subject: Somerset Company Sets Blueprint For ‘Green' Future [print this page] A Taunton company is steering its growing business in the 21st century with a blueprint for a greener, community-led future.
Property Consortium UK a market-leading property repair service for the insurance industry - has already secured the environmental standard ISO 14001 for its work to protect the environment.
Now it has signed up to Business in the Community (BITC) to build on the existing green processes in place and work towards a sustainable business model that benefits the wider community.
Business in the Community a national responsible business charity whose President is HRH The Prince of Wales is working with Property Consortium UK to implement the policy.
They are providing a framework to support and challenge the business to improve its performance and benefitthe workforce and the wider region through four areas community, environment, workplace and marketplace.
Based in Culmhead Business Park, in the Blagdon Hills, Property Consortium UK is led by Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Hyams, who has built the company from an initial start-up in the 1990s into a multi-million pound concern.
With a combined turnover in excess of 12 million and almost 80 employees, the business is built on an enterprising culture that adapts to meet market demands.
Jeremy said: "For years, great emphasis and considerable investment has been placed on staff development and training, overseen by two full time staff dedicated to managing the training programme within the company.
"That policy - which led us to achieve the Investor in People standard in 2009 continues to set us apart in the industry and has given us a platform for growth.
"Now we need to look forward at how we operate in the future in a way that combines a strategy for growth, whilst maintaining our core, people-focused values and being a responsible business.
"We are developing an action plan with BITC, with opportunities including influencing the use of green' products in repair works carried out by our nationwide contractor network, as well as volunteering and community activities to support the wider area."
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About Property Consortium UK
Since its inception in 1996 Property Consortium UK has become an established Building Repair Network (BRN) and Service Delivery Centre to various markets. These include Insurers, Loss Adjusters, Brokers, House Builders, Housing Associations and property-related industries. The company's success is attributable to the effective utilisation of its managed network of building professionals and independent surveyors - repairing properties and instilling customer confidence 24 hours a day.
Property Consortium UK Limited
Blackdown House
Culmhead Business Centre
Taunton, Somerset, TA3 7DY
Tel 0845 250 4404 Fax 0845 250 4401
Press release issued by Jane Shepherd of Shepherd PR Limited, on behalf of the Property Consortium UK, telephone 01538 308685/308099, mobile 07985 129315.
