Natives exists because we do. If you've got this far into the site, Natives has probably struck a chord with you. It's here if you've ever watched the moon or the sun rise over the mountains, if you've just sat and watched fat snowflakes settle on your windowsill.
You've
probably made mindless small talk with hundreds of people you'll never
see again, yet made friends that you'll keep for a lifetime.
You stayed in to catch the first lift and went out far too late (but got away with it).
You answered the questions, dealt with the crap days and loved the great ones. You worked out what you did in the summer and you came home and your friends said, "What was it like?"
And what is it like? Only natives of the mountains know...
History:
Natives was founded by Iain Martin, who was fed up with season workers
being misrepresented in so-called 'documentaries' on TV.
The
site launched in April 1999 from Iain's living room. In May 2001, we moved to our first office in Putney, London. We have moved office since then, but still are located in this great spot in SW London.
Our traffic has continued to increase across the years. In January 2005, the site recorded 12.2m hits and 853,395 page impressions
from 388,076 unique sessions.
In
March 2003, we launched ResortJobs.co.uk to further broaden the distribution
of the Natives Jobs Network. In July 2003, SkiJobs.co.uk was also added.
In 2003, we published our first book 'The Natives Guide to Working in Ski Resorts', followed up in 2005 with 'The Natives Chalet Cook Book'. Our free twice-yearly magazine, Tribe, was first published in 2006.
In 2006, Natives joined the Friday Group. This new partnership has enabled us reap the benefits of being part of a larger group, while still remaining independently run. Iain Martin remains the Managing Director and largest single shareholder.
Natives is run by a small team of ex-season workers, most of whom work
on a part-time basis. Members of the current team include Vicky Higgs, Emma Morris, Lucy Paton,
Ben Simpson, Tom Greenall, Emma Tudor Hughes, Tony Cave, Chrissie Kimber, Jon Trigell, Kelly Hitcham, plus our team of resort
reporters.
Credits:
All of our back-end programming was created by Eric Clack
and his team at Bright Interactive.
Many of the images and Flash cartoons on
the site were created by graphic designer Jack/Dave
Moore. Most of our publications are designed by Jenny Semple at JS Design.
Other people who have played an important part in helping Natives become what it is today are Duncan Martin,
Stevie Welsh, Becky Saxby, David Norris, Neil Bradshaw, Leslie Manookian,
Jan Gooze-Zijl, Richard Ingleton, Toffa, Andre Russell and Colin Slater.
Contacts:
Main Line: +44 (0)8700 463377 or +44 (0)20 8788 4271
Fax: +44 (0) 8700 626362
Email: Please use our Contact Us page
Post: 263 Putney Bridge Road, London SW15 2PU
Useful Links:
Press Comments about Natives
Online Press Pack including Press Releases
Sites Linking to Natives
Search Engine Queries leading to Natives
Advertising on Natives
