GRAHAM Construction
Electronic Wellbeing Hub 
GRAHAM have developed an online portal to manage their wellbeing programme more effectively, allowing employees to self-manage diagnostics, appointments and gain access to additional wellbeing support resources including videos on wellbeing subjects and access to national and local wellbeing services. Accessible through the intranet for staff and employees the GRAHAM Wellbeing Hub promotes key wellbeing messages to everyone, from the...
Right to Work in the UK: Spot Checks
It is important to GRAHAM to ensure that illegal working and modern slavery issues are addressed in more than just contractual terms. Sub-contractors are contractually required to perform all checks to ensure that they are complying with the law and with GRAHAM policies and contracts but it is also good practice to reinforce the messages at project level. At the...
Treatment and Reuse of Cementitious Water on Site
Ground grouting works were required prior to demolition in order to stabilise the ground. This process is notorious for using a considerable volume of water (approx. 5–10 m3 per day). Once used this water becomes contaminated due to its interaction with the highly alkaline cementitious solution. It was anticipated this material was to be tankered off site as hazardous waste...
Defibrillator Support for the Homeless
The GRAHAM site at York Street recently donated a defibrillator to The Welcome Organisation – a charity that provides a range of potentially life-saving services for people affected by homelessness across Belfast. The defibrillator, which gives a high energy shock to the heart of someone who is in cardiac arrest, will be transported in a specialist Street Outreach Vehicle where...
Floating Pile Gate
The Challenge Install a new sheet pile retaining wall at 325.5m in length, constructed using 219 No pairs of AZ28-750 sheet piles in the fast-flowing tidal River Thames Lower Reaches. Two methods undertaken: the western section of the sheet pile wall was installed using a 250T crawler crane positioned on an existing jetty. The Eastern section of the sheet piled...
Safe Prop System
Constructing suspended slab floors creates several safety risks which need to be managed. Safe Prop is a unique product that makes back propping more efficient and most importantly safer. The new method of propping concrete slabs was introduced at Cornbrook due to three main advantages it can provide to the workforce: Falling Objects: The spring-loaded attachment prevents the back props...
Scissorsafe Anchor System
Scissorsafe Anchorage Points are cast into the structure, inexpensive two-part plastic void formers are then nailed to the decking formwork from Scissor Safe-designed setting-out plans, which ensure that drilled anchors will not be needed. The Cornbrook Project has utilised this design provided by Scissor Safe as it is a more convenient and safer method of working when working at height...
Recognising Another Emergency Service
After starting works in the east of England on behalf of Highways England, it became apparent that the local blood bike groups covering the area were not receiving important diversion and closure information. As the blood bike groups are registered charities, they do not receive the information via the NHS or ambulance trusts that cover the regions they work within....
Toolbox Talk for Operatives that Work with the Community
An audio PowerPoint presentation was developed as a toolbox talk for staff and subcontractors that interface with the community. The project team took the opportunity to present the toolbox talk during National Customer Service Week. It was felt that as Civils work is so impactful on the local community, the workforce would benefit from gaining a better understanding of who...
Green Energy Safety for Pedestrians
GRAHAM Construction’s Weavers Quay project in New Islington Manchester moved a pedestrian crossing for the duration of the works to faciliate safe road crossings for people in the area accessing the footpaths and canal towpaths in the area. There is also a metrolink stop, health centre and pharmacy in very close proximity in addition to on street parking meaning it...
Environmental Calendar
Graham Construction were appointed to provide engineering, design and construction services for a number of projects across the LLW nuclear waste site. These works have to be carried out in line with the LLWR environmental mission: “When operations have ceased, to leave the site in a state that enhances the environment” The LLWR site is adjacent to a SSSI and SAC...
