Bowmer and Kirkland
Trauma Support
A site operative collapsed on site and life saving first aid had to be delivered – the operative made a full recovery and received support. However the site team acknowledged those on site (especially those delivering the first aid) would also be dealing with significant trauma/PTSD and they needed to act fast to provide them with support also. The following...
AMPD Battery Unit to Power Entire Site
The facilities on this site would generally need a generator in order to run the equipment required or a temporary electric connection, which would be quite time consuming. The contractor is therefore using an ‘AMPD’ battery bank to avoid the need to bring on a generator. The unit takes a small charge trickle feed to charge a battery, which in...
Hypo Box
For a few years now this contractor has been working with a diabetes safety organisation to raise awareness of the risks and condition and make provisions such as ‘Hypo boxes’ at office locations. Ahead of Diabetes Awareness Week, this contractor looked to get a greater understanding of the impact of diabetes in the workplace. Most in the workforce knew know...
Solar Power Used to Charge Tools
As more and more construction sites are trying to implement solar power for use on site, we have identified there are issues when it comes to smaller sites. The area required for solar panels to be cost-effective is quite considerable, but as solar power is environmentally friendly we have looked into implementing this on our site even if only on...
ZAP Graffiti 
We came across a reoccurring issue of graffiti and events advertising posters being displayed on our hoarding on the Leece Street area. The hoarding was next to a frequently used bus stop and was also a heavily pedestrianised route. To combat this issue we contacted the local graffiti group who are based on the adjacent street to the project. We had...
Health Kiosk
We have installed within our Gym a health kiosk for all of our workforce to use. This machine takes around 90 seconds to use and measures your weight, height, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, body fat, fat mass and free fat mass. Once the cycle has completed it prints out a receipt showing your results, it also references the BMI,...
Site Energy Supplied by Battery
A Northvolt battery system has been used to power the site instead of a temporary power supply and/or generators. The site will have the following power requirement during construction: 2 x tower cranes, 3 x goods hoists 6 x cabins 2 x building of 8 storey and 6 storey requiring temporary electrics including lighting to allow areas. The local grid...
Site first aid call points added to fire alarm system
The site is piloting a new addition to the wireless alarm system – a first aid call point. This alerts all site staff as to the position of the alarm and the severity of the person’s injury via an app on the site staff’s smartphone. Once alerted staff can accept or decline the alert with regards to their proximity thus...
Air Source Heat Pumps
The site offices and welfare on this project have air source heat pumps installed which provide winter heating and summer cooling. The units are separately metered and the energy consumption has been analysed over the last period and shown to have reduced energy bills by 50% hence justifying their use. The results will support wider deployment as part of the...
Source Containment of Dust and Debris
As part of the Fosse Park enabling works, there is a requirement to break out the existing concrete slab which is being undertaken by McDermott Building and Civil Engineering Ltd on behalf of Bowmer and Kirkland. To ensure that the activities minimise dust and debris nuisance, a containment shroud has been fitted to the arm of the excavator around the...
Using Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Drivers with Construction Trainees
Adopting educational teaching methodology for construction trainees using Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural (SMSC) drivers as a guiding principle for the training framework developed with liaison with teaching professionals. This is part of the curriculum being adapted to use in the training of apprentices and for the development of an improved mental health culture on site. The principle consists of: Social:...
QR Code on Information Boards
The company has adopted a standardised format for notice and information boards – including community boards, site notice boards and contact boards (including out of hours and emergency contacts). These include a site-specific QR code (or text contact as an alternative) which enables anyone – whether on or off site – to raise reports including concerns or compliments, etc. The...
