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Media and Communication News November 2009 Introducing ADK pest control As part of the Company's expanding service offering, ADK will now be offering pest control services. The new provision will be overseen by Dr Emma Morley, an Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment member and BASIS qualified and approved expert in pesticide application. Control methods will include traditional pesticide based and alternative eradication options for pests such as wasps, rats, problem birds and other unwelcome infestations. For further details, see the 'Pest Control' option on our webpage. October 2009 ADK once again gains full ISO Accreditation For the fifth year running ADK Environmental Management has successfully achieved triple ISO accreditation via an independent third party audit at its Northern Office at Lancaster Environment Centre for; OHSAS9001 (Quality); ISO18001 (Health & Safety) and ISO14001 (Environment). This year was the rigorous tri-annual audit, which was passed with 'no nonconformities'. An exceptional result, congratulations to the team! September 2009 Another successful river crossing Following on from the hugely successful Hayswater AMP 3 river crossing, in the Lake District National Park; ADK have been integral in another pipeline project at a environmentally sensitive river site near Penrith. Our dedicated team of qualified environmental specialists were on 24 hour call to ensure that valuable crayfish friendly habitat was protected and that our client complied with all legislation relevant to flora and fauna in such a vulnerable and specialised habitat. August 2009 ADK awarded prestigious BBSRC grant Following a rigorous assessment and approval process, ADK are proud to announce their success in a bid to secure funding for a BBSRC Ph. D. The project will last 3 years and will be co supervised by Dr Emma Morley, ADK's Director of Research & Development. It will provide valuable insight into predator / prey interactions in agricultural field margins and widen the Company's ever growing expertise on the subject of Biocontrol, to reduce pesticide application and greatly benefit the environment as a whole. July 2009 Another successful ADK MSc student Congratulations to Flora Kqiku our Kosovan MSc student, for completing her course. As part of ADK's investment into Lancaster University's impressive pool of student talent, for the past two years, the Company has been devising and mentoring student projects, to enable the next generation of talented environmentalists from across Europe to gain business specific experience of their chosen field. Flora's project 'A Review of Problems Caused By Water Borne Invasive Plants, Surrounding Legislation and Control Mechanisms' has provided an invaluable point of reference for the Company's growing expertise in the discipline of invasive plant remediation. June 2009 ADK registration with ConstructiOnline ADK Environmental Management Ltd have been successful in their bid to join ConstructiOnline, a database of approved and rigorously audited companies providing services to local authorities and the construction industry; Further advocating the Company's ongoing commitment to providing a high quality and independently assessed service to our numerous clients across the sector. For more information click on; www.constructionline.co.uk November 2008 ADK Environmental has again been successful via an independent third party audit at its Northern Office at Lancaster Environment Centre in keeping its triple ISO accreditation for and integrated Management System containing all three standards; ISO14001 Environmental, ISO9001 Quality, and OHSAS 18001Health and Safety.
This is the fourth successive year that ADK have been operating this invaluable management system in order to help deliver timely project success with our clients. ADK continue to look to adopt new standards for the future regarding environmental communication. Coupling this with our cutting edge R&D at Lancaster University around plant and animal biology and ecology as well as contaminated land we aim to strive to give clients sound environmental and independent advice and solutions to a range of environmental issues.
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built £35m state of the art Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC). This opened in Spring 2007 and allows ADK to have a high business profile location in association with a leading UK and internationally-recognised research led university.
2004 Environmental Management and OHSAS 18001: 1999 Health & Safety.