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British Motor Museum

Weddings Conference Centre Motor Museum

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Water Management

  • Installed dual flush toilets, waterless urinals and sensor taps to reduce water usage.
  • Water usage monitored on a monthly basis.
  • Installed an in-house bottling plant to provide sparkling and still filtered table water utilising reusable glass bottles. This process removes transportation and waste from the provision of table water.
  • The sedum roof area on our Collections building slows down roof water runoff.
  • The lakes and ponds on site are designed to act as holding tanks to collect rainwater and slowly release into the watercourse to avoid flash flooding downstream.

 

Sustainable Food & Beverage Management

  • On site drinking water refill stations.
  • Local food & beverage suppliers are prioritised.
  • No endangered/protected fish or seafood is purchased (as defined by the Marine Conservation Society).
  • Fair trade tea is provided.
  • Our supplier Paddy & Scotts runs a Community Wellbeing Initiative in Kenya and our coffee sales to date have resulted in the British Motor Museum contributing the equivalent of 1688 school meals along with 2.8% of the capex required for the new roof and windows at the Ruiga School in Kenya.
  • Plant based menu options available.
  • The British Motor Museum was the first conference venue in the UK to receive the gluten free accreditation from Coeliac UK.

Energy Consumption

  • Installed a building management system that automatically optimises the heating and air conditioning and we closely monitor our energy use.
  • Installed LED lighting throughout the building with motion-sensitive lighting in appropriate areas as well as day light timers for external lighting.
  • Installed low energy hand dryers.
  • The main kitchen fitted with state-of-the-art low energy consumption ovens and refrigeration equipment.
  • Installed 10 dedicated electric vehicle charging points and the infrastructure to support others for client's events.
  • Solar PV array panels on the Collections Centre roof, which supplies power to this already very low energy usage building.
  • Energy efficient glazing installed throughout the buildings.
  • Renewable electricity is supplied to the site.

Waste Management

  • 100% of paper, card, glass, cans and plastic waste is recycled.
  • All food waste is collected and sent to an anaerobic facility to help generate renewable energy.
  • Used cooking oil is recycled into biofuel.
  • 80%+ of single-use plastic has been eliminated. Replacing plastic bottled drinks for cans, in the Café reduced plastic usage by 1.21 tons (46, 644 bottles) in the first 12 months.
  • Bins for recyclable materials are available in all public spaces and meeting rooms.
  • Soaps dispensed in bulk or recyclable/refillable containers.
  • Chemical cleaning products replaced with bulk eco-friendly products.
  • Replaced most paper signage with digital/electronic signage in the meetings and conference areas.
  • To help reduce paper waste, flip charts and conference pads are only available on request.

The Museum and the Local Community

  • Offer volunteer opportunities, with a team of over 100 volunteers regularly supporting the Museum’s work.
  • Run a community outreach programme to take the Museum to those that can’t make a physical visit to the Museum, such as older people, those with additional needs or groups for whom transport costs are a barrier to visiting.
  • Recycle/upcycle equipment no longer used at the museum within the local community and schools.
  • During COVID our Communities team put together fun educational activity packs for children whilst not at school to undertake - this was distributed out to children via the local food bank.
  • As home to the world's largest collection of historic British cars, the British Motor Museum is an independent Museum and registered charity which receives no central government funding. All profits generated from the Museum’s commercial activities are donated directly to the Trust. Companies choosing to use the conference facilities are, therefore, contributing directly to the sustainability of the Trust and its aims which include inspiring future generations of designers and engineers.

Moving Forward... the Future

We are proud to say that we are not resting on our laurels but striving forward to improve our sustainability. Sustainability is not a buzz-word, it is here to stay now more than ever and we hope to create a culture of conscience in what we do and how we do it. It must be a team effort and we look forward to working closely with both clients and suppliers to make better choices to benefit future generations.

 

Read our Responsible Delegate Charter here

For our full CSR policy take a look here

For our full Environmental policy click here

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