Month: November 2018

Date : Thursday 22nd November

Weather : Temp 4.5°C, clear, sunny

Principal Contractor : Compass Building & Construction Services Ltd

Site Manager : Robbie Tewnion & Jake Reid

Site Personnel

1 Site Manager + 1 Trainee Site Manager 0 Electrician 0 Lorry driver removing spoil 0 Ecologist 3 Groundworkers 2+1 Brick laying squad 1 Site Engineer

Sub Contractors Appointed

Shane MacLennan Groundworks Scotframe Kit supply & design Glulam Solutions Kit and glulam erection FP McCann Precast concrete supply & install. C MacPhee Bricklayer

Activities on site

Initial site establishment is in place. Toilets and welfare are available for use by site personnel.

Soil has been stockpiled on site and being removed.

Foundations have commenced. Dowels were drilled in and mesh extended. Robbie to forward on photos.

Substructure blockwork has now started on Grid N. with spaces left for casting the extensions for the Glulam HD bolt pads.

Compass have been discussing changes to the drainage layout with designers. Current layout did not allow for rodding through. The suggestions made allow for rodding the lines in the event of a blockage and are sensible.

Setting out for the bolts pads was being done. Joiners due on site Friday 23rd and Monday 24th to start making the pads and install them ready for casting. HD Bolts and cones are all on site.

[The full report includes photos and diagrams which can’t easily be separated from their original PDF format. Click HERE to view the full report.]

SCD is pleased to announce the completion of another phase in our project to improve broadband in the worst affected areas of Strathdearn. Work has been progressing throughout the summer and autumn to install fibre broadband cables to properties on the Glen road between Findhorn Bridge and Glenmazeran. Openreach informed us yesterday that they have completed the fibre connections to all properties in this phase of the project and property owners can now contact service providers.

This phase of the project was largely funded by the property owners themselves, with a generous grant from Strathdearn Community Charitable Trust and further contributions from Strathdearn Community Developments (SCD) and Inverness South Ward discretionary fund. We are very grateful to Councillor Andrew Jarvie for his help in procuring the discretionary fund grant.  

This project shows what can be done when people take responsibility for raising their own living standards. A fast digital connection is becoming essential for modern living. Congratulations to all participating property owners, you are now amongst the best connected in the country.

The project was managed by SCD and powered by James Macpherson! As with the Moy project, Openreach have been great to work with. The terrain up the Glen is pretty challenging and to finish ahead of schedule is excellent work. They have kept us fully informed throughout and dealt with problems quickly and thoroughly. However we are always looking to learn lessons which will help us manage similar schemes in the future so if there’s anything Glen residents would like to tell us, good or bad, about the process so far, please contact Steve Cormack, or just flag down James on the road!

The Scottish government is due to make an announcement soon about its R100 scheme to bring superfast broadband to 100% of properties in Scotland. This will probably have a bearing on SCD’s broadband strategy so we have put our plans on hold until the situation is clearer.

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Visit 05

Date : Friday 16th November

Weather : Temp 5°C, clear, sunny

Principal Contractor : Compass Building & Construction Services Ltd

Site Manager : Robbie Tewnion & Jake Reid

Site Personnel

1 Site Manager + 1 Trainee Site Manager 0 Electrician 1 Lorry driver removing spoil 0 Ecologist 3 Groundworkers 1 Site Engineer

Sub Contractors Appointed

Shane MacLennan Groundworks Scotframe Kit supply & design Glulam Solutions Kit and glulam erection FP McCann Precast concrete supply & install. C MacPhee Bricklayer

Activities on site

Initial site establishment is in place. Toilets and welfare are available for use by site personnel.

Soil has been stockpiled on site and being removed.

Foundations have commenced. Dowel bars to be drilled in at some junctions. Ensure dowel embedment depth is to engineer’s design.

Where mesh tails have been left for overlapping mesh to be tied to ensure sufficient lap length (350mm minimum or 2 squares of mesh) to be left for next section to be tied to.

Substructure blockwork is now due to commence Wednesday 21st November.

[The full report includes photos and diagrams which can’t easily be separated from their original PDF format. Click HERE to view the full report.]

Visit 04

Date : Thursday 8th November

Weather : Temp 9°C, clear, sunny

Principal Contractor : Compass Building & Construction Services Ltd

Site Manager : Robbie Tewnion & Jake Reid

Site Personnel

1 Site Manager 0 Electrician 1 Lorry driver (to remove playpark equipment) 0 Ecologist 2 Groundworkers

Sub Contractors Appointed

Shane MacLennan Groundworks Scotframe Kit supply & design Glulam Solutions Kit and glulam erection FP McCann Precast concrete supply & install.

Activities on site

Initial site establishment is in place. Toilets and welfare are available for use by site personnel.

Soil has been stockpiled for removal from site.

Borrowpit used to generate general fill which is being spread across the Hub footprint ready for digging through to form foundations.

Foundations will be cast w/c 12th November and substructure blockwork is due to commence Thursday 15th November.

Playpark has been dismantled and removed off site for safe keeping. One or two timber elements will require to be replaced and Compass have retained fixings and a file of photos for use when re assembling the play equipment in the future.

Visit 03

Date : Thursday 1st November
Weather : Temp 5°C, clear, sunny
Principal Contractor : Compass Building & Construction Services Ltd
Site Manager : Robbie Tewnion & Jake Reid

Site Personnel

1 Site Manager
0 Demolition Contractors
0 Electrician
1 Lorry driver (to remove playpark equipment)
0 Ecologist

Sub Contractors Appointed

GF Job Demolition
Shane MacLennan Groundworks

Activities on site

Initial site establishment is in place. Toilets and welfare are available for use by site personnel.

The hall has now been demolished.

The tennis court has been grubbed up.

All spoil has been removed.

Playpark has been dismantled and removed off site for safe keeping. One or two timber elements will require to be replaced and Compass have retained fixings and a file of photos for use when re assembling the play equipment in the future.

Groundworks are starting on Monday 5th November.