Tidy Business Awards

The Stepclever Business Neighbourhoods project aims to make Stepclever areas safer and cleaner so that businesses want to stay or start up in the area. One of the project’s themes is provided by Waste Enforcement who seek to supply environmental improvements for businesses, predominantly by ensuring they have suitable Trade Waste contracts for removal of their commercial waste. However, other elements of environmental crime are assessed and improved where necessary, such as litter, flytipping, dog fouling, graffiti. Recycling advice is also given to help businesses minimize their waste as much as possible.

To date, 200 businesses have been inspected and complied with suitable Trade Waste contracts, 70 businesses have benefited from enhanced environmental conditions, and 30 have signed up for a Tidy Business Award.

Tidy Business Awards

Sefton Council, in partnership with Encams, part of the Keep Britain Tidy Group is looking to recognise businesses who take responsibility for their trade waste and their local environment by presenting them with either a Bronze, Silver or Gold award.  

This initiative is free to all businesses that want to apply.

Businesses can qualify for these awards and will receive the following benefits;

·        Free Press Publicity in your papers

·        Recognition of your environmental commitments

·        Nationally recognised certificate to display in business

·        Recognition within your local community.

To qualify for these awards it could not be easier, and is designed to fit in with the normal day-to-day running of a business. A dedicated Stepclever Officer audits all businesses and completes all necessary paperwork. The audit process takes around 30 minutes to complete.

Businesses who have a current Trade Waste Contract could already be well on the way to qualifying for the Bronze Award or have provisions in place to work towards a higher Award by recycling and reducing trade waste or supporting the local community with environmental initiatives.

Last year, ten businesses signed up, with two receiving a Silver Award and eight receiving a Bronze Award. This year, another twenty businesses have signed up, with four receiving a Silver Award and a further sixteen receiving a Bronze Award.

These twenty businesses are:

·        Strand News, 231 Stanley Road, Bootle

·        Latte Lounge, 227 Stanley Road, Bootle

·        Ink Xpress, 248 Stanley Road, Bootle

·        The Sewing Centre, 302 Stanley Road, Bootle

·        Café 48, 48 Hawthorne Road, Bootle

·        D & L’s Fruit and Veg, 55 Hawthorne Road, Bootle

·        Whitworth’s, 93 Knowsley Road, Bootle

·        Carey’s Discount Store, 103-107 Knowsley Road, Bootle

·        Hel’s Kitchen, 141 Knowsley Road, Bootle

·        DAC Plumbers Merchants, 194-198 Knowsley Road, Bootle

·        Bread ‘n’ Buttered, 200 Knowsley Road, Bootle

·        George Gerry’s Fish Bar, 60 Aintree Road, Bootle

·        M.R.S. News, 64 Aintree Road, Bootle

·        Discount Booze, 86 Linacre Lane, Bootle

·        Geebie’s Hair Salon, 88 Linacre Lane, Bootle

·        Cookie’s Cafe, 88a Linacre Lane, Bootle

·        Estate Blinds, 92 Linacre Lane, Bootle

·        Cutie’s Dog Grooming Salon, 38 Fernhill Road, Bootle

·        Quiff’s, 92 Fernhill Road, Bootle

·        Londis, 4 Litherland Road, Bootle

If any businesses are interested in joining this innovative scheme, then please contact your local Stepclever Officer on 0151 934 3956.