Pictured above: Peter Owen

Willmott Dixon Group remains one of the UK's greenest companies according to the Sunday Times Green List. Finishing 6th our of 60 companies on the list, the position reflects the company's progress in the past 12 months, including diverting 85 per cent of site waste away from landfill sites.

The ranking comes just months after the company's Midland office received the award for 'Most Sustainable Constructor' at the West Midlands Constructing Excellence Awards.

Peter Owen, Managing Director of Willmott Dixon's construction office in the Midlands was understandably proud of the company's achievement: "A positive green score of 80% shows our staff feel environmental commitments are at the heart of everything we do. They are aware of our green policy and view us as leading the way in our approach to environmental management. All our employees think green and understand why we even put stickers near light switches and recycling points - they really do get it.

"We are involved with some of the country's most environmentally friendly construction projects and it's important for everyone to realise we are a firm that practices what it preaches. Our success as a business and our top ten ranking prove being green can enhance business success and we will continue to pursue our own green agenda."

After keeping 85% of waste out of landfill in 2009, Willmott Dixon is on target to raise this figure to 100% within two years. It also has a 2012 target to become CO2 neutral by dramatically reducing emissions through improved energy efficiency and its Sustainable Transport Policy.

The Green List is now in its third year and involves a detailed assessment of an organisation's environmental performance. It considers its environmental policies, systems, controls and performance metrics such as energy consumption, waste production, recycling and carbon footprint.

Uniquely the awards ask employees about their organisation's environmental performance and standards, making it possible to identify companies that have ensured their environmentally focussed corporate culture, policies and procedures have filtered down to the shop floor.