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'trend' stands for the resource efficiency network & discussion. Organisations joining trend can access a range of business support. Membership to the trend network is free for qualifying businesses.

The network aims to act as a signpost to join up a host of services available for businesses across the the West London and the east Thames Valley. Qualifying small to medium sized businesses can access the service for free!

'trend' is able to offer free support to qualifying businesses thanks to funding from the government's Business Resource Efficiency and Waste (BREW) Programme with Envirowise. The fund was set up following consultation with businesses representatives, the Treasury and the Department of Trade and Industry, covering England only. Funding for the BREW Programme comes from landfill tax collection that the government has pledged to put back into business over the next few years.
To find out more visit: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/brew/
'trend' is one of hundreds of business support projects across the UK being delivered through the the BREW programme. 'trend' is delivered by Groundwork, the environmental regeneration charity that supports businesses in realising the economic benefits of environmental action and sustainable development.

Groundwork is a federation of charitable trusts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, that each work with partners to improve the quality of the local environment, the lives of local people and the success of local businesses - focusing on areas in need of investment and support. Each Groundwork trust is a partnership between the public, private and voluntarily sectors with its own board of trustees. 'trend' is managed by a team from the West London and Thames Valley trusts. To find out more about what Groundwork does and how this can support your business, please click HERE.

'trend' is able to offer FREE support to small to medium sized businesses (SME's) with less than 250 employees in the West London and Thames Valley regions. Membership to the network is restricted to businesses in the boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Hillingdon, Slough, South Buckinghamshire and Spelthorne. We will equally support businesses that are new to resource efficiency along with those who have had basic environmental training but now need mentoring, networking and guidance to make the environmental improvements happen. Click here for a copy of the application form.

If your business does not qualify for free support from the 'trend' network Groundwork business services may be able to offer alternative support, please contact us.
You may also be able to access support from Envirowise.

Please return the application form to join 'trend'

Once you have signed up as a member of 'trend', you will be contacted and asked to fill in a simple resource questionnaire, - this will help our consultants to ensure you to get the most from the programme, by tailoring it to your business needs. The questionnaire will help your organisation record essential base line information to measure your success and savings by discovering the volume of raw materials and resources that you currently use.

For existing members who would like help completing this questionnaire - click here to see an example or contact us.

This website has been created to provide an information source to support and encourage the resource efficiency network & discussion and to share relevant information, advice and support to all 'trend' members.

The website also acts as a signpost to services from a host of organisations that offer resource efficiency 'help' services to business.

Visit the advice page for links to a variety of environmental organisations and 'help' services.
You can also browse the events page for information about forthcoming resource efficiency seminars, run by trend and by other like organisations.
Visit the discussion forum to share ideas, best practice and advice with other businesses on how to best tackle resource efficiency issues.

To promote your business resource efficiency services please contact us to be added to the list of links!

Remember this website is just a small part of the offer for 'trend' members - and if you're looking to share ideas with other businesses join in the face to face discussions at events and workshops.