Hotchkiss Associates Limited is a well-respected local tax advisory practice located just outside the village of Kirk Michael. The office is a converted barn in a rural setting containing many registered trees. The conversion is insulated well, partly using the wool from sheep that were raised and sheared on the premises, and waste water drains to a septic tank rather than mains processing. Original features like the oak framework of the barn are preserved.
Inside the office there is repurposed second hand furniture, such as desks, cabinets, a sofa. The photocopier and computer screens are second hand and ‘old’ laptops are upgraded to the latest software capabilities in order to be utilised rather than discarded. The office is heated by a solar/air source heat pump, and a carbon neutral log burner, from which the waste ash is used to provide nutrients for the orchard. The office is lit by energy efficient LED bulbs.
The office reduce their paper waste by implementing electronic procedures such as: electronic document management, delivery of advice, and an electronic client signing facility to reduce travel and paper. Where printing is required, it is double sided. Paper hand towels are responsibly produced by a sustainable supplier and there are no single use or plastic cups in the office. IOM Creamery milk cartons, paper, cans, plastic bottles and glass are recycled and environmentally friendly cleaning products are used where possible.
Hotchkiss Associates encourage their staff to think sustainably through the environmental policy in the staff handbook, and an environmental champion is appointed in the office. Staff have the option to work from home to reduce fuel consumption and flexible working hours are offered to facilitate walking or cycling to work. Meetings are encouraged to be conducted over the phone/virtually to reduce the need to travel and staff are encouraged to consume tap water over buying bottled. In addition, as part of continued efforts to assist the environment, one of the company’s directors now drives an electric vehicle.
The mental and physical wellbeing of staff and the ability to connect with nature in the workplace is nurtured through offering the cycle to work scheme, outdoor yoga in summer months and the use of an onsite gym all year round.
Hotchkiss Associates support and promote our local heritage and culture by using only pictures and photographs by local artists.
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