Wates Construction
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...
