Leiths Newsletter Issue 20 - Magazine - Page 11
CORPORATE / GROUP NEWS
ISSUE 19
Markon support UCI
World Cycling Championships
in Glasgow
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Featuring across 7 disciplines in Glasgow
and across Scotland
The biggest cycling event ever staged
from 3 - 13 August 2023
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
DAYS OF ACTION
In the first event of its kind - never seen nor cycled before - the world’s greatest riders came together in Glasgow and across Scotland, 3-13 August 2023 to
compete at the highest level over 13 UCI World Championships!
Whilst the event was over only 11 days, Markon were working alongside Glasgow City Council for over a month to ensure the venue builds and anti-terror
measures were all in place prior to the event itself, and thereafter for the demobilisation of the venues.
There were significant changes to the requirements on a daily basis which brought a whole host of challenges, however, the Markon workforce delivered the
event with no issues or complaints from the client.
NEW EV CHARGING STATIONS
AT MARKON
Markon Imprint
Companies carbon footprint and may be a visible source of emissions that is
easy to tie back to the Company. EVs are the most efficient way of reducing a
Company’s carbon footprint.
The Markon Offices in Cumbernauld have
installed two Electric Vehicle (EV) charging
stations as well as allocating four car parking spaces for employees to use for their
Electric and Hybrid battery charged cars.
The Group continues to review and reduce its fuel usage as well as the
Company’s energy consumption, looking onward to a greener future.
The electric plug-in charge point installation was completed earlier this year
and there are currently four members of staff who use these charge points
daily. The Leiths Group have around thirty company cars with eight being
Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV), and eight EV’s. There is also one PHEV
and eight EV’s on order for employees to replace less fuel-efficient vehicles.
Markon continue to
be recognised by
RoSPA by receiving
the prestige
Gold award,
reassuring our
clients of the
confidence in our
ethos towards
Health & Safety.
There are over 2 million EV’s in Britain, according to Government data from
June 2023 – and that number is rising.
More and more workplaces are installing EV chargers at their facilities, not
only to make their businesses environmentally friendly but also to make their
employees’ lives easier as the demand for charging locations rises.
Along with employees’ commutes, many businesses own fleets of vehicles for
business travel, and the use of these vehicles can significantly add to a
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