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Investing in Personal Development

Published 25 October 2018 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal

CategoriesContinuing professional development Engagement and commitment from the workforce Supported by management

Mace’s Greenwich Peninsula Upper Riverside team completed a series of team building exercises followed by the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) online assessment and feedback exercise to enhance team dynamics and promote personal growth. The short multi-choice questionnaire aims to identify personal preferences in terms of decision making and how individuals perceive their environments. Individuals elect for their best-fit MBTI type...

Dust Mitigation Equipment

Published 8 October 2018 | No comments
Written by Ellie Callard

CategoriesDust Workplace dust monitoring

Air pollution is a big concern for all of us and the construction industry is a significant contributor to air pollution through dust, plant and transport. At Mace’s UCLH P5 site, there is a committed approach to managing dust and new pieces of kit have been brought to site to reduce dust. 1. Hilti Concrete Cutter with dust extraction Dust...

Modern Slavery App and Awareness

Published 24 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Patrick Smith

CategoriesDisadvantaged and minority groups support Modern slavery training Workforce vetting

To help raise awareness of Modern Slavery at Mace’s Hanover Square project, all Mace staff and sub-contractor supervisors have downloaded Unseen UK’s new mobile phone app which was launched on the ‘World Day Against Trafficking’. The app aims to raise awareness of Modern Slavery and make reporting to the Helpline even easier. It provides a simple guide to recognising the...

Bespoke Training for Women Off to Work

Published 13 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal

CategoriesDisadvantaged and minority groups support Promoting construction as a career choice Support for careers advice Workforce development plans

Mace’s LSE team partnered with the Abbey Centre in Westminster to develop a brand new long term employment programme to address a pertinent need in the local community. There are over 20.6 million women in the UK’s working age population of which 2.9 million (14%) are from an ethnically diverse background. There is, however, a significant difference in the employment...

Modern Slavery Awareness Cards

Published 1 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Andrew Kinsey

CategoriesDisadvantaged and minority groups support Modern slavery training

To help raise awareness of Modern Slavery issues on site, we have produced a pocket sized card to distribute to operatives and supervisors. This can be printed on water resistant card or laminated to help people spot potential victims of modern slavery. The reverse side provides details on what to do to report anything suspicious and links to further help...

Recycled Tyres as Cold Melt Waterproofing

Published 20 July 2018 | No comments
Written by Patrick Smith

CategoriesConserve of resources Lower embodied carbon content materials Modern methods of construction

Mace’s Hanover Square project have used a new method for waterproofing concrete from a supplier called Proteus – this is the first time this system has been used on a Mace project and has been extremely effective. Benefits of the system include: Entirely removes the need for hot works, as there is no longer the need for a gas pot...

Combined Noise and Dust Control

Published 19 June 2018 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal

CategoriesClient feedback Dust Noise

At their project for University College London Hospital, Mace have implemented the use of combined acoustically rated and dust control enclosures. The project consists of providing a new build facility to allow the client to relocate a number of related medical treatment streams into a single new building. The site is located adjacent to the existing hospital and due to...

Visual System for the Safe Management of Risers

Published 19 June 2018 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal

CategoriesControlled access

Work at height is one of construction industry’s greatest hazards. At their project for University College London Hospital, Mace have implemented a robust Riser Management Strategy to control access into and works within risers. Initially the risers are designed to minimise risk such as with the use of prefabricated riser modules and floors installed during the superstructure construction and then...

Route to Zero Plastics

Published 11 June 2018 | No comments
Written by Suzanne Webster

CategoriesReduced use of single use plastics

At Greenwich, we are planning how we can get to zero plastics on site. Plastic waste is an epidemic issue across the world and we want to ensure our site is having as minimal impact as possible. Immediate implementation; Reusable bottles issued to all staff (these are also tetherable so not a safety risk) Integrating closed loop recycling scheme into...

Environmentally Friendly Mould Oil

Published 22 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesSpill prevention

The team at Grosvenor Square are using the Safetard Gel made by Adomast as an alternative mould oil for concrete shuttering in the hope that this can then become common practice across Mace. Conventional products used within concrete works involving shuttering are predominantly COSHH substances. These “Mould Oils” are applied to steel and timber formwork & falsework to reduce the...

Tufcoat Weatherproof Wrapping

Published 16 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesCircular economy Conserve of resources

The Mace team at Project 696 have introduced weatherproof scaffold wrapping to better protect the building from adverse weather and provide improved environmental containment against dust and debris generated on site. Mace engaged manufacturer and installer Tufcoat to work up a strategy to ‘wrap’ the building with sheeting to create a protective ‘cocoon’. This has allowed a significant proportion of...

Elevated Desks for Staff Wellbeing

Published 9 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesExercise Health risk assessments and monitoring

In the site office, elevation desks were procured to ensure that it is possible for employees to work standing up for periods of the day. The benefits of this include increased wellbeing, flexibility for employees to adjust desk height individually and to work standing up. This will improve health in terms of reduced muscle pain from working in uncomfortable positions...

Wellbeing Questionnaire

Published 5 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesHealth risk assessments and monitoring Wellbeing events

The Mace team at Grosvenor Crescent attempted to quantify wellbeing statistically. A wellbeing questionnaire was created. This questionnaire is used by the NHS to test Wellbeing in the UK and was created by the University of Warwick Medical School (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS)). The questionnaire involves 14 Questions with five response options available per question. Each response option generates...

Reuse of Borehole Water

Published 5 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesWater saving measures

The Mace team at University College London implemented a measure to reduce water consumption whilst drilling a second borehole. When WJ groundwater drilled the first of two boreholes for the geothermal loop, they used 213m3 of water. The majority of this was lost during the drilling process in the chalk fissures. To prevent this high water usage during the drilling...

Garden Refurbishment in the Local Community

Published 5 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesCommunity engagement

The project team conducted a DIY SOS Big Build project to refurbish the Parkside Gardening Volunteers Group facilities situated in Stratford, East London. The team provided a complete fit out of the existing building, re-tarmacing the sensory garden and improving their gardening facilities. Material donated included old-samples from the project and subcontractor donated/procured materials. Mace project team, subcontractors, clients and...

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