Qualifications

Why Choose a Qualified Contractor?

Our experience is reinforced by professional qualifications. As an Investor in People we ensure all our employees are competent to meet the standards set out by many trade organisations, and qualified or undertaking training to gain a minimum of NVQ2 certification.

Would you really risk consulting an unqualified doctor? Like doctors, our profession consists of many specialisms, so we invest in specific training to ensure we are competent and possess the skills to safely undertake the work we do.

7 Benefits of choosing a qualified contractor

	Reassuring evidence that Skills & Competence are to standards set by National & International bodies...RHS NPTC C&G
	Satisfy legal requirement & your insurance conditions
	*Poor Practices often passed on* are "ironed out"** by proper training and exams
	Clients gain valuable access to qualified advice and knowledge relating to very specialised areas of the industry
	Proven Competence - safer and lower risk due to assessment
	Better Value - longer lasting and better quality due to Best Practice
	LESS WORRY, and saves you time and money

Is Your Contractor Breaking the Law?

It's a legal requirement for all professional operatives to hold the correct qualification for undertaking certain tasks safely. For example, Certificates of Competence are a legal requirement for the following:-

Use of pesticides and weedkillers e.g. lawn weed spraying

It is unlikely that unqualified pesticides operatives are even aware of their obligations under the law. What if something gets sprayed by mistake, a pet dies or someone is taken ill when or after spraying?

Tree works with chainsaws

What if a contractor injures someone (possibly a neighbours child or a customer on business premises) or damages your neighbours property. If a contractor does not have these qualifications (and is thus uninsured for these tasks) and something goes wrong, there are cases where both the client and contractor may be prosecuted.

Are You Covered?

We have a duty of care to ensure safety with regard to people, pets, plants and the environment. Accidents, injuries and damage to property (e.g. mains supplies) can be both costly and inconvenient! How does your insurer feel about use of unqualified operatives? You may just be covered for storm damage, so what if something goes wrong - if your neighbours property is damaged or someone gets ill or injured?

Industry Accreditation

Qualifications

Qualifications (Extract)

	City & Guilds I, II, & III in Amenity Horticulture
	N.V.Q. 1 & 2 in Landscaping, Greenkeeping, Horticulture
	NPTC PA1 PA6 for spraying - lawn treatments, weed control etc.
	NPTC for Chainsaw and Tree work
	B.T.E.C National Certificate in Business and Finance
	B.T.E.C Diploma in Design
	RHS General Certificate in Horticulture
	City & Guilds Licentiateship LCGI awarded in Horticulture

Copies of Certification are available upon request

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