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Policies & Reports

At Arch Wood Protection we understand the need for exacting standards which are intrinsic to all our products and processes. This is one of the reasons we are able to offer a lifetime guarantee (terms and conditions apply) on all wood treated with specified Tanalised® products.

Our Ethical Standards
As an international company with plants and offices throughout the world, Arch employs people of different religious, cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds. But there is one culture we all share – one in which the highest principles and values are practiced in everything we do, every day. We provide all our employees with clear and strict standards contained in our Code of Conduct. To download Arch's Code of Conduct, click here.

Our Certifications

   • Arch currently has the ISO 9001:2000 standard accredited by TÜV which serves to underline the
     highest standard of our quality management system and ensures that we meet our goal of
     continuously improving customer satisfaction.

• Arch also has the ISO 14001:2004 standard accredited by TÜV which means that a recognised
environmental policy and management system is in place.

• Arch is certified for quality by South African Timber Auditing Services (SATAS).

• Arch prefers to use suppliers who share the same commitments in standard accreditations, such as
Unitrans, who are also ISO 14001:2004 accredited.

Our Membership In Industry Stakeholders

   • As a further commitment to its operating standards, Arch is a signatory to the prestigious
     Responsible Care initiative through Chemical and Allied Industries' Association (CAIA), a
      public commitment to fulfilling certain responsibilities to the wider society and the environment.

   • Arch is an active member of the South African Wood Preservation Association (SAWPA) and South
     African Utility Pole Association (SAUPA). Arch is also involved in sponsorships of related timber
     associations such as Thatchers Association of SA and are members of the Timber Frame Builders
      Association (TFBA), as well as the American Wood Preservation Association (AWPA).

• Arch is a member of the Hibiscus Chamber of Commerce.

Our Social Responsibility

• Arch is committed to a Social Responsibility Program. The 2006 program included sponsorship
towards the following:

               • Supply of provisions to Bread of Heaven (a local charity organization). The organization
                  provides sandwiches and meals to 1000 underprivileged children in the Port Shepstone area
                 every day.

• Supply and installation of a Jungle Gym at Nakakele Creche.