We are delighted to have been selected as a finalist in the Excellence in Social Value category at the CN Specialists Awards 2023. These awards recognise the outstanding achievements of specialist contractors and highlight inspirational businesses across the construction industry.
Since 1995, Meadfleet have been appointed by local authorities and developers to manage and maintain public open spaces, creating a legacy for stakeholders, protecting the developer’s brand, and creating an environment that our customers value. With a customer base of more than 42,000 households across over 330 developments in management, we are committed to providing excellent customer service and supporting the communities in which we work.
One example is our ‘Meadfleet Academy’ which launched in Spring 2022. This provides funds, equipment, wildlife talks and planting events to schools and community groups to inspire future generations. Since January 2022 we have given away over 1500 curriculum-based growing packs supporting learning and inspiring interest in nature and conservation.
Demonstrating our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, Meadfleet’s Community Fund supports projects and events, donating over £5000 between 2022 and 2023. Other activities by the Meadfleet team include litter picking events, a food bank collection and a recent charity abseil which raised over £2,000 for a local hospital.
Meadfleet’s Managing Director David King commented, “With a long-term, sustainable approach, Meadfleet are creating a legacy of safe, attractive, biodiverse landscapes for the benefit of local communities and wildlife, whilst inspiring future generations to embrace a similar approach to sustainability and biodiversity. We are thrilled our efforts to go above and beyond traditional open space management have been recognised by the judges and look forward to the awards in September.”
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About Meadfleet
Meadfleet is a multi-award-winning, carbon neutral management company founded over 25 years ago. Responsible for over 350 developments throughout England and Wales, we take a sustainable approach to open space management. Our Ecology and Conservation team ensure areas are managed to encourage biodiversity and we are partnered with leading insect charity Buglife, to help make the open spaces we care for more pollinator friendly. In 2021 we were awarded first place in the Pollinator category at CIRIA’s BIG Biodiversity Challenge Awards for their Bee Friendly campaign.
Appointed by housebuilders and local authorities and with a portfolio of more than 350 developments, all with a variety of requirements that include full infrastructure, complex sustainable urban drainage systems, biodiverse species habitat, street lighting, grass care, shrubbery, woodlands, wildflower meadows and play equipment, Meadfleet are the professional and sustainable solution to open space management.
Established in 1995, we are specialists in residential open space management and our aim is to protect and enhance these areas long into the future. We are committed to providing an excellent service and continually improving our environmental credentials, demonstrated by certification in BS EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management and BS EN ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management.
We are delighted to be a Carbon Neutral Company, the first in our sector to achieve this. As one of the most experienced and trusted open space management companies in the UK, we take our role seriously. We believe taking climate action is important for companies like Meadfleet and the housebuilders and local authorities we work with.
We’ve signed up to the United Nations (UN) Climate Neutral Now initiative, launched in 2015 to increase climate action. We have pledged to measure, reduce and offset our carbon emissions with carbon credits every year. What’s more, we’ve also chosen to obtain carbon offsetting credits, equivalent to more than our estimated total emissions since Meadfleet first began in 1995.
Meadfleet employ experienced regional managers to proactively manage open spaces and respond to customer queries. As voluntary members of The Property Ombudsman Scheme, we offer our customers access to free, independent redress should this be required.
At Meadfleet we’re passionate about keeping open spaces safe and attractive and also believe it’s important to manage and enhance areas for the benefit of wildlife. We run regular customer initiatives such as giveaways of wildlife friendly seeds, bee hotels and bird nesting boxes. Our Bee Friendly campaign was awarded top prize in the pollinator category at CIRIA’s Big Biodiversity Challenge awards.
Meadfleet’s in-house Ecology and Conservation Team is at the centre of our business culture, leading our approach to open space maintenance. With experience in creating and managing a wide variety of habitats we ensure areas are maintained sensitively and appropriately and oversee continual biodiversity improvements. We understand the additional requirements of Biodiversity Net Gain, both in relation to planning and the 30-year covenant. Meadfleet are uniquely placed in the market to provide the management and maintenance skills required to ensure delivery of the ongoing requirements of biodiversity net gain on residential schemes in perpetuity.
We know that a good quality, natural environment will enhance a local neighbourhood, improve well-being and contribute to improved house values.