Project Scenario: RestPod Accommodation for Rail infrastructure upgrade project
Keeping specialist teams closer to site during rail possession works
A contractor delivering phased rail works was managing teams across overnight shifts, weekend possessions and changing work schedules.
Hotels had initially been used near the project, but as the programme progressed the setup was becoming harder to manage.
Teams were spread across different locations, travel times varied between shifts and late changes to planned works were creating additional pressure on the job.
- Scenario: Remote water infrastructure project
- Environment: Remote UK location
- Sector: Water and infrastructure
- Accommodation type: Solo, Twin and Luxe RestPods
- Typical users: Project teams, specialist contractors and shift workers
The challenge
The works involved:
- overnight access windows
- changing shift patterns
- phased delivery works
- and specialist engineers needing regular site access.
As the programme developed, travel time and split accommodation arrangements started affecting:
- shift planning
- available working time
- and coordination between teams.
The contractor needed accommodation that could be deployed quickly, adjusted around changing phases of the works and scaled to support different teams as operational requirements changed.
The RestPod approach
RestPod provided on-site accommodation for specialist teams working across key stages of the project.
With teams staying closer to the works, overnight access windows became easier to manage, and less time was being lost due to travelling between accommodation and site
Because the units could be positioned around the live project environment, the setup could adapt as works moved through different stages of the programme.
The outcome
Reducing travel between accommodation and site made overnight working and changing shift patterns easier to manage.
The project gained:
- improved flexibility around shift changes
- reduced travel disruption
- better coordination between teams
- and accommodation better suited to the way the works were being delivered.
As the programme progressed, having specialist teams based closer to site helped make day-to-day delivery easier to manage during possession works.
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