Case studies
Case studies from South West London
The following case studies are based on organisations that the SWELTRAC Travel Plan team have worked with. The companies are of various sizes but have all signed up to the Enterprise scheme.
ABC Hire
ABC Hire is a party and catering hire business located within the Kimpton Park Industrial Estate in Sutton. ABC joined the Enterprise ‘A New Way Work’ scheme in order increase accessibility and travel options for staff. As part of the scheme ABC benefited from various initiatives and merchandise including match funding for the installation of showers and free cycle rucksacks to enable staff members to cycle to work. For more information click here
Aztec Event Services
Event services company Aztec, based in Merton, joined the Enterprise ‘A New Way to Work’ scheme in July 2008 to improve workplace travel at their site in Willow Lane Industrial Estate. SWELTRAC provided funding towards laptops to help Aztec develop their homeworking policies, which helped increase available office space and reduce travel to the site. The following is a case study for Aztec which is currently being used to promote workplace travel plans across London. For more information click here
BioRegional Development Group
BioRegional Development Group is an entrepreneurial charity which invents and delivers practical solutions for sustainability. BioRegional enlisted the help of Enterprise to enhance its existing sustainable travel plan, in order to help them remain a leader in their field, whilst improving their Corporate Social Responsibility profile and staff wellbeing. For more information click here
Clear Insurance Management Ltd
Since joining the ‘A New Way to Work’ scheme in 2008, Kingston insurance brokers Clear Insurance Ltd have benefited from a range of initiatives designed to improve the work-life balance among staff. Various measures were introduced including the installation of cycle racks and specialised cycle courses for those less confident staff members. These measures have not only resulted in an increased number of staff cycling to work but have also led to increased levels of fitness and health. For more information click here
London Wetland Centre
Sustainability is second nature to the WWT London Wetland Centre, which is why they decided to develop a workplace travel plan. With the help of the SWELTRAC Travel Plan Team, the Wetland Centre identified a series of initiatives to improve staff health and fitness while reducing the overall carbon footprint. For more information click here
National Measurements Office (NMO)
The National Measurement Office (NMO), which is based in Richmond, launched its travel plan in June 2009. The workplace travel plan was designed with specialist assistance from SWELTRAC and the Enterprise ‘A New Way to Work’ package. As part of the travel plan process, NMO has benefited from the installation of showers and cycle sheds. The travel plan also showed NMO’s commitment to reducing the environmental impact of their activities by adopting more sustainable practises. For more information click here
St Paul's Church
St Paul's is the Anglican parish church of Kingston Hill. They see the need to take responsibility for their ecological footprint and therefore encourage church members and visitors to walk or cycle to church, use public transport or share cars. As part of their travel plan, St Paul's produced bespoke travel information leaflets for the church. For more information click here
Case studies from other regions across London
Arcola Theatre
Arcola Theatre, an off-West end venue, based in the heart of Dalston, is one of the most respected arts venues in the UK and Secretariat for the Mayor’s Green Theatre Programme. Their drive to support staff and production companies in making a shift to zero carbon forms of transport led them to enlist the help of the Enterprise ‘A New Way to Work’ scheme. For more information click here
Bateaux
Bateaux London, a premier Thames restaurant river cruise company, signed up to the Enterprise scheme in order to help in achieving its Green Tourism for London strategy goals. In this case study Ian Fyfe, Director of Sales and Marketing, talks about why Enterprise is so important to Bateaux. For more information click here
Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)
CAFOD’s key values include a commitment to sustainability, so when a carbon audit uncovered that 5% of the organisations carbon footprint could be attributed to the commuting habits of its 250 staff, they got in touch with Enterprise. In this case study Facilities Manager Quentin Padgett talks about how through Enterprise, CAFOD has achieved, reduced carbon emissions, reduced car parking pressure, enhanced environmental credentials, and increased the number of staff walking and cycling to work. For more information click here
Chequers Cleaning Company
Chequers are a family run cleaning contract services business established in 1987. With both ISO 9001 and 14001 accreditation, and a South London Business Best Business for Sustainability award under their belt, Chequers has a strong commitment to responsible business practices and green initiatives. When car parking demand started to exceed capacity on a daily basis at their Croydon site, Director Kate Ward saw an opportunity to promote more sustainable travel options via a workplace travel plan, and contacted Enterprise to help. Read how Enterprise has helped them achieve fleet fuel cost savings of £300 per month and reduced car parking pressure. For more information click here
Forster
Forster is an ethical marketing, design and PR company based in Southwark, and was recently named Britain’s greenest business for 2009 by The Sunday Times. Here, Office Manager Joanna Foy talks about how Enterprise has helped Forster achieve its ‘greenest business’ status. For more information click here
Journey Latin America (JLA)
With sustainability at the top of today’s agenda, it is important for businesses such as specialist travel company Journey Latin America (JLA) to emphasise their green credentials. Here, Director Chris Parrott talks about how Enterprise is helping JLA achieve this, as well as to improve staff health and morale. For more information click here
Lion TV
Based in Hammersmith and Fulham, Lion TV was founded in 1997 and is one of the UK’s most successful independent production companies. With a strong commitment to responsible business practices and the green agenda, Lion TV has been working with Enterprise ‘A New Way to Work’, to contribute to their environmentally friendly office ethos. Read here about how Enterprise has helped them reduce their carbon emissions by almost halving the number of staff driving to work. For more information click here
Methodist International Centre (MIC)
The MIC is an AA 4-star hotel and conference centre based in central London. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) values have always been high on MIC’s agenda, and they wanted to be seen as a proactive leader in the hospitality industry. Here, James Barr, Sales and Marketing Manager, discusses how exploring more sustainable travel options for staff and clients through Enterprise has helped them achieve this. For more information click here
Park Inn – Heathrow
With the help of Enterprise, Park Inn, a 4 star hotel located minutes away from Heathrow, has successfully encouraged a 10% reduction in car use amongst its staff, helping contribute to a greener local environment while improving the health and wellbeing of employees. Here Human Resources Manager Caroline Lowe talks about how Enterprise has helped them contribute to their wider business goals through low cost, easy to implement sustainable transport solutions. For more information click here
Roundhouse Theatre
The Roundhouse in Camden is well known for pushing boundaries in the arts world, and now they are looking to be at the forefront of environmental sustainability with a unique travel plan aimed at providing green commuting options for staff, as well as encouraging a happy, healthy workplace. Taking advantage of the free travel planning service offered by Enterprise, the Roundhouse introduced a new sustainable commuting initiative for their staff members, with a large focus on cycle travel. For more information click here