Groundwork is a leading environmental regeneration charity. It is active in over 150 towns and cities and is involved in 3000 projects at any one time. Enterprises supported by Groundwork range from raising environmental awareness in schools to major regeneration projects. It is the UK's largest non-statutory reclaimer of derelict land. Although each trust has local autonomy, the St Helen's office coordinates much of the IT activity of the charity's 1000 staff and 400 PCs.
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Each email attachment is checked by SAV as it is opened to prevent any viruses entering the system. Established in 1981, Groundwork now has 43 trusts working with local people around the UK and has directly influenced and aided similar enterprises in Holland and Japan. In addition, its Environmental Business Services help organisations achieve savings, keep abreast of all relevant legislation and cut their environmental impacts. Each trust is responsible for its own administration and IT policy, but IT activity is coordinated at the St Helen's office, the first Groundwork trust to be established. Like most of Groundwork, the St Helen's server runs Novell NetWare.