Sustainability Policy

This entails providing a safe and efficient working environment in which our Clients and Contractors can operate, whilst maintaining safe passage with minimal disruption for members of the public.

Our mantra is ‘In Safe Hands’ and this policy brings together our guiding values;

• Safety is our Business
• Deliver on our Promises
• Champion our Customers
• Lead by Example
• Keep it Simple
• Humour Gives us an Edge

The UK construction industry faces a number of challenges today and in the future, and the Group is committed to playing its part in the delivery of a safe, green, efficient and collaborative industry.

But we realise the impact we have as the Group is far wider, and have aligned this policy to the UN Sustainable Development Goals created in 2015, in order that we can help play our part in the delivery of these important goals, whether directly or indirectly.

Creating a sustainable business:

We understand that effective risk and opportunity management in relation to the financial, social, and environmental aspects of our business play a key part in the delivery of improved financial stability and profitability, the motivation of our employees, and a better community in which we live and work. We will therefore:

• Provide a safe and healthy working environment for all our people that prevents injury and ill health in the workplace, both physical and mental, by eliminating hazards and reducing occupational health and safety risks;
• Protect and enhance the environment through the prevention of pollution in the air, land or water;
• Ensure our workforce, contractors and supply chain are appropriately skilled and competent to carry out their roles, through effective recruitment, selection, and development.
• Develop organisational resilience through effective management of business continuity risks, information security and other Governance issues such as Anti-Bribery, Modern Slavery etc;
• Invest and develop a Fleet and our Drivers that contribute to improving road traffic safety.

Creating sustainable communities:

We take pride in supporting the communities in which we work, providing employment, economic activity, and building our business on the basis of responsible practice and enhancing our social value. We will:

• Support the local communities in which we operate, ensuring we leave a lasting legacy;
• Identify and consult with our workforce, supply chain and other relevant stakeholders affected by our operations, where applicable;
• Procure products and services which comply with relevant and current legislation, as well as working with our supply chain to incorporate responsible procurement practices within their supply chain;
• Promote ethical and cultural diversity and fairness in the workplace, based on a non-discrimination culture and will strive for the fair treatment of our employees and everyone in our supply chain.

Creating sustainable relationships: We’re committed to developing relationships that embrace collaborative behaviours, such as mutual trust, respect, fairness and integrity, and that these relationships are long-lasting and mutually beneficial. We will:

• Champion our Customers by working collaboratively, enhancing value and ensuring everyone succeeds;
• Attract, retain and develop the best people for the Group;
• Develop and operate a collaborative and responsible supply chain, including SME’s, that improves our overall capability in delivering projects, where our partners support us in delivering efficient, innovative, and sustainable solutions,

Creating a sustainable future:

The UK Construction Industry is a major contributor to the success of the UK economy. Our role in the Group is to provide a safety critical enabling service that supports the efficient and safe completion of critical infrastructure projects; the legacy of which will benefit all of us for generations to come. We will:

• Invest in innovation to provide sustainable solutions for tomorrow’s challenges and help us to be the UK’s leading work zone safety provider in terms of safety, quality, and environmental standards;
• Invest in digital solutions that deliver efficiencies in productivity, improve customer relationships and service and also deliver environmental benefits;
• Inspire people to attain skills that will be needed in the future and realise their potential, and that also increase our capacity to deliver projects and efficiency improvements;
• Conserve natural resources through effective resource and waste management and reducing our impact on climate change through the use of fossil fuels by implementing effective energy management which will help us continually improve our energy performance.

Continual Improvement:

We adopt a systematic and integrated approach to all aspects of our business and are committed to compliance with the requirements of ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO22301, ISO27001, ISO37001, ISO39001, ISO44001, ISO45001, ISO50001, and Highways Sector Schemes 12 and 18, as well as applicable legal, regulatory and other requirements.

This ensures that we are fully committed to continually improving performance and to developing our integrated management system processes and activities. We maintain a documented framework for setting, implementing, and reviewing objectives to drive forward this improvement.

The Group will regularly review the effectiveness of the policies and procedures on the basis of reports received, measurement of performance indicators, changes of regulation and legislation, changes of working practices and equipment and in any event at intervals not exceeding 12 months.

The Executive Board and Senior Leadership Team of the Group are responsible for the resourcing, availability of information and implementation of this policy, and co-operation in the effective implementation of the policy is a condition of employment, partnership, and supply.

Communication

Our Policy is communicated to all employees and is made available to our supply chain and other interested parties to inform and promote wider adoption of responsible practices.