Our Why
Our structure is founded upon the sound principles and tenets of our beliefs in being custodians and participants in the journey towards creating a better world. They emanate from many years of applying ourselves to the responsibility we owe future generations, bringing up our own children to be contributors and sharers. Fundamentally, within our home we challenge our children to ask whether they are part of the solution, or contributors to the problems the planet faces. We are proud to say we are happy with the outcome as each endeavours to place value on being a positive force in the world on a daily basis.
As has been described, we have a long tradition of working with wood and specifically oak. I won’t repeat the how and whys here, but as you will have learnt all oaks belong to the genus QUERCUS, and this word underpins the principle motivations of our charity The Quercus Conservation Trust and creates the pillars of our structure.
Q – Quality:
We pride ourselves in ensuring we place quality at the forefront of everything we do. For many years in our respective businesses, we have driven a quality over quantity ideology. Placing people before profits and sacrificing gain for a shared endeavour that all those who work with us, never for us, have experienced. We seek to work with people who have that shared endeavour, to place Quality at the forefront, never cutting corners, never taking the easy road and always pushing to always go a little bit further... to do a little bit more with what we have.
U – Understanding:
A recurring theme in our lives has been that every day is a school day. We learn a little more if we remain open to that experience, never believing that we know it all. Through our charity we are learning more and more, and at every opportunity we look to share that with the wider community through our courses, programmes and educational experiences. Understanding the what, why and how can help shape a better environment, through that a better community and through that a better planet.
E – Environment:
It should not surprise the reader that the environment is pivotal to our existence on earth. The legacy each of us leaves should not be measured in wealth or the material goods we have accumulated in our life time. It should be measured by the environment we leave to our children. It remains ephemeral and demands that the next generation maintains that legacy of care. Without a conscientious approach to understanding our impact on the environment we will fail to provide for a better tomorrow.
C – Conservation:
To achieve the above environmental legacy we must protect, maintain, and restore habitats, enhance the ecosystem, and protect biological diversity. By encouraging this inherent philosophical characteristic of wanting to conserve and protect, we will meet our responsibilities as conscientious members of society.
U – Utility:
We cannot hope to build a better world without improving as individuals. To be useful and of service, of practical use to our wider community and to support, though endeavour, the values of our charity. Utility is a measure of what we do and the satisfaction others can derive from the effect we have on the world we live in.
S – Stewardship:
At the heart of our purpose is the responsibility we have to use and protect the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices. As custodians of the spaces around us, through which we interact with nature, we have a responsibility to behave and make decisions as stewards. This stewardship means we, as an organisation, take on the responsibility to act as role models and educators through example. Our own behaviours and actions are overseen by our technical advisors and board of trustee’s to ensure we practice quality stewardship of the world around us.