BBK recognised on SRP for Safety Energy efforts

(L-R) John Leslie, SRP Project Director, presenting Cameron Fletcher, BBK, with the Safety Energy Contractor of the Month award.
(L-R) John Leslie, SRP Project Director, presenting Cameron Fletcher, BBK, with the Safety Energy Contractor of the Month award.

One of our Key Delivery Partners (KDPs), Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick (BBK), started the year off on a high note – being recognised with our Sellafield Product and Residue Store Retreatment Plant’s (SRP) Safety Energy Contractor of the Month award for January 2025.

BBK has maintained an excellent Safety Energy performance score on the project. This achievement is testament to the unwavering commitment of the entire team to create a safe and secure working environment, underpinned by a strong focus on people, culture and effective process.

The BBK team was also recognised for its collaborative efforts, working closely with the project team and NG Bailey, during an incident investigation to help provide valuable learning.

By building a culture of collaboration, the site has encouraged everyone to have a voice in safety matters, making suggestions, highlighting concerns and celebrating safety success.

Cameron Fletcher, BBK senior health, safety and wellbeing advisor, said:

“I am deeply proud of the project team for their commitment to health and safety. Their collaborative approach, working together to create a safe environment, ensures, not only the success of the project, but also the wellbeing of every individual involved. It’s a true testament to their professionalism on the journey to Knowingly Safe.”

Roof slab concrete pour gets underway

The first of seven concrete pours on the roof slab of our Sellafield Product and Residue Store Retreatment Plant (SRP) got underway last week

The first of seven concrete pours on the roof slab of SRP’s process building got underway last week as it progresses towards being fully weathertight, a project wide objective the team is expected to achieve in the coming months.

Around 350 cubic metres of concrete was poured at a rate of 35 cubic metres per hour, pumped up to a height of 30 metres after being delivered using five concrete wagons, in rotation, from our on-site batching plant.

The placing, compacting, and screeding of the concrete was led by a team of 11 people with support from engineers, marshalls and technicians.

Construction Manager Gerry Coan said: “The start of the roof slab concrete pour would not have been possible without the efforts of a whole team of people, which includes our steel-fixers, joiners, marshals, plant and crane operatives, and all the engineering, safety and quality support teams. Well done to all involved.

“If all goes to plan, and weather permitting, the final roof pour will happen at the end of April.”

SRP’s roof slab concrete pour gets underway

The first of seven concrete pours on the roof slab of SRP's process building got underway

The first of seven concrete pours on the roof slab of SRP’s process building got underway last week as it progresses towards being fully weathertight, a project wide objective the team is expected to achieve in the coming months.

Around 350 cubic metres of concrete was poured at a rate of 35 cubic metres per hour, pumped up to a height of 30 metres after being delivered using five concrete wagons, in rotation, from our on-site batching plant.

The placing, compacting, and screeding of the concrete was led by a team of 11 people with support from engineers, marshals and technicians.

Construction Manager Gerry Coan said:  “The start of the roof slab concrete pour would not have been possible without the efforts of a whole team of people, which includes our steel-fixers, joiners, marshals, plant and crane operatives, and all the engineering, safety and quality support teams. Well done to all involved.

“If all goes to plan, and weather permitting, the final roof pour will happen at the end of April.”