Carillion/Morgan Sindall, Kier Strategic Highways and Skanska were among the big winners last week at an award ceremony recognising Highways England’s supply chain.
The Supplier Recognition Scheme 2015 saw 166 entries in eight categories; a 40% increase in the number of submissions on the year before.
Winners included four small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and six members of the extended supply chain, the majority of which worked in partnership with Highways England’s ‘Tier One’ direct suppliers.
This year’s scheme also saw the introduction of a new ‘Communities’ prize. This recognises suppliers able to demonstrate they had engaged with community groups from the outset of schemes and incorporated their needs.
Highways England’s chief executive Jim O’Sullivan said: “To have surpassed last year’s success is tremendous and it’s a credit to our suppliers who are demonstrating they can continuously improve to provide even better working practices and more innovative solutions.
“As we place even more emphasis on safety and customer service for all who use our network, my message to suppliers is thanks and let’s continue to improve together.
“This is good progress and we must make sure that by 2020 we can be proud of the delivery of the first Road Investment Strategy and well placed to deliver the next one.”
Winners and those Highly Commended in the Supplier Recognition Scheme:
Safety, Health & Wellbeing
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Awarded to: Carillion/Morgan Sindall joint venture, Redspeed International, North Yorkshire Police for an initiative to reduce large goods vehicle violations
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A-One+ Integrated Highway Services for its worker wellbeing initiatives that helped result in lower absence rates
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Highly Commended: Kier Strategic Highways and WJ Group; BAM Nuttall/Morgan Sindall joint venture, Speedy Services
Customer Experience
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Awarded to: Balfour Beatty / Mott Macdonald joint venture for its work in Area 4 including listening to customers to avoid disruption to journeys
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Highly Commended: A-One+ Integrated Highway Services
Communities
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Awarded to: Skanska for its work with community groups during the M1 Junction 19 improvement scheme
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Highly Commended: Carillion/Morgan Sindall joint venture
Delivering sustainable value and solutions
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Awarded to: Kier Strategic Highways, Evans Associates, Treeconomics for a project to record tree species in the South West as part of sustainability reporting
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Highly Commended: Aecom, Davidson-Watts Ecology
Inclusion
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Awarded to: Skanska for its overall approach to diversity and inclusion, including a 2020 vision and range of initiatives focusing on awareness
Building capacity and capability
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Awarded to: Chevron Traffic Management for its recruitment initiatives and training to people from a diverse demographic
Managing down cost/improving value
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Awarded to: Carillion/Morgan Sindall joint venture for the A1 Leeming to Barton scheme, demonstrating delivery of cost savings and efficiencies at all stages
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Highly Commended: BAM Nuttall/Morgan Sindall joint venture
Supply chain management
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Awarded to: Kier Strategic Highways, Chevron Traffic Management, Towey Duffy, Aggregate Industries, WJ Group, Tripod Crest for managing to start work on two multi million pound schemes on day one of a new area contract
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Highly Commended: Kier Strategic Highways, Towey Duffy; Jacobs; Manchester Smart Motorways (Costain, Balfour Beatty, Carillion, BAM/Morgan Sindall joint venture, Hyder/Halcrow joint venture, Faithful and Gould) with Virtus Ltd
Special Award
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Kier Strategic Highways, First Military Recruitment for an initiative involving the recruitment of ex-services personnel to fill skilled roles as well as seeing beyond disability
(Photo: Highways England)
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