Teams working in Oxfordshire, Peterborough and Cambridgeshire won four Green Apple awards in recognition of environmental best practice delivered in collaboration with county council colleagues.
Cambridgeshire Highways won a gold award for using recycled materials as a road sub-base, reducing carbon by 33 per cent and saving nine per cent on costs and five days compared with the original contract programme.
Peterborough Highways also won a gold award for resurfacing roads with a low temperature asphalt, reducing carbon by 12 per cent. They also picked-up a bronze award for onsite coal tar recycling that saved time, reduced materials and prevented waste; saving more than 50 per cent on both costs and carbon.
In Oxfordshire, work to reconstruct 10km of the highway network using 20,000 tonnes of recycled materials also received a gold award. This resulted in staggering savings; £2m for Oxfordshire County Council, 300 tonnes of carbon by eliminating the need for new materials.
Adam Crossley, Skanska’s Environment Director, said: “These programmes highlight that it’s no longer a case of having to choose either green or cost-efficient services – using innovative techniques we can deliver both, along with faster programme delivery for our clients. Working with our customers to create solutions that lower carbon and cost is a key focus for us, and I’m delighted that these awards recognise green leadership, as it’s vital the industry keeps a continued focus on sustainable solutions that deliver value for society.”