______________________________________________________________________ Fred Champion Groundworks
most of our big earthworks and roads or sewers projects ,” John reveals .
“ This has been a game changer for us , as once our engineers upload the GPS model to the cloud-based system , the operators are no longer required to wait for pins to be installed to give them line and level details . This has not only increased our productivity but has also led to us being more efficient onsite , as we instantly have everything we need on a screen right in front of us .
“ We have also invested in two vacuum excavation units via our sister company , JAW Hire , which is another step in enhancing our health and safety systems . With much of our work involving existing live services , the introduction of vacuum excavation has changed our processes , making these jobs much safer operations .
“ We ’ re also currently in the process of rolling out a new resource management app , with the vision to go completely paperless ,” he adds . “ Moving over to
this modern digital platform will assist with safely and efficiently transferring all information from worksites to our office .”
Looking to the future , John proposes : “ We have exciting plans for the company , as we ’ re looking to invest in a new plant for our fleet , which will see us expand into the ground modification and stabilisation market . This involves soil treatment , using binders like lime and cement during the earthworks process to improve the strength of existing soils . We believe this work will add significant value to the business and create opportunities to work on sites with challenging conditions .
“ We ’ ve always believed in keeping hard work and high-quality service at the heart of our operations ,” he concludes . “ However , we ’ re always striving to improve what we do , finding innovative ways to streamline the business and the projects we complete .” ■
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