site team created an onsite skills zone to host the group. The programme, which focuses on attracting female pupils into the construction industry by providing them with industry insight, training, work experience and employability skills, was delivered over a 10 week period to a group...
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England and Scotland Apprentice Week Social Media Competition

Published 12 March 2018 | No comments
Written by Kris Karslake
CategoriesPlan to positively promote construction Promoting construction as a career choice Social media
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To mark the start of England’s National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2018) and Scotland’s Apprentice Week (#ScotAppWeek2018), the Early Careers Manager and Community Engagement assistant will use our social media to celebrate why apprenticeships are great for BAM. Using the social media campaign, we will hear directly from our trainees and apprentices about why apprenticeships work for them. To help BAM celebrate...
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Hydrocarbon Detection Strips

Published 21 November 2017 | No comments
Written by Steve Caucutt
CategoriesSpill prevention
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The site team, as a precautionary measure, have used hydrocarbon detection strips to screen water for presence of residual hydrocarbons. The light paper turns dark blue on contact with hydrocarbons such as gasoline, heating oil, lubricating oil etc. To determine if oil is present in water, apply a drop to the test paper or move the paper back and forth...
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Public Information Kiosk

Published 21 November 2017 | No comments
Written by Steve Caucutt
CategoriesCommunity engagement Regular updates of progress
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The site team at Dawlish have employed a public information kiosk to augment other sources of information to inform and update neighbours and tourists alike on plans and progress of the project along the 2.5km beach management scheme. The bespoke portable modular polycarbonate kiosk was seen as an efficient way to quickly create a protected space for the secure display...
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Female PPE Initiative 2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 29 August 2017 | No comments
Written by Steve Caucutt
CategoriesDisadvantaged and minority groups support PPE
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Women who work for BAM Nuttall are being supplied with workwear designed specifically for them. After a series of trials on a number of its sites in London, Leeds, Newcastle and Scotland, the company is rolling out a range of work clothing nationwide that is specifically designed for women. Working with workwear manufacturer Arco, BAM Nuttall has commissioned polo shirts,...
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Introducing Pupils to BIM

Published 26 June 2017 | No comments
Written by Claire Anderson
CategoriesPromoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries
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BAM presented on BIM (Building Information Modeling) to Barrhead High Schools Graphic Communications group. The session, tailored to the S3 group included a brief introduction to BIM and all of the elements which are included within the entire BIM process providing an overview of what is expected in the modern world of designing buildings. Ross Honeyman, Assistant Design Manager working...
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Inspiring Girls into Construction

Published 26 June 2017 | No comments
Written by Claire Anderson
CategoriesPromoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries
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Pupils from four schools in East Renfrewshire recently attended an informative workshop hosted by BAM Construction. Held at Barrhead High School, a live construction site, the event was designed to inspire girls to consider construction as a career. Third to fifth year pupils were selected to take part from Williamwood High School, St Ninians, Woodfarm High School and St Luke’s...
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Interpreter Hi-Vis Jackets

Published 16 January 2017 | No comments
Written by Leanna Martin
CategoriesDisadvantaged and minority groups support English not as first language support
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The interpreter is easily recognisable with a hi-vis that states ‘Interpreter’ on the back, at the Buckingham Green project. Having the interpreter identified helps people understand who can help translate to and from the diverse workforce, to help meet the needs and wellbeing of the operatives. The operatives are also better supported and encouraged by improved communication for those whose...
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  • Wasteshark Canal Clean Up

    Working close to a waterway In Leeds, where there are regular high winds, it is inevitable that

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    The Prop Load Monitoring system is both self-powered and remote controlled, reducing the need for

  • Rebar Tying Robot

    The traditional process for rebar tying is done manually using annealed steel wire, either from

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