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Exterior Noise Level Meter

Published 10 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Denise Southard

CategoriesNoise

We have installed a noise level meter on our hoarding to demonstrate the noise levels generated from our site to the local community as part of our environmental impact awareness. In order to maintain transparency of our impact on the community and environment. We are keen to promote our environmental impact on our community.

Health and Wellbeing – Thirsti Puck

Published 12 May 2020 | No comments
Written by Michael Coyle

CategoriesDiet

Here at Signature Barnet we have been trailing a new initiative amongst the site team to monitor and increase hydration using the ‘Thirsti Puck’ throughout 2020. The Puck is designed to improve hydration, helps to regulate blood pressure and digestion as well as preventing kidney damage as well as other performance health benefits. The device works alongside an app that...

Tag Line Weight

Published 8 April 2020 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator

CategoriesFalling objects

A tag line weight, made using a tennis ball filled with silicone to prevent it swinging in the wind, is used on this project. This solution was devised by the operatives undertaking the work. Without the tennis ball fitted, the tag line blows in the wind and trying to grab hold of it is difficult. The tennis ball is also...

Rebar Storage Racks

Published 8 April 2020 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator

CategoriesMaterials management

Many of the rebar storage racks currently available are static, heavy and do not lend themselves easily to flexible storage. The team on this site have designed simple ply rebar storage blocks to land and store reinforcement. The banding on the packs can be safely cut without the risk of bars rolling or falling causing injury. Also, the rebar is...

Embedding Mental Health in Community Engagement

Published 9 March 2020 | No comments
Written by Ryan Gagg

CategoriesCommunity engagement Mental health Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries

With construction works well underway at York in-patients facility, delivering a mental health facility for our client (Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation NHS Trust), the site team effectively delivered an initiative with Applefields School in York, concurrent with the project being centred on mental health. The school, which provides specialist educational needs, signed up to a site visit in...

Bamford’s Waterblade

Published 17 February 2020 | No comments
Written by William Townsend

CategoriesWater saving measures

This project has implemented the Bamford’s Waterblade product across its project as a method of mitigating the environmental impact of its welfare and offices. This product reduces water consumption and was identified as a valuable contributor to sustainable management by Wates Sustainable Technology Services. The waterblade is an easy to attach, retrofit adaptor for taps that helps to reduce flow...

Wonky Fruit for the Workforce

Published 17 December 2019 | No comments
Written by Denise Southard

CategoriesCanteen Diet

The site team at Knowles House order our fruit from Oddbox, a company that supplies fruit and vegetables that would otherwise go to waste because of imperfections in shape, meaning that supermarkets won’t sell them. Oddbox is committed to operating in the most socially and environmentally responsible way, and will re-invest a majority of its profits to further the mission...

RPE Stand

Published 9 December 2019 | No comments
Written by Kelly Howard

CategoriesPPE Risk assessments

We have setup a Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) stand and folder in our welfare area. The whole point of the RPE Stand is to show what happens if you are not clean shaven or not inside the mask area. It also has a summary of different facial styles and if they are considered to be compatible with RPE. When using...

Shout5

Published 25 November 2019 | No comments
Written by Max Jenkinson

CategoriesControls and expected behaviours Inspection and assurance Near miss

Shout5 is an initiative in which during the working day, an egg timer is started on site. In the given five minutes, Supervisors, Operatives or Managers are able to all stand still and observe the working environment. Any environmental, safety or quality potential issues can then be picked up, observed and then completed. This initiative can then be used daily,...

On Site CITB Hub

Published 15 October 2019 | No comments
Written by Adam Cannon

CategoriesColleges and universities Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries

Last year the Government awarded £1million in funding to partners in Nottingham to launch construction academies with Nottingham College. Partners from Nottingham College, Nottingham City Council, Nottingham City Homes, Nottingham Jobs, Nottingham Futures, Wates Construction and the Woodhead Group launched the Building Skills for Construction project on Thursday 4 July 2019. The new CITB cabin has been installed within the...

Wates Health and Wellbeing Programme

Published 10 September 2019 | No comments
Written by Nick West

CategoriesRecreational facilities

The Wates Team at Lillie Square Phase 2 have introduced an area within our welfare facilities as a health and wellbeing station. We have purchased running machines, a cross trainer, rowing machines and bikes as well as providing external, maintained garden space. We have provided other training apparatus for our Site Teams to use, from resistance bands to skipping ropes....

Weekly Step Challenge

Published 8 October 2018 | No comments
Written by Chris Kirby

CategoriesExercise Recreational facilities

After a team member was highlighted to a health issue from the use of a smart watch heart and step monitor, the team at Murray Park decided to introduce a site campaign for the workforce to monitor their activity with the use of a step monitor. All the site team bought a smart watch and we had step monitors available...

Supporting the Recruitment of Youth Leaders in the Local Area

Published 13 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Denise Southard

CategoriesDocumented activities and targets for community engagement Engage with community facilities Support for local charities

The ARC youth club is a located on the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, very near to the Wates site in Camden. The ARC supports young people aged 9–19 from the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate and surrounding areas by helping them to achieve their potential as confident, capable young adults through a structured programme of activities ranging from football, music technology,...

Interview Workshops for Women Returning to Work

Published 6 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Denise Southard

CategoriesCommunity engagement Disadvantaged and minority groups support Promoting construction as a career choice Support for careers advice

We hosted an Interview Workshop for women returners who have been out of work for a long period of time at SHAK Community Centre on the Ainsworth Estate, Kilburn London The women have passed interpersonal skills and CV writing course at South Hampstead And Kilburn Community Centre but were worried about going for interviews. We liaised with the Facilities Manager...

Green Team Initiative

Published 6 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Denise Southard

CategoriesConserve of energy

The Green team at Abbey Road Phase 1 is working on a few initiatives beyond the standard ISO 14001 waste and energy reductions that will be realistic and achievable for a company of this size. Using open discussion, participating in talks and attending various courses to learn more and taking the lead in sustainability and environment, the Green Team have...

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