Magenta Security Services launches conservation initiative 
(26/09/2008)
Magenta Security Services have taken another step in their ongoing sustainability journey by committing to a tree planting scheme at the Sheepdrove Organic Farm.
Magenta’s Managing Director, Abbey Petkar visited the farm to plant the first of several hundred trees and hand over a donation to the farm’s Biodiversity and Alternative Energy Manager, Jason Ball. Magenta already has plans for further carbon offsetting schemes in the near future.
Earlier this year, Magenta announced that they entire fleet of vehicles would be converted to LPG. So far 75% of their fleet has been converted, with the final vehicles due to be completed by December 2008.
Magenta’s managing director, Abbey Petkar said: “We are constantly looking for new ways to reduce our impact on the environment, tree planting at Sheepdrove not only offsets our carbon emissions, it also helps the farm return the countryside to their natural state, through an ongoing conservation and mixed species planting programme.”
Magenta plan to organise a team-building day at Sheepdrove later this year - planting further trees and enjoying the superb catering at the Sheepdrove Eco Conference Centre.
The Sheepdrove Organic Farm and Conference Centre, located in Berkshire, and owned by Peter Kindersley, is arguably the world’s greenest conference centre and a leader in natural farming techniques. Whilst on-site, delegates and visitors to the centre can truly understand everything the farm has to offer and appreciate the benefits of natural farming and conservation.
Magenta was the first UK based guarding firm to gain ISO14001 accreditation, as far back as 2001. Since then they have invested in a host of other environmentally friendly schemes, trying wherever to adhere to the sustainability mantra: reduce, reuse and recycle.
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