Clean up work is undertaken ensuring National Grid meets the latest environmental legislation and complies with the requirements for the proposed end use of the land.  The company follows government guidelines and uses nationally and internationally accepted clean up methods.

National Grid will only sell land in an unremediated state where it has clear evidence that the purchaser not only has the commitment to clean up the land, but also the experience and financial resources to complete the job correctly.

The company’s environmental commitment extends to the workplace.  National Grid is committed to operating in a healthy, safe environment.

Our operational mandates:

• Protect the health and safety of our employees
• Minimise risk to the public from our activities
• Protect the environment
• Achieve high standards of health and safety and environmental care
• Prevent pollution
• Comply with all relevant legislation
• Adopt new techniques and better systems as they become available, with the aim of making National Grid Property Ltd the best integrated property business and to maximise value for shareholders from their property assets
• Provide appropriate training and awareness briefings thereby ensuring that all staff are kept aware of the policy and their individual responsibilities
• Strive for continuous improvement by setting SMART objectives and targets and measuring performance against these.