Sustainable Routes

Programme now extended until June 2013

Welcome to Sustainable Routes – the European Grant that helps cut travel costs

Has your business traded for at least a year?

Is your turnover at least £40,000?

If so, then Sustainable Routes offers a grant of up to £1,000 to businesses, excluding franchises, who can cut travel costs by adopting new ways of working. If your business employs less than 250 people and is located in the South East of England – Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Kent and Medway, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Sussex, then here is the opportunity to save money on travel. The project has been funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007-2013.

By signing up you will benefit from:

A personalised Travel Efficiency Plan
A match funded grant of up to £1,000

Impact your bottom line, save money and help your employees and the environment. Here are a few examples:

Laptops for your employees to work remotely

Server upgrade to support remote working

Bicycles, storage and showers to encourage use

LPG conversions

Click here to complete the registration

Flexible Working Practices

Given the correct support, employees can work from home, reducing the need for face-to-face meetings with clients and customers - cutting business travel as well as office space requirements.

Technological alternatives to travel

Implement technological alternatives to travel such as web conferencing, video conferencing or teleconferencing. This can help to reduce your business overheads too.

Ideas from other businesses in this area

• Video/ Tele conferencing provision

• Web conferencing provision

• Driver training

• Conversion to alternative fuels

• Equipment for flexible / smarter working

• Consultancy on travel planning

• Shower installations for biking to work

• Bikes/Velomobils/Bike racks/Bike shelters

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