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14 HIGHWAYS AGENCY JAN/FEB 2015 www.highways.gov.uk Suppliers recognised at Agency awards The Highways Agency has saluted the suppliers making a difference on national roads – and calls for more as it moves towards being a government-owned company

Small and medium-sized enterprises, partnership with Recycling Lives which innovation, and customer and led to two homeless people securing worker care all emerged as placements. But there was winners as the Highways Agency still room for the first tier suppliers as Costain won three awards – including announced the results of its Supplier one in ‘Customer experience’ for its Recognition Scheme. work on the M1 junction 28-31 smart The awards for 2014, which were motorway scheme. The company announced in in January, had implemented measures including saw small and medium-sized enterprises an ANPR system to give drivers live (SMEs) make their mark by picking up a journey time information as they travel quarter of the honours. through roadworks. The Agency was already celebrating won the a record number of entries across the ‘Delivering sustainable value and seven categories – with 118 flooding in solutions’ category for its beyond from 50 companies. 2020 sustainability framework; while The annual recognition scheme impressed judges for its highlights the vital contribution made customer service solutions on the A23 by the Agency’s suppliers who help Handcross to Warninglid scheme. There it operate, maintain and improve the company not only made public ’s network of motorways and liaison available 24/7 for any complaints A roads. In fact more than 90 per cent or queries, it also visited schools for of the work delivered on Agency roads educational talks, raised funds for local is down to the supply chain. charities and donated materials to local projects. Graham Dalton, chief executive of the Highways Agency, said: “This year our Chairman of the judging panel at the recognition scheme received more than Agency, Simon Diggle, said: “I’d like double the number of entries compared to congratulate all the winners and to last year – that is simply fantastic. those highly commended for their outstanding efforts. For those who “It’s also a strong indication of were not successful this time around, the steps our suppliers have made please continue to push forward and in bringing innovation into the come back this summer because we workplace.” are always looking for innovations and Three SMEs won awards: The Carnell better value. Group and Simulation Systems in the “As we move towards a government- ‘Managing down cost/improving value’ owned company in 2015 - with £24 category, while Recycling Lives scooped billion worth of improvements pledged a ‘Promoting diversity and inclusion’ for the next five years – it is more award jointly with EM Highway Services. important than ever that our supply Simulation Systems had impressed chain helps us become even more judges by coming up with the innovative and efficient.” first infra-red CCTV system, The revised ‘Safety, health and tried and tested for smart wellbeing’ category proved an motorways, that can see in the overwhelming success as three suppliers dark. This helps negate the picked up awards and five others were need for carriageways to be lit highly commended for their work. at night for the Agency to see took the ‘Road worker safety’ where incidents have happened. aspect of the award, for its efforts to Meanwhile Carnell‘s adoption of improve safety collaboratively including an innovative technology to clean the construction of a simulated filter drain material on-site – meaning motorway for emergency services and it does not need to be transported miles workers as part of incident management away to specialist cleaners – was more exercises. But it was A-One+ Integrated environmentally friendly and reduced Highway Services which won the new costs by half, said judges. Another SME, ‘Occupational health and wellbeing’ Wavetronix, was highly commended as aspect for the personnel services part of a joint nomination. it provides to its road workers. The Graham Dalton Judges applauded EM for a range of company was also recognised for its addressing the event diversity and inclusion work, including a health awareness programmes. 14 HIGHWAYS AGENCY www.highways.gov.uk JAN/FEB 2015 HIGHWAYS AGENCY 15

BUILDING AND SAFETY, HEALTH SUSTAINING The Highways Agency Supplier AND WELLBEING CAPABILITY Recognition Scheme winners and – suppliers that show – suppliers that have highly commended industry leading developed their commitment to improving employees’ skills and organisational, workforce capabilities through and road user health delivery of Highways and safety. Agency . PROMOTING Awarded to: A-One+ Awarded to: Costain Integrated Highway DIVERSITY AND Services (Occupational Highly commended: INCLUSION health and wellbeing Carillion aspect); Costain (Road – suppliers that have users aspect); Skanska created opportunities Construction UK (Road to bring people into the workers aspect) workplace, developed skills and created an Highly commended: Road environment where workers aspect - Carnell differences are valued Group; Asphalt & Contracting; Colas; Road HA chairman Colin Matthews and utilised. with Natalie Peacock, users aspect - ; Awarded to: EM Highway Services. Richard Stuart (Costain) EM Highway Services and Recycling Lives Highly commended: BAM Morgan Sindall JV

CUSTOMER MANAGING DOWN EXPERIENCE COST/IMPROVING – suppliers that have VALUE demonstrated industry – suppliers that have leading commitment to HA Chairman with Vicki demonstrated significant customer service. Worthington (EM Highway achievement by delivering Services) Mark Simpson Highways Agency Awarded to: Carillion Civil (Recycling Lives) and contracts in smarter, more Engineering; Costain Andy Burns (EM Highway efficient ways. Highly commended: Services) (designer) and Awarded to: Carillion (delivery partner) Carnell Group; WSP; Simulation Systems Highly commended: Carillion Civil Engineering; Skanska, , Atkins SUPPLY CHAIN with Simulation Systems MANAGEMENT and Wavetronix DELIVERING – suppliers that SUSTAINABLE demonstrate the VALUE AND Highways Agency’s strategic agenda, values SOLUTIONS and principles through – suppliers that have supply chains. Carnell Group: Aidan Clarke, Liz Bell, David Brewer integrated environmental, Awarded to: social, economic (Highways Agency Director), The Collaborative Darren Nelson (Carnell) and management Procurement Working aspects of sustainable Group (CPWG) – Carillion, development into the BAM/Morgan Sindall, delivery of Highways Costain, Balfour Beatty, Agency contracts. Asset International, Awarded to: Polypipe and Saint Interserve Construction Gobain HA chairman with Simulation Systems: Dr Highly commended: Highly commended: Adriana Gallardo, Louis ; Connect Plus M25; Thompson, John McGinty Sir Robert McAlpine Norbert Dentressangle (Skanska Balfour Beatty and AW Jenkinson Logistics UK; Skanska UK Joint Venture)