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We will have hundreds of opportunities for local people to kick-start their careers via apprenticeships, traineeships and graduate programmes. In this section During construction, we will have a wide range of apprenticeships, traineeships and graduate programmes. These will be in a wide range of disciplines from site-based roles such as steel fixers and electricians, to office-based ones like accounting and engineering. We’ll also be championing career progression, with apprenticeships from …

We will inspire the next generation of construction professionals through an education programme that encourages a love of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). In this section STEM Programme Through our STEM programme, each of our priority schools has a dedicated Enterprise Advisor who will develop relevant, age-appropriate STEM engagement. We will plan classroom activities and interactive events, provide career advice and employability support as well as attend teacher encount…

National Highways have a commitment to use local SMEs from within 20 miles of the project In this section Share this article Published 20 Mar 2024 National Highways and its Delivery Partner Balfour Beatty, hosted a supply chain networking event for local small and medium-sized enterprises to prepare them to bid for work on the Hole Farm Community Woodland. The event gave them an insight into the procurement process and the minimum requirements that suppliers must meet, and an outline of th…

In 'Net zero highways: our 2050 plan', we committed to report in 2023 about how we can help reduce empty lorry movements. Department for Transport domestic road freight statistics have identified that approximately 30% of all HGV journeys are without a load. There is significant variance across sectors and load types. We've explored how we can measure the number of empty lorry movements, reviewed insight from professional drivers and worked with hauliers to understand our potential role in red…

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The Government Security Classification Scheme outlines the way in which National Highways protectively marks its data and information to keep it safe In this section Requirement All National Highways employees and suppliers: are responsible for protecting the  information they use must apply the government security classification scheme to National Highways data and information Specification The classification used for all information within National Highways is OFFICIAL.  There is no req…

Sheep, geese and cows to improve biodiversity at local vineyard In this section National Highways’ Lower Thames Crossing project has awarded Vineyard Farms in Gravesend, Kent, £350,000 of Designated Funds to support a conservation grazing project. Vineyard Farms are part of the Silverhand Estate in Luddesdown village, Gravesend Kent. At around 700 hectares it is the largest organic vineyard in the country and is made up of wildflower meadows which house rare orchids, pastures and woodlands. …

We are supporting local authorities that have implemented clean air zones. These are initiatives to improve air quality through a range of innovative measures In this section Clean air zones can be charging or non-charging. Drivers will pay a fee to enter charging clean air zones, depending on the type of vehicles they drive. The aim is to reduce the number of polluting vehicles driving in the clean air zone by encouraging people to use: public transport cleaner active travel options (such…

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