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Gerry Mulholland MSc CFIOSH HSEQ Director Utilities

Our 2020 Challenge “To not leave any street work excavation open overnight by 2020”

Engineering Facilities Environment Utilities Defence Transport Justice Better Places

Creating better places to live, work and travel

Putting People First | Delivering Great Service | Creating Better Solutions V1

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In 1991…

• Can you remember how old

you were?

• Can you remember what

stage in life you were at?

• Can you remember which

films were out?

• Remember any of the top 10

songs of 1991?

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1991…

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New Road and Street Works Act 1991

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Solution Roadmap- Why are we leaving Excavations Uncovered?

Why are we leaving excavations uncovered? Box 1: We are carrying out excavations Box 2:

We are excavating at the wrong time/taking too long

“Hole” 3: We don’t have a product to protect/ cover them

Process and Standards – areas of consideration

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2020 Challenge Story Project Heineken v2 Augmented Reality app for sewer misuse Mandatory Photos for every job Training Programme Grab Vehicle- Shift Patterns Planning Hackathon No Dig Blueprint

Process and Standards Team- No Dig Tech

• No Dig Blueprint project has been in place in South-West region of

STW account since August

• Principle of project was to prove hypothesis that no dig technology

can be used for reactive sewer repairs and not just planned works

• Results so far have been promising. 52.1% of examples reviewed

can be delivered using no dig technology. Current performance is just 5%.

• Based on current rates with client, patch repairs are actually more

commercially advantageous to Amey than a conventional dig.

• Amey STW has also introduced a cutting tool to allow us to cut

concrete from pipes. This is becoming more common and the pipes are often close to, or underneath, buildings. The cutting tool removes concrete quickly and efficiently with minimal distribution

• The finished product will be a case study and a suite of

recommendations to be adopted by all of our waste water accounts

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Here, a robotic cutting tool turned a conventional dig into a patch repair

Challenge Timeline

March 2019 2020 Challenge Launch including Communications Strategy July 2019 Entries closed Challenge Week Finalists Shortlisted Proof of Concepts scoped

August 2019 Proof of Concept trials launched October 2019 Results Collated Winning Solutions put into development/ roll

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December 2019 Roll out complete

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Idea categories

Initial Benchmarking – rough guide only

Criteria Inflatable Soft Plastic Hard Plastic Metal Polystyrene Bean Bag Foam Cost per unit 8 6 5 2 10 7 8 Cost of R and D (High score = little cost, concept proven) 1 3 10 10 10 7 3 Product readiness level i.e. is it off the shelf or a concept? 2 6 9 9 8 8 8 Safety for MOPs 6 8 10 10 5 5 4 Durability 4 6 9 10 4 4 3 Training required to use 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 Durability in weather 6 8 9 10 3 5 4 Practicality i.e. will it stay in place over night, will it cover the whole excavation, will it break? 6 6 8 9 5 4 5 Flexibility- i.e can it be used in all situations? 8 7 5 2 8 5 3 Ease of use 8 6 5 4 9 8 3 "Wow" Factor 8 8 3 2 4 6 6 Weight 10 9 5 1 9 8 9 Protection offered to Utilities in X 9 7 10 10 6 6 6 Size when transported 10 3 3 1 4 3 Impact on Environment 9 6 7 4 3 6 3 Aesthetic quality 9 9 9 6 2 5 3 Likelihood of theft/ vandalism (High score = Unlikely) 3 4 5 3 9 3 7 Benchmark score 113 106 117 98 106 94 85 Position 2 3 1 5 3 6 7

Challenge Timeline

March 2019 2020 Challenge Launch including Communications Strategy July 2019 Entries closed

Challenge Week Finalists Shortlisted Proof of concepts

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August 2019 Proof of Concept trials launched

September- November 2019 Field Tests Results Collated Winning Solutions put into development/ roll

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December 2019 Roll out complete

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Latest Versions of Products

SmartBlock Inflatables Trellis The Box v2 Roller/Box

Actions remaining to complete the Challenge

Action Due Complete Testing Phase 22.11.2019 Submit full breakdown of R and D Costs with Engineering Plastics and Manchester Metropolitan University 22.11.2019 Submit Purchase Order for 800 Trellis Units- enough for each Civil Engineering Team within Utilities Business Unit 23.12.2019 End of Year communications unveiling winning solution, and plan for q1 2020 20.12.2019 Roll out “2020 Challenge Story” including user guides and method statements for emergency excavation covers 06.01.2019 Complete “Blueprints” for Processes and Standards ready for implementation in 2021 06.01.2019

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