Accreditations Standards and Audits

Accreditations

Brockwells Forestry benchmarks all our business systems against UK and international best practice which includes the following accreditations:

• BS EN ISO 9002:200 first registered in 2000
• BS EN ISO 14001 first registered in 1996
• UVDB achieved July 2004
• UVDB Verify achieved September 2004
• OHSAS 18001 – achieved in June 2006

EFQM

Brockwells Forestry has gone through a series of six EFQM audits over a seven year period and currently has a score of 471 with strong individual scores for leadership, strategy and people.

Tree Cutting standards complied with:

• British Standard 3998:1989 "Recommendations for tree work"
• ESQC regulations
• Engineering Recommendations G/55/1 Tree Working in Proximity of Overhead Electric Lines up to and including 132kV
• Landowner permissioning standards
• Permissions of local authorities and other organisations responsible for the protection of trees or sites (when they have a legal responsibility)
• In accordance with AFAG safety guides and HSE guidance
• The customer and / or clients cutting requirements and policy standards
• Electricity Association Engineering Recommendations G55/1 July 2000
• Consideration for the Environmental i.e. SSSIs, SPAs and Tree Protection Orders
• New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA)