Our accreditations
Arboricultural Association (ARB)
Comprehensive accreditation for UK tree surgeons
ARB Approved Contractor is the only comprehensive accreditation scheme for professional tree surgery businesses in the United Kingdom.
Becoming an ARB Approved Contractor demonstrates the ability and desire of ones business to work to best industry practice achieving much higher levels of Knowledge and skill and the ambition to promote and raise the professional standards of the industry.
An ARB Approved Contractor (ArbAC) is a business that has been rigorously assessed by the
Arboricultural Association, has met and continues to uphold the AA’s Standards with regards to
Codes of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
The Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor scheme has been setting the standards for tree surgery work for more than 40 years. The Arboricultural industry is not regulated by government but plays a large part in caring for the UK’s rich tree heritage.
The Arboricultural Association’s assessment of Approved Contractors is not limited to their
knowledge of trees and tree maintenance but also includes:
- Their understanding and practical application of current arboricultural practice.
- Their compliance with legislative requirements of arboricultural contracting.
- Their compliance with health and safety requirements of arboricultural contracting.
- Their high levels of service to clients through efficient business management.
Learn more here.
CHAS
Improving health and safety across the UK
Since 1997, CHAS have been helping to improve health and safety standards across the UK and safeguard organisations from risk.
CHAS work in partnership with leading industry bodies and independent organisations to provide clients and contractors alike with a single solution for accreditation, risk assessment, supply chain management and industry training.
CHAS is an authority and trusted advisor on health and safety compliance, responsible for setting industry benchmarks and providing the new Common Assessment Standards.
Our aim is simple:
- To standardise and simplify health and safety assessment for contractors.
- To support organisations in efficiently managing their supply chains.
- To deliver a full suite of supply chain management tools.
Learn more here.
Trustmark
Government-endorsed protection
TrustMark is a Government-endorsed sign of consumer protection for home improvements, repairs, renewable energy installations and low energy retrofits that are designed to make your home more comfortable, healthy and economic to run. TrustMark is attained by a reputable business after it can prove to a certifying body (i.e. Certification schemes or Trade Associations) that it has all the right competences and consumer protections in place.
TrustMark’s requirements relate to all the business’s work and all its employees, as it is the business, which is TrustMark registered, not just the work. This Customer Charter sets out the rights and responsibilities of any customer receiving advice, installations, products, services or other work carried out by any business which carries the Government-endorsed TrustMark quality mark.
Customers include householders, landlords and tenants. Businesses include a wide range of home repair, maintenance and improvement firms, installers and renewable energy related trade and professional services.
Learn more here.
Ready 2 Burn (R2B)
Quality firewood
Woodsure is the DEFRA appointed Certification Body to administer the Ready to Burn Scheme as recognised in The Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020.
Air quality and wood fuel has become a hot topic and stove owners are being asked to think about the impact of burning poor quality firewood has on the environment. A stove is only as good as the wood it burns and so the Ready to Burn stamp of approval will reassure those who purchase firewood/briquettes with its logo that they are dry enough and immediately ready to burn.
Learn more here.
British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI)
The UK’s leading landscaping trade association.
BALI exists to help people find the perfect accredited contractor for their landscaping projects.
Our accreditation means you can rest assured that we will approach all landscaping jobs with meticulous attention to detail, and that works will be carried out to exceptionally high standards, with safety and risk mitigation procedures strictly followed.
Learn more here.
SafeContractor
The UK’s leading accreditation scheme.
Our SafeContractor accreditation demonstrates that we meet necessary requirements around health and safety, environmental issues, modern slavery, diversity, equality, workplace wellbeing, and financial stability.
It’s proof that we are a safe contractor.
Learn more here.
