About us - Environmental & Social Action & Sponsored Projects

At The Highfield Company, we have made a commitment to take accountability for our impact on the world and we will work hard in all we do to look after our world and give something back.

In regards to our responsibility towards the environment, we utilise only 100% renewable energy for all of our power needs, we recycle a high percentage of what we dispose of and we purchase products only from either sustainable or recycled sources where we can. We believe this world is the only world we have and we actively look at ways to try to minimise our impact. We accept that we work in construction and engineering, which has a high impact on the planet, but we look to work with all of our clients in the most environmentally positive manner possible.

Our desire to be active socially also shows in how we live our lives. Every member of our team has made the commitment to regularly donate blood or platelets. Between the individuals in our team, we all are involved in different ways. As a company, we also are passionate about supporting people who need help. We have made the commitment to donate 10% of our annual corporate dividends / profits towards a number of Southampton and International charities. We have donated to approximately 12 charities in the last 2 years, with our commitment being from £1,000 to £17,000 - our major partners are as follows:

2010:

• The Dreamland Medical Centre, a hospital in rural Western Kenya. You can read more about both the hospital and the two sponsored staff by clicking here
• Water & Sanitation Provision in Southern India, working in partnership with Just A Drop. You can read more about the water project by clicking here

2011:

• A Minibus for the Southampton charity Society of St James. You can read more about the charity and the project by clicking here
• A Water and Sanitation project in Afghanistan, in conjunction with the charity Tearfund. You can read more about the charity and the project by clicking here

We are in discussions with organisations about our 2012 commitments and will announce them later this year.