In front of hundreds of industry leaders, the winners of the Construction News Specialists Awards were revealed at The Brewery, in London, United Kingdom, in October 2021.
Site security specialist, VPS Site Security Ltd. (VPS) triumphed during a rigorous judging process in front of an expert panel of judges, to win ‘Equipment Specialist of the Year’.
VPS harnesses broad range of innovations
VPS has harnessed a broad range of innovations to keep plant, fuel and equipment secure, while also improving road construction safety, which remains among the riskiest jobs in the United Kingdom.
Throughout the project, VPS deployed solar-powered camera towers, mobile variable-message signs and over-height detection systems, along a busy series of diversions, roundabouts and junctions.
Cameras fed into the safety system
The judges were impressed with the combined use of technologies in an equipment package
Cameras are fed into a safety system that gives an audible alert to workers, whenever vehicles enter their workspace, while another innovative system warned road users through digital message boards, whenever works traffic was about to join the main carriageway.
The judges were impressed with the combined use of technologies in an equipment package and felt that VPS displayed strong sustainability credentials that helped it to deliver the first carbon-neutral road project.
Ensuring safety in COVID-19 pandemic period
Over the past 18 months, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, specialists have worked incredibly hard to deliver the results their clients need. Very often, they have done so under tremendous pressure to get the job done, while keeping everyone on site as safe as humanly possible.
The award winners amply demonstrate how much the construction sector is doing, through innovation and collaboration, in order to deliver outstanding projects, while contributing to communities, training the next generation, and rising to the challenges of climate change.