Author: Earth Cycle

Winter Site Operating Hours 2021/2022

Woodhorn Group - Topsoil Production

 

Please be aware that from 1st November 2021 – 31st January 2022 we are operating within our Winter hours. Our current hours are as follows:

1st November to 31st January

Monday to Friday: 8am–4pm (last weigh out 15:30)

Saturday: Tangmere 8am–1pm

Runcton & Hayling Island (Manor Farm) – CLOSED

Sunday & Bank Holidays: CLOSED

Our Christmas & New Year opening times ae outlined below:

Woodhorn Christmas 2021 open times

 

All operating hours throughout the year can be viewed here

If you have questions regarding our waste management and recycling sites please call us on 01243 781730 or email info@woodhorngroup.co.uk

Futurescape 2021

FutureScape 2021 - Exhibitor

 

FutureScape is the UK’s must-attend landscaping event. This bustling two-day show includes informative seminars and live debates full of practical business advice and a chance to connect, share and collaborate.

You’ll be in good company at this FREE to attend event, with hundreds of like-minded professionals exhibiting, attending and speaking. FutureScape Expo acts as a meeting place and information hub, for you, your colleagues and associates to view the latest products, materials, technology and services that matter to you in your work.

The Woodhorn Group will be on hand to showcase our British Certified soils and PAS100 Compost to the landscaping community. We manufacture over 35,000 tonnes of soil each year, supplying new housing estates, groundworks, and landscaping projects across the south coast and further afield. We also receive over 90,000 tons of local green waste each year at our sites in Tangmere, Runcton and Hayling Island, which is composted to create our high quality peat free PAS100 compost and soil conditioning products.

Visit us at FutureScape to find out how we can help supply your next project.

Date: 16-17th November 2021

Location: ExCel London

To find out more about the event and to book your FREE place visit www.futurescapeevent.com

Diane deadlifts to glory!

weight-plates

A huge congratulations to our very own Diane Leach who won 2 Gold Medals at the Amateur British Powerlifting Championships in Manchester last week!
No stranger to winning, being both the World and British Champion in deadlift, Diane won gold in the full power event with  110kg squat and a personal best bench press of 52.5kg to become British champion! Diane then went on to defend her title in the deadlift event and win gold.
Diane Deadlift
In 2019 Diane lifted a record-breaking 130kg at the Amateur World Powerlifting Championships in Orlando, Florida. She was able to match this extraordinary feat of strength, this time on home soil, lifting 130Kg once again.
Congratulations to Diane!

Weighbridge Closure – Wednesday 30th June

Weighbridge with Green waste lorry 2
Due to essential maintenance work on Wednesday 30th June 2021 the weighbridges at both our Runcton and Tangmere Composting sites will be closed for collections of loose material and tipping of green waste at the following times:
Runcton – CLOSED 8am-12pm
Tangmere – CLOSED 12pm-4pm
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, but if you have any questions or concerns, please call us on 01243 781730 or email info@woodhorngroup.co.uk

The Woodhorn Group is celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

This year the theme is Nature and how connecting with the natural world can support good mental health.

Today marks the launch of Mental Health Awareness Week, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health.

The week, which is hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, is in its 21st year and runs from 10-16 May.

This year, the theme for the week is ‘Nature’. Across the country, people will be celebrating the mental health benefits of being around nature in their local community in a range of digital and creative ways. In Chichester, The Woodhorn Group will be running activities for it’s employees throughout the week, such as a group bike ride on Tuesday and a nature walk on Wednesday, as well as wellbeing workshops covering topics including, managing anxiety and confidence building.

Mark Rowland Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation said: “Mental Health Awareness Week has grown to be one of the biggest awareness weeks in the UK. This year the theme is on nature and its central role for our mental health. Since the beginning of the pandemic, millions of us turned to nature to help us get through lockdowns and our research shows that good mental health depends on us being able to connect with nature in some way and its power in both prevention of and recovery from poor mental health.”

“During the week, we want to hear millions of people’s stories about how the natural world has supported their mental health.”

“We also want to highlight the huge disparities between who is and who isn’t able to access nature. We want the week to explore how everyone across the UK can connect with nature and experience the mental health benefits wherever they live.”

Some of the ways people can participate in Mental Health Awareness Week:

– During Mental Health Awareness Week, why not try to make a habit each day of connecting to the nature in your local area? Stop to listen to the birdsong, smell the freshly cut grass, take care of a house plant, notice any trees, flowers, or animals nearby. Take a moment to appreciate these connections.

– Share images/videos/or just sound recordings of the nature on your doorstep (and how this made you feel) on social media using #ConnectWithNature and #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Use Mental Health Foundation resources in your family, school, workplace and community to join with thousands of people who will be finding new ways to connect with nature in their local environment.

