Tideway West site Dormay Street is difficult to find and a solution was sought which might aid the pinpointing of locations on site for emergency services. Read more...
Pinpoint location on site using ‘What3Words’ app
Published on 21 November 2019
Innovations
Drones for Autonomous Survey Inspections
Published on 14 November 2019
Following funding from Tideway’s innovation fund, Tideway, Scisys (think Mars Rover!) and Thames Water teamed up to explore how current technology, including from the space exploration programme,... Read more...
Field Inspections
Published on 10 October 2019
Existing process involves using a paper based form, generating information possibly 20-30k from site office and taking photos of inspections. Information can take 2-3 days or even weeks to obtain... Read more...
Anti-Dust (FOD) Enclosure for Heathrow Airport Control Tower Repainting
Published on 8 October 2019
During pre-construction development the risk of paint becoming airborne whilst being stripped and applied was identified as a high risk. Morgan Sindall analysed the issue to develop a practical... Read more...
River wall toe-cutting frame
Published on 3 October 2019
A solution was needed to carry out a very bespoke piece of work at Blackfriars Bridge Foreshore site on Tideway Central. The team needed reduce a mass filled section of river wall toe by approx. 1m... Read more...
Using Hololens for real time communication between site and office
Published on 6 September 2019
Pinched with Pride twice
The use of HoloLens (mixed reality headset) technology has been used by Phil Evans and Sean Melody at Tideway West’s drive site Carnwath Road to provide interactive communication between the... Read more...
Skid Pans for Tremie Pipes
Published on 4 September 2019
Tremie pipes transport concrete from ground surface into the tunnel and can be 20-30cm diameter and difficult to manoeuvre. Read more...
Remote Controlled Lift Beam
Published on 3 September 2019
The vocation of crane operation and rigging has existed since 600BC when the Greeks invented the first crane. While we have seen significant advancement in heavy machinery and cranes which has... Read more...
World’s First Electrically Powered Hydrofraise
Published on 30 August 2019
The Tideway Chambers Wharf site its located in an auditorium-esque urban environment, with towering residential receptors to the south and west of site and lower elevation receptors to the east. ... Read more...
Muck Bin Cantilevered Roof
Published on 20 August 2019
The muck bin is required to store spoil in advance of it being loaded onto the conveyor system, transferred to our barges and removed from site. The roof structure was designed to minimise any... Read more...