SCS Railways
Real Time Site Monitoring and Zoning
This contractor is leading a two-year collaboration with Plinx and MachineMax to transform site operations through real-time monitoring, zoning, & behaviour-led feedback. The first phase is to install 100 retrofittable MachineSense sensors to track idling and plant utilisation, targeting a 7% carbon reduction and 10% utilisation improvement. The second phase introduces advanced safety features including operator alerts, site speed limits...
Rebar Tying Robot
The traditional process for rebar tying is done manually using annealed steel wire, either from bulk rolls or precut pieces with loops. Common methods include the Snap Tie and Wrap and Snap Tie which involve using pliers to pull, wrap, twist and cut the wire to secure the rebars. Tying rebars by hand increases the risk of several health-related injuries...
Hydrogen Fueled Piling Rig
This contractor successfully introduced a dual-fuel hydrogen and diesel piling machine, installing four piles to a depth of 30 metres on the site. Using the piling rig for just 2 days, the rig saved 27 litres of diesel, which equates to a saving of 72kg of CO2. The rig, modified to operate from on-board hydrogen tanks, achieved 36% (average) displacement...
Mud on Road System
This contractor’s Mud on Road system has been running since 2021 and to date over 4000 reports have been submitted through their dashboard. In summary of the 4147 reports submitted 3900 reported the road surface to be clean, so they are getting it right over 94% of the time. Mud Cam has progressed in the past 12 months and the...
Hydro Demolition Cage
The traditional hydro-demolition method requires an enclosure over the work area that covers a small location and needs to be produced/set up from scratch every time it is needed, thus making it an onerous job. This traditional enclosure is built of Heras panels, scaffolding and noise blankets that simply segregate the area. To mitigate that, the project team created the...
Electric Piling Rig
The Area East team have implemented an initiative to align with producing a low carbon product, the electric piling rig. This uses less energy compared to the traditional model rig, however, is just as powerful. The rig is the only one of its kind in the UK and the only rig in the world to be connected to mains electricity....
Electric Multi Service Vehicles
Electric Multi Service Vehicles (MSV’s) are being used as opposed to diesel or track-bound vehicles on this project. These vehicles will be used to transport segments for the TBM as well as people along the tunnels within the project. Electric (MSV’s) will help the contractor reach their ‘Diesel free by 2023’ status and they are aiming to become the leader...
Basalt Concrete Reinforcement
Reinforcement bars are used as a tension device to reinforce and strengthen concrete in building structures. Basalt FRP (fibre reinforced polymer) was used in guidewalls instead of standard steel reinforcement bars. Basalt is a naturally occurring volcanic rock that provides similar strengths to steel reinforcement in the right applications. Basalt FRP is 5 times lighter than steel whilst providing similar...
Lorry Spot Checks with Met Police
The contractor has implemented spot checks around the Regents Park Estate in collaboration with the Met Police to discourage lorries going off approved routes and keeping the roads safer for the local community. Where HS2 related lorries are using the wrong route, both teams spend time explaining the correct roads and why it was not recommended to use Regents Park...
Auger Cleaning Attachment
The project team have worked with their piling subcontractor, to develop an auger cleaning attachment that provides an automatic and quieter way to clean the auger of the piling rig during the digging phase of piling. Traditionally the earth that is dug up using the auger will be shaken or rotated off when it is pulled out of the ground....
Supporting Sufferers of Domestic Abuse
The campaign is an opportunity to encourage individuals and organisations to challenge the myths and misconceptions around domestic violence, share resources and ultimately work together to make real positive change. This contractor held a number of webinars and ways to support this message throughout our sites. The contractor has a domestic abuse steering group working to raise awareness and support...
Mud on Road App and Camera
A Mud on Road App is used by logistic staff which creates a real time report on the state of the roads around the sites and if required a road sweeper will be called out. The Second element is the ‘Mud Cam’, which is an AI camera system which is currently being trialled which will detect any mud on the...
Cement Free Concrete Piling Platforms
When installing piles, a piling mat needs to be created, which is a temporary working platform designed to provide a reliable and stable surface on which piling rigs and other ground treatment machinery can operate. The traditional method of installing a pile mat is to use a 1m layer of compacted granular material. However, when piling rigs travel along this...
Zero Emissions Electric Crane
This contractor is using the new Liebherr LR1160E Electric crane on their Canterbury Works Vent shaft site. This site requires the utilisation of a crane for a large portion of the works. There are two options for this requirement which are the HSC SCX1500A-3 Diesel Crane and the Liebherr LR1160E Electric Crane. The comparisons between these cranes can be seen...
Use of QED Ultra Violet Hydrocarbon Analyser
The QED Ultraviolet (UV) Hydrocarbon Analyser is being used on this project to X-Ray florescent (XRF) metals analyser to classify approx. 60,000 tons of fly tipped material and historic contaminated material. The two analysers provide accurate and rapid same day analysis for contaminated land practitioners, waste management operators and regulatory authorities; this results in reducing costs and delays to the...
