High Life Highland is delighted to announce a number of generous donations from the Inverness branch of EJ Parker to the Inverness Botanic Gardens.
These donations include the instalment of energy efficient heating improvements, as well as £2000 towards the GROW and BEE Projects.
From its humble roots as a small, family-run, domestic installation company, EJ Parker Technical Services has grown to become one of the best-known names in Facilities Maintenance and M&E services with a strong portfolio of globally renowned clients.
100 years on, as of 2022, Parker continues to expand its workforce as part of the Edwin James Group, working together with EJ Musk Process Services and EJ Peak Technology Solutions to provide customers with an unrivalled asset engineering service.
However, at the heart of their operations and the biggest strength to Parker as an organisation, has always been their people and their community.
John Dawson, Commercial Director for Parker Scotland, shared: “The main purpose of the installation project was to replace the old underground heating pipes with modern pre-insulated pipework.
“The modern insulated pipework will benefit the gardens by delivering heating at a consistent temperature and minimising heat loss which in turn reduces the running cost for Inverness Botanic Gardens.
“In addition, we upgraded their electronic controls to coordinate the outside temperature with the inside, which then manages the heat demand into each greenhouse.
“As soon as we arrived on site, we were blown away by the team and the activities that happen within the Inverness Botanic Gardens.
“From the greenhouses and gardens to the café and volunteer groups, we were surrounded by people who were dedicated to making the gardens a great place to visit.
“The year-round hard work of the team delivers huge value to the local community, and we hope our donation will help the GROW and BEE project groups to continue their outstanding work.”
GROW stands for ‘Garden Recycle Organics Wildlife’, and the project provides a sympathetic environment for adults with a learning disability that uses horticulture therapy to deliver training and work experience which goes towards improving trainees’ levels of independence, social inclusion, health, and happiness.
The BEE Project stands for the ‘Botanic Eco Explorers’, which is an educational club aimed at children aged 6-14, to help with understanding and engaging with nature.
Ewan Mackintosh, High Life Highland’s Facilities Manager for Inverness Botanic Gardens, concluded: “Thanks to everyone at Parker for this generous donation.
“We look forward to using this money to buy more gardening tools and upgrading our existing compost facilities. I can’t thank them enough for their generous donation to the GROW Project and BEE’s. It’s really been the icing on the cake.
“The work Parker has done will be of huge benefit: making our greenhouses even greener, more cost efficient, and more response to the needs of the plants. It will ensure the gardens are here for at least another 30 years.
“Members of staff from Parker have gone above and beyond what was asked of them to ensure the highest standards of installation and have been a pleasure to work with throughout.”
Every donation is gratefully received and will go directly towards the maintenance and improvement of the Gardens, especially community activities such as the GROW and BEE projects.
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