mhs achieves ISO 14001 accreditation
Local housing association mhs
homes has achieved the ISOQAR 14001 Environmental Management
accreditation.
mhs homes new Chief Executive, Ashley
Hook was presented with the certificate by ISOQAR Auditor Jaz
Kimball at the housing associations Annual General Meeting. Jaz
said, "mhs homes is one of the best companies I have observed. They
genuinely care about their customers and staff which clearly comes
across in their work."
An Environmental Management and
Sustainability group has been established with mhs staff from
across the organisation meeting up regularly to discuss new ways of
moving the business forward. Jamie Monk, Sustainable Development
Coordinator said, "We are trying to do our bit to ensure that
future generations will have a better world to live in. This means
influencing not only our customers and contractors but also
suppliers, corporate institutes and community associations. We are
aiming to build on our successes to ensure that we are a
responsible workforce doing our bit for the local environment."
The ISO 14001 accreditation specifies
a framework of control for an Environmental Management System
against which an organisation can be certified by a third party.
mhs homes will be tested annually to ensure they are complying with
all the requirements needed to maintain the ISO 14001
accreditation.