Trime plants good ideas with 'living wall'
3 March 2023
Sustainable lighting specialist Trime UK’s living wall feature on its Executive Hire Show stand was so good that it deserved a permanent home. So the Huntingdon-based business has donated the plants to a local school which will use them as an educational resource.
As reported earlier on the blog, Trime highlighted its green commitments at the exhibition by including a striking display of living plants as part of its presentation.
The stand display (pictured below) was the brainchild of Trime’s Marketing Manager, Emma Cohen, who said: “We are well known within the hire industry for our sustainable, energy and water-saving machinery. However, the show always attracts new visitors, so we wanted to draw these visitors’ attention to our environmental credentials.
“We received many positive comments about our stand, so we believe that we got our message across.”
After the show, the plants were carefully packed away and delivered personally to a local primary school, Godmanchester Community Academy.
Mrs. Harman, Eco-Coordinator at the Academy said: “As an Eco-School, we were delighted to receive the offer of a living wall from Trime UK. Our pupils are passionate about the environment, sustainability and also gardening.
“Over the past year, our gardening club has worked hard to develop multiple areas in our outdoor environment. The living wall has now meant that we can bring nature indoors and enjoy the benefits of plants, greenery, and growth in our foyer.
“Our pupils have got straight to work with sustaining the living wall and are taking responsibility for watering it. Our gardening club intends to research the different plants included to make sure we are giving them everything that they need to survive and flourish.
“The wall has already been admired by our many school visitors and allows us to celebrate our passion for nature and the environment from the moment people enter our building.
“The generous donation from Trime UK has meant that, as well as creating a living wall, we have plants left over. Whilst a number of these have been placed in classrooms to be cared for by pupils, our gardening club will also be holding a sale to raise further funds for more bulbs and seeds to be planted in our outdoor areas, including our wildlife area.
“We can’t thank Trime UK enough for thinking of us and supporting us with this donation.”
Pictured above from (left to right) are Mrs Harman, Izzy, Eva, Alex and Noah from the Academy’s Eco Council, and Emma Cohen. And the beaming smiles really say it all!
