Galldris
Floating Platforms for Nesting Birds
Whilst doing some preparation work in the dock, a moorhen nested on one of the floating platforms, therefore work was suspended until the chicks hatched and fledged from the nest. When they started to look at how they could support the wildlife in the dock, the contractor developed an idea to produce platforms that would encourage nesting and give the...
Ex Stock Gas Pipe used as Support Piles
As part of the construction of the Canada Water Dock Boardwalk, instead of using new steel tubular piles to support the boardwalk, this contractor is using stock materials of gas pipe as support piles. This has negated the need to have new piles made, not only cutting down on costs of new steel but reducing the carbon footprint of the...
Battery Powered Small Boat
The environmental specialist on this project is active in the Dock assessing and reporting on the situation in relation to the wildlife and any factors that may have an impact, caused by the project. To enable the specialist to get as close to the wildlife as possible they have provided a battery powered small boat. The benefits of the boat...
Bubble Curtain
This contractor designed and deployed a sound attenuation system to reduce noise travel in the marine environment. This is achieved by creating a bubble ‘curtain’, which creates a wall of small air bubbles from the river bed to the waters surface, vastly restricting noise travel protecting sensitive marine animals such as migrating salmon. This is a new approach to an...
Site Scan
Site Scan, a drone mapping software that is designed to revolutionise imagery data collection, processing & analyses, is implemented on this site to track earthworks and stockpile volumes and movements. There are inherent hazards and dangers when measuring the stockpiles using traditional methods, where the engineer is required to physically step on top of the stockpile with the GNSS Receiver...
Pocket First Aid Kit
On this project they have provided each first aider with a pocket first aid kit. This ensures them to have the essentials on their person at all times and not having to waste vital time by walking to the site office or the nearest first aid point The pocket first aid kit is fully stocked with first aid essentials and...
