Planting of 1,000 trees helps cut carbon footprint

The award-winning Telford business has sponsored the planting of trees across the country, with 200 young hazel trees now growing in Shropshire thanks to the Small Woods Association.

TRS director Vicki Kelly said: “We are committed to supporting our local community and the environment, hence the decision to plant more than 200 trees in Shropshire. But we have also joined household names such as Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Disney in supporting the Woodland Trust's carbon removal scheme, by planting a further 100 trees across the UK as part of the trust's initiative.”

TRS Personnel have also planted more than 500 saplings through the Trees for Cities scheme, 100 via the national Tree Appeal and another 100 with the Heart of England Forest project.

Miss Kelly said: “Although as a service sector company working in the recruitment industry, we are not legally required to reduce our emissions, this was a commitment we made as a business to do our bit for the environment.

“Each time we heat our offices, drive to a meeting, or take a flight, fossil fuels are burnt and carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. We all need to take steps to reduce our CO2 emissions and planting trees was just one of the ways in which we could reduce our carbon footprint responsibly.”

The company's environmental policy is just one of a range of standards and commitments made by TRS Personnel as part of its corporate social responsibility agenda.

Luke Neal of the Coalbrookdale-based Small Woods Association Shropshire, said: “We are a charity dedicated to the creation and protection of woodland and extremely grateful to the support of TRS Personnel for helping us to achieve that aim.

“The amount of CO2 a tree will offset depends on many factors, such as the type of tree, where it is planted and the amount of room it has to grow. But on average, one broad leaf tree will absorb in the region of 1 tonne of carbon dioxide during its full life-time.”

“The hazel whips from TRS Personnel are being planted in Limekiln Wood on the Ercall in Telford. Hazel is an ideal species for coppicing as each time it is cut it sends up many new shoots, this provides the woodsman with useful straight sticks and poles which can be used to make a number of products from walking sticks to woven panels.”

TRS Personnel is a leading Midlands recruitment company with offices in Shrewsbury, Stafford and Wolverhampton. It was the 2011 winner of the Business in the Community Award at the Shropshire Business Awards.

For further information see www.trspersonnel.co.uk or call 0844 8808 250.