By , 13 October 2016, 14:16PM
Telford Hotel & Golf Resort goes green with sustainability accreditation
Telford Hotel & Golf Resort in Telford has scooped a Gold accreditation in the 2016 Green Tourism Business Scheme, it has been announced.
Green Tourism, the world’s largest sustainable certification programme for eco-friendly accommodation providers, recognises the best sustainable practices in tourism.
Improving on its previous Green Tourism rating, Telford Hotel & Golf Resort, owned by QHotels, was praised for innovations including ;
• Construction of 15 x bird boxes using reclaimed wood. These have been situated in specific spots around the hotel grounds.
• Creation of a herb garden which provides chefs fresh herbs for their menus.
• Monitoring food and general waste, reducing our figures almost by half.
• Energy walks conducted daily to monitor our energy consumption.
• Installation of a commercial water softener and voltage optimiser.
• Improvement of grounds around the hotel using up-cycled materials with help and advisement from the local gardening committee.
• Battery and ink cartridge recycling systems put in place.
• LED lighting conversion within all of our guests bedrooms.
These are a few innovations which have been carried out by staff/ team members at Telford Hotel. We continue to strive to make our hotel greener for our guests/ staff by continually coming up with new ideas. Some of which have already been put into practise. This includes :-
• Simultaneously creating new walk throughs/ paths and orchard.
• The approval of a large LED changeover in all public areas, internal and external.
• Introduction of electric car chargers.
• Surveys carried out for the installation of a large Solar PV system.
QHotels was awarded a total of 28 accreditations in the scheme, with all 26 hotels in the group, and its lodges at Slaley Hall and Belton Woods, receiving the accolade.
Steven Essex, General Manager at Telford Hotel & Golf Resort, said: “Demonstrating our green credentials is extremely important to us and our guests and the all the team at Telford Hotel & Golf Resort have made an enormous effort to improve and innovate our sustainability initiatives.
“This prestigious accolade is testament to the investments we’ve made and the innovations introduced, as we strive to continue to be leaders in sustainability within the UK hotel industry.”
Jon Proctor, Chief Executive at Green Tourism, added: “QHotels and Telford Hotel & Golf Resort continues to show leadership in sustainability by implementing a range of improvements that support the environment.
All of QHotels’ 26 hotels across the UK received an accreditation this year, which is a huge achievement and reflects the group’s commitment to providing an eco-friendly environment for its guests and employees.”
