Double Knock Fire Alarm Warning System

Published 2 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal
CategoriesEmergency preparedness First aid
Mace’s Greenwich Peninsula Upper Riverside team has developed a fire alarm scheme in conjunction with WES Wireless Fire Alarm Systems. The new fire alarm system includes a double knock two stage alert system which gives Mace site managers a 10 minutes warning before activating the site wide alarm. This allows the management team to investigate the cause of the fire...

Stress Break Rota 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 18 December 2017 | One comment
Written by Darren Peck
CategoriesHealth risk assessments and monitoring Mental health Rest
The project team at the Grosvenor Crescent site were under a lot of pressure to deliver a difficult project on time, budget and to a very high standard. This resulted in a few colleagues noting they may be showing signs of stress. As a result of this, the project team devised a Stress Break Rota. This entailed members of the...

BIOGEL Adhesive

Published 18 December 2017 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck
CategoriesCarbon reduction Conserve of resources
BIOGEL adhesive uses the Eco 5 Rating system which is a 5 point system adding environmental benefits to the product. This is certified by SGS, who champion the improvement of the environmental performance of building materials. This is a multi-purpose adhesive-gel for bonding all types of material, on all substrates, and for use in all conditions. The Eco 5 system...

Living Wall on a Building Redevelopment

Published 7 November 2017 | No comments
Written by Darren Pope
CategoriesMaintenance of hoarding and fences
To improve and enhance the standard and sustainability of our immediate environment on the LSE CBR project, a living wall was installed to the external face of the welfare cabins facing the LSE library and seating area of the John Watkins Plaza. This was installed by fixing timber battens into the cabins and then hanging the planter boxes with plants...

Wheel Wash System with Reusable Water from Settlement Tank

Published 7 November 2017 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal
CategoriesRainwater harvesting Water saving measures
Mace/Getjar constructed a wheel wash system that directs all jet wash water into a settlement tank. We then re-use this water to fill each jet wash tank to continue with the wash without using mains water supply. We are filtering all used water over and over again to reduce water consumption from the LSE project. Location for the wheel wash...

Pedestrian Segregation Visual Flashing Beacon Unit for Visually Impaired People

Published 6 November 2017 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal
CategoriesIdentify potential impacted communities Pedestrian safety Visitor access and facilities
In conjunction with WSS, the Mace team working at the London School of Economics Centre Buildings Redevelopment project implemented a bespoke visual warning unit to supplement the segregation of students and public from site delivery traffic. The unit was specifically designed to aid persons with visual disability. The concertina gates are supplemented with a flashing beacon which acts as a...

Reused Scaffold Standing Tables

Published 9 October 2017 | No comments
Written by Dominic Ward
CategoriesCanteen Circular economy
The Mace Greenwich Peninsula project team created standing tables from old scaffold timber planks and scaffold tubes. One table is used for a flexible meeting space or lunch space in the kitchen and the other is used for standing hotdesking in the centre of the office. This both reduces construction waste and promotes flexible working, encouraging people to get up...

Ecospot Boards 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 9 October 2017 | No comments
Written by Dawn Smith
CategoriesControls Incident investigation
During bricklaying activities, there is a high risk of musculoskeletal injuries, due to the repetitive bending required to retrieve mortar from the mortar boards. The Ecospot is a bracket and mortar board that attaches to any standard scaffolding. It can be adjusted to suit any height that is comfortable for each individual bricklayer. These are currently in use on Mace’s...

Pool Commissioning Water Recycling

Published 26 September 2017 | No comments
Written by Daniel Billington
CategoriesWater saving measures
During a commissioning meeting with our specialist pool trade contractor to discuss water management, a water recycling system was devised and staggered leak test programme. Due to the proximity and similar size of townhouse swimming pools, it was decided that for the initial leak test, water would be pumped from one pool to the next to save water. As a...

Hollow Drill Bits 1 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 5

Published 19 May 2017 | No comments
Written by Andrew Kinsey
CategoriesDust
Several drill manufacturers including Dewalt, Hilti and Milwaukee now provide hollow drill bits which allow the dust created when drilling holes to be extracted via the bit when drilling. The drill bits have an on-board dust extractor port that can be connected to a vacuum hose. Since dust is extracted as the hole is drilled, there is less risk if...

UK Modern Slavery Act e-learning

Published 12 May 2017 | No comments
Written by James Low
CategoriesE-learning Modern slavery training Training plans
The UK’s Modern Slavery Act requires companies to demonstrate the actions being taken to ensure that modern slavery is not occurring within the supply chain. Every year they must produce a statement that quantifies the activities we have undertaken to help meet this objective. At Mace we have developed our policies in response to this legislation and begun taking positive...

Newton Waterproof Membrane Recycling Service 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 12 May 2017 | No comments
Written by Daniel Billington
CategoriesReduced use of single use plastics
By returning HDPE membrane off-cuts from site to Newton headquarters in Tonbridge via backloads, the material is then initially processed in-house. Working closely with the UK’s largest non-profit recycling organisation RECOUP in order to set up the necessary relationships with both a plastics reprocessor and an end-manufacturer who will use the recycled material. Newton is the first waterproofing materials supplier...

Site and Office Competency Cards

Published 4 May 2017 | No comments
Written by James Low
CategoriesDefined workforce qualification/skill levels
Sometimes, it’s difficult to demonstrate the competency of the workforce on site or in the office, as inductions, paper certificates, trade qualifications and in house training are not always recognised by a skills card. Therefore, the team at Heathrow needed a simple but effective and accessible way to record competency. The card will be carried by all staff on site...

Interactive Safety Induction Video 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 26 April 2017 | No comments
Written by James Low
CategoriesInduction and training
It is essential that health and safety issues are thoroughly addressed during the induction process, as this ensures the safety of all those on site. However, it can be hard to make this message memorable and ensure operatives pay attention to vital safety details. See the examples below for how one site addressed this: The site worked with a multimedia...

Hoarding Food Collection Points

Published 20 March 2017 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal
CategoriesSupport for local charities
Mace’s 21 Moorfields team has launched the 21 MoorFood campaign in March to collect donations to help the homeless in the City of London. The campaign is part of the team’s ongoing effort to encourage the construction team and site neighbours to help those in need. 8,000 people sleep rough on the streets of London every year and a great...

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