McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd
Wudu Room
As part of their diversity and inclusion efforts onsite, this contractor has installed a dedicated wudu room to support Muslim workers in performing their ritual washing before prayers. The room features a specially designed basin for washing hands, feet, and face, providing a clean, private, and respectful space. Conveniently located near the prayer room, it ensures easy access while accommodating...
Adapting Demolition Methodology by Coring Holes Through Pre-existing Foundations
This contractor has refined their demolition methodology to enhance environmental sustainability, reduce neighbourhood disruption, and minimise waste. To do this, instead of removing entire foundations, they now core holes through pre-existing foundations and employed Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) piling through these core holes. This approach minimises disruption to neighbours and reduces noise and vibration. Traditional foundation removal is typically noisy...
Managing Male Incontinence
The contractor team carried out a survey onsite to understand and gather statistics on bladder incontinence from the site team so they can look into how they can improve their welfare facilities. This looked at managing incontinence, resources required to improve quality of life and raise awareness to educate many men who may not seek help due to stigma or...
Dissolvable Paper Towels
On site, there had been a problem with paper hand towels being flushed down the toilets. To avoid this problem from recurring, the site team decided to explore alternatives to traditional paper towels, they needed something that would not cause the same issues as they were having with the traditional paper towels commonly used on site. The site team did...
Use of Pix4D: Photogrammetry and Drone Mapping
Weekly UAV surveys are carried out using a DJI Mavic 3E quadcopter type drone equipped with an RTK module. Together with ground control points, this allows an extremely accurate aerial survey to be carried out. The site extents are programmed into the aircraft allowing it to generate a flight path which it automatically flies in around 10 minutes from take-off...
Pre-insulated Ducts
This contractor collaborated with their M&E installer to bring pre-insulated ducts to site this meant they were ready for installation into the risers, this had an environmental benefit as it reduced the need for additional packaging, transport, and manufacturing costs. This helped them to positively impact the project’s environmental footprint by reducing carbon emissions, waste generation, and energy consumption. It...
Sustainable Pest Control
The construction site is challenged with pigeons – issues with nesting in the new build and biological hazard (droppings). To mitigate against these issues in a human and sustainable way the team selected to use a bird of prey pest control. This is environmentally friendly and a humane pest control method that dose not involve chemical, culling or plastic bird...
Women’s Prison Accredited Employability Support
Prison programmes within construction tend to be aimed at male prisoners, however this was different. The contractor provided accredited ‘Be Your Best’ employability sessions to residents of the Bella Centre in Dundee, Scotland’s first community custody unit for females, to help them prepare for release. The programme helps women with personal evaluation, job searching and networking, writing a CV, personal...
Vape Collection and Recycling
This contractor has been working with their waste contractor on a vape recycling programme. Vape cessation help is available onsite to support employees and the ultimate banning of single-use e-cigarettes in 2024. Additionally, they have a dedicated vape bin installed, promoted and accessible to all on site. A specialist pickup service calls at the site to safely collect the used...
Thermal Camera Implementation
With changes in 2022 to the HSE guidance HSG168 on fire safety in construction sites and updates to the Joint Code of Practice on the Protection from Fire of Construction Sites and Buildings Undergoing Renovation (Jan 2023), a review was carried out on procedures and policies. As part of this update changes were made to how hot works are carried...
Building Relationships while Promoting the Industry
Whilst on site, the project team built a strong relationship with a local primary school, with the aim of encouraging the children to consider the different career options available within the industry. The children visited the site throughout construction, to see how the build was progressing. They were provided with PPE which they could keep and were given an induction...
You Matter Health and Wellbeing Bus
A Healthy Working Lives Bus provided a visit to this project to provide health checks for all employees on site, covering BMI, body fat %, diabetes and glucose and blood pressure checks. They were also joined by the Lighthouse Charity which specialise in mental health support for construction workers as well as workwear and PPE specialists. This also promoted Healthy...
Women in Property Outreach Programme
Women In Property, the contractor and local authority have partnered together to deliver a construction related school outreach programme to a group of 28 pupils at a local high school. The programme comprises of 8 weeks, including an intro to the project followed by sessions from a range of different disciplines in architecture, planning, structural and mechanical engineering, client focus,...
Free Lunch Bag Initiative
This contractor has introduced a free lunch bag initiative on their project. They have had some employability work placements who used what money they had to travel to site so they introduced the ‘Free Lunch’ initiative to them as young people would be less likely to speak up and tell the team on site they don’t have anything to eat....
Providing Accessibility for All
Artbeat Studios is a registered charity that offer support and facilities for individuals to paint, draw, hold a lively music group (karaoke) and deliver other craft sessions (glass and clay). Their aim is to encourage inclusion for all in a non-judgmental environment. However, accessibility has been an issue at the premises. The contractor spoke with the charity about their aspirations...
