Acorn Tree Surgery – Company Background.

Environmental policy:

Summary of Requirements:

Top management must define an Environmental Policy and ensure that, within the defined scope of its environmental management system, it:

a) Directly relates to the environmental impacts of the Organisation’s scope of activities, products and services
b) Takes into account the nature and magnitude of all such environmental impacts
c) Commits the Organisation to take all reasonable steps to prevent pollution
d) Commits the Organisation to continually seek improvements in its Environmental Management System
e) Commits the Organisation to compliance with all relevant legal requirements
f) Provides a framework for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and establishes time frames for their achievement
g) Is documented, put into practice and sustained
h) Is introduced to all persons working for or on behalf of the Organisation
i) Can be accessed by the public

Statement:

Acorn Tree Surgery Ltd (the ‘Organisation’) recognises the importance of environmental protection and is committed to operating its business responsibly and in compliance with all legal requirements relating to the provision of arboricultural services. It is the Organisation’s declared policy to operate with and to maintain good relations with all regulatory bodies.

It is the Organisation’s objective to carry out all measures reasonably practicable to meet, exceed or develop all necessary or desirable requirements and to continually improve environmental performance through the implementation of the following:

a) Assess and regularly re-assess the environmental effects of the Organisation’s activities
b) Training of employees in environmental issues
c) Minimise the production of waste
d) Minimise material wastage
e) Minimise energy wastage
f) Promote the use of recyclable and renewable materials
g) Reduce and/or limit the production of pollutants to water, land and air
h) Control noise emissions from operations
i) Minimise the risk to the general public and employees from operations and activities undertaken by the Organisation

This Policy is communicated to all employees, suppliers and sub-contractors and is made available to the public.

Testimonials:

"Acorn Tree Surgery has been Rugby Borough Council’s arboricultural contractor since April 2003. They operate a successful and professional team that undertake all aspects of arboriculture work ranging from minor works through to felling and tree inspection programmes".

Edward Hamilton - Arboricultural Officer - Rugby Borough Council

"Acorn tree surgery provided a very balanced approach, by providing information on the environmental issues, concerning the health of existing trees, along with protective measures required to sustain their life.  This was followed up with a very efficient and safe service, concerning tree removal, pruning and vegetation removal".

Kevin Kite - Contracts Manager - Edmund Nuttel Civil Engineering

"Acorn Tree Surgery are a competent professional company who work to set deadlines. All work carried out to date for Fitzgerald Contractors has been completed on time".

Tony Capewell - Fitzgerald Contractors

"From Emergency call out to all routine works, Acorn Tree Surgery have provided an excellent service during the past few years".

I. Conlin - Contract Manager - Enterprise PLC

If you’d like to discuss a specific project or talk about Acorn’s approach to tree surgery in general, call our Managing Director, Kevin O’Rourke, today on 0800 093 3898 or e-mail mail@acorntreesurgery.com