Construct - Issue 43

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AdamGreen CEO FMConway

The COP26 climate conference in November highlighted the issues of climate change and decarbonisation, and it was gratifying that so many governments and businesses pledged to tackle the climate crisis. This is a very important issue for the business, and we have already started our own journey to be net zero by 2045. In October 2021 we launched our net zero strategy, which sets out the challenges ahead and explains how we intend to achieve this goal. I am confident that everyone in the wider FM Conway family will embrace the challenge, and I am sure that many of the solutions we need will come from within the business itself. As ever, we are looking for ways to make our work more efficient, both to reduce the carbon we generate and to mitigate the impact of turbulence in the markets that is fuelling price increases. Our self-delivery model and long- term contracts also put us in a far better place to cope with price inflation than many other infrastructure and construction companies. Throughout its 60-year history, FM Conway has always been keen to adopt innovative materials, technologies and methods to make our operations safer and more efficient. This approach has helped us strengthen our long-term relationships with clients – like the London Borough of Merton, where we have been working for over 40 years – as well as developing new ones, like National Highways. I am particularly pleased that we have had the opportunity to demonstrate our capabilities in supplying and laying asphalt with a high recycled content on the strategic road network. And I am delighted to have been appointed to lead National Highways’ Supply Chain Safety Leadership Group. We have been working tirelessly over the past 18 months to share our health and safety vision, Big Ten in 10, and it is my belief that, through this group, we will be able to further protect the lives of our industry workforce. OUR STRONG VALUES AND EFFICIENCY HELP US MANAGE TURBULENT MARKETS AND REDUCE OUR CARBON IMPACT

Contents 04 MICHAEL CONWAY MARKING 60 YEARS 06 M3 RAP RECYCLED ASPHALT 09 MERTON LONG-TERM SUCCESS 12 ROYAL DOCKS BETTER PUBLIC REALM 14 ST JOHN’S HILL COMPLEX BRIDGE REPAIR 16 GREEN SPINE NEW OPEN SPACES 18 PARLIAMENT STREET LOW CARBON PROJECT 20 NET ZERO STRATEGY LAUNCH 22 5 MINUTES WITH GUS SMITH

24 NEW TALENT 26 MPA AWARDS 28 GOLDEN TICKETS 29 NEWS IN BRIEF 30 A JOB WELL DONE & SOCIAL MEDIA