Westgate Labs and the Environment Where sustainability is important on lots of levels!
the next step in environmental responsibility and unveiled a range of retail packs in new compostable pouches featuring a unique zero waste design. You might also want to hear about a 73 acre nature reserve they’re rewilding on the family farm.
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for tree planting on the new nature reserve. Repurposing the pouches, adding a compostable glove and moving information online to a more media rich format means the customer is leſt with nothing behind. Consumers can also login to the Westgate website to view a full history of their test results. Further intangible value has always been in the results and expert veterinary approved follow-up advice which is all part of being a Westgate customer. Four retail test kits are available for horse worm egg counts, pinworm tests, avian worm counts and a faecal sand test for horses to help guard against the risks of sand colic –that won the Judge’s Choice award at the 2020 BETA International Trade Show.
From April 2020 retail packs of Westgate tests will be available in new compostable packs. The innovative design enables the company to take responsibility for the journey – and the waste - of their entire product from start to finish. The test kits are supplied in strong paper-based pouches that are re-sealable and become the envelope used to return the samples to the lab. Once processed this material is composted to be used as fertiliser
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The Nature Reserve on the Farm Westgate is based in Northumberland in an area of large-scale opencast mining. The largest hole in Europe was once in their back garden! Now restored the mined land has come back to the farm. Rather than see it all put back into the harness of intensive agriculture they have made the enlightened decision to allow it to regenerate more naturally and establish it as a nature reserve. 50 acres have been planted with mixed native woodland species including pines in the hope of extending the habitats of nearby red squirrels. A stream opens out in several places to form three large ponds and the remaining acreage is made up of wetland, grassland and thicket areas. Some of the first trees are pushing up above head height and the area is already teaming with bird, plant and animal species. Not only is this valuable habitat but also an important carbon sequestration resource that far exceeds the 4 tonnes to be offset by current business use. Calculations estimate four mature trees are needed to offset one tonne of CO2. A public bridleway runs through the site and both staff and locals
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enjoy walking and riding through the paths that Westgate Managing Director, David Booth maintains on his tractor. He commented: “The environment has always been important to us since we first pioneered our postal worm count service to encourage the sustainable use of wormers. We’re delighted to be able to take these next important steps in our environmental responsibility and continue to do what we can to build a business that really makes a difference. We hope you share our ethos too and choose us to help support your horse’s health, and the environment.” A video about the new nature reserve is well worth a watch on their social media channels.
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April/May 2020
Doing Good Is Good Business The business ethos is founded on improving the health of horses and other grazing animals. Gold standard parasite control might not be glamorous, but they don’t mind. Everyday Westgate help hundreds of owners, vets and yard managers to navigate what can be a confusing aspect of their horse’s wellbeing. Being able to make a difference in this way and in turn contribute to the bigger picture of slowing drug resistance and preserving the longevity of chemical wormers is a great thing. Add in their environmental credentials and best practice parasite control should really add to your warm fuzzies!
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or 21 years Westgate has been leading the field in sustainable parasite control by providing a range of horse health tests to target wormers only where they’re needed. They’ve now taken
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