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Points Covered…. Who are Groundwork Hotel sector overview Challenges you face Where Groundwork can help Examples of support available. Who are Groundwork. Formed in 2008 but over 25 years history in area Part of the National Federation of Groundwork Trusts

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  1. Points Covered….. • Who are Groundwork • Hotel sector overview • Challenges you face • Where Groundwork can help • Examples of support available

  2. Who are Groundwork • Formed in 2008 but over 25 years history in area • Part of the National Federation of Groundwork Trusts • Financially and operationally independent - c£6m turnover + significant cash reserves • Charitable status, Not for Profit • Deliver a range of environmental services benefiting businesses and communities • Operations – Environmental Business Services, Land, Communities, Employment

  3. Environmental Business Services • One stop shop for your Environmental, Quality and Health & Safety needs • Qualified and experienced advisors and practitioners • Environmental, Health & Safety training provider • Extensive range of tailored services • Experience in supporting the hospitality sector • Deliver outcomes, impacts & high levels of customer satisfaction

  4. Hotel sector overview • Overall, the UK hotels sector has seen room supply increase at record levels in many cities • In GM, the sector employs 77,000 FTE jobs - forecast to grow by 7,700 by 2022 • Global tourism projected to increase to 1.8 billion traveller by 2030. GM welcomes over 1 million internal visitors a year • Room occupancy across GM hotels in 2011 was 75% - highest level in 3 years • Manchester was one of only a few cities across the UK to achieve growth in profit per room during 2011 (4&5 star hotels) • Rapid growth in conferencing and events fuelling growth in hotels • GM conference market valued at £573 million generating more than 4 million delegates needing accommodation • Planned developments - businesses and brands looking to expand into the GM hotel sector

  5. Challenges hoteliers face • Responding to increased competition in the sector • Balancing guest satisfaction and profitability (delivering quality and high occupancy rates) • Delivering higher standards and customer experiences • Managing & enhancing reputation and lowering risk (customers, insurers, financial institutions, regulators) • Climate change resilience • Ensuring compliance & regulation (environmental, health & safety) • Supply chain • Alignment with wider policies and strategies (GM Low Carbon strategies) • Recognising and responding to consumer trends

  6. Where Groundwork Can Help • To date we have worked with over 40 hotels across GM to improve their environmental performance and identify cost savings • - Move compliance and improved standards up the business agenda • - Take control of compliance issues to manage risk and protect reputation • - Develop a plan for continual improvement to improve efficiency • - Reap the benefits of improve environmental performance • (cost savings, carbon savings, marketing tool to retain and attract new customers) • Our approach is to tailor our support so that it…. • - is relevant to your objectives and compliments existing policies and strategies • - turns challenges and risks into savings and profits • - links to your business priorities • - challenges perceptions and informs investment decisions • - saves you time, effort and resources

  7. Where Groundwork Can Help • Services and tailored support includes: • - resource efficiency support • - management systems (potential subsidies) • - carbon footprinting, carbon management and building performance • - compliance checklists and supply chain support • - staff training and awareness campaigns • - Award and recognition schemes (Environmental Business Pledge) • - CSR activity, community engagement/greening (e.g. green roofs) • - Health & Safety support (e.g. competent person scheme) • - renewables feasibility studies and low carbon technologies support

  8. Where Groundwork Can Help • Examples: • Green Business Membership • Environmental Business Pledge • Carbon footprinting • Corporate Partner

  9. Achievements to date with hotels • - Identified £2,639,958 cost saving opportunities • Achieved £638,312 cost savings • Total of 353 opportunities • £7,500 average cost saving opportunity • 24% conversion rate from identified to achieved opportunities • Case studies for several GM hotels produced • 20 separate Awards issued to GM hotels for the Environmental Business Pledge

  10. Green Roofs – hotels • Roofs planted with low-maintenance plants • - improve thermal performance of buildings and reduce energy consumption • - reduced usage of HVAC systems • - help to reduce urban heat island effect • - help to reduce noise pollution • - create commercial, promotional opportunities and support satisfaction levels • - support biodiversity and food growing - CSR • Hotel Indigo – San Diego *source IHG

  11. Contact Details • Andrew Wilson • Groundwork MSSTT • Tel: 0161 220 1028 • Email: andrew.wilson@groundwork.org.uk • http://www.groundwork.org.uk/msstt • Follow: @groundworkebs

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