Environment
The environment, both in the Valley and globally, is ours to look after and that's something we take very seriously.
£250k raised for local footpath repair and environmental projects
Biodiversity management plan
Red Squirrel habitat support
Palm Oil free across the site apart from hard soap in hotel bedrooms which contains Palm Oil from a sustainable source
Low Carbon energy production on site through 2 biomass boilers and waterwheel
Zero waste to landfill
Low energy lighting
Electric car charging points
Switching to electric vehicles
Online marketing/collateral to eliminate paper from the marketing offering
Carbon Management Plan
Aerated water supply to each bathroom to reduce water use
Community
Working together with the local (and not so local) community to make a better place for the community, our employees and our guests.
Support local school with sports equipment
Support local school with IT equipment for digital twinning
Cycle safety course for local children on site
Provide facilities for local children to learn to swim
Enable the provision of keeping the local public toilets open
Provision of 2 additional Community Public Access Defibrillators
Wainwrights' pub quiz supports - Help for Heros; Royal British Legion; North West Air Ambulance; McMillan
Support in kind for up to 100 charitable events in the locality per year
Support for local FE and HE education providers to support young peoples learning
Supply Chain
Our supply chain is important for a number of reasons, support local businesses and buy the best possible products and services.
Weekly payment of all suppliers to support start ups and small companies
Purchase policy to ensure traceability for quality and elimination of any supplier where there may be a risk of modern slavery in the supply chain
Always use local suppliers
Locally sourced wood chip for our biomass
Local craftsmen and trades used for as many contracts as possible
Provenance in food supply chain for local and regional producers
Provenance in beverage supply chain for local and regional producers
People
The people who live and work at Langdale are what makes the business what it is and we like to look after and invest in the people.
No zero hours contract unless specifically requested
Support for training in all departments even where not related to job to PHD level
Right to Work employees http://www.right2work.org.uk/
Provide a place on the Aspiring Leaders program for locals
Free transport to and from work for many staff
Set up own cycle purchase scheme at 0% interest
Personal Evacuation Plans available for all individuals on site
Work with local FE and HE education providers to support young peoples learning
Work with local FE & HE education providers for job creation in local community
In house training to support the employment of low skilled workers