Wates Construction
Hey Girls Initiative
This project has signed up to the Hey Girls Period Dignity movement. As the company is a member of Social Enterprise UK they are among many UK businesses who are making vital steps in building an equal working environment. Period protection at work is a necessity and the project team are putting the needs of the workforce and the community,...
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect Ambassador
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) Ambassadors promote a culture of Fairness, Inclusion and Respect within the organisation in which they work. They are expected to embody the principles of FIR: work collaboratively, whilst stepping in to take action, challenge behaviours and positively impact workplace culture. The project team have signed up to the Fairness, Inclusion and Respect commitments and they...
Newspaper for Subcontractors
Due to the coronavirus social distancing measures we have a lack of wellbeing facilitators. In light of this we have created a subcontractor newspaper to engage our contractors and to get our safety message across in a fun and informative way. We have also translated the newsletter to the most popular languages that are currently used on site to ensure...
Promoting CCS E-Learning
This project is promoting the Best Practice Hub and in particular the several e-learning courses available. All staff and contractors are actively encouraged to take this courses during their time on the project. It gives everyone an opportunity to apply what they have learned in and around site. The project team has also created a bespoke board so they can...
Worker Engagement Feedback Forms
Due to coronavirus we have reduced our worker safety meetings. We have now developed worker engagement feedback forms, to ensure their safety and wellbeing and to action any issues confidentially on their behalf. Our site managers reach out to individuals and ask if they have everything they need for their tasks, if they feel supported by their line manager, that...
Talk To Us Posters on Crane Bases
As well as seeking to prevent suicides through awareness campaigns and mental health first aid training we have put posters in and around our crane bases. If someone is suffering from suicidal thoughts they may try to come onto site when empty and use the crane as a method of suicide. We have put posters around the crane base in...
Tag Line Weight
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Wates Health and Wellbeing Programme
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
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...
