Turner & Townsend

Our Philippines office partnered with Project Compassion in Tarlac to support the reading literacy programme “Likha Pagasa”. Likha Pagasa means “create hope” and the programme enables disadvantaged children in The Philippines to meet their educational needs.

Our team drove over 200 km to visit five public schools to hold educational activities to help raise the reading literacy of children from grade two to grade six.

As we wrap up our annual Community Week activities, where we celebrated all the work we have undertaken to support our communities through volunteering, fundraising, and pro bono in 2022, we look to three communities that recently benefited from our people’s care and career support. 👨‍👩‍👦 🌐

Last month, leaders in our Riyadh office introduced a group of children at King Abdulaziz Public Library to the various career roles that are possible in the construction industry and showed them how we use technology and BIM to enhance our performance.

Lead Project Manager Nadim Farah and Senior Cost Manager Dareen Altawal both described how their roles contribute to a project’s success, whether it is leading the project to completion or helping project stakeholders understand the cost implications of their projects.

As part of our support for the programme, a group of high-school students visited our London office to get a glimpse of the working world, where we support young people in exploring different workplaces helping to ensure that they have the skills, confidence, and experience to kick-start successful futures. 💪

Finally, people in our offices around the world showed their creativity and care on Thursday’s Dress Up Day, swapping their usual work attire for something fun while also donating to a local charity. Our Singapore team took the concept one step further, dressing up together as the ‘Minions’.

Our annual Community Week places the spotlight on local communities across the globe that we're supporting in a number of ways throughout the year. 🌐 🗺️

In 2022, we worked with over 180 partners worldwide on schemes tailored to local community needs, with our people giving over 8,000 volunteer hours to make a difference in the lives of their own communities beyond their day-to-day roles within our business.🤝

Our main focus has been on opening up opportunities for children and young people who need our support the most, whether through group activity days or ongoing mentoring. 👨‍🏫 👩‍🏫

We're increasingly offering our skills on a pro bono basis to charities and small-to-medium organisations to assist them with their net-zero strategies.♻️

Lydia Parnell, Global Director of Corporate Responsibility said: “The focus and drive to make meaningful change in our local communities has only been heightened since launching our purpose and values in 2021. This is reflected in the continued dedication of our people to provide a green, inclusive, and productive future with our charity partners”.

A huge congratulations 👏 to all of our colleagues from the North West region who recently completed a 10k obstacle course race to raise funds for our national partner .

The team climbed, crawled, and swam through 20 extreme obstacles in under three hours, raising a fantastic total of £2,579.69 to date, which is being matched by our wider business to bring the grand total to £5,159.38.

This outstanding donation will support more than 120 children and young people with a warm school coat for the winter, sturdy school shoes, a PE kit, and resources to help them with their homework.

Well done to all those involved!🙌 Here are a few of our favourite snaps from the big day… 📸

Earlier this week, officially opened its doors to a newly refurbished home for its staff and students.

The charity supports children and adults with neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy. They teach life-changing skills such as sitting, standing, walking, and speaking all in an environment where they can develop friendships, have fun and feel like they belong.

With their former location at full capacity and in need of significant repair and refurbishment, Thorncliffe Hall in Chapeltown is a new and improved space that provides flexible teaching spaces for and facilities for both staff and students.

Funding for the refurbishment works has also been raised with support from the students, including winner, ‘Captain’ Tobias Weller, with his marathon challenges.🎖️

We were appointed to provide and advice from inception to practical completion, ensuring the project was delivered within budget and on time for the new school term.

Here are some of our favourite snaps 📸 of everyone enjoying their new space…

A big thank you to those who joined us at the Parade 🌈 over the bank holiday weekend.

Our colleagues and LGBTQ+ network have been celebrating Pride nationwide 🏳️‍🌈 with a variety of events throughout the summer and more planned for the remainder of the year; helping to make a difference and reflect the communities we live and work in.

Here’s one of our favourite photos from the parade...

A huge congratulations 👏 to all of our colleagues from the North East region who recently took part in the Yorkshire to raise funds for our national fundraising partner .

The team hiked over 26 miles of mountainous terrain in under 12 hours, raising a fantastic total of £2,597 to date which will support 50+ children and young people with a warm school coat for the winter, sturdy school shoes, a PE kit and resources to help them with their homework.

Well done to all those involved!

Here is our favourite photo from the big day… 📸

A huge congratulations 👏 to all of our colleagues who took to the streets of 🎡 and to complete the Essex 100.

The team completed the 100-mile bike ride in just over 6 hours, raising a fantastic total of £870 for our national fundraising partner . Well done to all those involved!

Here are a few of our favourite photos from the big day… 📸 🤳 🚲

Our team have kick started the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 🇬🇧 celebrations and bank holiday weekend with a much-needed summer fete including traditional fairground stalls and home bake sale; all in the name of charity. 🍰 🌞

Going above and beyond our targets, all funds raised from the afternoon will go to charity including our national fundraising partner as well as local charities , and Community Links.

A big thank you to all those involved. 👏