SHIMPAC® | Supporting England’s Economic Heartland

England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) held its annual conference on 16 November 2022 – and with more than 200 delegates, it was its biggest event yet.

Stretching from Swindon to Cambridgeshire and from Northamptonshire to Hertfordshire, England’s Economic Heartland brings political and business leaders together to realise the region’s economic potential while working towards net-zero.

EEH is the sub-national transport body for the region with a ‘Connecting People, Transforming Journeys’ strategy – a 30-year strategic vision for our transport system that puts the needs of businesses, individuals and the environment at the forefront of investment decisions.

As one of seven sub-national transport bodies, EEH are jointly funded by the Department for Transport and its local authority partners.

Strategic Delivery Partners

Seven private sector companies form EEH’s Strategic Delivery Partners Group, aimed at realising the economic potential of the region.

They are Kier, WSP, Jacobs, Ringway Jacobs, Skanska, Volker Fitzpatrick and Atkins.

All the companies involved in the group currently provide services and works for one or more of the councils which make up EEH, following their respective competitive tender processes. They work collaboratively to provide technical advice to EEH on its work programme, ensuring its commissions offer best value for money and benefit from the latest thinking and technological developments.

SHIMPAC® Systems & EEH

SHIMPAC® recognises the essential nature of solutions that will stand the test of time. For the EEH region to remain truly connected, its network cannot be neglected or even worse – consciously allowed to fail.

With durability at the very core of the SHIMPAC® brand, the company featured as a sponsor of the recent EEH Conference 2022, as well as exhibiting at the event.

Barry Andrews, SHIMPAC® Systems’ Technical Lead told us:

“In order for the region to truly thrive, we must be utilising products, services and processes with longevity. Funding won’t remain consistent or abundant, and so we’re fully on board with the EEH ideal of building a network to last.

“That’s an ideal that aligns with our own ethos as a business, with our Roadshims a stellar example of a product for life. Durable and sustainable, once SHIMPAC® ironwork seating is in the ground, it’s there to stay.

“With that said, it goes beyond ironwork seating – we need a strong economic region and, in order to give that the greatest opportunity, we need a road network that will stand the test of time. It was fantastic to engage with delegates and exhibitors at the EEH Conference to discuss how, as a collective, we play our part in ensuring our region thrives.”

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