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Ecologists delighted at Award shortlisting

EcoNorth Ltd and Carillion plc have been shortlisted for a national biodiversity award for their work on the Morpeth Northern Bypass - a 3.8km single carriageway with a separate 2.5m wide combined cycleway/footway, four road junctions, two bridge structures, two underpasses with mammal shelves and one mammal tunnel along the route of the bypass.

The BIG Biodiversity Challenge (organised by the Construction Industry Research and Information Association) is an initiative which aims to increase awareness of the need for biodiversity to become a key component within the construction and development industry, ensuring it becomes an integrated part of planning and projects.

Now in its third year, the Challenge has continued to grow from 50 case study entries to over 200 and the dynamic nature of the industry is reflected in the eight award categories.

EcoNorth and Carillion have been shortlisted in the Community Engagement Category for their Morpeth Northern Bypass Education Hubb and Programme which was developed by the site team - senior managers, engineers, apprentices, foremen and EcoNorth - after the ecological and educational value of the site to the local community, stakeholders and students was realised

Active for over 12 months now, the Education Hub is both a virtual and physical classroom where visitors can learn more about the ecological enhancements of the site. To date, the Hub has spent over 230 hours of the projects team’s time to deliver education presentations to over 350 people - from 5 to 70 years of age.

The Team faces stiff competition and will find out if it has been successful at an awards ceremony in London on Thursday 15 September.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sue Bishop .