29 July 2010
Blueprint to Improve Performance Efficiencies
A blueprint to improve performance and efficiency in the highways maintenance industry to aid cash-strapped councils under fire from government cuts is being produced by a leading trade body.
28 July 2010
New Head for Britains Leading Highways Trade Body
The new head of Britain’s leading highways trade body has vowed to ‘develop stronger, productive and results-orientated outcomes across the sector’ despite the pressures of Government spending cuts.
Philip Hoare was appointed new chairman of the Highways Term Maintenance Association (HTMA) at the organisations AGM in London last week and immediately committed the organisation to further improving the quality of highways management and maintenance in a bid to reinforce the message that reliable and safe roads are paramount to the social and economic needs of the nation.
27 October 2009
Highways Term Maintenance Association launches member company Sustainability Charter
The Highways Term Maintenance Association (HTMA) has launched a new Sustainability Charter, designed to challenge the highways industry at large, and member companies in particular, to improve their sustainability performance and profile.
Launched at the Sustainable Roads conference in Westminster, held on 13th October this year, the charter has been developed by the HTMA’s Sustainability Working Group, who recently won support from the Department of Transport and Driving Standards Agency for their Green Driving Booklet.
Alan Capell, Chair of the HTMA Sustainability Working Group said, “The charter was the next planned step in our sector sustainability strategy. We encourage all our members to sign up but at the same time advise that it is a serious decision needing full commitment to achieve the objectives.”
Acknowledging the need to move beyond legislation, the Charter consists of 10 challenges and commitments, encouraging members to adopt a series of voluntary practices. By signing up to the Charter, members agree to work towards the adoption of a number of principles.
These include reducing the carbon footprint, associated with all aspects of the delivery of Highway Maintenance and utilising local resources, including materials and labour, wherever possible. In addition, Charter members agree to raising the profile of the work of the HTMA in order to influence and engage all stakeholders in the sustainability agenda.
Editors’ notes:
A copy of the Charter is attached and also available via the HTMA website www.htma.co.uk. The HTMA is the trade body for the UK highways maintenance industry. The industry turnover is in excess of £3 billion employing around 20,000 people. 400,000km of UK roads are managed and maintained – crucial to the wellbeing of the nation.
The HTMA members are: Amey, Atkins, Balfour Beatty, BAM Nuttall, BEAR, Carillion, Colas, Enterprise, Volker Highways, Halcrow, Hyder, Jacobs, May Gurney, Morrison, Mott MacDonald, Mouchel, Ringway, Scott Wilson, Skanska McNicholas, and WSP.
Issued on behalf of the HTMA Press Office by Steven Proud. For enquiries from the media, journalists and researchers only, the HTMA Press Office can be contacted on +44 (0) 1782 443080, +44 (0) 7917 638336 or e-mail: info@htma.co.uk