This week on Woodland Court, the double lift shaft which will eventually house two 13 person lifts has been installed.  Sitting some 14 metres above ground level, our sub-contractor supplied and installed the pre-cast concrete core in just five hours!

In the background, the highway retaining walls are well under construction, and should be totally complete within two weeks. 

Woodland court have embraced Wates latest safety initative "Blue Helmets". 

The initative enables Wates to confirm that all our contractors supervisors are competent by means of a one to one interview.  If they are successful, they are issued with the distinctive Blue Helmet to wear that identifies them from other operatives. 

Woodland Court Car Parking

We have now completed the main drainage connections on School Lane, and have requested our contractors park on School Lane until the proposed gas connection, which is due on the 27th February.  We have the new entrance to form, and YEDL have some diversionary work to do in School Lane before we can start using our on site car parking.

 

Our permanent welfare set up is due on the 28th-29th February, which should also create some extra on site parking off Staincliffe Road.

 

Our aim is to be a considerate contractor, and we will promote this wherever possible during the construction phase of Woodland Court.

The Woodland Court team played host to Councillor David Sheard (Cabinet member for Regeneration & Housing), Joanne Jamieson (Managing Director Wates East) and Liz Jefferson (Principal Project Manager for Kirklees Council) for the ceremonial sod cutting earlier this week.

Its been a busy week here at Woodland Court.  Work is well underway with the ground works, and this week saw the first sheet piles put in place ready for the first highway retaining wall to be constructed.

The weather on site this week has been very cold, with temperatures dropping to minus 4 degrees at night!!!!!  But that hasn't stopped the lads on site from getting their jobs done, and allthough at the moment the site at Woodland Court looks like one big muddy field, its starting to take shape - so watch this space!!!