Phlorum director Dr Paul Beckett has recently had an article published in the magazine Sustainable Solutions where he examines flood risk and government policy relating to flooding.

The November/December edition of the magazine published the article entitled ‘Keeping the flood waters at bay’ which describes the summer’s flooding, illustrates business considerations to flooding, and also focuses on the importance of the government’s Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 25. Paul argues how PPS25 highlights the increasing requirement for Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs) so that Local Planning Authorities can ensure projects and developments are both safe and feasible, and to ensure that buildings will be insurable when development occurs in flood plains. The full article is available to download as a pdf here.

Phlorum is accredited to the ISO 9001 and 14001 systems and thus have quality and environmental management systems, as well as a new health and safety management system (pending accreditation), in place. In relation to the operation of these systems and our continuing commitment to them and our accreditation to the ISO standards, Phlorum undergoes regular external audits by LRQA. Further details on the systems are located here.

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Phlorum staff have noticed the large amount of wooden planks littering the beaches of Sussex when travelling to and from work over the past few days. This has been due to the sinking of the Ice Prince, 26 miles off the Dorset Coast, which has resulted in a ‘wood slick’ forming over the weekend and the planks drifting onto beaches many miles further along the coast.

Among our staff members, Huw has been directly affected by this minor environmental disaster since the coastguard turned him away from his usual surfing spot due to the floating debris and piles of planks on the beaches. Thankfully, potentially significant damage to the coastal environment from fuel leaking from the Ice Prince has been averted as rough seas have effectively dispersed any oil slicks.

Phlorum is an expanding company, increasingly looking to establish their network in more areas of the UK. Phlorum have always operated all over the UK. However, the new Manchester and Wales offices make it easier for Phlorum to operate quickly and flexibly across the UK and to allow more balanced company growth. 

The Phlorum website provides contact information for both these new offices, as well as the existing head office, on the ‘contact us’ page.

This blog is part of Phlorum’s updated website and will be used to provide more information and regular news on our activities and operations.
 
In addition to this blog, the updated website also features new information on Phlorum’s operational policies and our ISO accreditations for our quality and environmental systems. There is also more useful information Japanese knotweed, including how to identify it and what some of the available Japanese knotweed eradication options are.The updated website also provides more case studies of Phlorum’s work and testimonials from some of our recent clients. There is also more downloadable content including copies of our Japanese knotweed and other environmental services brochures . 

The updated website also provides contact information for our Manchester and Welsh offices. There is also a contact form to enable rapid email responses to online queries for Japanese knotweed and other environmental services.