delivering excellence - adding value
corporate responsibility report
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Determinat ion . Perseverance . Pat ience
ContentsChairman’s statement ....................................................... 5
Our vision ......................................................................... 6
Creating opportunities ...................................................... 8
Sustainable growth .........................................................12
Operating with a duty of care for the environment .......... 18
Managing our operational impacts .................................. 20
Investing in communities ................................................. 22
Atlantic Gateway ..............................................................30
Our people ...................................................................... 34
Assessing our progress ................................................... 38
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Welcome to Peel’s Corporate Responsibility
Report, a responsible and sustainable approach
to growth and development has always been,
and always will be, at the heart of our
operations. We have always looked to the
longer term, seeing potential and being
prepared to invest to realise that potential. We
hope we have added value and economic
prosperity to the areas where we have invested
and we take great pride in the quality of our
developments and the opportunities that
they bring.
This report covers our commitment to
excellence on social and environmental issues,
both in areas of national significance such as
our proactive approach to renewable energy
and low carbon growth, or simply through the
efforts of our employees to raise money for
charities close to their hearts.
Peel is as much about what we stand for as
what we do, we are about creating sustainable
excellence, taking the long term view, future
proofing our investments, leaving a positive
legacy. In addition to the employment, facilities
and infrastructure we have provided over the
last 40 years, we feel we have also added to the
social and environmental landscape. Peel is
more than a corporate entity, there is an
emotional attachment to what we do.
This report is in part an outline of the current
added value Peel brings to the communities
where we operate and also an insight into the
future sustainable economic, environmental and
social legacy we wish to bring to any community
in which we invest.
I hope you enjoy the report.
John Whittaker
Chairman
The Peel Group
Peel is more than a
corporate entity, there is an
emotional attachment to
what we do
a diverse and dynamic company
Chairman’s statement
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To create sustainable environments where people and
businesses can thrive
Commercial and economic excellence
• Boosting the economic strength of the regions
where we invest
• Creating jobs for local people
• Creating new communities
• Improving culture, leisure and tourism potential
• Working in partnership
Environmental innovation
• Promoting low carbon growth
• Providing sustainable solutions for energy, waste
and water
• Making best use of transport investment
• Enhancing green infrastructure and biodiversity
Positive social impact
• Integrating and sharing with established communities
• Enhancing quality of life and well-being
• Adding value and giving something back.
Peel is committed to the long
term investment, innovation
and creativity that has served
the Group well for many years.
Through setting challenging
objectives, inspiring our
people, sharing and innovating
with our partners, and taking a
pro-active approach to
sustainable growth and
development, the Group will
add value to its extensive
stakeholder base
Peel is committed to inspiring ourpeople, sharing and innovating with our
partners and taking a pro-activeapproach to sustainability
Our approach
Our vision
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“Working in partnership with Peel
has been a very positive
experience, they bring a real
commitment to regeneration, to
local employment, to supporting
local businesses”
Barbara Spicer CEO Salford City Council
Underlying Peel’s long term approach and vision
for its investments is a commitment to providing
opportunities.
Opportunities for employment, for improved
shopping, leisure or recreational facilities,
opportunities for an improved quality of life.
However, this can only be achieved by working in
close partnership with others.
Local communities, regeneration agencies,
and local authorities have a depth of knowledge
central to designing and delivering workable
solutions. The knowledge and experience of our
partners is of critical importance in maximising
our impacts and providing the most relevant
package of benefits and opportunities.
Atlantic Gateway is a current example of
the excellence Peel are looking to create.
Comprising over 50 projects covering
commercial, environmental and social schemes,
spanning the corridor of opportunity that exists
between Liverpool and Manchester and engaging
a wide variety of regional stakeholders in the
process. Projects ranging from MediaCityUK in
Salford to Wirral Waters and Liverpool Waters in
Merseyside offer help to provide a blueprint for
future growth and the future proofing of regional
prosperity.
MediaCityUKWirral Waters illustration
Our aim is to provide opportunitiesfor employment, for improved
recreational facilities and for animproved quality of life
Creating opportunities - raising aspirations
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MediaCityUK
With phase 1 now complete, the studios
operational, and a growing number of people and
businesses now residing at MediaCityUK we are
well on course for delivering a media hub of
worldwide significance which also inspires and
engages the local community.
We are immensely proud that during the
development phase 23% of the spend (£111m.)
went to small contractors in Salford. £257m went
into Greater Manchester’s SME economy and of
the 1,500 people who have worked there so far,
50% have been local. This has been achieved by
a collaborative approach and our partners,
including the local authority and our main
contractor Bovis Lend Lease, could not have
been more proactive on this agenda.
Glasgow Harbour
This flagship waterfront development in Glasgow
is a partnership with Glasgow City Council and
the Scottish Government. The original site
encompassed 130 acres of derelict and isolated
shipyards and docklands, largely unoccupied
and with no public access. Peel has invested
£105m clearing and assembling the site creating
major improvements to public infrastructure,
developing 1,150 apartments, and breathing life
into this previously run down area. In addition to
the jobs the project has created over 30 acres of
green space has been opened up for public use,
including 1 mile of waterfront cycle and walk
ways.
Wirral Waters
Peel is delighted to have recently received
planning permission for Wirral Waters. Wirral
Waters is the largest urban regeneration project in
the UK representing an investment in the Wirral of
over £4.5 billion. The potential for the area over
the next 30 years is immense, with the prospect
of over 20,000 new jobs over that period.
In January 2011 David Cameron and Lord
Heseltine visited Wirral Waters, giving the scheme
their seal of approval.
Trigen at MediaCityUK –
MediaCityUK will be powered by a
state of the art trigeneration plant.
Trigen is a combined ‘heat and
power’ system that uses ‘waste’
heat from electricity generation for
heating and cooling, hence trigen
(Electricity, Heating and Cooling).
This system is 80% efficient
compared with conventional power
stations that are only approximately
36% efficient.
MediaCityUK
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MediaCityUKhas the potential to create 15,000 new jobs as well as supporting an effectivetransport infrastructure that protects the environment
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Central to our future plans and aspirations is a
commitment to reduce environmental impacts
and promote sustainable development and
sustainable economic growth. Peel Energy and
Peel Environmental are at the forefront of
delivering low carbon energy and resource
management for the UK, our projects include:-
Wind Power
Peel has an established track record in
developing wind farms. Our first wind farm
became operational in 1999 and our most recent
opened in 2009. Our operational wind farms
have the capacity to produce enough electricity
to power over 45,000 homes. Wind power
remains a key element of our commitment to
renewable energy and future opportunities are in
the development pipeline Including a 60MW
scheme in Frodsham Cheshire which has the
potential to deliver enough electricity to power
36,000 homes.
Biomass
Peel is developing a number of biomass projects
capable of using a variety of fuels from waste
wood from the forest industry, and "energy
crops", to wood from UK waste streams which
traditionally has been sent to landfill. With a
potential output of 20-30 MW for smaller-scale
plants and up to 300 MW for larger port
based plants.
A planning application has been submitted for
Barton Renewable Energy Plant on the banks of
the Manchester Ship Canal, which in addition to
producing enough energy to power 37,000
homes could also benefit from water borne
transport opportunities.
“Biomass is the UK’s single most
important renewable energy
source, it also provides a
controllable supply, irrespective of
weather conditions”
Greg Barker
Minister for Climate Change
Climate change is an issue for us all, Peel is committed
to low carbon growth
Sustainable growth - a powerful commitment to low carbon energy and climate change adaptation
Scout Moor wind farm
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Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
Peel’s commitment to low carbon energy
generation includes a commitment to deliver
carbon capture and storage (CCS) on a
commercial scale.
CCS technology allows carbon to be captured
from energy production at power stations and
then transported and stored safely to prevent
it from entering the atmosphere.
Peel’s proposed CCS facility at Hunterston,
North Ayrshire, if approved, could meet the
needs of up to 3 million homes and ultimately
it would capture 90% of the carbon dioxide
produced by the plant!
Tidal and Hydro Power
Working in partnership with Public Sector
partners we have been investigating the
possibility of using the River Mersey for tidal
power generation. We are currently undertaking
more detailed work to bring forward a preferred
design option which will take into account
possible locations, likely power generation and
the wider environmental implications.
Peel is also exploring the feasibility of several
small scale hydro power schemes in the North
West region including on the Manchester Ship
Canal and River Mersey. A local university has
been engaged in this research process.
Peel are at the leading edge of
work on renewable energy in
the North West region and
nationally
Peel is committed to playing a part in addressing the climate change agenda
Mersey Tidal Power Project Scout Moor wind farmBarton Renewable Energy Centre Plant illustration
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Refuse Derived Fuel
The proposed Ince Resource Recovery Park,
developed in partnership with Covanta, seeks
to utilise synergies between related aspects of
the waste management process and is an
excellent example of sustainable development.
The recovery park offers an integrated waste
management facility (IWMF) and an
Environmental Technologies Centre (ETC) as
well as a Refuse Derived Energy Power Plant
capable of producing energy from waste. As
well as benefiting from multi-modal access by
rail, water and road the proposals include large
areas of ecological mitigation, landscape
enhancement and a visitor and business centre.
Waste Management
Peel Ports is continuing to develop an excellent
opportunity to provide a waste management
facility at Hoo Island in the Medway Estuary, that
benefits a range of stakeholders by moving
waste primarily via water borne transport,
therefore reducing CO2 emissions significantly,
and wherever possible recycling and reusing the
waste products.
The plan is to provide an excellent waste
management facility and also to create
something unique to the Medway whilst being
sensitive to the Islands local context.
Renewable Energy Centre
Peel Environmental is part of an exciting
partnership with UK Coal and Science City York
for a proposed Renewable Energy Centre in
North Selby close to the City of York. Yorkshire
and Humber has world class research expertise
in Bio-renewables and the North Selby site will
provide a facility that will allow Bio-renewables
research to be tested on a commercial scale.
“Our partnership with Peel is
an exemplar of best practice,
taking waste which would
have both contributed to
landfill and transport
emissions, to Hoo Island. The
waste will help build a bird
haven in the Medway Estuary
and reduce our carbon
emissions by 90%”
Alan Young
Thames Water
Ince Resource Recovery Park illustration Waste Management
Hoo Island in the Medway Estuary
Hoo Island - construction wastetransported by barge will help to
establish a bird haven in theMedway Estuary
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In addition to our business focused activity on the
environment Peel are delighted to support a number
of additional activities of environmental significance
within our land portfolio. In partnership with a range
of community led organisations long term
environmental benefits have been brought to a
number of the areas where we have invested and
continue to invest, these include;
Habitat Enhancement Plan (HEP)
The HEP was set up by Peel Energy to conserve,
restore and enhance wildlife habitats. Operational
since the Scout Moor wind farm first began to
generate electricity the total HEP fund available over
25 years will be £500,000.
Applications are evaluated by an independent panel
of experts and funding allocated to those projects
with the most potential to deliver habitat
enhancement. The projects have a strong focus on
rewetting the currently deteriorating blanket peat bog.
The benefits stretch well beyond the improvements
for wildlife with the blanket bog providing a major
‘carbon sink’ both for the UK and Western Europe.
Woolston Eyes
700 acres of Peel Land adjacent to the Manchester
Ship Canal, which provides an outstanding nature
reserve run by the Woolston Eyes Conservation
Group. Four separate ‘beds’ exist and between them
over 230 species of bird have been recorded at the
site.
