To ensure that the shift to electric vehicles is as green as possible, all electric vehicle (EV) charging points on our villages are supplied with 100% renewable and zero carbon electricity. We are also exploring further ways to encourage our colleagues and guests to make use of lower carbon options when travelling to and from our villages.
Our target is to have 100% of our fleet made up of either electric or hybrid vehicles by 2030.
Where we are
- Our villages are almost entirely car free after arrival - guests travel around by bike or on foot. At Longleat Forest, guests can use Center Parcs’ own public transport system, the land train
- The majority of our Housekeeping team travel around villages on bikes, using specially designed baskets to carry their cleaning supplies. Vehicles used as part of the changeover cleaning process are limited to those carrying linen or heavier items
- We have around 100 guest EV charging points at each UK village, all of which are supplied with zero carbon renewable electricity (80% of which is generated via biogas at Sherwood Forest). We’re proud to say that we have the most EV charging points of any holiday destination in the UK, with a total of 512 guest charging points across our five UK villages
- We provide electric vehicle charging points for staff at our Head Office, as well as for our fleet of electric vehicles on our villages
- All of the Technical Services vans on our villages are now electric
- More than 50% of our company cars are now electric
- We have purchased new electric Citroen Amis to support our restaurant delivery service, Restaurant Runner
- At Woburn Forest and Head Office, we have car share parking spaces in the employee car park, placed in the most convenient and desirable locations to encourage colleagues to share lifts wherever possible
- We provide coaches to transport our Housekeeping colleagues to and from the village on Mondays and Fridays, reducing the amount of cars travelling to the village – around 16% of our colleagues travel to and from work via these buses or by public transport
- We have a specific role of Transport Coordinator at all of our villages, providing information for colleagues and guests on alternative modes of transport to our villages
- At Woburn Forest, we provide complimentary shuttle buses for guests travelling to and from Flitwick train station and we offer a 10% discount on off-peak rail travel from London St Pancras to Flitwick station
- We provide secure cycle parking for colleagues, as well as shower and changing facilities
- We work with Raleigh to offer a 20% employee discount on full priced cycles and accessories
Where we’re going
- All of our company cars will have moved to electric or hybrid alternatives by 2030 – employees will no longer be able to select a fully fossil fuel vehicle as their company car
- We are working on improving the information that we provide to guests on available public transport options
How we're doing
We are aiming to switch our entire fleet to either electric or hybrid vehicles by 2030.
Figure 1 shows the percentage of electric and hybrid vehicles in our fleet to date (covering both our UK and Ireland operations).
Figure 1: Infographic showing the percentage of hybrid and electric vehicles in our UK and Ireland fleet
- Our fleet vehicles are charged on site with 100% zero-carbon renewable electricity that we purchase through the grid.
52% of our fleet is comprised of electric and hybrid vehicles.
The visual shows 50 vehicle icons. 26 are coloured green (representing the electric and hybrid vehicles physically in the fleet). The remaining icons are black, representing the vehicles which are still to be replaced with hybrid or electric alternatives. Each icon represents 2% of the fleet.
