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conferencing/hospitality 17 A green venue in the


heart of the countryside Situated just outside Henley-on-Thames, in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside and set in its own 30 acre estate is Greenlands


Greenlands, home to Henley Business School and part of the University of Reading, offers truly exceptional conference, meeting and event facilities with an emphasis on sustainability and greener events. With the increased emphasis on the need for organisations to be more environmentally aware, booking an event at Greenlands comes with the guarantee that organisers are choosing one of leading green venues in the UK, whose ethos of best quality, highly sustainable operating carries across into all areas of the business and the venue holds ISO 14001, ISO 9001, IACC Platinum rating and Green Tourism Gold accreditations for sustainability.


Greenlands provides 11 conference rooms offering a selection of room sizes and layouts, seating up to 115 people, 40 smaller meeting and syndicate rooms,seating up to eight people each, plus a dedicated video


conferencing suite, each designed to provide comfortable and well equipped work areas, whilst at the same time moving towards fully sustainable operations. All rooms have natural light sources to minimise the requirement for artificial light and electronic equipment is upgraded to the highest environmental performance standards. Maximum levels of recycled and recyclable materials for non-mechanical equipment are also available in each room. FairTrade beverages are provided at all refreshment areas and at meal times, the venue’s chefs create menus based on local and seasonal produce, to ensure that food miles are kept to a minimum.


Located just 40 minutes from Heathrow Airport and easily accessed from the rail network, Greenlands provides a beautiful, rural location with all of the benefits of urban


access and connectivity, allowing event organisers to take advantage of public transport to reduce the carbon footprint of events.


Greenlands also operates an extensive recycling and re-use programme covering all materials used on-site, from computer equipment and furniture, to light bulbs and paper waste. Food and green waste are turned into natural peat-free compost using technology from Kompost which is then used to feed and nourish the estate gardens and food oil is recycled to produce bio-fuel which is then used in the grounds machinery. For end of life recycling Greenlands uses an approved supplier which has a zero landfill policy.


In addition to the multitude of eco- friendly technologies and processes employed throughout the business areas of the house and grounds,


there is an ongoing programme of initiatives to conserve and preserve the unique riverside environment around the whole of the extended estate. Maintaining the riverbank and protecting natural habitats as well as creating additional areas of wildlife value wherever possible. Greenlands also maintains a wild meadow area containing many specimens of local flora, encouraging insect and mammal activity and has introduced bee hotels across the estate to help rebuild the failing indigenous population that has been so widely reported recently.


Details: The conference team 01491-418810/414550 conference@henley.com www.henleyconferences.co.uk


Executive Meeting Rooms Hire per hour for up to 10 people


£20.13


per hour for up to 10 people


• Free car parking • Free WiFi • Arrival Tea & Coffee included • Catering options available from a choice menu


Royal Berkshire Conference Centre, Madejski Stadium, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0FL Tel 0118 968 1333 Fax 0118 968 1334 info.reading@compass-group.co.uk


THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – JUNE 2013 www.businessmag.co.uk


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