Earth Cycle receives Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2021

Feefo Platinum Trusted Customer Service Award 2021

Earth Cycle has won the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, as rated by real customers.
Created by Feefo, Trusted Service is awarded only to businesses that use Feefo to collect genuine reviews and insights. Businesses meeting the high standard, based on the number of reviews they have collected and their average rating, receive the award. A highly-valued badge of approval, this accreditation remains unique, as it is based purely on the interactions with real customers. As all reviews are verified as genuine, the accreditation is a true reflection of a business’s commitment to outstanding service. Feefo gives Platinum Trusted Service awards to businesses that have achieved the Feefo Gold standard for three consecutive years or more. The Feefo Gold Trusted Service award recognises organisations that have collected at least 50 Feefo reviews in a year and have achieved a service rating of at least 4.5.
Nick Martin, Marketing Manager at The Woodhorn Group commented “We’re very excited to receive this award from Feefo because it’s based on the feedback of real customers, who are the most important judges of all. It recognises how hard we work to give all our customers the best possible experience, even in a year as tough as 2020. Everyone at Earth Cycle is fully committed to the highest quality of service, so it’s important for us to listen, understand and respond to all our customers. The beauty of Feefo is that it enables us to consistently improve, so we’re looking forward to another successful year.”
The Earth Cycle brand of peat-free composts and topsoils are sold primarily online, and to be recognised for the award after a year which saw a huge surge in demand for gardening products due to the first national lockdown creating a wave of new gardeners ordering online, makes this an especially satisfying award for everyone at Woodhorn involved in the processing, manufacturing, and sending out of these orders at a difficult time where we had to adapt quickly. It is recognition of how everyone in the company worked together as a team to meet the expectations of our customers.
Feefo is a reviews and customer insights technology company that provides businesses with the tools to collect real, purchase-verified reviews and insights. Working with over 3,500 clients, Feefo ensures that all feedback is authentic, by matching it to a legitimate transaction, in order to increase consumer confidence and enable businesses to make smarter business decisions.

COVID-19: England Lockdown – January 2021

Topsoil Production at The Woodhorn Group

 

As with previous government lockdowns in England, we would like to reassure everyone that our sites in Tangmere, Runcton, and Hayling Island are permitted to continue to operate as usual during the new lockdown now in force across England. The Woodhorn Group will remain open for the disposal of green waste and collection of topsoil and compost during this period.

We have a number of contingencies that have been in place throughout the pandemic to help protect our customers from any impact to the service we provide and to protect everyone from any additional risk of contracting the virus whilst visiting our sites.

Facemasks must be worn when entering the weighbridge office and hand sanitisers are positioned at our weighbridges at Tangmere, Runcton and Hayling Island composting sites to encourage strong hygiene regimes while on site. Please can all drivers and visitors to our sites observe the hygiene requirements and use the hand sanitiser prior to entering the weighbridge. If this represents any concerns then please get in contact.

Our staff have all been issued with clear guidance on how to assess and minimise the risk posed by Covid-19. We have robust contingencies in place to ensure any impact of Covid-19 is minimised on site and that our disposal and processing services continue unhindered.

We will endeavour to provide our usual high level of service throughout this latest lockdown in England. If you have any queries regarding the contingencies please do not hesitate to contact us.

In addition we have robust contingencies in place with our suppliers of products, predominantly Europe based, and are well stocked to handle any potential gap in the supply chain.

We send all of our customers and suppliers our gratitude and best wishes during these testing times.

If you have questions please feel free to call us on 01243 781730 or email info@woodhorngroup.co.uk

Supporting Children in Need 2020: The Rickshaw Challenge

Rickshaw Challenge 2020 Banner

The Rickshaw Challenge has become a staple part of BBC Children in Need and is now amazingly in it’s 10th year!

 

After starting this year’s challenge just down the road from The Woodhorn Group at the Goodwood Estate in West Sussex with the aim completing the challenge around the grounds, the 8 day challenge has now sadly been forced to go virtual due to one of the team members testing positive for COVID-19.

 

So instead of cycling the 332 miles around Goodwood, the team will now be clocking up the distance from their own homes on exercise bikes. More information about the challenge can be found here.

 

As a company we will be donating to this amazing cause and we will all be getting involved with fundraising of our own which will include a company-wide bake sale and wearing yellow in support of the Children In Need appeal show on Friday 13th November.

 

If you wish to support the charity and donate to The Rickshaw Challenge, you can do so by clicking the button below.

 

 

Winter Site Operating Hours 2020/2021

Winter on the composting site

 

Please be aware that from 1st November – 31st January 2021 we are operating within our Winter hours. Our current hours are as follows:

1st November to 31st January

Monday to Friday: 8am–4pm (last weigh out 15:30)

Saturday: Tangmere 8am–1pm

Runcton & Hayling Island (Manor Farm) – CLOSED

Sunday & Bank Holidays: CLOSED

Our Christmas & New Year opening times ae outlined below:

Woodhorn Christmas 2020 open times

All operating hours throughout the year can be viewed on our Waste Management page.

If you have questions regarding our waste management and recycling sites please call us on 01243 781730 or email info@woodhorngroup.co.uk