Biomass Crop Research
On Peel land unsuitable for development we have
undertaken research, in partnership with Manchester
University, on growing potential biomass crops and
there suitability to different land types. Started on a
small scale three years ago, the project is generating
some very useful findings.
Operating with a ‘duty of care’ for the environment
A coastal reserve on Peel land Habitat Enhancement Plan (HEP)
“Woolston Eyes is a great
resource for the whole region, it
shows beautifully how commercial
and natural interests can live
comfortably together”
Brian Ankers
Woolston Eyes Conservation Group
Planned investment of more than £500,000 helpinglandowners create bio-diverse habitats such as an upland blanket bog to encourage wildlife at
Scout Moor in Lancashire
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Peel as a highly successful company operating in
a number of energy intensive industries
recognises the requirement to not only advocate
projects of environmental excellence but also to
monitor and manage our own operational
impacts. We are committed to doing this and our
approach includes;
Sustainability Steering Group
The Sustainability Steering Group identifies best
practice across the company, investment
opportunities in new technologies, and builds
strategic environmental management into our day
to day processes. This is supported by the
production of a bi-monthly e-newsletter outlining
key environmental and social impacts circulated
to all our employees.
Energy Saving Investment
Peel continues to evaluate and invest in a range
of energy saving technologies and good practice
measures to improve our environmental
performance. Investment in improved control
systems, conveyors and energy efficient lighting
at Port Of Hunterston in Ayrshire is expected to
save over 1,000,000 kWh every year.
City of Salford Community Stadium
Remediation works at the site of City of Salford
Community Stadium targeted zero waste, with
the waste produced being used on site for
reprofiling, or crushed and used as part of the
build process. Discussions are under way with
BREEAM about using the build process as a blue
print for future stadia construction projects.
Carbon Trust Standard
The Group was delighted to achieve the coveted
Carbon Trust Standard during last year, the
world’s only independent certification for
organisations taking real action to cut their
energy emissions.
“Being certified with the Carbon
Trust Standard is proof an
organisation has taken genuine
action to reduce their carbon
footprint and remains committed
to further reductions year on year.
We congratulate Peel on this
achievement.
Harry Morrison
General Manager - Carbon Trust Standard
We understand the need tomonitor and manage our own
operational impacts
Managing our operational impacts
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We have been investing in communities for over 40
years, from pioneering investments in Salford
Quays and Trafford Park to the recently opened
Gloucester Quays designer outlet and the exciting
plans for Glasgow Harbour. Often taking a lead to
achieve our vision we are committed to the
communities in which we invest, examples include;
Salford Quays
Before Peel made a substantial investment
on Salford Quays, commercial investment on
the Quays had been tentative. After our
investment, Salford Quays has continued
to flourish to the present day, when we find
ourselves again developing a landmark
media community of worldwide significance
that would have been impossible to imagine
20 years ago.
EventCity
EventCity adjacent to The Trafford Centre in
Trafford Park is another example of Peel’s vision
and commitment for the communities in which
we operate. Formerly a distribution depot, we are
looking to recycle this 27,000 sq metre facility into
a location to rival the NEC in Birmingham.
Although a long term vision EventCity has already
successfully hosted a major King Tutankhamun
exhibition using approx 5,000 sq metres of
floor space.
The Trafford Centre
Planned, developed and operated by Peel until the
recent sale to Capital Shopping Centres (CSC) in
exchange for shares in CSC, The Trafford Centre is
another example of vision, long term commitment,
and a lasting social legacy. A major tourist
attraction for the area The Trafford Centre employs
8,000 people directly, and many thousands more
indirectly, and provides a nexus of regional activity
around shopping, leisure and sport.
Peel has beeninvesting incommunitiesfor over 40years
Salford Reds
Programme production at The Pie FactoryEventCityThe Trafford Centre
Investing in our communities – taking action to achieve our vision
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Peel is about what we
stand for as much as
what we do.
