ABOUT USTEP is an award-winning consultancy providing multi-disciplinary environmental services to our clients in the private, public and voluntary sectors. Established in 1997 TEP provides independent high-quality environmental planning and design advice with a strong emphasis on personal service. We have grown steadily by sticking to our core skills and we now have a track record of over 7,000 projects, large and small, which demonstrate high-quality and sustainable development. No two places or projects are the same and TEP has professionals accustomed to working in multi-disciplinary teams identifying practical solutions that work well for the place and for the client. We believe in the power of teamwork, both in the way we organise ourselves and in the way we work with communities involved with our projects.
OUR VALUES
As an environmental consultancy, we have a particular responsibility to help shape a sustainable and equitable environment for life in the 21st century and beyond. Our work is underpinned by our shared values. In short, we aim to be:
- Honest: We keep our promises and are accountable and transparent to our staff, clients and suppliers;
- Supportive: We are courteous and respectful to each other, to our clients and to the communities where we work. We want to be the best we can, diverse and inclusive, and stand against all forms of prejudice;
- Passionate: We work to create and manage places which benefit society, enhance biodiversity and celebrate heritage;
- Forward-looking: We invest in our future by continually improving our skills and services and keeping abreast of latest thinking. We maintain profitability to allow us to invest in our future;
- Enterprising: We collaborate with our clients and stakeholders to provide high quality, sustainable, pragmatic and creative solutions;
- Responsible: We respect and consider the aspirations of the communities and the environments in which we work.
INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
We firmly believe the business maxim of Charles Dunstone: “if you have good people, you’ll have a good business”.
TEP has been an Investor In People since 2002 and rose to Gold Standard in 2011. Our second Gold Audit in 2014 stated: “this is a dynamic organisation with an excellent grasp of the benefits of investing in staff and is constantly seeking new and more effective ways to improve performance”.
Our staff are fully supported in their professional development and encouraged to play an active part in the way TEP is run. We actively value diversity and this is reflected in our Equality and Respect policy which is applied in recruitment, induction, promotion and retention. Our employee survey confirmed that staff feel that equality and diversity is actively encouraged at TEP.
