Certificates
We are committed to constantly developing our environmental sustainability, safety and quality. Through measuring and monitoring and earning certificates, we want to show our customers and stakeholders that we are committed to constantly improving the quality of our products and operations.
ISO 9001 QUALITY CERTIFICATE
The ISO 9001 certification, a globally recognized standard, ensures that our products pass through rigorous quality control processes. This guarantees that the soil’s nutrient balance, texture, and pH levels consistently provide optimal conditions for plant growth. For our customers, this translates to every purchase fostering healthier roots, robust growth, and thriving plants, shrubs, and trees.
ISO 14001 ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATE
Holding the ISO 14001 certification underscores our dedication to environmental management. This certification ensures that our substrate and potting soil production processes are not only efficient but also eco-friendly. For our valued customers, this signifies that each purchase is a step towards eco-conscious gardening. By choosing our products, you’re not only ensuring the best for your plants but also championing sustainable practices that benefit our planet. The ISO 14001 badge is our pledge to environmental responsibility, ensuring that our substrates are produced with the utmost care for our Earth.
ISO 45001 SAFETY CERTIFICATE
This globally recognized standard ensures that our substrate and potting soil production environments prioritize the health and safety of all involved. For our customers, this means that every product you purchase is the result of processes that value human well-being above all. The ISO 45001 seal is not just an achievement for us; it’s a promise that we uphold the highest standards of occupational health and safety, ensuring that our team works in an environment that values their welfare above all else.
ISO COMBINATION CERTIFICATE
This unified ISO certification document, combining the standards of ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001, streamlines our commitment to quality, environmental responsibility, and workplace safety. For our customers this consolidated certification may simplify compliance processes, and also amplifies our dedication to comprehensive excellence in every facet of our operations.
QUALITY MARK GOOD SOIL
Foundation Quality Mark Good Soil (QMGS) is an independent quality mark for potting soils for the consumer market. QMGS guarantees the quality, safety, composition, purity and usability of the product. Also corporate social responsibility, attention for environmental aspects and accountability of product management are part of the quality mark. QMGS certification is carried out by Control Union, an independent and globally operating certification institute.
BRL CERTIFICATES
An assessment guideline (BRL) is a document containing all information for the assessment of a certification system for Dutch landscaping products. The requirements included relate to both private law (quality requirements of the market) and public law (idem, of governments). Landscaping is in possession of a BRL9341 and BRL9335 certificates, for stony substrates and composite soil products respectively. BRL certification is carried out by KIWA.
KRAV standards for Organic products
KRAV is the most well-known label for organic products in the food system in Sweden. The KRAV standards are adapted to the IFOAM Standards and also comply with the EU regulation for organic products. Growing media, soil improvers and fertilizers can be labelled KRAV ‘Approved for organic growing’. It means they are produced:
- without additives of chemically produced nutrients, which gives less climate impact.
- from animal manure, plant residues or other natural materials.
- from materials which support circular processes in society.
- in companies with good working conditions.
- to give a healthy soil which promotes natural life and a high biodiversity.
RHP QUALITY MARK
The RHP certification, rooted in rigorous chain control, guarantees that our substrates are produced from thoroughly inspected raw materials, adhering to strict chemical, physical, and phytogenic standards. By choosing our products, you’re selecting substrates that are safe, reliable, and optimized for plant growth. The RHP mark also offers transparency, allowing you to trace each product back to its foundational components. With the independent oversight of the Certification Institute ECAS, rest assured that our substrates consistently meet the highest European benchmarks.
Responsibly Produced Peat (RPP)
Our RPP certification shows our dedication to peat production, in a responsible way. The Responsibly Produced Peat (RPP) certification covers everything from legality and good governance to site selection, preparation, extraction, and after-use. This means that when you choose our products, you’re supporting environmentally conscious practices that prioritize both the quality of the substrate and the well-being of our planet.
PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification)
PEFC showcases our dedication to sustainable and responsible forest product management. This certification covers our Bark and Woodchips products. By obtaining this certificate, we ensure that our entire production chain, from forest to end product, is closely monitored.
By choosing our PEFC-certified products, our customers contribute to the preservation of forests worldwide.
- Sustainable origin: Our wood products come from responsibly managed forests.
- Legal compliance: Our certification ensures legally sourced products.
- Customer trust: Our products meet strict sustainability standards, giving our customers peace of mind.
