Author Archives: Paul Thompson

Working from height is not all about sky-high builds. Paul Thompson finds challenges below ground level also call for unique solutions

Away from the glamorous high-rise developments in our towns and cities, there are projects that may not catch the eye, but which face equally complex issues to do with working…

It is an invention that Chris Massey wishes he had never had the need to dream up. But it could – and perhaps should – be on every site health and safety adviser’s shopping list

Think of working safely at height: edge protection systems and scaffolding, mobile working platforms and edge…

Byrne Brothers explains to Paul Thompson how working on high-profile, high-up projects such as The Shard has led to the firm developing a strong safety culture

Byrne Brothers must be doing something right. In the centre of London there barely seems to be a major high-rise construction project in recent years…

In the West Midlands, contractors are helping spruce up the gateway to one of its major cities

Scheme: Wolverhampton Interchange – New Station Building Client: Ion Developments Main contractor: Galliford Try Contract value: £21m Contract type: JCT design and build Contract start: October 2017 Completion: October 2020 Like many UK…

Boasting a rich history of industrial firsts, it is unsurprising that the former Silk Mill in the centre of Derby is at the forefront of a potential step-change for the construction industry, as well as a striking permanent exhibit – a seven-tonne jet engine

Project: Derby Silk Mill – Museum…

Project: M49 Junction Avonmouth Client: Highways England Contract value: £26.5m Main contractor: Galliford Try Contract type: NEC3 Option 3 Design and Construct Controlled Modulus Column subcontractor: Vibro Menard Piling subcontractor: Van Elle Tunnelling subcontractor: Active Tunnelling Earthworks subcontractor: MJ Church Concrete subcontractor: Bell Formwork & Civil Engineering It's been more than 20 years since the M49, an 8-km…

Reds10 claims its modular scheme in the heart of a new residential quarter in Reading has made big cost saving compared with traditional methods

Scheme: Green Park Village Primary School, Reading Main contractor: Reds10 Client: St Edwards / Berkeley Group Contract type: Design and Build (lump sum) Contract value: £6.1m…