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Rolawn secures independent environmental accreditation

Rolawn secures independent environmental accreditation: Market-leading turf and topsoil producer, Rolawn Limited, has achieved continued accreditation under the Green Achiever scheme for the fourth consecutive year. Achieving the Diamond Banner Award, Rolawn secured the highest level in the scheme.

Rolawn, based in the Vale of York, has secured the status under the Green Achiever scheme which offers environmental accreditation to businesses wishing to obtain independent acknowledgement of their green credentials and verification that they are actively reducing their environmental impact.

Rolawn secures independent environmental accreditation

Rolawn secures independent environmental accreditation

Ken Brewster, Rolawn’s Marketing Director, said: “We have a robust and proactive environmental strategy, not all of which is necessarily visible to our audience, so the continuation of this accreditation is really valuable in helping us to reassure our customers that we take this seriously.

“Integrity is important to us at Rolawn and that includes implementing improvements that aren’t overtly obvious, yet still make a real difference, for example the installation of onsite solar panels which has made a significant contribution to production.”

To achieve Diamond Banner Award status, Rolawn had to evidence proactivity on a range of levels from day to day, ground level operations, such as energy consumption and recycling, right through to higher level operational compliance with complex environmental legislation.

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Carbon neutral accreditation secured

Carbon neutral accreditation secured: Nurture Landscapes Group, consisting of Nurture Landscapes and Gavin Jones Ltd, granted internationally-recognised carbon neutral specification for measures at Surrey head office and at client sites.

The Group has been awarded Carbon Neutral status in accordance with the PAS 2060 specification, four years ahead of target as a result of its ongoing commitment to sustainable operation in all areas. The firm also holds ISO 14001 and 50001 accreditations for environmental and energy management respectively.

Carbon neutral accreditation secured

Carbon neutral accreditation secured

In its 2019 carbon neutral statement, Nurture Group pledged to become a PAS 2060 accredited organisation by 2025 and achieve full net zero status by 2030. The former is the result of a wide internal evaluation of all the Group’s sites nationwide and the activities of its 1250 staff.

CEO Peter Fane commented: “Operating sustainably and reducing our impact on the environment has been a promise of Nurture Landscapes Group since day one. As individuals, we all have a part to play in preserving our environment for future generations and I’m proud of our teams for doing their bit in helping us as a company achieve our target ahead of schedule. Evaluating individual processes and devising new ones has been a monumental task but one we were fully committed to doing carefully in order to cover each criteria.

“In addition to continuing to work alongside our customers and suppliers to ensure that the materials, tools, and techniques we use continue to minimise the impact on our environment, we are investing in significant carbon offsetting projects in Madagascar, Uruguay and the Amazon, which we have chosen because of how close they are to our own activities and industry, rather than how much they cost. After all, we believe that companies such as ours have a duty to safeguarding the world our children will inherit.”

Nurture Group maintains sites across the UK, such as business parks, hotels, and Royal gardens, utilising various measures such as battery-powered vehicles and tools. The firm is also reviewing its company vehicle policy in line with advancements made in electric and hybrid technology, and assessing its own supply chain to identify areas on which its carbon footprint can be further reduced.

Moving forwards, Nurture Group has committed to reducing its annual carbon footprint year on year, with individual action points being reviewed every six months.

Further details about Nurture Group and its environmental commitments can be accessed at: www.nurturelandscapes.co.uk/sustainabilty/carbon-neutral/

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AGS awarded ISO 9001 accreditation

AGS awarded ISO 9001 accreditation: Advance Grass Solutions Ltd is pleased to announce it has recently been awarded ISO 9001 accreditation.  Certified by UKAS, the new 2015 standard places significantly higher requirements on companies than previous versions of the standard.

ISO certification is based on international quality management principles including strong customer focus, motivation and implication of top management, the process approach, and continual improvement and review. The goal is to ensure customers receive consistently high quality products, support and services.

AGS awarded ISO 9001 accreditation

“Being ISO certified means our customers can have confidence AGS is committed to quality and outstanding customer service” says Jamie Bennett. CEO “We are extremely proud of our team and their efforts to attain the ISO 9001 certification. It means that quality is not just a concept, but a reality and proves that we don’t just talk about quality, we live by it every day.”

Sam Honeyborne. MD added “The decision to certify AGS once again underlines our positioning as a premium supplier and certification reflects our commitment to our customers.”

Accreditation lasts for 3 years with annual audits. AGS is committed to delivering continuous improvement and ultimately providing our customers with an outstanding level of service and support.

For more information on AGS or to enquire about ongoing opportunities to join the team  please call 01183-914540 or email info@advancegrass.com.

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AGS Announce Recent Accreditation

AGS Announce Recent Accreditation: Advance Grass Solutions Ltd is proud to announce its recent accreditation to The Investors in People Standard. It’s a mark recognised across 75 countries that sets apart those companies that have achieved excellence in the way they lead, support and manage people.

“Achieving Investors in People accreditation is an outstanding achievement for such a young company“ said Jamie Bennett, CEO of Advance Grass Solutions. “It requires genuine commitment from the management, passionate employees with everyone focused on the ambitions of the organisation”

AGS Announce Recent Accreditation

“Our most valuable asset is our employees and as such we wanted effective tools to measure and benchmark performance against common global principles to ensure we are the best employer we can be”.

To meet the minimum level for accreditation organisations are required to meet all nine performance indicators. Sarah Baker, Financial Director of AGS added “We scored well above average on all 9 indicators but were particularly recognised as exceptional in recognising and rewarding high performance”.

Accreditation lasts for 3 years with annual reviews. AGS is committed to delivering continuous improvement and ultimately providing our customers with an outstanding level of service and support.

For more information on AGS or to enquire about ongoing opportunities to join the team  please call 01183-914540 or email info@advancegrass.com.

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Living Wage Employer Accreditation

Living Wage Employer Accreditation: We are delighted to announce our Living Wage Employer accreditation.

This is a commitment to pay all our staff the real Living Wage – a rate independently-calculated and based on what people actually need to live. This rate is higher than both the government’s “minimum wage” and “national living wage” and ensures that employees earn enough to meet the cost of living.

Living Wage Employer Accreditation

Managing Director, Richard Taylor, said “As a responsible employer and with a consideration to the long-term commitment that we have to both our people and our clients, we just felt it was the right thing to do to support and participate in such a worthwhile movement.”

Note: The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate that is voluntarily paid by over 4,700 UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair day’s pay for a hard day’s work.

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