Brockwells Forestry benchmarks all our business systems against UK and international best practice which includes the following accreditations:
- ISO 9001:2008 first registered in 2000
- ISO 14001:2015 first registered in 1996
- UVDB achieved July 2004
- UVDB Verify achieved September 2004
- OHSAS 18001 – achieved in June 2006
Brockwells Forestry also complies with the following tree cutting standards;
- British Standard 3998:1989 “Recommendations for tree work”
- ESQC regulations
- Engineering Recommendations G/55 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
- Consideration for the Environmental i.e. SSSIs, SPAs, and Tree Protection Orders
- New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA)
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.
Achilles Verified
Achilles UVDB are a supply management community for the UK utilities industry, they were set up in order to provide a fair, open and transparent means of supplier selection for potential tender opportunities. Brockwells Forestry became Achilles verified in 2004 and has been compliant with the requirements of Achilles since then. In our…
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In order to ensure a continued level of excellence, we maintain a high level of auditing in all areas of operation. This allows us to react to areas that need additional attention, as well as having a proactive approach to work planning, policy development and team improvement.
Our teams are kept abreast of developments by attending company meetings, ongoing training and professional development sessions, as well as the production of tool-box-talks, safety bulletins and monthly newsletters.
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Brockwells Forestry Limited has been accredited through BSI to the international Quality Management System ISO9000 since 1998. The working procedures and practices employed within the business have been produced and are regularly audited to ensure compliance with the standard QMS ISO9000. Brockwells Forestry continually strives to improve the way it operates, whether that means reducing costs, enhanced technical operations, managing risk more effectively or improving customer satisfaction.
The quality management system gives us the framework to monitor and improve performance in many areas of our activities.
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