The job is a line, not a plot
Utilities and highways gangs do not work a site, they work a route. A main being replaced down a street, a duct run across three villages, a resurfacing job that moves a hundred metres a night. The welfare has to keep up, or the gang spends its break walking.
A towable unit moves with the works behind a pickup. No crane, no lift plan, no waiting on a wagon with a HIAB to become available. Set down, levelled, working again in the same visit.
Where the unit sits on or beside the highway, any permit, licence or parking suspension is the contractor\u2019s to arrange. We will work with whatever position you have permission for.
Nights, weather and the bits people forget
Heating and light
Diesel-fired heating and LED lighting, which on a February night shift is not a luxury. A warm unit is the difference between a crew that finishes the shift properly and one that does not.
Noise
Demand-managed generator that runs on load rather than continuously, which matters when the works are outside somebody\u2019s bedroom window at two in the morning.
Drying
A drying room means wet gear is dry by the next shift rather than going back on damp. Fewer people go home ill in January.
Supply chain paperwork, sorted first
Utilities and highways clients tend to run tight supply chain requirements, and welfare arrangements usually appear in the pre-start pack. Our insurances, policies and risk assessment register are published on our compliance page, and our written policies can be downloaded as signed PDFs for your pack.
Units are designed and equipped to support the welfare requirements of Schedule 2 of CDM 2015. Assessing your particular works remains the duty of the employer or principal contractor.