Holdfast Training Services Trial Blog

So a few weeks ago we had a drone on site to film the progress so far. This is a client directed activity, but something we had to make allowance for on site.

You can probably guess that some of this may not be 100% as per the RAMS.

The tallest of the excavators, an HITACHI Ultra-high reach excavator, is the plant we are having issues with over the tunnels.

Points of interest:

0:12 –  The majority of the buildings in this shot will eventually be demolished (except very top left)

0:23 – Ground dust suppression cannon

0:52 – Plant mounted dust suppression cannon

1:25 – Red hose feeding dust suppression cannon (these are quite exposed and often tracked by the plant)

1:44 – Some of the “off-site” works can be seen here, road upgrades and reallignment as part of the development

1:55 – The New Library can be seen here – another Carillion Project which helped them secure this project. (You can also see the Hyatt, the mirrored building, which Andy Bayley has a good story about)

2:10 – This highlights how constrained the site is and why the dust suppression is so important – there is a dedicated liaison manager who keeps all the stakeholders happy

2:35 – The white-roofed, red brick building is currently the site office – although this is going to be demolished

2:45 – The building on the left is the Birmingham Conservertoire (concerts and stuff) and is still in use – more steakholder management.