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Sustainability gold for Enterprise Rent-A-Car HQ

Sustainability gold for Enterprise Rent-A-Car HQ
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, part of the world’s largest car rental group, has opened its new SKA Gold-rated EMEA HQ in Egham, Surrey, designed and delivered by office interiors expert, Area Sq.

The new EMEA headquarters at Melburne Park, Egham, now houses nearly 300 Enterprise head office staff, who had previously been spread over several locations in the town. By incorporating sustainable design elements along with a community engagement programme, Enterprise and Area Sq have achieved the SKA Gold rating accreditation from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Working in partnership with environmental consultant Alphacello, the new office achieved SKA Gold, the highest accolade possible in the rating, and is now one of just a handful of workplaces to achieve the accreditation. SKA Gold rating was achieved in Enterprise’s new EMEA headquarters by incorporating enhanced wellbeing facilities for staff, diverting 98% of waste away from landfill, maximising natural lighting, using a high proportion (80%) of recycled and recyclable materials, and by having a strong community engagement programme. All emissions relating to the project have been offset, making it a carbon neutral redevelopment.

As part of the community engagement programme, local business and design students from Strode’s College and Royal Holloway, University of London, were given tours of the building to gain an in-depth understanding of the building’s design and sustainability credentials.

Jim Burrell, Senior Vice President of European Operations at Enterprise, says: “Our company was founded on the principle that if you take care of your customers and your employees first, then the profits will follow. It is this ethos which has inspired our new headquarters, which will eventually be home to more than 500 employees. From a strategic perspective, the work done here will support the development of the business in Europe. With the help of Area Sq, we have been able to create a positive space for our staff while minimising our impact on the environment.”

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