Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce

04/16/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/16/2024 06:39

Apex Hotels wins Sustainable Business at Springboard Awards

Apex Hotel picked up the Sustainable Business accolade at last night's Springboard Awards which took place at a glittering ceremony at The Intercontinental Hotel in London on 11th April.

The hotel group was up against stiff competition with The Hilton, Leonardo Hotels, Sodexo and Wilson Vale also on the short list. Apex Hotels demonstrated a long term, companywide commitment to sustainable practices and policies which shone above the rest.

The group has put in place a comprehensive Carbon Action Plan designed to propel the organisation to NetZero and has committed over £1 million to reducing carbon emissions. The initiative has already yielded some impressive results including recycling 60% of all waste with zero landfill, cutting over 600,000 plastic and glass bottles from waste through a new partnership with Belu Water and changing all room amenities to refillable Antipodes crafted from reused ocean-bound materials, which are fully recyclable.

The hotel group has also streamlined task and reduced waste by introducing a new Paperless Check-in and Invoicing system, as well as a new guest App to improve efficiency. A new Building Management System (BMS) has also yielded a 15% reduction in electricity consumption at Apex Waterloo Place in Edinburgh, with plans to roll out BMS across all its London properties.

Averil Wilson, Apex Hotels Managing Director said: "We are absolutely delighted to win the Sustainable Business accolade at the Springboard Awards last night. This is the culmination of a lot of hard work to embed sustainability at all levels of the organisation.

Carbon reduction is a major priority for the group going forward, and we know our guests' buying choices are increasingly influenced by sustainable practices. It is important they feel reassured we are doing everything we can to create a cleaner more sustainable environment."

About Apex Hotels

Apex Hotels is a family-owned 4-star hotel group with chic city centre and rural properties. The company owns eight city centre hotels in some of the UK's most popular destinations - London, Bath, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dundee - and one rural hotel perfectly placed in Pitlochry.

Apex Hotels was founded by Scottish entrepreneur Norman Springford who opened his first property in 1996, Apex Grassmarket Hotel in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town. Since then, the group has grown into one of the UK's leading independent hotel groups, attracting tourists and corporate guests from across the globe.

Apex Hotels first country property, Pine Trees Hotel in Pitlochry, was acquired in July 2023, and represents the first phase of a portfolio expansion strategy targeting popular UK destinations.

As well as offering consistently high standards for business and leisure guests, Apex Hotels has a committed approach to environmental and sustainable tourism practices and is one of the few independent hotel groups to hold Silver Green Tourism Award's in all city centre hotels.