Towards Zero Defects

A productive visit to site earlier this week. As part of our role as a Think Zero Champion we are exploring ways to help the various trades work more effectively together to minimise snags during the works, which means less time spent on each property and less disruption to occupants. Keeping the same key trades together has definitely had measurable benefits. Speaking to the client's clerk of works he has just finished inspecting 25 houses at Glasgow St and found only 3 very minor snags. He also commented that the residents were more responsive to locally based contractors and subcontractors. As part of our commitment to local labour we attended an event last week at the Guildhall where we collected a certificate from Home Secretary Alan Johnson for our work in providing employment and training opportunities on Gateway projects. Buying local makes sense when regenerating communities, as the money is re-spent locally, and it also means less carbon emissions because materials and labour have less distance to travel to site.