How Highlander can help the local school! As part of Global Recycling Day in 2 days time we’ve invited Duncanrig Secondary School to our premises to see how we can help them achieve their Eco Schools Green Flag award and set an example for all of South Lanarkshire Council‘s schools and educational institutions. Have a look at the video to see what […]
Category: Community & Charity Work
A day made for the Highlander Clan. We are taking this opportunity to join Radio Clyde and Cash for Kids Scotland for some fundraising action Highlander style worth shouting about. On the 18th of March we will be offering a FREE Drop-Off* service for all your document shredding needs. We will also be donating £5 […]
Occasionally you come across a group or organisation that are doing great things for their community. We did just that with EK Community Litter Pickers. The group tackle litter hotspots in East Kilbride. With champions in each areas who highlight problems to the group. From fly-tipping to general littering and rally the volunteers to remove […]
Brian Bingham CEO of Highlander and Ingrid Boyd Depute Headteacher was invited to South Lanarkshire Council, by Alison Nimmo, DYW Programme Manager to showcase good practice regarding the Business partnership established with Highlander Recycling International. The following members of staff also attended: Drew Sinclair – DYW lead Alan Wilkie – English Teacher responsible for Scottish […]
Duncanrig’s Career Fayre
Last night we attended Duncanrig Secondary School’s annual career fayre. This is our second time attending this brilliant event and we were delighted to be asked to return again this year. The event is held within the school, and pupils from all year groups are welcome to attend with their parents/guardians to see what options […]
Reusable Bottles
Further to our previous news article regarding the recycling projects we have been involved in with Duncanrig Secondary School over the past year, we were recently able to deliver their new reusable bottles. We donated these bottles to the school and the first year students from 2018-2019 designed the logos for the bottles which have […]
We are delighted to support the East Kilbride Golf Club’s Sportman Charity Dinner for a second year running. This will be their 3rd event, and they have raised £12,500 for local charities in the previous 2 events!! Today we presented Jim Fegan with our contribution cheque of £250. Good luck for the event and we […]
Further to our previous news article, we are delighted to show the first photos of the Cambusnethan Talbot 2010’s wearing their new strip with our “shredding shark”. We think the boys look great and good luck for the season!
“Edinburgh Festival Fringe Recycling” We are delighted to assist the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society for the fourth year running with the recycling of shows’ leaflets at the end of the brilliant Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This year we collected 10.46 tonnes of leaflets! By recycling these leaflets, we have saved: 178 trees 73,220 gallons of water 3975 gallons […]
“Fijian Adventure” We recently supported Kaitlin Callaghan, a recent graduate from Stirling University, on her fundraising activities to travel to Fiji with Think Pacific, a charity which aims to provide children in rural Fiji with a quality education. The condition of schools in rural Fiji are poor and devoid of basic facilities, 75% of children […]