Traffic at the Tyne Tunnels is up by a fifth since we switched to open-road-tolling – which has led to the recruitment of eight new apprentices – and vacancies for more – to keep pace with service demand. During the … Read more
CSR
CSR Activity at TT2
At TT2 our CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) plan aims to support our local community and encourage sustainable change in the area. Our team have been getting involved in a variety of events and causes, supporting charities with donations and staff volunteering as well as environmental activities.
In 2024 alone, we have worked closely with over 40 charities including St John’s Ambulance, Crisis, Greggs Foundation and Cancer Research as well as lots of smaller charities and grassroots groups like Wag & Co, which provides doggy company to lonely people and Anxious Minds which helps people facing mental health challenges. We have introduced a number of sustainable changes and projects internally as well as carbon neutral initiatives to support our journey to a more sustainable future for the Tyne Tunnels.
We have lots of exciting partnerships and CSR activities coming up this year, stay up to date and learn more about the work we are doing below.
Our move to electric to cut carbon – launching our new EV fleet!
We are switching our diesel fleet to electric vehicles (EV) to make the river crossing more sustainable, improve air quality and reduce emissions. Following a successful trial of our first EV, we have replaced our diesel-powered vehicles with Vauxhall Vivaro-E … Read more
Tyne Tunnels Donate £400 to Tiny Lives as part of Employee Core Values Award!
This month we have continued our support to Tiny Lives, making a £400 donation thanks to our employee core values award! Tiny Lives is a fantastic North East charity that supports premature and sick newborn babies and their families, and … Read more
TT2 give local school children a chance to name three vehicles as part of our new EV operational fleet!
In celebration of the launch of Tyne Tunnels all-new EV operational fleet, which will replace the diesel vehicles for a more environmentally-friendly alternative, we are giving local school children the opportunity to name each of the three vehicles. The winner … Read more
TT2 Team Volunteer & Support The Bay Foodbank
In October 2022, we stepped in to support two North East foodbanks, including one that has seen donations drop by nearly 50% because of the cost of living crisis. We donated £10,000 to The Bay Foodbank in North Tyneside and … Read more
TT2 Donates Fuel Supporting Northumbria Blood Bikes
Northumbria Blood Bikes is a charity that delivers essential blood and urgent medical supplies, out-of-hours, to North East hospitals. We have made a £5,000 donation to the charity to pay for the cost of their fuel for a whole month. … Read more
TT2’s Staff Quiet Room
Our staff quiet room is now complete. The room is to be used as a relaxing well-being space or as a room to experience some peace and quiet away from a hectic day-to-day life. It’s a space that can be … Read more
Tyne Tunnels 12 Days of Giving
To support local charities and the community this Christmas time, Tyne Tunnels took part in 12 days of Christmas giving. Employees at TT2 chose charities close to their hearts in efforts to give back to the North East this festive … Read more
Lifeline given to parents with poorly babies in hospital
We’ve given Tiny Lives Trust a £10,000 donation to pay for the transport of approximately 350 families in the North of England to and from hospital, to visit their poorly babies, for a whole year. Tiny Lives Trust’s transport scheme … Read more
Behind-the-scenes schools education programme
We have launched an education programme to show North East school children about the complex, busy operation involved in getting 18 million vehicles safely across the major river crossing each year. We have opened our doors to pupils who would … Read more