Westminster City Council King Street Low Carbon Trial - Client Report

SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN A bank of social media posts were prepared by the FM Conway Marketing Team and approved by Westminster City Council’s Communication Team. These were scheduled up to be posted before, during and after the project in order to promote and raise awareness, focusing on the low carbon nature of the trial.

HIGHWAYS UK FIRESIDE CHAT FM Conway secured a speaker slot at the annual Highways UK exhibition. Due to COVID-19, the event was hosted virtually over 3 days, with the first day focussing on carbon and sponsored by FM Conway. The speaker session was led by Vanessa Hilton, FM Conway Head of Carbon and Environment and featured an in-depth discussion on the low carbon trial with Ivan Farrell, FM Conway Performance Manager and Dan Perks, Westminster City Council’s Operations Manager.

WORKING BETTER TOGETHER: SHAPING ZERO CARBON FM Conway hosted an event for their key supply chain to discuss the challenges around the journey to net zero. Phil Robson, Head of Operations as Westminster City Council, attended the event to discuss the low carbon trial and Westminster’s ambitions for net zero. The event was designed to encourage the supply chain to provide further solutions to the current carbon challenge and the results of the problems identified in this low carbon trial.

AWARDS SUBMISSIONS Due to the pioneering nature of the scheme, submissions were sent to the following: • New London Architecture (NLA) showcasing Zero Carbon London case studies under the Public Realm, Infrastructure and Transport projects category

• Chartered Institute Highways & Transportation (CIHT) Awards - Climate Change category

• Construction News Award – Low Carbon Project of the Year

• Highways Magazine Awards - Award for Environmental Sustainability in the Highways Sector

SCHEME PUBLIC LIAISON OFFICER FM Conway’s Robert Burton was engaged as the Public Liaison Officer for the duration of the project. He visited all the premises in the street prior to the works, publicising the works and advising the public on the benefits. He was also available on site every day and received positive feedback from several of the businesses.

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