We believe in creating
employment and giving
something back
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Gloucester Quays
The Gloucester Quays designer outlet opened
two years ago in the South West and continues
to build on our history of creative and innovative
investment. Gloucester Quays is a new business
combining leisure, shopping, tourism, recreation
and residential development.
The development has been built using the
existing heritage of the area, enhancing the
waterfront location and bringing it back into
public use. Added to this is the economic impact
of 2,000 new jobs and the further stimulation of
the regeneration of the City of Gloucester.
Glasgow Harbour
Currently under construction, Glasgow Harbour
is a 130 acre integrated development with an
investment value of over £1.2 billion. As part of
this project Peel has gifted land and put financial
support into the relocation of The Transport
Museum to the Glasgow Harbour development.
The museum will both architecturally, and as an
educational resource, rival any equivalent
development in Europe.
Last year Gloucester Quays
was the only retail outlet
worldwide to receive the
coveted Sword of Honour. The
Sword of Honour is the most
prestigious international health
and safety accolade a
company can receive
Art installation at Glasgow HarbourGloucester Quays
Imperial War Museum North
A donation of £12.5 millionto the Imperial War Museum
North in Trafford Park helpedestablish a world class
visitor attraction
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The social impacts of Peel go beyond the
positive impacts of employment and wealth
creation established by our investment and
development activities. Engaging with the
communities in which we operate is a key
element of our approach to sustainable
growth.
Manchester International Festival
Peel are delighted to be a Gold Corporate
Partner of the third Manchester International
Festival (MIF). The Festival is an excellent
opportunity for the region to engage with a
variety of arts and culture and it also links to
the aspirations that MediaCityUK holds for the
region, in championing innovation and
creativity.
Imperial War Museum North
A donation of £12.5 million to the Imperial
War Museum North in Trafford Park helped
facilitate it to come to fruition, providing the
area with a world class visitor attraction of
great historical significance housed in an
architectural masterpiece.
Broadoak High School
As part of the regeneration process in
Partington we donated £150,000 to Broadoak
High School to help in its aim of achieving
school of excellence status for its sporting
performance. In conjunction with Manchester
United and the Football Foundation we are
helping support the school in the development
of its facilities and curriculum activities.
“Peel had a number of questions to
answer when they came into our
community and over a period of time
they have answered them all....their
openness and transparency in the
way they dealt with our concerns
and issues, has led to a foundation
of trust and I feel Peel will be a major
influence in the positive regeneration
of our area”
Wayne Edwards
School Governor
Broadoak High School
Partington
Partington VillageBridgewater Way
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MediaCityUKis the host
venue for arange of
exciting familyevents for the
ManchesterInternational
Festival
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The Bridgewater Way
Supporting and encouraging the public use of
waterways is also a key agenda for Peel. The
Bridgewater Way for example represents the
enhancement of up to 35 miles of canal side
for cycling, walking and community use.
This year represents the 250th anniversary of
the opening of the Bridgewater Canal and we
are celebrating this landmark with the
production of a commemorative medal. Almost
25 miles of the canal have been revitalised.
‘Dunnies’ Social Club
On land adjacent to Liverpool John Lennon
Airport we are working with the Speke
community and have helped to re-establish the
Dunlop Social Club, a centre of community
activity, in refurbished pub premises. The
purchase, refurbishment and subsequent
extension to the pub to meet requirements of
the Dunlop members has been achieved with
Peel support in excess of £750,000.
Manchester Children’s Hospital
Peel are proud to have supported the
Manchester Children’s Hospital appeal raising
in excess of £1.5 million over the last three
years. This commenced with a charitable
donation of £1 million to the hospital and was
supported by a range of fundraising activity
including the first ever swim of the Manchester
Ship Canal (some 36 miles), by James
Whittaker over two days. The swim raised in
excess of £150,000 and separately The
Trafford Centre raised over £100,000.
