GAMMON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Gammon Construction Limited is a leading construction company within the Asia Region, building a wide range of construction projects for the past 50 years. We are one of the market leading construction contractors in Hong Kong, where we are headquartered, also opearte extensively in China and Southeast Asia.
With an annual turnover around US$1billion, we employ some 2,000 full-time staff, giving us one of the strongest technical teams in Asia. We are a private company jointly owned by Jardine Matheson, an Asian-based conglomerate with extensive experience in the Region and Balfour Beatty, a world-class engineering, construction and services group.
Gammon’s Hong Kong Office was ISO14001 certified by the HKQAA on 31 August 2001. Certification for our Singapore and China systems were gained in 2004 and 2005 respectively.
Environmental Management - Drivers to Obtaining IS014001
At Gammon we strive to be an “environmentally responsible” contractor. We fully appreciate the significant impact that construction activities can have on the environment, the community and global resources. We aim, through our construction projects, to enhance the build environment, for our clients and the community at large, both now and in the future.
We regard excellence as critical to our success. Environmental Protection is part and parcel of our every daily operation and Gammon seeks at all stages to minimize, and where possible eliminate, the environmental impacts arising from our operations. We strive for continual improvement and aim to lead the way in construction management, raising standards for the industry to follow. We began sustainability reporting in 2002.
Benefits of the Environmental Management System
Since becoming ISO14001 certified in 2001, we have seen many benefits as a direct result of the implementation of our Environmental Management System (EMS):
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Enhancement of Gammon’s Image
Being ISO14001 accredited enhances our image and demonstrates to our customers our proactive commitment to environment protection.
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Increased Environmental Awareness
The EMS has enabled Gammon to have effective, consistent and systematic approach to environmental protection across all our business operations. Environmental training has increased environmental awareness amongst staff, workers and sub-contractors. As a result we have seen a reduction in prosecutions for breaches of environmental legislation to zero prosecutions in 2006, and improvements in public community engagement.
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Improved Efficiency
Through Gammon’s annual sustainability reporting and our internal environmental performance reporting gained a clearer appreciation of the amount of resources that we use. We have been able to use this information to reduced fuel and water consumption, minimise waste generation. Through engagement with registered recycling companies and supply chain collaborations we have increase the amount of waste recycled.
Derek Smyth
Executive Director
