3 Nov 08

Project Allenby/Connaught was highly commended for our environmental initiatives at the inaugural Corporate Green Awards held recently by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.  

At the awards ceremony hosted by Judith Hann, former Tomorrow’s World presenter, the Project received recognition in the Environmental Impact Award category.  This award recognises companies who make the greatest positive impact on the environment in Wiltshire and Swindon by either sustainable design or construction of the built environment; management or conservation of the land or environment; or corporate environmental behaviours.

Project Allenby/Connaught, delivered on behalf of the MoD by Aspire Defence, a joint venture between Carillion and KBR, has clearly demonstrated its environmental credentials.  The Project is committed to delivering a sustainable estate and in so doing will provide a significant contribution to the government’s overall sustainability targets.

Some of the many examples of environmental excellence include:

• Large scale use of solar panels in the UK
• Largest BREEAM project in Europe
• Largest application of laser scanning of buildings in the UK
• Large scale use of SUDS (sustainable urban drainage systems)
• Extensive use of CHP (combined heating and power) and rainwater harvesting
• Demolition, crushing, recycling and waste management

With four prestigious awards available, the Corporate Green Awards were established to recognise, reward and promote environmental best practice in Wiltshire businesses.  With over 20,000 members, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is the most successful nature conservation charity and one of the largest sustainability charities in the UK.  They have dramatically reduced waste in Wiltshire and work with local government, companies, communities and individuals to promote and achieve environmental actions.

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For further information please contact:

• Julie Robertson, Corporate Communications Manager, on 07786 684940 or email julie.robertson@aspiredefence.co.uk
• Sarah Rolfe, Communications Officer, on 07776 244774 or email sarah.rolfe@aspiredefence.co.uk

Notes to editors:

In all, some 530 new and refurbished buildings will be delivered and serviced under Project Allenby/Connaught, creating campus-style communities with high quality accommodation, amenities and services for some 18,700 soldiers – 20% of the British Army.

To date, 161 new or refurbished buildings have been delivered across the Project, including 100 out of the total of 165 at Tidworth Garrison.  These range from junior ranks single living accommodation 36-man blocks and 8-man houses, officers’ single living accommodation blocks, diners, recreation and leisure facilities, training wings and regimental headquarters.  Already more than 2,500 soldiers are now living in their own single ensuite bedrooms.

Aspire Defence Limited

Aspire Defence Limited is a joint venture between Carillion (50%), KBR (45%) and HSBC Infrastructure (5%).  Aspire Defence Capital Works (construction) and Aspire Defence Services (FM) are both 50:50 joint ventures between Carillion and KBR.

Aspire Defence Limited was awarded the contract for Project Allenby/Connaught by the Ministry of Defence in March 2006.  Since then it has successfully delivered against an ambitious programme of redevelopment and services delivery that will last 35 years and is worth some £8 billion.  Aspire Defence will deliver and maintain 11,500 single en-suite bedrooms together with dining centres and new facilities such as theatres and community centres, supporting the changing needs of the Army for more than 18,700 military personnel in garrisons across Salisbury Plain and Aldershot.

For more details, please visit www.aspiredefence.co.uk

Carillion

Carillion is one of the UK’s leading support services, Public Private Partnership project and construction companies.  The Group has annual revenue of around £5 billion, employs some 50,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East, Canada and the Caribbean.

In the UK, Carillion’s principal market sectors are Defence, Education, Health, Facilities Management & Services, Rail, Roads, Building, Civil Engineering and Utilities Services.

In the Middle East, Carillion’s principal market sectors are Construction and Facilities Management. In Canada and the Caribbean, the Group’s main sectors are Health, Roads Maintenance and Construction.

Carillion has a substantial portfolio of equity investments in Public Private Partnership projects, particularly in the Defence, Education, Health and Transport sectors.

Carillion secured first place in the category for large and medium-sized companies with high environmental impact and second place overall in the inaugural Sunday Times Best Green Companies Award published in May.

For more details, please visit www.carillionplc.com

KBR

KBR is a leading global engineering, construction and services company supporting the energy, petrochemicals, government services and civil infrastructure sectors.

KBR provides programme and project management, contingency logistics, operations and maintenance, construction management, engineering and other services to military and civilian branches of governments and private clients worldwide.

For more details, please visit www.kbr.com