Insight 40 - Magazine - Page 30
Volunteers help to deliver £4m of social
impact on Tarmac’s sites across Herts
H
ertfordshire’s communities have
benefitted from £4m of social
impact generated by Tarmac
sites across the county according to a
new report from Tarmac, the sustainable
building materials and construction
solutions business.
As a member of the Hertfordshire
Infrastructure Development Board (HIDB),
Tarmac’s report, titled ‘Creating social
impact in Hertfordshire’ shines a light
on the positive impact the business has
created for people, planet and place
across Hertfordshire in 2023 and provides
a framework for how Tarmac will continue
to operate responsibly in the future. This
included a focus on how the business
is restoring former industrial sites into
vibrant green spaces, like Panshanger
Park and Waterford Heath, where it is
enhancing biodiversity and ensuring
natural spaces are accessible for the
community.
With 2024 marking the 10th anniversary
of the opening of Panshanger Park to the
public, an estimated 5,165 hours were
donated by volunteers last year alone,
an army of supporters who maintain
the landscape in partnership with
Hertfordshire County Council and Herts
and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT).
In honour of Her Late Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II, 17,341 trees and shrubs were
also planted at the park to create the
new Queen’s Wood. The planting of the
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"The planting of the
woodland would not
have been achieved
without the hard work
and dedication of
volunteers, including
local schools,
residents, businesses
and community
groups"
woodland would not have been achieved
without the hard work and dedication
of volunteers, including local schools,
residents, businesses and community
groups.
Further findings from the report finds
Tarmac’s wider operations across
Hertfordshire have:
• Generated £1.16m social impact through
giving local communities access to green
space within 500m of their home.
• Provided eight local apprenticeships and
employed 39 people.
• Contributed £40,200 social impact
through mental and physical wellbeing
support for local employees.
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The social impact report follows
Tarmac signing the Hertfordshire Growth
Board’s Development Quality Charter,
pledging commitments to master
planning and community engagement;
incorporating social impact and
environmental management systems
into business models; and adhering to
sustainability standards which exceed the
minimum requirements set out in building
regulations.
Forogh Rahmani, Director of the
Hertfordshire Growth Board (HGB) said:
“We welcome Tarmac’s great social
impact at its Hertfordshire sites, and this
demonstrates the important benefits
of our Hertfordshire Infrastructure
Development Board and Development
Quality Charter. The HGB welcomes many
more businesses signing up to the Charter
and to support our ambitions for good
growth and a sustainable county where all
can thrive and succeed.”
Colin Haigh, Director of Growth and
Place at Hertfordshire County Council
said: “Signing the Charter ensures welldesigned places to live, work, and visit for
residents, businesses and communities,
setting a quality and sustainability
benchmark for new developments across
the county. Councils and developers,
like Tarmac, recognise that by signing
the Charter they can reference it and
use the Charter Mark in their corporate
promotional material.”