Providing exceptional value for our customer- excellent HELMA result
Following our annual Highways Excellence Lean Maturity Assessment (HELMA) undertaken by National Highways and moderated by Bourton Group, we are absolutely delighted to share that we have achieved an the overall score of 3.2 out of 4. This is an increase of 2% on our 2022 score. This assessment demonstrates how Lean principles and techniques…
Stoneleigh site is rated gold by our customer
We’re delighted that our Stoneleigh Access for All project has received a gold award and top scoring site, in the Network Rail Southern region Capital Delivery Route to Gold initiative, for Period 8. The project is one of many access for all projects that our One Team Wessex (OTW) are leading, which is the collaborative…
The final stages of accessibility improvement works at Isleworth Station
On 7 December 2023 the Isleworth Station team achieved the critical National Milestone for substantial completion and welcomed Adam Burrows, Network Rail Senior Project Manager and the Network Rail senior sponsor for a site walkout , who praised the team for achieving high standards across the project. The team are continuing to complete final elements…
Looking after passengers during accessibility works
Temporary passenger footbridge installed at Motspur Park Station Our One Team Wessex colleagues working at Motspur Park Station are making great strides to enhance accessibility at the station and to minimise disruption to passengers have recently installed a temporary footbridge. This addition will allow passengers to continue to access the island platform station easier and…
Key milestone success at Trowbridge road
Implementing innovative infrastructure solutions and looking after the local community ahead of final completion Our team at Trowbridge Road working on reconstructing a single span bridge in Bradford on Avon continue to achieve major milestones, this time completing installation of the parapets, waterproofing of the bridge deck, and poured the backfilling behind the ballast walls. To…
Improvement Opportunities (IO) – November 2023
November statistics During the month of November there were many good IOs raised which were highly likely to have prevented accidents or incidents occurring. However, there was a decrease of submissions that highlighted opportunities to improve. Our suppliers contributed to over 7.7% of the overall IO’s raised during the month. Please ensure you continue to…
SHEA statistics – October 2023
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Safer working with National Highways – November updates
The latest edition of the Highways Safety Hub newsletter is now available. To access the document click the image on the right or the link below. Highways safety newsletter – October 2023 This edition features many interesting articles including best practice whilst working on harder shoulders and roadside verges, controlling exposure to silica dust, driving…
November
Click each image to download the external alert Vaccum Excavator High Potential Near Miss Lifting Auger Separated from Lifting Cap Stressing Equipment Incident Hook Embankment Failures Serious leg injury whilst manual handling
Learn, grow and thrive – Waterloo team welcomes youth group
Our One Team Wessex team working on the roof at Waterloo Station were delighted to host students from the Serious About Youth group for their ‘Construkt’ Project. This initiative, initially conceived as part of the ICE Presidents Apprentices Scheme in 2014, is a dynamic program focusing on providing young people with a pathway into the…
Thrive Reports – October 2023
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Team Of The Year For Social Value
Our Scheme Delivery Framework team (SDF) alongside the wider Yorkshire North East Highways Community have won a Highways UK Excellence Award in the Team Of The Year Category. The award recognises the remarkable collaborative efforts of all 35 supply chain partners to support the local community and leave a lasting legacy whilst working to renew…