Eco-friendly campsite is FSB award finalist
A family-run business is up for its fifth award in a year after being put forward for a regional award for ethical and environmentally friendly business practices.
Stubcroft Farm Campsite Ltd, based in the Witterings, has been selected as a regional finalist in the prestigious Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) South East Regional Awards in the Ethical & Green Business Category.
The campsite is set in a paddock on a working sheep farm close to the Witterings beaches and Chichester Harbour that boosts 72 different wildlife species and has environmental measures such as solar panels and ‘ecoloos’ to save water.
Managing director Simon Green said he was ‘very pleased’ at the news and it was ‘quite an achievement’.
He said: “For a small family run business to be in the same league as major national businesses is a great honour.
“Credit must go to all our hardworking staff who made this success possible.
“I am especially pleased with being chosen in the Ethical & Green Business Award category as it shows that you can put the environment and these issues as part of your core business plan and grow and succeed.
“We are proud to put Chichester and West Sussex on the tourism map and represent this great area in the FSB Awards.”
The FSB prize is set to be the fifth award for the campsite in the past year. Last May, Stubcroft was awarded Green Tourism’s Silver Award, an honour presented to only two campsites in the region, the other one being a National Trust site.
In December, Stubcroft went on to win three awards in the Visit Britain’s ‘Beautiful South’ Tourism finals; a silver award in the Sustainable Tourism REST category (Responsible, Ethical and Sustainable Tourism), and a bronze awards for Best Campsite and Caravan Park and also for Access and Inclusivity.
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