Dorset holiday parks taking steps to go greener
Warmwell in Weymouth and Sandford in Poole are making changes
Two Dorset holidays parks are making strides in going greener - with the aim of cutting carbon emissions and generating their own energy.
Warmwell at Weymouth and Sandford in Poole, both owned by Parkdean Resorts, are adding solar panels to their sites.
Over 1,200 will be installed on the main complex roofing, and will be fully functioning at both sites by February next year.
Electric car charging facilities have also been introduced and they're replacing a total of 25 diesel vans with electric vans.
The vans have been in use since the start of December.
That's expected to save approximately 21.5 tonnes of carbon at the parks per year, which is the equivalent to planting over 85 trees.
Jane Bates, Director of Procurement and Sustainability, Parkdean Resorts, said:
“These new projects are really exciting and important steps forward for us as a business, and the trials will give us a great opportunity to test, learn and start to understand how we can reduce our energy usage and what we can roll out more widely across the business. We have carried out detailed forecasting to estimate the return on investment through these initiatives, however it is only by carrying out trials that we can accurately measure the impact of what we’re doing.
“We want to put sustainability at the heart of staycations at Parkdean Resorts, and we’re committed to caring for our people, parks and planets, so we’re really excited to see the results of the trials next year and to implement these findings into our future decision-making.”
Parkdean Resorts has committed to achieve a 25% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2025.