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NEWS 10 April 2011 NEWS 2011 fleet replacement programme kicks off at Balfour Beatty utility solutions Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions has begun its 2011 fleet replacement programme with the purchase of a second wave of Mercedes Sprinter vans. The company switched to the Mercedes van at the beginning of 2010 because of its superior safety standards compared to other models. Last year, the business bought around 400 Sprinters, whilst 2011 has seen that number rise to nearly 700 with the purchase of a further 274 vans. The Sprinter already boasts impressive safety features, including adaptive brakes and brake lighting, multiple crumple zones and driver and passenger airbags, but Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions has taken safety further with this year’s batch of vehicles by specifying a number of additional features. These include parking sensors, daytime running lights and edge protection. The company has also taken delivery of a number of “ECO Start” models on a trial basis as part of its continued efforts to reduce the fleet’s carbon footprint. The purchase of the Mercedes vans is part of the wider 2011 fleet replacement programme. This is seeing the company purchase over 600 new vehicles, including everything from the smaller Astravan and Toyota 4x4s to 7.5t DAF Tipper trucks and 18t MAN crane lorries. This year’s purchases mean that in the 12 month period up to June 2011, the company will have received around 1100 new commercial vehicles, making around three-quarters of the Balfour Beatty Utility One of Balfour Beatty Utility Solution’s new DAF Tipper trucks “everyone’s talking about it!” Solutions fleet less than 15 months old. Adrian Wanford, Fleet Operations Manager at Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions said: “With our 2011 fleet replacement programme well underway, we are ensuring the business continues to have a safe, fuel efficient fleet to help meet all workload requirements. However, we believe our responsibility does not end once the new vehicles have been delivered. It is essential that our employees are educated in vehicle safety and safe loading practices. The fleet team here at Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions works actively to provide this training, including the regular deployment of new portable dynamic weighbridges.”
leading the way in safety at costain Mr Peter Fisher, Costain Group SHE Director Morrison Utility Services, the leading utility services provider in the UK, has won a groundworks management contract from UK Power Networks worth up to £750 million over a potential period of 15 years. The new contract will include fault response, network enhancement and connections services for the electrical Costain is rolling out a series of Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) seminars for top management. Sector directors and senior managers will attend the seminars with around ten planned for this year, the first of which has just taken place, In moving safety up the agenda this year there is a particular focus on leadership within the Group “and the best way to demonstrate leadership is for people to be seen as role models and leading the way”, explained Group SHE Director, Peter Fisher. Peter, and external SHE consultant Lawrence Webb, outlined the SHE responsibilities of senior management using Institute of Directors’ guidelines as their benchmark. “There is a legal requirement [for senior managers] to understand their Health and Safety responsibilities, but this course goes further than this. Legal compliance is a minimum,” explained Peter. “We go into the other areas we would expect the leaders of an industry-leading company like Costain to promote.” “Watching out for SHE-related topics will be a key part of senior managers’ roles when they make site visits. They’ll look to see that the sites have the right resources for SHE and if they are delivering things that the business would expect. “Our accident rate dropped again slightly last year but we’re quite keen to move it forward further and, to achieve that, senior managers will have to be out in front, driving the process.” £750 million contract powers up Morrison utility services distribution network in the East of England and will prioritise innovative ways of working using technology which improves the planning and scheduling of projects. Morrison Utility Services has also successfully retained its contract for refurbishing and building grid and primary substations for UK Power Networks. This programme of work is valued at £100 million over five years. Basil Scarsella, Chief Executive Officer for UK Power Networks, commented: ‘We are looking forward to continuing our longstanding and successful relationship with Morrison Utility Services. The company plays an important role in helping us maintain a safe and reliable power supply for more than three million customers across the East of England. “ Special reports, Latest news, Worldwide distribution & Expert opinions Charles Morrison, Chief Executive, Morrison Utility Services, said: “In the current economy a growing order book provides us with real opportunities to invest in the future of the business. It is essential that we continue to develop our people and our systems to ensure we can be innovative and respond positively to our clients’ needs driving year on year efficiencies. “I am delighted to continue our successful relationship with UK Power Networks with these two significant, long-term contract awards for Extra High Voltage services and Groundworks Management. They demonstrate our competitiveness and recognise our reputation for safety and service delivery. We look forward to supporting UK Power Networks’ new owners and senior management team in helping them meet future challenges and we will be working closely with them through a significant step-change in the delivery of performance across the company’s investment programme.” April 2011 NEWS 11
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