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Working Well Together with the HSE and Carillion.

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As one of the principle organisers of the Working Well Together Event at the RICOH Stadium in Coventry on 11th July 2017, Carillion invited SafeStand® Ltd to demonstrate and give presentations to all the attendees about SafeStand® Access Equipment.

Working Well Together (WWT) was setup by the Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) in 1998. The CONIAC committee together with the WWT committee advise the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) on the protection of people at work and others from hazards to their health and safety within the construction industry.  The key purpose of WWT Events is to get the message of health and safety across to the workforce thus making the workforce more aware of health and safety and promoting safe working practices.

The main focus of the event was on Work at Height and SafeStand® Access Systems were well received and got positive feedback from the attendees including HSE Inspectors.

Neil Boon, Senior IMS Manager for Carillion Construction Services said, “I would like to thank you for your support of our event today, without your support we can’t put on events like this. The presentations followed by the practical demonstrations really went down very well and we had a good variety to key people interested. Various people whom I spoke to thought the time they spent was of real value and benefit, which gives a nice feeling of doing something right.”

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Midland Metropolitan Hospital

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Carillion was awarded the contract to build and maintain the Midland Metropolitan Hospital by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust in December 2015.

The construction programme is now underway with the hospital officially opening to patients in Spring 2019.

The state-of the-art hospital, which will have 669 acute care beds and 13 operating theatre suites, has been designed to meet the best international and national standards to make it patient focussed to support the efficient delivery of high-quality clinical services.

The new hospital will also have a number of innovative design features including:

  • a fully enclosed Winter Garden
  • car parking within the hospital building on the ground and first floors to create a secure environment for both patients and staff
  • full separation of clinical activities, public and non-clinical services.

In addition, the design and construction of the hospital will meet the highest standards of sustainability. Carillion have chosen Reussir Ltd as their preferred blockwork contractor on the project who in turn have chosen Safestand Access Systems to provide access to construct the works.

Partnership with HSE and WWT In The Midlands

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17.06.2014 – On Tuesday 17th June 2014 SafeStand® Ltd attended the Working At Height  SHAD (Safety & Health Awareness Day) at Broadstreet Rugby Club, Coventry and demonstrated SafeStand® Access Systems to the attendees.

The event was organised by the local WWT (Working Well Together) and HSE teams as well as some principal contractors including Carillion. The aim of the event was to raise awareness of the safety issues surrounding work at height within the construction industry and to give practical advice on how to control and avoid risks. Presentations at the event were made by Matthew Whitaker (HSE Inspector) and Tony Hall (WWT) as well as a number of industry professionals.

Practical presentations/demonstrations of good management and practices were made by various nationwide suppliers including SafeStand® Ltd.

The event was attended by almost 100 people. The presentations were well received by the attendees and increased their awareness of potential hazards in the construction industry and ways of overcoming them.

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SafeStand® at One St Peter’s Square

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07/05/2013 Irvine Whitlock have once again chosen to use SafeStand® Access Systems on their latest construction project at Manchester city centres premier office scheme; One St Peter’s Square, . Construction commenced in May 2012 and is due to be completed by main contractor Carillion by March 2014 to coincide with completion of the Central Library and Town Hall redevelopment.

The building has been designed to achieve a BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating and will incorporate office floorplates of up to 22,500 sq ft. Argent project director James Heather added: “While we are delighted to have a 63,000 sq ft pre-let to KPMG, we still have almost 210,000 sq ft of Grade A office space available.

BAM Construction commences work on Phase Two at Aston University

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30/01/2012 – BAM Construction is currently underway with work on Phase Two of the £215 million Aston University student accommodation scheme.  The high standard accommodation on campus is one of the biggest regeneration projects in the Midlands.

The Project incorporates the latest energy-effecient materials and systems and Safestand Access Systems has been used to carry works on both Phase one (constructed by Carillion) and now Phase two.  The work consists of replacing the existing high-rise blocks with two new blocks of accommodation, varying between 4 and 18 storeys high.  The accommodation will provide 1053 en-suite student bedrooms and shared facilities upon completion in 2013.