Kier Construction
Positive Psychology in the Workplace
As a leadership team this contractor work on a principle of a dominance of positive communications. This has a number of base rules that they have set themselves: – Share good energy and a supportive attitude when at work. When making site safety observations ensure at least 2/3 of these are positive/good practice observations. Give out twice as many green...
Hydraulic Telehandler Fork Positioner
This project has sourced a hydraulic telehandler attachment for adjusting the forks on the telehandler. This eliminated the need for the operative to exit the cab and manually move the forks to the positions required. It not only removes the operator from interface with other vehicles but it reduces manual handling and also increases productivity by reducing time spent manually...
Plastic Sheeting Take Back Scheme
On our site we use floor protection products from Protec who have developed a take-back scheme that collects used proplex sheets as well as other twinwall corrugated plastic sheeting of any size, thickness and colour. They then recycle these sheets, thus providing a ‘closed loop’ solution to a potential waste product. There are just a few simple ground rules on...
Environmental Activity Book
Kier Construction is currently working on the development of St Faiths & St Martins Primary School. As part of our engagement with the school, an environmental workbook has been created to distribute to the pupils. The workbook aims to increase their awareness of environmental issues and best practice. The workbook is fun, interactive and includes puzzles, exercises and advice on...
Long Reach Piling Rig
This contractor is utilising an 11.5m piling auger attached to a 50 ton excavator to carry out piling works adjacent to the highway (from inside the building footprint). This method of piling is usually used in civils and this piling contractor have never used it to Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) pile a building’s foundations. By using the long reach, we...
Supporting Adults with Learning Difficulties into the industry
This contractor is working with a supported employment agency to welcome two new members of the team with learning disabilities. They have a work coach to support them with their daily activities on the work placement. There is significant evidence that there is an untapped market of unemployed people with additional learning needs or learning disability that want to enter...
Trad Safety Nets
What is it? Safety nets are typically used as a safeguard against falling objects. Traditionally, scaffold fan boards have been used. On our Mount Street site, Trad safety nets are used at Level 2 (Pedestrian Level) and Mini Catch Fans are being used for the first time in the UK. How does it work? Trad Catch Fan Systems cantilever 3.2m...
Tax Advice
With so many different work life situations within the construction industry, it can be very difficult for the workforce to understand and process their taxes. Many can be self employed, sub contracted, fully employed, staff, directors of small companies or a mixture and there is never one rule for all situations. We realised that this can be a big problem...
Tower Crane Privacy
This contractor considered the proximity of their neighbours through the selection of a self-erecting pedestrian tower crane. This crane keeps the operator grounded thereby eliminating the risk of them overlooking neighbours. Use of this crane also benefits site logistics and reduces the amount of standard telehandler work on site.
Use of Wysebase Crates
This contractor has used Wysebase crates on the project as a carbon-neutral alternative to concrete cabin bases. These are made from 100% recycled plastic and is 100% reusable and there is no waste as the scaffolding tubes can be used again and again. Using these crates also negates the need to excavate and therefore eradicates the need for a digger (use...
BIOAIR: Living Breathing Wall
On site, a green wall was created that would benefit biodiversity as much as possible. Working with the supplier, Kier reviewed the local biodiversity action plan and existing biodiversity in the area to select plants to use in the green wall. The plants were chosen to attract pollinators and the wall was placed on the hoarding in the church yard....
Great Crested Newt Collection
Background The development of the M6 J16-19 Smart Motorway Project required mitigation measures to protect Great Crested Newts. This included large areas of vegetation management under supervision of an ecologist plus the installation of 7km of newt fencing and trapping under licence from Natural England. Original Method The conventional methodology for newt trapping involved the installation of pitfall traps. These...
Riser Grillage Toe Boards
It is now common practice to install the riser grillages on buildings as soon or the same frame that the build Superstructure is installed. This ensures that there are no falls from height present during the build from the time the superstructure is completed. The introduction of Riser Grillage Toe Boards is the next level of building in good practice...
Digital Construction Apprenticeships
Kier is a forward-thinking company that seeks to attract and retain construction talent of the future. To support this, we have launched a new digital construction apprenticeship scheme, which we believe is the first of its kind in the industry, and which embeds BIM as a foundation that can be used for on the job practical application and delivery of...
Funnel Bins at Service Areas
Overview of the trial Highways England gave Area 3 the opportunity to trial the Tuben funnel bins. The trial was undertaken at Winchester Services and consisted of the installation of three funnel bins, two at standard car height and one at truck height. Each of the bins had a large sticker on them which demonstrated how to use the bin...
