Our fundamental responsibility is discovering, developing and delivering innovative sustainability solutions in our activities that can influence and change people’s lives and create a sustainable and better future. We believe that this requires high ethical standards and a culture that encompasses our core corporate values in everything we do.

Our approach to sustainability is promoted through the following procedures:

• Selection of sustainable materials – we promote the use of reused, recycled or sustainable sources and propose sustainable alternatives wherever possible
• Minimising waste to landfill – all our operations are scrutinised to fully explore the possibilities of reducing, reusing and recycling materials arising from our site activities
• Carbon footprint – we minimise carbon emissions on all our sites and at head office, as well as encouraging similar practices throughout our supply chain. We engage local businesses to deliver locally sourced materials within shorter distances
• Local supply chain – we offer business opportunities to local SMEs to benefit the communities in which we operate
• Local employment – we support the hiring of directly employed staff under equal opportunity conditions, with fair rates of pay and recognised training programmes to aid personal development
• Apprenticeship and graduate schemes – we are proud to support the younger community, which guarantees an ongoing source of skills within the company
• Community involvement – we support local good causes through sponsorship, charitable donations and community initiatives