December 2008 - Halcrow

Sustainable solutions
It’s in our hands
A first for
Lond n
Halcrow blazes a trail with its new travel plan
alcrow has become the first
H
business in the London Borough of
Hammersmith and Fulham to have
successfully completed a travel plan under
Transport for London (TfL)’s ‘A new way to
work’ corporate scheme.
Developed in partnership with TfL and the
London Borough of Hammersmith and
Fulham, Halcrow received a welcome £15,000
of financial support from TfL to assist with
the cost of improving sustainable options.
Halcrow’s travel plan is a long-term
management strategy that seeks to deliver
sustainable transport objectives. It involved
identifying an appropriate package of
measures to promote sustainable travel, with
an emphasis on reducing reliance on single
occupancy car journeys.
In the current climate of upwardly spiralling
oil and petrol prices, eco and cost-conscious
employees are looking to switch to alternative
modes of travel wherever feasible.
Thanks to the capital’s excellent public
transport network, over 90 per cent of
employees based in the Vineyard House and
Shortlands offices already travel to work by
alternatives to the car.
Following feedback from last year’s first
travel plan survey a number of measures
have been implemented to encourage
employees to cycle to work. In August,
several employees took advantage of
one-to-one cycle training sessions and in
October, two folding bicycles were made
available for business use.
Additionally, the London travel plan will
inform and support the development of
a template for preparing or updating
similar travel plans across other UK
offices. This is one of many proactive
strands of the company’s emerging
sustainable development agenda, headed
up by Andrew Kluth, Halcrow’s new group
director for sustainable development.
Find out more
For further details of the travel plan
check out the sustainable development
pages on Halnet.
Vineyard House-based travel plan
coordinators, Paul Holloway and Edward
Jackson, welcome any comments or
queries relating to the plan.
Laura Williams, Halcrow’s smarter
choices technical leader, should be
approached for any other queries relating
to Halcrow’s wider travel plan capabilities.
per cent
Key objectives
Increase the number of commuter
journeys made by sustainable modes of
travel and improve the choice of transport
made available to employees
Reduce unnecessary business travel
Raise awareness of sustainable travel
Promote our corporate social
responsibility activities
Reduce business travel costs
2011 targets
Raise the number of employees walking
to work from 23 per cent to 28 per cent
Increase the volume of cyclists by
3 per cent to 11 per cent
Increase video-conferencing uptake by
10 per cent to 38 per cent
Raise home-working numbers by
5 per cent to 32 per cent
Action plan
Improve cycle parking and
shower facilities
Provide information on travel options
for all new recruits
Provide an on-site car club facility
(or in the local vicinity) in partnership
with neighbouring businesses
Make better use of video and
tele-conferencing facilities
Provide dedicated parking spaces for
moped/motorcycle users
Improve office directions and maps
on halcrow.com
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Current
modes of
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Vineyard
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