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Construction innovation that raises entire industry standards

WCL does not accept the status quo for construction management. We’re always seeking new, better ways of doing things and making them a reality. In some cases, those innovations have become the new sector-wide standard.

No matter the size or complexity, we look for every opportunity to make your project into an exemplary case study and positive contribution to the field – whether it’s for efficiency, sustainability, or impact.

Client: Network Rail

The replacement of tilted signalling posts was a regular, disruptive, sector-wide job for rail operators. It was accepted that a new concrete base needed to be laid close to the old post and left to set. When the new signal was eventually installed, all trackside sensors also needed to be reinstalled to match the new signal placement – a time consuming and costly job that called for formal design work.

When WCL was tasked with replacing a swathe of signalling posts, we evaluated the works for constructability and identified an entirely new, revolutionary approach. WCL designed and built a new type of signalling base, which used a novel piling system to effectively straighten the existing straight post ladder and keep it in place indefinitely. There was then no need to disconnect anything during replacement, allowing the job to be done in a few hours rather than 8-12 hours, with much less complexity and avoiding the need for formal re-designs.

This signalling base design is now used across the rail sector, in the UK and beyond.

Minimising disruption from complex construction works

Major construction works for infrastructure don’t have to be disruptive. Where every delay or unit of service downtime results in added cost, as well as potential public sentiment or political impact, carrying out essential maintenance and upgrades efficiently is a must.

WCL’s construction managers are highly skilled, backed by our broader expertise in planning, project management and integration, giving clients confidence that their works that occur on schedule and with minimal disruption – no matter what comes up.

Client: Network Rail

WCL was called in to lead the complete replacement of specialised 48/96 core cabling between cabinets in the Wessex Area – totalling 293 cables between Portsmouth and Havant.

The cables are manufactured in Turkey, difficult to procure, and consistently targeted and damaged by vermin, the project was a logistical as well as a construction challenge. WCL planned and implemented a full warehousing, logistics and cable management strategy, applying a total of 19 personnel across planning, project management, construction and engineering.

Using a long-term resilience approach that combined anti-vermin measures with smart construction design, WCL achieved its aims with minimal disruption through a night-time work schedule – enabled by finely tuned logistical planning and deep integration.

Meeting critical resource needs in the construction industry

WCL is responding to the industry’s increasing demand for NEC supervisors. We’re constantly growing our network of in-house and contract NEC supervisors, as well as complementary roles for a full-service approach to the management and delivery of construction projects.

Our construction managers are supported by WCL’s multidisciplinary expertise across management, planning and engineering, allowing clients to scale up their teams with ease. With multi-discipline personnel from a single source and backed by WCL’s management experts, we offer an added value approach to construction supervision vs. traditional agencies.

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