The Highways UK show is just a few days away! Are you ready? We sure are! 🤩🥳
With the show getting more popular every year, the organisers, Terrapin, are aiming to make Highways UK as sustainable and accessible as possible. Take a look at the image below which explains how Terrapin are working towards this:
National Highways’ Environmental Strategy highlights their priorities and plans to make a change towards a more sustainable environment. Their 2050 vision is “to provide a road network that supports the country’s transport needs but also protects and strengthens the natural environment and community wellbeing”. They have identified seven priority areas in which they are working to deliver on in 2024:
· Develop environmental decision tools
· Report on opportunities for nature-based solutions
· Map network-wide flood risks
· Develop air quality research programme
· Create environmental sustainability opportunities register
· Develop roadmap for reduced road operational infrastructure
· Establish principles of environmentally responsible sourcing
Part of National Highways work towards this vision includes their initiative to plant 3 million trees across the country by 2030. They have partnered with The Tree Council to ‘work together to plant trees in locations where they will thrive and have the most benefit for biodiversity, carbon and communities.’
KITE Projects wholeheartedly support sustainability goals such as this. All companies must collaborate across the supply chain, to consider their impact on the environment and take action like National Highways or Terrapin have. The team here at KITE are committed to developing our range of products and services to minimise impact on the environment.
We look forward to seeing you at the Highways UK show next week, for an even more successful and sustainable show than last year! Make sure to visit our stand 153, to discuss your highways projects and collect your free gift bag. See you there! 👋