News – Page 5 – Brown & Carroll

Helping to transform our local woodland park

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 10 March 2022 No Comments

We are proud to have played a major role in the funding of the Big Basildon Tree Planting Project. One aspect of the initiative was a huge planting operation carried…

The plastic in our rivers

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 10 February 2022 No Comments

You only need to take to the rivers and riverbanks to see the problem plastic poses to our waterways. That’s why we’re continuing to support local river cleans that have…

Big Basildon tree planting scheme

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 4 January 2022 No Comments

We’re one of two local businesses to support the biggest local tree planting initiative in the area this century.

Twenty bags of plastic waste removed from local river

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 21 December 2021 No Comments

On a cold and grey December morning, 16 paddleboarders ventured out onto the river. It was the last litter clean of 2021 and the cold weather didn’t deter them.

Supporting architecture in schools

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 3 December 2021 No Comments

We were more than happy to help with the event, which was run by Open City and supported by architects Orms. From the photos it looks like there is some…

Heroic effort in recent river clean

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 18 November 2021 No Comments

We removed 50 bags of rubbish from Chelmsford's River Chelmer!

Day in the life of a Health & Safety Manager

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 2 November 2021 No Comments

We spoke to Tom Drew to find out what it’s like being the go-to person on health & safety at Brown & Carroll.

We’re planting another 12,000 trees!

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 29 October 2021 No Comments

We’ve just signed an agreement with Thames Water to supply 12,000 trees for a new 20-hectare rewilding project in Dorney. Varieties including Oak, Rowan, Elder and Dog Rose have been…

Feeling the burn with 22km paddle board challenge

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 29 October 2021 No Comments

Our Senior Senior HSEQ Manager, Trevor Baker, was resting tired shoulders after completing the Chelmer Challenge. In aid of Breast Cancer Research, Trevor and the SUPsect Paddle Boarding Group, paddled…

Brown & Carroll supports biodiversity across Essex and London

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 21 December 2020 No Comments

It’s no secret that trees are important to us at Brown & Carroll. Our Time4Trees programme is based on our commitment to plant six trees for every cubic metre of…

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