Construction Workers Dig Deep For Charity
9 February 2010
Costain Staff at the M53 Bidston Moss Viaduct Strengthening
Project have been digging deep in their pockets to raise over one
thousand pounds for their chosen local Charity - Claire House
Children's Hospice at Bebington, Wirral.
The Charity is for children with life limiting, life threatening
conditions across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of
Man.
Funds have been raised by the site team at a number of site
social events including a raffle at the 'Greyhound Racing Night' to
celebrate the first 100,000 man hours worked without a reportable
accident. Prizes were donated by Denholm, Cleveland Bridge,
Concrete TS, BHL Electricals, Conemasters, BMSL and Costain.
The cheque was warmly received by Kirsty Wright and Claire the
Bear at a presentation at the Bidston Moss site. The M53 Bidston
Moss Viaduct Strengthening team will continue to support the
charity for the duration of the project (which is due to be
completed spring 2012) with further initiatives, including a visit
to the kids at the hospice by the site team who will be bringing
along a JCB.
Simon Ellison, Costain Project Manager, said: "The next major
safety milestone will be one million man hours without a lost time
accident and a site trip to Chester races if successful! The site
is well on the way to achieving this with 280,000 man hrs recorded
and an AFR (accident frequency rate) of zero."
Pictured (left to right): Kirsty Wright (Claire House),
Costain's Chris Warrington and Theresa Winter, and Claire
Bear.
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