Our Green Commitment

We encourage the use of public transport where possible.

Hoveton and Wroxham train station is only a 10-15 minute walk to the boat yard.

For more information on how to get to us by public transport, click here

Our priorities are to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• We consider carefully before printing, although when we do it is on recycled paper
• Where possible confirmations, newsletters and special offers are sent via email to save on paper and postage.
• Our promotional material is available to download from our website, however  if our customers prefer a printed copy they can rest assured all of our brochures and leaflets are printed on recycled paper or paper sourced from renewable forests. In the last few years we have assessed our print runs and reduced the amount of brochures that we have printed with more information such as 360 virtual boat tours available online.
• We reuse single sided printed paper in our office and workshop, and we reuse old linen and towels as cleaning rags.
• We have recycling facilities all around our site for staff and customer use.  We recycle all waste paper, cardboard, cans, plastic bottles, containers and glass.
• Printer cartridges from our business use and any of our staff’s private use are collected by our stationery provider who then make a donation to their nominated charity, The World Land Trust.
• Waste metal and old engines or engine parts are taken to the local scrap yard or sold on ebay.
• When we do have to dispose of non-recyclable waste we use our onsite compactor to minimise the volume of waste we send to landfill.
• All of our waste wood is recycled
• Hazardous waste is disposed of in line with the 2005 regulations.
• Since April 2019 we replaced red diesel with GTL fuel,  helping to reduce emissions and improve local air quality. Being biodegradable too should minimise the impact of an accidental spillage.

We continually review what cleaning products we use:

• We use eco-friendly cleaning products wherever possible.
• We provide phosphate-free washing up liquid for all of our customers on our hire cruisers and in our holiday homes.

Prior to arrival, we send all of our hire cruiser customers information about the impact of phosphates on the water quality in the Broads.  They can then source phosphate-free toiletries in advance of their holiday.

At Norfolk Broads Direct, we recognise the impact our fibre glass cruisers have and are trying to offset this by planting trees. For every new boat that we build, we have committed to planting one new tree. In the Spring of 2014 we planted three trees at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden in South Walsham. The ‘twinned trees’ will be planted in Broadland locations to encourage our customers to visit these wonderful attractions and even visit the tree linked with their cruiser! Customers hiring Fair Executive 1 or 2, or Fair Senator 2 will have details in their Skipper’s manuals about the locations of the planted Oak, Horse Chestnut and Ash trees that can be found at Fairhaven. Fair Chancellor 1 and 2 are twinned with a Sweet Chestnut and Hazel at Salhouse Broad and  seven trees are located at How Hill. These comprise of Hazels representing Fair Commissioner 1 and 2, Fair Entrepreneur 1 and 2, leaving the final three planted for a regular customer wishing to give something back to the local area.

Customers have the opportunity to plant trees in some of their favourite locations through Norfolk Broads Direct. Tree planting is important both for CO2 conversion, but also as habitats for wildlife and aiding the reduction of flooding (as well as many other reasons!). For every tree our customers plant in the Broads through us, we will match this and take it one further: we’ll plant two more trees!