We use low impact, natural cleaning products and washing up liquid and buy toilet paper via Who Gives a Crap. We harvest rainwater to use within our production processes. Our workshop and office is powered by 100% green energy and heating is managed via a wood burning stove, where we also cook lunch regularly - hot jacket potatoes with melted butter, mmm! We use 75% waste material from the Cornish china clay industry within our concrete and are constantly reviewing material developments to ensure we are using the best material we can. The concrete range is made within our own Perranporth workshop, creating local employment and giving us full control. The Green&Blue range is designed to last for many years and we do our best to support our customers with repairs or replacement parts where any issues do arise. We have worked with the same suppliers since the business started back in 2005. The Green&Blue range is entirely British made - meaning visible supply chains and low product miles. These are just some of the areas of business where we focus attention to be the most sustainable we can be Surrounded by the natural environment, where the ocean is our playground and the rivers, trees and green spaces of Cornwall are our sanctuary on busy days, we can't help but be inspired each day to do everything we can to protect our environment, to make responsible decisions, to be curious about what might happen if we did things a little differently, to question the status quo.įrom working with charity partners, supporting local causes, reducing waste within the business, we're on a journey to be the best version of ourselves we can be, to be a truly sustainable Cornish business.Īs a certified B Corporation we have a truly transparent measure of our commitment to being a business with purpose and meeting the highest standards of business ethics, as set by the B Corp certification process. Feeding on a diet of insects, young Swifts will start to move around the nest at around 2-3 weeks old, starting to do press-ups to strengthen their wings! They will spend a lot of time looking out from the nest, preparing to leave, and it's little wonder as once they do leave they remain on the wing for the next 3 years, eating, sleeping and mating in the sky!Įxcuse the pun, but sustainability isn't just a buzz word for us at Green&Blue, it's front and centre of every business decision we make and every thing we do. They normally lay 2 or 3 eggs at 2-3 day intervals, with the young hatching a few days apart. ![]() Swifts will use any material they can gather whilst on the wing to build their nest, including feathers, seeds, paper and straw. The beautiful Swift Block swift box features an internal nesting bowl, a small entrance hole to deter larger birds and predators, full instructions cast into the surface for easy fitting, a stylish entrance feature and is UK standard block size. ![]() Generally, they mate for life and often will return to the same nesting site. Swifts join us for a few months each Summer, spending their winters on the wing in Africa. If every new build contained provision for these beautiful birds then we might start to reverse the decline. Swift populations have decreased by over 50% in the last 20 years and a large factor in this is loss of habitat. A simple, stylish solution which can be easily integrated into new builds or retrofitted on existing properties. The Swift Block swift box is designed to create nesting space for our declining Swift population.
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