Healthy working lives
We spend a large part of our lives at work. At Aquamarine Power
we believe in achieving a balance across every aspect of our
lives. We actively promote health at work (mind and body -
and a little bit of soul) through a range of activities designed to
suit everyone. After all, without our team we wouldn't be here.
We work hard at Aquamarine Power but we don't think life should
be about sitting at a desk all day. We regularly organise
events and activities which get us out of the office and keep our
minds and bodies active. We have a running club, a knitting
club and a walking lunch club. Many of our team are surfers
and can often be found down at Pease Bay.
Doing our bit
We're also keen to do our bit and are regulars at the Cramond
beach cleanup in Edinburgh and Bag the Bruck in Orkney. We're
naturally an active bunch and up for a sporting challenge so it
makes sense for us to do what we can for charity at the same
time.
Small actions = big change
We also do a host of small things to make our daily lives a
little bit easier like having a big kitchen, providing showers and
toiletries for those of us who run at lunchtime, having a
dry-cleaning service and a lunch service. We also run health
promotion weeks and have regular visits from a massage therapist
who turns one of our meeting rooms into a health spa for the
day.
They're only small things but we like to think it's the little
extras which have led to us being named one of the UK's Best
Workplaces and also saw us win our Bronze and Silver Healthy
Working Lives Award from the NHS Scotland.