Best Western star rating

Best Western Strathaven Hotel Environmental and Social Policy. Bronze Award 2008

It's BEST when you care for the enviroment

Our Social Policy in our local community

We use local suppliers wherever possible to minimise transport and CO2 emissions but also to promote local and Scottish produce.

We use local trades' people and companies for property maintenance and operation.

We pay all our suppliers promptly and within their own credit terms.

We work closely with South Lanarkshire Council and all statutory authorities to ensure that we operate our business above the minimum standards for Environmental Health and Safety.

We have ensured that all areas of the Hotel are accessible for mobility impaired customers and have provided 1 specially adapted bedroom to ensure access to all.

We give our excess and used furniture to local charities.

We proactively maintian the appearance of the built environment around the Hotel by keeping the public pavement clean, keeping garden furniture free of graffiti, weeding the public pavement in the summer, keeping the public pavement free of ice and snow in the winter and planting and maintaining hanging baskets with seasonal planting.

We work with local schools, colleges and universities to provide work experience and training.

We work with local community groups and sponsor local events.

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Our wider social and environmental ploicy

We recycle cardboard, glass, electric light bulbs, cooking olis and metal cans.

We compact all other waste prior to collectionto reduce landfill.

We have installed a large proportion of low energy and long life light bulbs.

All heating and hot water plant are regularly maintained and insulated and set at optimum comfort levels.

We use fairtrade beverage produce in the bars and restaurant.

We encourage re-use of guest towels and change bed linen only on demand.