Thames Water has secured an industry award for its considerate construction schemes in the City of London.
The company, which provides water and waste services to 15 million people, picked up a Gold Award in the City of London Considerate Contractor Streetworks Scheme 2017 awards.
It is the fifth year in a row the firm has won the award and judges noted how workers took pride in the jobs they were completing, and their awareness of the passing public and the environmental impact on the community.
Barry Rainger, senior regional Streetworks manager, said: “A lot of time is spent by our operational teams in maintaining excellent working relationships with local authorities, as well as high level communications, working groups and stakeholder management in order to be proactive, and actively seeking opportunities to stretch current working practices.
“Thames Water undertake approximately 60 per cent of works across London, therefore they are seen as one of the industry leaders in its approach to Streetworks excellence and impact of works.
“As such, we have a responsibility to lead by example, and be proactive in with Local Authorities in striving to enhance its, and our, reputation of working together.”
Workers observe ‘quiet time’ where any noise needs to be kept to an absolute minimum in order to prevent inconvenience to companies and residents, often meaning working longer hours or at weekends in a bid to minimise traffic issues.
Additionally, workers have also been delivering letters informing people of any upcoming or ongoing works, to try and limit the impact.
J Murphy and Sons, a contractor for Thames Water, was awarded the silver award for its work on the Thames Tideway Tunnel project at the Chambers Wharf site, east London.
