DALLAS, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) has been awarded a contract under
Highways England's Specialist Professional and Technical
Services (SPaTS) framework to support Highways England in
its ongoing work to embed Lean culture and techniques through
its organization and supply chain in delivering efficiencies for
the U.K. taxpayer.
Highways England's Lean
approach sets out how it will deliver its Road Investment
Strategy for England's motorways
and major A roads efficiently and safely, while improving customer
service.
Jacobs will work as an integrated team with Highways England's
Lean group to assist with its major projects and maintenance
programs in delivering further transformation on the road network
and support of Highways England's target of $1.5 billion (£1.2 billion) capital efficiency
savings over the first road period (2015/16 to 2019/20).
"Jacobs has been working with Highways England to develop and
embed their Lean capability since 2010," said Jacobs Buildings and
Infrastructure Europe Senior Vice President and General Manager
Donald Morrison. "Highways England
has made good progress promoting lean techniques. We are delighted
to help them build on this success, identifying better ways to
support a culture of continuous improvement in safety, customer
satisfaction and performance."
Neal Symmons, Lean Technical
Manager for the North said: "Highways England is recognized as a
world leading lean client. We look forward to the on-going support
from Jacobs to maintain this position as exemplar and to ensure the
objective of creating a continuous improvement culture in everyone
is achieved."
Highways England is the
government organization charged with planning, improving, managing,
operating and maintaining England's Strategic Road Network – over 4,300
miles of motorways and major A roads connecting the country and
driving economic growth.
Around the world, Jacobs delivers major transportation projects
as part of integrated infrastructure solutions that encompass
transport planning and modeling, environmental solutions,
intelligent mobility, connected vehicle and other emerging
technology to full project life cycle transport infrastructure
management. In the U.K., Jacobs supports Highways England's
National Infrastructure and Regional Investment Programs and its
Smart Motorways Program, as well as programs for Transport Scotland
and the Welsh Government.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2018 revenue
and a talent force of more than 80,000, Jacobs provides a full
spectrum of services including scientific, technical, professional
and construction- and program-management for business, industrial,
commercial, government and infrastructure sectors. For more
information, visit www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on
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