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Trade Associations and
Accreditations
Trade Associations
We are members of numerous trade associations
relevant to the specialist access sector including:
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National Access and Scaffolding
Confederation (NASC)
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International Powered Access Federation
(IPAF)
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Construction Plant Hire Association (CPA)
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
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National Association of Scaffolding and
Access Contractors (NASAC)
Industry Accreditations
Our processes and systems have been
accredited to a number of different schemes
including:
Building Confidence
A supplier pre-qualification and accreditation
service for the UK construction industry.
FPAL
The oil and gas industry supply chain scheme in
the UK and the Netherlands.
Link-Up
The UK rail industry supplier qualification
scheme
National Competency Control
Agency Sentinel Scheme
A management system run by Network Rail
that ensures that we are compliant with the
requirements to carry out safety critical work on
the railway.
OHSAS 18001
Our occupational health and safety
management system is accredited to this
standard.
ISO 14001
Our environmental management system is
accredited to this standard.
ISO 9001
Our quality management system is accredited to
this standard.
UVDB and Verify
The UK Utilities Industry pre-qualification
scheme. Verify is an extension to UVDB to
further assess Safety, Health, Environment and
Quality (SHEQ) capabilities.
Our longstanding reputation for quality and
service has been achieved by working with
our clients closely. We focus on customer
satisfaction and understanding their
requirements. Our quality management system
is certified to
BS EN ISO 9001:2008
.
Eight quality management principles form the
basis for the standard:
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Customer Focus
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Leadership
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Involvement of People
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Process approach
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System approach to management
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Continual improvement
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Factual approach to decision making
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Mutually beneficial supplier relationships
Quality
TM
OHSAS 18001
OHS 523551
TM
ISO 14001
EMS 539607
