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Neurodiverse Work Experience – Build Your Own House
The project team have partnered with Think-Forward to offer online work experience sessions to neurodiverse students from various specialised schools. This tailor-made programme consisted of 8 sessions, one hour per week, with the last one being their final presentation of their project to the contractor. All the materials, language and interactions were taken into consideration for the needs of this...
Column Pitching Platform
A column rearing platform has been developed to prevent incidents of columns piercing the decking when being raised to the vertical position in readiness for installing. Previously loose timbers would have been spread to make a platform but if the column slipped then the loose timbers would part and the column could potentially go through the decked floor. The platform...
London Ambulance Service Accreditation
We at Principal Place Residential, as well as all other projects being constructed throughout London, are very conscious of how long it takes for traffic to get from A to B, including emergency service vehicles. Because of this we have a number of Multiplex staff and a few of our Logistics team trained in the use of defibrillators, and have now...
Project Psychiatrist 
On this project they have hired a psychiatrist to visit site and provide the workforce with a free opportunity to seek professional health for any mental health issues they may be experiencing. All records are strictly confidential. Encouraging the workforce to communicate with mental health professionals and break the stigma around mental health is one of the biggest challenges in treating...
Wind Turbine – Low Carbon Technology 
As part of this contractors commitment to utilise zero carbon technologies, A wind turbine has been positioned on the project. The wind turbine is used to charge a battery which then distributes energy powering some of the sites temporary electrics. The plan moving forward on the project is to increase the number of wind turbines onsite to maximise this low...
Maxvac Core Drill
On the Royal Albert Dock for Multiplex, we have introduced the Maxvac Drilling Shrouds which captures nearly all dust generated whilst Core Drilling. Using the vacuum suction, the dust and debris are caught within the shroud, giving operatives a truly dustless working environment which saves our workers from breathing harmful silica dust whilst keeping the area dust free and saving...
Maths Challenge
Members of the Multiplex team organised a two day maths challenge at Carlton Primary School in Camden. Staff spent two days with 60 students aged 9 and 10 years old. The team were there to promote the importance of maths in any profession, especially construction. This was delivered in a variety of methods including quizzes, film clips from an Engineer,...
Onsite Tumble Dryers For Operatives PPE
On the Royal Albert Dock project for Multiplex we have purchased two onsite tumble dryers for all operatives to use for drying out PPE which has become wet due to heavy rains or by window cleaning. Operatives do have drying rooms but they tend to get filled extremely quickly and operatives were complaining that clothes were still damp despite being...
Biophilia in Temporary Construction Offices
22 Bishopsgate has designed their temporary offices following the WELL Standard ethos, making Multiplex the first Main Contractor to promote health and wellbeing principles during the construction phase of a project. Numerous studies have established that people’s health and wellbeing are impacted by their environment, and have proved the benefits of incorporating biophilia into our built surroundings, like reducing stress...
Breast Cancer Awareness
With breast cancer still being the most common cancer in the UK, about one in eight women being diagnosed with it during their lifetime and 390 men diagnosed each year in the UK, we offered the opportunity to talk about it onsite and learn about the vital early symptoms spotting that can potentially not only save your own life but...
Mock Fatal Accident Investigations
Multiplex has been leading in developing a strategic approach to securing effective health and safety risk management throughout the construction process. Traditionally, the industry has relied on accident investigations (usually following a major incident), carried out by health and safety specialists, to identify what went wrong and what can be done to prevent a reoccurrence. Lessons learned can be hard-hitting...
Power Purchase Agreement
The Power Purchase Agreement is one of the first of its kind for construction in the UK and will enable the contractor to procure green, sustainable electricity directly from a dedicated renewable energy producer. The additionality clause ensures that the purchase of renewable electricity leads to the construction of a new solar energy farm farm, which will provide power to...
Physical Work Experience for Neurodiverse Students
This project team have been working with a local school supporting neurodiverse students. Six students with varying levels of autism (low functioning and high functioning) have been attending an in-person work experience placement on site with their support tutors. During these sessions the students have participated in interactive activities with different members of the team. Sessions hosted to date include...
Cycle Safety: A Virtual Reality Experience
We work closely with the Metropolitan Police and their Exchanging Places cycle safety programme. Due to our great working relationship, the Met Police Cycle Safety Team asked for our assistance with a trial of their new virtual reality Exchanging Places program and we were happy to help. The trial consisted of a short presentation and a 3D video delivered in...
Multilingual Mental Health First Aider
During the monthly workforce consultation meetings, one of the site operatives suggested the introduction of Multilingual Mental Health First Aiders. The idea was well accepted and it is now currently in use in all of this contractors projects to ensure all those on site have someone they can speak to without having the issue of a language barrier. Signage has...
