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Sponsors & Supporters

Essex Highways

Essex Highways is a collaborative, integrated delivery Partnership, created in 2012 by Essex County Council and Ringway Jacobs. It’s aim is to manage and deliver local highway services, as well as improve public satisfaction on all aspects of the highway network by maximising the commercial and strategic opportunities available through a partnership.

Using data and asset knowledge staff have maximised resources, delivered efficiencies, improved the main roads, and helped Essex County Council achieve ‘Transport Local Authority of the Year’ in 2017.

The Essex Highway asset covers over 5,000 miles of roads, 1,500 bridges, 4,000 miles of Public Rights of Way and 127,000 street lights. It is the seventh largest network in the country and has some of the heaviest traffic flows.

Our Asset Management approach and strategy is all about planning ahead to maximise the use of our resources, protect the existing infrastructure and prioritise works for the best long-term benefit.

The partnership’s focus is on ECC objectives, which are to:

• Realise ECC’s Strategic Aims
• Meet customer needs
• Obtain value for money
• Promote improvement and innovation
• Reduce the cost of the Service

The partnership is supported by direct-resources and over 100 supply chain partners, the majority being Essex based.

Department for Transport

We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.

WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists. With 7,800 talented people in the UK, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

We believe that positively promoting active travel and encouraging smart mobility is key to delivering sustainable communities, healthy cities and a strong economy. As cyclists ourselves, we understand the everyday challenges people face. And as transport professionals, we’re passionate about working with public and private sectors, national and local government, developers, contractors and co-professionals to tackle these challenges for the benefit of us all.

We bring our cycling expertise throughout every project: from engaging with stakeholders and developing innovative scheme proposals, to identifying funding streams and sharing knowledge across our teams and the industry. Our partnership approach means we work collaboratively with clients to innovate and deliver robust, cost-effective solutions, helping to build our clients’ capacity through a project and deliver a lasting legacy.

Our work is now influencing cycling design at a national level. Working with the Department of Transport, we’re leading on refreshing Local Transport Note 02/08 Cycling Infrastructure Design. We’re also leading on the provision of technical support to 38 authorities to help them complete their first Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans. This is a new, strategic and long-term approach to planning local cycling and walking networks, which sets a clear narrative for future development and investment – and WSP is at the forefront.

For more information, please visit our website (www.wsp.com) or contact our national cycling lead, Ralph Hitchman (Ralph.Hitchman@wsp.com).

Anglia Ruskin University

ARU is an innovative global university, brimming with ambition. Students from 177 countries gain qualifications with us in four continents. ARU’s Research Institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference, from saving lives to conserving water. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 12 areas classed as generating world-leading research.

www.aru.ac.uk

Active Essex

Active Essex is one of 43 Active Partnerships across England, working with community partners to increase participation in sport and physical activity across Greater Essex.

We are a publicly funded organisation, hosted by Essex County Council, whose aim is to make sport and physical activity accessible to all Essex residents.

www.activeessex.org

Forward Motion

ForwardMotion is a new initiative to encourage people to think differently about the way they travel around south Essex. The goal is to reduce reliance on cars and get people to consider alternative travel options such as cycling, catching public transport or walking.

ForwardMotion is delivered by South Essex Active Travel, a collaboration between Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock Councils. The initiative is funded by the Department for Transport.

www.forwardmotionsouthessex.co.uk

nextbike

nextbike has a proven track record in delivering high profile schemes in partnership with blue-chip brands including Coca-Cola and Santander Personal Banking. This, combined with more than a decade of expertise across borders, enables us to position these companies as ecologically clean and sustainable.

The nextbike network is growing faster than ever and we are always looking for new cities to work in. If you'd like to see nextbike in your city, please get in touch with us.

www.nextbike.co.uk

Mobycon

Mobycon are an independent consultancy firm based in the Netherlands. Our interdisciplinary team of urban designers, planners, economists and social scientists are well versed in applying Dutch transport expertise around the world.

As a Dutch company, our approach to transport is grounded in a thinking that prioritises cycling and walking. This logic creates safe, sustainable and liveable communities that are equipped for all who wish to use them. Many around the world now look to the bicycle as a solution to some of the issues facing urban areas. We hope that our knowledge and expertise can help others utilise this old invention - with its two-wheels and handlebars – to address new challenges.

www.mobycon.com