The project with Wealden Council was undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, there were a number of health and safety protocols that on-site engineers had to adhere to. This included:
- Weekly lateral flow tests, submitted to the council. Engineers could not go on site without a negative test
- No use of resident facilities or communal toilets and washing facilities. Engineers had to provide their own welfare
- Masks and gloves had to be worn at all times on-site
As a result of COVID protocols, the project took approximately two months longer than initially anticipated.
Another issue that was prominent for many organisations during the pandemic was that supply chains ground to a halt. This significantly slowed down a number of projects around the world. However, for Mackwell and EL&C, this was not the case.
Whenever Mackwell takes on a new project, it works quickly to ensure all necessary products are available from the very beginning in order to keep the project as streamlined as possible.