PENNINE have continued to grow and develop in a highly competitive market and have maintained their position as one of the foremost specialists by being innovative in designing new systems and the plant to support them. In order to ensure that this development is not at the expense of quality and safety PENNINE have actively sought independent accreditation for the cornerstones upon which clients judge a successful business.

The various accreditations are listed below, however the management recognise that the implementation of these policies can only be fully effective when endorsed at the most senior level. Policy statements for the independent accreditations are available to bona fide enquirers.

   
Federation of Piling Specialists

The Federation of Piling Specialists have represented the leading UK piling and foundation specialists since 1963. Members of the Federation lead the way in the ground engineering sector in innovation, technical excellence, design, workmanship and commercial awareness. All FPS members have been audited by an independent auditor to ensure that they meet required standards in technical expertise, quality management, safety, training and environmental policies.

   
Construction CPD

The Construction CPD Certification Service has been established to assist professionals in the manufacturing and service sectors enhance their skills and knowledge on a wide range of technical and business related subjects within a continuing professional development context.

The Construction CPD Certification Service complements the CPD policies and activities of all professional institutes and bodies.

All material is certified for CPD purposes under the auspices of a panel of CPD assessors following industry-wide CPD guidelines.

Once certified, events and material considered suitable for CPD purposes, carry a nationally recognised CPD Certified approval mark.

To find out more about PENNINE's accredited presentation and literature contact the Marketing Department at our Bacup Head Office.

   
Investor In People

Investors in People is the national Standard which sets a level of good practice for training and development of people to achieve business goals.

The Standard provides a national framework for improving business performance and competitiveness, through a planned approach to setting and communicating business objectives and developing people to meet these objectives. The result, is that what people can do and are motivated to do, matches what the organisation needs them to do. The process is cyclical and should engender the culture of continuous improvement.

   
NVQ Assessment Centre

Accredited by City & Guilds and Construction Industry Training Board.

City & Guilds is the premier awarding body for National Vocational Qualifications. CITB delivers and supports training programmes nationally throughout the construction industry.

To find out more about PENNINE's NVQ accreditation for Piling Operations Level 2 contact our Quality Department at our Bacup Head Office.
   

Environmental Management System

PENNINE are the first Geotechnical contractor to attain ISO14001, the British Standard for Environmental Management.

To secure this coveted standard PENNINE 's procedures both on site and in all their offices have to take due regard of environmental impact, and systems are in place to ensure minimal use of resources.

Some of the procedures include specially constructed fuel bowsers, on-board fuel tanks for their purpose-built vibro rigs, low CO² emission cars, double sided photocopying, networked archives to minimise paper flow to name just a few.

The Federation of Piling Specialists have confirmed that PENNINE are the first member to attain the standard.

   
Quality Management System

The ISO9001 Quality Management System is proof of PENNINE's competence at satisfying their customers' requirements and cover all aspect of ground improvement processes, from the essential design process, through installation, to final testing and approval.

ISO9001 is a requirement of many major clients, its implementation allows PENNINE to maintain quality control of all operation aspects during its growth.

   
Occupational Health and Safety

PENNINE Vibropiling is one of a few hundred firms in the UK and apparently the first in the piling industry to attain the ISO18001 Health & Safety Management System.

To achieve this award PENNINE had to implement a system which demonstrated that all Health & Safety aspects of their business have been considered and dealt with. PENNINE already had an excellent safety record, but in implementing this system a host of recent H&S legislation were incorporated.

The BSI assessors stated that they were particularly impressed with the committed attitude to safety shown by all members of staff.

   
Integrated Management System

Through gaining the ISO14001, ISO9001 and ISO18001 PENNINE have been awarded the Integrated Management System. The three awards for environmental management, quality management and health & safety management ensure that Pennine have the overall systems to provide your company with excellent service.