In accordance with Government guidance and advice from Public Health England, work on phase one of Milburngate is currently ongoing.
The development’s main contractor Tolent has implemented enhanced Site Operating Procedures, issued by UK construction industry body, Build UK, to protect its workforce.
This includes revising work programmes to reduce the number of people on site, as well as full-time cleaning services and staggering shifts and break times. To ensure effective social distancing modified risk assessments are undertaken, alongside one-way access to work areas.
With these procedures in place, some works are continuing on site, including the structural steel erection for the Premier Inn hotel, continued construction of the Everyman Cinema screens building and adjacent restaurant units. Further foundations for parts of phase one will also continue to be laid, along with drainage and piling works to areas of the site.
Allan Cook, Managing Director of Arlington Real Estate, part of the Arlington Richardson JV developing Milburngate, said: “This is a unique and challenging time and we are working closely with Tolent to consistently review and evolve safety procedures, ensuring the safety of everyone on site as we follow government guidelines to continue the construction of Milburngate.”
Andy McLeod, Chief Executive of Tolent, said: “The safety of our staff is paramount and by administering rigorous social distancing and health and safety protocol, we are able to safely continue work in some areas of the site.”