This year a children’s ward was opened using
Peel’s name and we were honoured to be at
the official opening.
“More than 2,400 patients
have used the screening
rooms, for babies in particular
the confirmation of suspected
abnormalities can potentially
be life saving”
Neville Wright
Clinical Director
Children’s Radiology
Manchester Children’s Hospital
We are supporting the new ManchesterChildren’s Hospital appeal and have raised in
excess of £1.5 million over three years
James Whittaker
The Bridgewater Way The Peel Children’s Radiology Department at the New Manchester Children’s Hospital
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The Atlantic Gateway vision is for a low
carbon, sustainable, economic growth zone of
international importance, second only to
London in a UK context. The proposition is for
no less than a sustainable economic revolution
spanning the Liverpool and Manchester City
Regions. The Atlantic Gateway vision can bring
a step change across economic, social and
environmental themes, through
transformational investment in transport
infrastructure, sustainable resources,
regeneration and property development. This
will not only bring major benefits for the focus
area, but can make a significant contribution to
rebalancing the national economy.
Peel is part of a Partnership Board created to
work across the partner Local Enterprise Areas
and determine priorities and actions to help
deliver the Atlantic Gateway vision.
A World Class SuperPort
The opportunity to realise for the first time the
complementary activities between the Port of
Liverpool and the Manchester Ship Canal. A
range of proposed ports at Wirral, Ince,
Warrington and Salford, would significantly
increase the opportunities to move freight by
water and reduce road congestion and the
associated carbon emissions. Linked to rail
and air transport this would provide a multi
modal transport infrastructure as part of a
regional SuperPort.
Complementary Waste and Energy Projects
A range of complementary waste and energy
projects including the growth of biomass
crops, a waste recovery park and a tidal power
project form part of our vision. These projects
offer the opportunity for not only resource
efficiency but the creation of renewable energy
on a nationally significant scale.
Peel is a principal private sector
delivery partner within Atlantic
Gateway. The Peel component
‘Ocean Gateway’ has the potential
to deliver:
• 145,000 jobs, triggering a
revolution in the manufacturing sector
by reducing supply chain costs
• 73,000 homes, to help attract
and retain talent, with a focus on high
quality urban living and sustainable
waterside locations
• Over £1bn investment in
infrastructure ports and airports,
sustainable energy, water, waste
and greening
Moving freight bywater will reduce roadcongestion and theassociated carbonemissions
Atlantic Gateway - Unlocking the potential
Port of Liverpool
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The 125 mile radius around Liverpool has the
largest concentration of distribution and
manufacturing activity in the whole of the UK
and could be supported by our key themes of a
transport and logistics ‘SuperPort’, sustainable
resources and communities and regeneration.
A Great Place to Live and Work
Atlantic Gateway provides an opportunity to
support investment in green infrastructure and
quality environments. Through connected
natural spaces, destinations, waterways and
other attractions, there is the opportunity to add
real value to the natural and tourism economies
of the area. This area of work is being delivered
through the ‘Adapting the Landscape’ strategy.
Peel is supporting the creation of a Community
Environment Fund to support the delivery of
Adapting the Landscape and to help engage
communities at a local level in the Atlantic
Gateway initiative.
Wirral Waters
Peel was delighted to receive planning
permission recently for Wirral Waters. Wirral
Waters is the largest urban regeneration project
in the UK representing an investment in the
Wirral of over £4.5 billion. The potential for the
area over the next 30 years is immense, with
the prospect of over 20,000 new jobs over
that period.
Atlantic Gateway covers a diversity of urban
areas, natural environments and transport
corridors between the cities of Liverpool and
Manchester.
It offers an outstanding opportunity to harness
the vibrant City Regions of Manchester and
Liverpool and develop the hinterlands between
them to place the Atlantic Gateway on an
international platform to attract and retain talent
and investment.
