Winner: Jackson Civil Engineering, Connect Plus, DB Group, Axtell – M25 Ultra Low Carbon Concrete Pilot
In 2019, a team from Jackson, Connect Plus, DB Group and Axtell successfully piloted an ultra-low carbon concrete on the M25, which has slashed carbon emissions by 77 per cent.
The material, known as Cemfree, is not normally used in the highways sector and has the potential for reducing carbon emissions on future projects.
This supply chain’s highly collaborative approach gave each company the confidence to take on a share of the risks in order to pioneer this ultra-low carbon solution, which it says will help to confront the industry’s largest contributor to the global climate crisis.
The judges said it was impressive how the team managed to make an innovation a reality. The panel highlighted not only the collaboration, but also the tenacity it required across the supply chain to make it happen.
“Embodied carbon is the industry’s single biggest challenge and this sustainable product is driving to solve those problems and innovate, with further opportunities to follow,” the panel said. “This is a really important initiative.”
Finalists
- Action Sustainability: Supply Chain Sustainability School
- HS2: HS2 supplier management
- Kier Highways – M23 J8-10 SMP
- London Concrete and Cementation Skanska: London City Airport
- Reconomy, Balfour Beatty Living Places, Ward Recycling, HMP Foston Hall: LED Street Lighting Recycling Partnership
