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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 SH&E and Responsible Care Standards
With focus on the Goal is Zero, we believe that it is our responsibility to make continuous progress towards the vision of no accidents, injuries or harm to the environment. To download our Safety, Health and Environmental and Responsible Care Policy Statement click here.

Our Certifications

   •  B-BBEE Certificate – On the 24th February 2011, Integra Scores confirmed the Black Economic
      Empowerment status of Arch as a Level Six Contributor with a 60% Recognition Level. To download
     the B-BBEE Verification Level 6 Certificate, click here.

   • 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 Institute of Timber Frame
     Builders Association (ITFBA).

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

Our Social Responsibility

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

• Supply of full soccer kits and ongoing support to Juventus and more recently Super
Destroyers, promising young soccer teams from Port Shepstone’s Bethani community.

                • Assistance and supply of learnership aids, sport and playground equipment to Vulingqondo
                  crèche. This crèche provides support for children in vulnerable rural areas where many of
                  the children are in desperate need of help.