The Noss Boat – Collaborations at home & in Sweden!

Fabulously busy day on the water today with full tours of both cruise ship passengers and visiting Shetland tourists. Delighted too to wear our new Noss Boat crew gear! These waterproof, windproof, comfortable jackets have been sponsored by the fabulous Swedish @didriksons outdoor clothing company & personalised with our Noss Boat logo thanks to our collaboration with local business @lhdcustomclothing who were super efficient & a pleasure to deal with. Many thanks! 🙏

Sustainability Report 2023

 

Custom Clothing

“Offering a personalised embroidery and transfer service to businesses, clubs, sports teams and individuals. At LHD Custom Clothing we design, print and embroider garments providing you with branded corporate clothing or leisurewear to your requirements.

We supply workplaces, clubs and associations, sports teams, schools, fishing boats, festivals, Up Helly Aa squads and themed parties with promotional items and personalised gifts. We also produce a number of t-shirts, hats and other goods which are sold in the LHD Shop, catering to both tourists and locals.

Whether you need a one-off or a run of thousands, we can accommodate. We have no minimum order quantity, and no set-up fee for garments ordered through us. Our move to new premises at 2 Charlotte Place, Esplanade, Lerwick is proof that there is a high demand for branded workwear and personalised items in Shetland.

You can choose from an extensive range of garments in our catalogue including stock from the LHD shop, or you can view the whole range of garments online.”

To view our range and check live stock figures, please click here!

Our most popular products include embroidered or printed t-shirts, polo shirts, hoodies, jackets, caps and beanies.

  • We can accept either rough sketches or detailed artwork
  • We can show you proofs of designs before we produce your items
  • We utilise several different production methods to suit your needs including embroidery, vinyl transfers and direct-to-garment printing
  • We keep all designs on file which means that repeat orders are straightforward

Going Green! A SILVER Green Tourism Award – Leading the way into 2023!


GREEN TOURISM AWARD  – SILVER – SHETLAND SEABIRD TOURS – THE NOSS BOAT

“Shetland Seabird Tours have done a fantastic job in achieving the Green Tourism Silver Award following on from their first GreenCheck Assessment. The team have displayed an excellent understanding of sustainability as well as an awareness of the opportunities and challenges associated with running a responsible business. Shetland Seabird Tours have performed particularly strongly in the Biodiversity, Chemicals, Community, Experiences, and Water goals during this assessment. The team have shown a strong commitment to continual improvement, a willingness to implement change where required, and dedication in the pursuit of sustainable best practices. A hearty congratulations to the team on their efforts and achievement in this assessment. Shetland Seabird Tours will undoubtedly continue to make progress in the Green Tourism programme as they continue their sustainability journey” Green Tourism 

What achieving our Green Tourism award means:

We are supported in our sustainability practices, and in our improvement journey by the world-leading sustainability accreditation partner, Green Tourism. 

Achieving a Green Tourism award means that our sustainability practices have been assessed and verified by a credible partner. It shows that we have an ongoing commitment:

  • to sustainability standards and practices
  • to work responsibly, ethically, and sustainably
  • to contribute to our community
  • to reduce our impact on the environment, and
  • to be accessible and inclusive to all visitors and staff.

Green Tourism has assessed our business against 15 sustainability criteria grouped under the pillars of People, Places and Planet. These consider the social, economic, and environmental actions we undertake, providing a holistic assessment of our sustainability performance. To ensure that our cliental/passengers understand our sustainability commitment, we have been assessed by Green Tourism to validate our practice. This independent assessment brings reassurance that our practice is evidenced and authenticated. We are proud to have been awarded a Silver award in our 6th February 2023 assessment.

Shetland Seabird Tours – The Noss Boat – Highlights 

Green Tourism also helped us to highlight our areas of sustainability strength. At our 1st assessment our sustainability highlights included: Biodiversity, Chemicals, Community, Experiences & Water.

We have been working hard across the business for a few years to reduce our impact on the planet after a challenging time during covid, where we were able to stop, reassess our business & our future & re-evaluate our goals & directions. We were already committed to the environment as passionate ornithologists, naturalists, & conservationists, but time reflecting during the 2020 lockdown, for a business 100% tourism reliant, gave our business the opportunity to further cement our branding, environmental ethos & future direction & to further improve our commitments to the environment & sustainability. We now have an exciting action plan in place through Green Tourism, & continue to improve on our green commitments & look forward to growing as one of the first “green” tourism businesses in Shetland. A Silver Award allows prospective passengers to immediately identify us as a business that places great value the environment & strives honestly & seriously, to reducing our impact upon it. Another small step in the right direction…… 

GREEN TOURISM are a world-leading sustainable tourism accreditation, which means we are in ‘good company’ with some of the world’s largest brands in hospitality & tourism.

 Thanks to all at Green Tourism – we really valued the input & support given by the team to help us through the assessment process. 

THANK YOU

REBECCA & PHIL  Feb’23