Welfare is the first thing on, not the last
On most sites the welfare arrives about a week later than it should. The compound is not built, the mains connection is weeks away, and the gang is using the garage of a house two streets over. A self-contained towable unit removes that gap entirely: it turns up on day one, gets levelled, and works.
That matters commercially as well as legally. A crew that has to travel for a toilet loses twenty minutes a man twice a day, and on a gang of eight that is most of a day a week.
What CDM 2015 expects
Schedule 2 of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 sets out the welfare a construction site must provide: sanitary conveniences, washing facilities with hot and cold running water, drinking water, changing and clothing storage including somewhere to dry wet clothing, and a rest facility where meals can be prepared and eaten.
Our units are designed and equipped to support those requirements. Assessing what your particular site needs, and providing it, remains the duty of the employer or principal contractor. The full detail is in our CDM 2015 welfare guide, and the HSE publishes its own guidance on construction welfare.
Sizing it for the site, not the average day
Size against your peak headcount. A groundworks gang of five becomes fourteen when the brickies and the scaffolders arrive, and an inspector counts seats, not intentions.
Up to 6
The BOXD-12: canteen, separate WC and drying room. Suits a single-trade gang or an early-phase site.
Up to 10
The BOXD-16: canteen for ten plus a separate office, for when inductions and paperwork happen on site.
Up to 12
The BOXD-20: twelve seats and an office with a desk. Multi-trade sites at peak build.
More than 12
Two units, and we will tell you that rather than sell you one and let you fail an inspection on headcount.
Remote power, sealed waste, scheduled visits
Power comes from an onboard diesel generator with demand management, so it runs when there is load rather than all day. That cuts fuel, noise and emissions against a generator left ticking over, and it means no temporary supply application. More on the trade-offs in generator vs mains welfare.
Waste is held in a sealed tank and removed by us at scheduled service visits, with documentation retained under the duty of care. Fresh water is carried onboard and topped up at the same visits.
Hired plant also brings PUWER duties, and the generator brings carbon monoxide risk that is worth understanding before anyone sites a unit against a hoarding.
Construction welfare across the North East
We deliver to sites in Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Stockton, Darlington, Hartlepool and across Northumberland. Full coverage here.