There is an opportunity to create
a huge range of employment and
business opportunities to support
the continued prosperity of
the region
Wirral Waters illustration Wirral Waters illustration
Wirral Watersoffers the potentialfor 20,000 new jobs
over the next 30years
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At the heart of all organisations are its people,
achieving its vision, living its values and providing
creativity, determination and tenacity.
A variety of different approaches tailored to our
individual operating companies are used to
support, train and develop our people to
maximise both job performance and job
satisfaction.
A Manager’s Guide to help ensure consistency of
approach, Investors in People accreditation, and
the use of a number of nationally recognised
training programmes such as Apprenticeships,
Skills for Life and Train to Gain have all been
utilised to support employee development.
However, the role of our employees goes far
beyond the commercial success of Peel and
we are delighted with the role they play in our
partnership activities with community
organisations.
Ardgowan Hospice
Employees at our Clydeport operation worked
closely with staff at the Ardgowan Hospice to link
a visit of the QE2 to the port with raising money
for the outstanding work of the hospice. Over
£8,000 was collected and Clydeport then topped
this up to £10,000, establishing an excellent
partnership in the process.
“Peel is a family owned group and
we retain family values. We believe
in providing our people with
careers not jobs and encourage
and support them to make a
difference in their communities”
John Whittaker
Chairman
The Peel Group
Our people
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Children visit Clydeport Greenock Ocean Terminal Fundraising event for the Manchester Children’s Hospital
Our people take forward awhole range of charitable
activities to help theircommunities
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Sparks
Peel is delighted to be working in partnership
with Sparks, the children’s medical research
charity. This exciting alliance will see The Peel
Group and Sparks working together to save and
change tiny lives throughout the North West.
Sparks is a unique children’s charity, funding
medical research into the prevention, treatment
and cure of all conditions and illnesses affecting
children, babies and expectant mothers.
The funds we raise together will leave a lasting
legacy in the North West, which will have a
positive impact on the health of mothers and
their babies now and in the future.
The Bupa Great Manchester 10k Run
Each year for the past 4 years a team of runners
from Peel Management Services have run the
The Bupa Great Manchester 10k to raise money
for charity. Interest and engagement with the run
has grown year on year.
Wear it Pink
Annually Peel Group offices also participate in
the Wear It Pink day for Breast Cancer
awareness, as well as activity for Red Nose day
and Comic Relief.
Our people work tirelessly behind the scenes on
all these issues and many more not covered
here, to achieve added value for the region and
its residents.
Our partnership with Sparks
offers our people the opportunity
to be engaged in a variety of
activities that will make a real
difference on tiny lives now and
for generations to come
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Staff turnover ismodest, whenpeople join usthey are invariablyimpressed enoughto stay
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As you will already have read throughout this report
Peel has a history of responsible growth and
continues to lead on many of today’s key issues.
We are a diverse and dynamic enterprise. Our
activities range from property to ports, from wind
farms to hotels, as well as services such as utilities
and advertising and all our operations look to achieve
positive social and environmental impacts.
Peel will continue to invest in wealth creation,
regeneration, renewable and alternative energy
sources, and sustainable development.
Our commitment to partnership working and a vision
for sustainable growth remains at the heart of all we
do. We will seek to deliver excellence and add value
wherever we operate.
Peel’s long term view of
investment and our history of
determination, perseverance
and patience form a strong
foundation for many of the
issues we face today
We constantly assessour vision, values and
objectives
Assessing our progress
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We hope you have found this report useful and informative.
The Peel Group is proud of its history, and is fully committed tosuccessful partnerships delivering our vision for sustainable andresponsible growth.
The Peel Tower - LancashireMemorial to Sir Robert Peel
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v3©2011 The Peel Group, Peel Dome, The Trafford Centre, Manchester M17 8PL www.peel.co.ukProduced in collaboration with Collins McHugh, CR Consultants and Eldon Design Ltd.
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