Brackmills BID
It’s defi nitely not a load of rubbish!
A day of litter picking took place on Northampton’s Brackmills Industrial Estate last month – all part of the globally recognised World Clean Up Day. T e Brackmills event, organised in partnership with Wickes and
Northants Litter Wombles – saw more than 100 employees from across the estate join forces to fi nd, collect and bag litter. Using the BID’s litter picking equipment and supported by
the BID team, a host of businesses took part, including Baxter Healthcare, CEVA Logistics, ACS Staffi ng Solutions, DSV, Barclays, igus UK, Bechtle, Wickes and Stanley Black & Decker. Vice Chair of Brackmills Business Improvement District (BID)
Charlotte Patrick helped to co-ordinate the dedicated clean-up day: “T ank you to everyone who took part. We are all extremely proud of our estate and bringing everyone together for this event wasn’t just fun, it also resulted in dozens of bags of rubbish being collected. Our estate has never sparkled so brightly!” Sarah Steers, Co-Chair of the Wickes Wellbeing Network, added:
“At Wickes we are big on what matters. We take our environmental and social responsibility very seriously which is why we wanted to recognise World Clean Up Day in a meaningful way. “I also recognise the benefi ts of volunteering at the same time as
encouraging regular exercise with our colleagues. I was delighted so many organisations on Brackmills got behind our vision of holding a big community litter pick and got involved. Here’s to next year!” Brackmills, home to more than 180 businesses and 11,000
employees, has held Business Improvement District (BID) status for 15 years, an initiative which has seen businesses pool an annual levy and use these funds exclusively for the benefi t of the estate.
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Earlier this year the estate resident businesses voted for further
fi ve years of BID status and one of the BID’s objectives is ‘provide a smart, tidy and safe environment and a focus on sustainability’. Sara Homer, Chief Executive of Brackmills BID, said: “T ank you
to everyone who took part. We take pride in our estate and, along with community events such as this one, we fund street cleaning and landscaping and invest in improved signage for our cycle ways and footpaths.” T e new fi ve-year Brackmills BID, in place since June 2024, has
the following objectives: ■ Objective 1 – Infrastructure: to provide a great infrastructure and a smart working environment for businesses to operate and people and services to access and move around, safely and eff ectively.
■ Objective 2 – Crime Prevention and Safety: to work closely with the Police and others to maintain a safe and secure working environment for freight transport, all vehicles, customers and people who work on the estate.
■ Objective 3 – Environment and Sustainability: to provide a smart, tidy and safe environment and focus on sustainability, exploring options for electric vehicle charging points – supporting busi- nesses on their low carbon journeys.
■ Objective 4 – Supporting Businesses and People: to continue to support businesses on Brackmills to grow and develop, ensuring a great working environment in which people can thrive.
For more information visit:
https://brackmillsindustrialestate.co.uk
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