Our environmental initiative results in 50 new trees being planted in Cornwall
Last year we removed blue bags from our branded Proper Cornish boxes as part of our ongoing journey to reduce the number of single-use plastics used across our business. To mark this particular initiative, we decided to plant a number of trees in Cornwall with a view to giving something back to the environment and […]
Supporting the Hugs Foundation
Throughout 2019, we supported The Hugs Foundation by having them as our company chosen charity of the year. By holding cake sales, running half marathons, bucket collections and many other activities, we are extremely pleased to say that we raised a total of £3,244.16 for the charity. We are delighted to have decided to support […]
Raising money for The Hugs Foundation UK
Gerald Allen, our Operations Director is taking part in Exeter’s Great West Half Marathon on Sunday 13th October 2019. He will be raising money for our company’s chosen charity, The Hugs Foundation. If you would like to help Gerald raise money for this great case, you can donate directly to his fundraising page here. JustGiving […]
Have you got the bottle?
As part of our commitment to health, wellbeing and the environment, we have joined the Refill Cornwall campaign, whereby members of the public can call into Reception at Proper Cornish or Furniss to refill their water bottles with tap water. Currently less than 30% of people in the UK drink tap water in a reusable […]
Proper Cornish roles out loan bike scheme for its employees
Proper Cornish have been working with sustainable transport charity Sustrans to encourage more people to walk and cycle to work, benefitting employee health and reducing the environmental impact of the daily commute. On the 5th March (St Piran’s day) we gained three new loan bikes (through the Cornwall Council’s Travel to Work grant) which are […]
Colleague Charity – 2019
We are delighted to announce that our colleague charity for 2019 is The Hugs Foundation. A fantastic new equine rescue charity based in Bodmin, servicing the whole of Cornwall, they are working to not only provide a rescue and rehabilitation centre for horses, ponies and other animals, but also to offer counselling and equine/animal […]
Defibrillator
We are delighted that our community use defibrillator has now been installed at our Bodmin office. We’ve worked with our neighbours, Kellys of Cornwall, Malcolm Barnecutts, and Certas to raise funds to purchase the defibrillator. The defibrillator has been purchased from Duchy Defibrillators, through the support of FLEET. A great example of Bodmin businesses working together […]
Proper Cornish and Bristol Rovers celebrate their 25 year partnership
We have been supplying our wonderful pasties to Bristol Rovers Football Club for 25 years, and on Saturday 7th April we marked the occasion by holding A Pasty Day at the Memorial Ground, where Bristol Rovers were playing Charlton Athletic. Our chairman, Phil Ugalde, presented Steve Hamer (chairman of Bristol Rovers), with a giant pasty. […]
Proper Cornish has joined forces with their neighbours to raise funds for a defibrillator for the Walker Lines Industrial Estate, Bodmin
Working with other local neighbouring businesses, we are raising funds for a defibrillator for the Walker Lines Industrial Estate, Bodmin that can be used by the community should the need arise. The defibrillator will be located on our premises as a central location for the Walker Lines Industrial Estate accessible to everyone who is working […]