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CASE STUDY

A success story

Barratt & David Wilson Homes

Select Group has a long-standing relationship with Barratt and David Wilson Homes, with a partnership spanning over 25 years.
Residential houses with contemporary roofing in a peaceful residential area, featuring brick and modern grey tiles.

The Problem

Protecting valuable plant, machinery, tools and materials has long been a major challenge for construction sites, but for Barratt and David Wilson Homes the Health and Safety of their employees and subcontractors is paramount and something that they asked us to incorporate into our security proposals for their developments. In addition, late or missed deliveries have caused delays and unnecessary costs to be incurred on previous projects, so we needed to find a robust solution to support our client’s position in the event of a disputed delivery.

The Solution

Following a thorough site survey and discussion with the 2 site managers, Mark Harris and David Cooper, we decided to deploy a comprehensive array of measures to ensure that all their requirements were fully met. Firstly, we installed a Select Site system in the main compound, as this multi-faceted solution facilitated the addition of PPE and Thermal cameras, which provided real-time live alerts to management if the correct PPE was not worn, or if personnel approached, or smoked, in the vicinity of the site fuel bowsers. The Select Site system also catered for the addition of several static cameras, covering the cabins, stores and car parks, with a monitor and NVR placed in the site manager’s office to provide a live feed and playback review of all the attached devices. For the more remote areas of the site, we agreed that Eco Solar CCTV Towers were the best option as power would be unavailable for several months. These towers allowed for virtual tripwires to be set, creating no-go areas, while their AI capability adapted to the environment and minimised false alarms. The solution for delivery issues was to use the best available ANPR technology in the market, with a further camera added to the Select View system and placed at the site entrance to record registrations and exact arrival and departure times of all vehicles, thus providing evidence-based data to counter any potential dispute.

The Outcome

As a result of the measures put in place, Barratt’s and David Wilson Homes’ exacting requirements for both site security and Health and Safety were comprehensively met, with the PPE and Thermal cameras enhancing what was already a commendable approach to workers’ safety. Our 24/7 in-house monitoring team responded promptly and effectively to each and every alarm activation, escalating any incident as required to ensure the continued protection of our valued clients’ assets and property.