Wilderness Expertise - what's the story?
Peter Harvey spawned the concept of a small, staff friendly company while mountaineering in the Alps in 1994. His motivation came from several directions, not least his experience working at Strathcona Park Lodge in Canada and Outward Bound in Wales.
The driving force was to see if his idea of a staff-focused business would keep a team enthused and pay their salaries. A difficult task at any time, and even more difficult in the unforgiving world of outdoor education.
Motivated staff would mean that customers were happy, staff felt valued and rewarded and would be keen to continue to work with the company. This ethos continues to this day, with the company’s staff supported in whatever they want to do. We turn our collective noses up to the 9 to 5 working mentality. The beauty of being a small company and focused on you, is that you’ll speak to the same people in the company each time you call and get a personal service as a result.
Wilderness Expertise is proud to have been an the forefront of several national projects working on safety and standards for outdoor activities and increasing the level of best practice for expedition providers:
- We sat on the advisory panel which created the Manifesto for Learning
Outside the Classroom (www.teachernet.gov.uk/learningoutsidetheclassroom)
- Wilderness Expertise is one of the founder organisations of the Expedition Provider’s
Association. This is a body of organisations that provide expeditions and
activities for schools and young people and work towards industry best
practice.
- We sat on the Technical Committee to put together the BSI standard
(BS8848) for outdoor activities and expeditions (www.bsi-global.com/BS8848)
- Peter Harvey is Chairman of the Young Explorers' Trust (www.theyet.org)
Registered in England
as Wilderness Expertise Ltd at Priory House, 45-51 High Street, Reigate,
Surrey RH2 9AE. Registered No: 03151618. VAT No: 709346133
"Short Courses" and "Behavioral Education Enrichment Programmes" are parts of Wilderness Expertise that are registered in England as Wilderness Expertise Training at Priory House, 45-51 High Street, Reigate, Surrey RH2 9AE. Registered No: 4312677
