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Newquay Zoo highly commended at environmental awards
Staff at Newquay Zoo are delighted at having been Highly Commended at the 2010 Cornwall Sustainability Awards.
The ceremony, which took place at the Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, was attended by over 200 guests, as well as local TV star Dick Strawbridge. Newquay Zoo received Highly Commended in the Low Carbon Business Category, which recognises organisations that have reduced the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their business, for example through energy efficiency, renewable energy, transport and supply chain management.
‘‘This is a fantastic achievement’’ said Sean Sanguinette, Environmental Officer at Newquay Zoo. ‘‘Running a business in its very nature is going to use carbon, through transport, energy, heating, water consumption - the list goes on. At Newquay we have always strived to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with running the zoo, and to have our hard work acknowledged in front of our peers is brilliant.’’
So how do you run a low carbon business? Well it takes hard work and a dedicated team. Staff at Newquay Zoo are encouraged to car share, or if possible to walk to work (even in the freezing temperatures!) and an extensive Environmental Management scheme has been written and put into practise.
Insulating all the enclosures has become a big priority after a thermal imaging report produced in 2009 showed a number of areas for improvement. Double glazing has helped reduce the amount of heat being lost from the warmer enclosures, and it is changes like this which has helped the zoo to keep its Green Tourism Gold status, alongside other awards.
Sean has a number of plans to be implemented in 2011 to help the zoo maintain its position as a Low Carbon business. The first is to install thermostats so that enclosure temperatures can be monitored and regulated. Timers onto heaters will also be installed to stop energy wastage, and a second thermal imagery report will be produced, enabling staff to compare with the previous findings and identify any areas which can be improved further.
Congratulations to all the winners! For more information on the Cornwall Sustainability Awards please click here
Newquay Zoo is short-listed at the Cornwall Tourism Awards
Staff are delighted to report that Newquay Zoo has been shortlisted for the Sustainable Tourism Award alongside four other companies; Global Boarders, Primrose Valley Hotel, The Scarlet and Bedruthan Steps Hotels.
The gold, silver and bronze awards will be announce on Thursday 7th October at St Mellion International Hotel & Country Club.
Creature Comforts - Pied Tamarins
Improvements have recently been made to the Pied Tamarin enclosure at Newquay Zoo which is situated on the island within the Capybara and Tapir exhibit.
The changes are part of the Zoo’s plans to improve insulation on a number of animal enclosures. Sean Sanguinette, Environmental Officer commented, “Last year the thermal imaging report we received when we put our Environmental Management System in place, enabled us to see which of the Zoo’s structures were not performing well in terms of insulation. As a result of this we have been able to identify the worst offending areas and takes steps to improve them.” The Pied Tamarin enclosure has used polystyrene panels and double glazing which should increase performance significantly.
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