Ensuring our services and facilities are of the highest standard is vital to Fowler Welch and our customers. Being members of respected industry associations and trade organisations can help us audit what we do so we can deliver to the highest expectations.
BRC Certification
The British Retail Consortium deals with all aspects of retail, covering manufacture to supply chain through to sale. It ensures that the product and service the end customer receives is of the highest standard possible throughout the audit process. Fowler Welch is proud of the fact that each of our warehousing facilities is BRC Accredited at AA Standard.
Sedex Membership
Fowler Welch is a member of Sedex. Sedex is home to one of the world’s largest collaborative platforms for buyers, suppliers and auditors to store, share and report on information quickly and easily. The platform is used by over 43,000 members in over 150 countries to manage performance around labour rights, health and safety, the environment and business ethics. Being a member of Sedex is a sign of Fowler Welch’s willingness to share information and use this information to help manage and improve standards within the supply chain.
EcoVadis Accreditation
Fowler Welch has been awarded a Bronze Medal following an assessment by EcoVadis of its CSR performance across 4 key areas; Environment, Sustainable Procurement, Labour & Human Rights and Business Ethics.
This medal recognises the commitment from Fowler Welch to continually assess and improve on its CSR performance, ranking Fowler Welch in the top 14% of all companies assessed for its environmental policies, actions and reporting.
The Cold Chain Federation (formerly FSDF)
The Cold Chain Federation is the voice of the temperature-controlled supply chain in the UK. Members are made up of businesses who operate frozen and chilled storage facilities and/or temperature-controlled distribution vehicles plus companies who have mutual commercial or policy interests.
Road Haulage Association
Fowler Welch is an active member of The Road Haulage Association, the trade association for transport and logistics operators.
Freight Transport Association
The Freight Transport Association is one of the UK’s largest trade associations and represent the transport interests of companies moving goods by road, rail, sea and air. It has supported the interests of the transport industry since 1889.
Association of Labour Providers
Fowler Welch is an Associate Member of the Association of Labour Providers. The ALP is a specialist trade association promoting responsible recruitment and good practice for organisations that supply the workforce to the food processing, agricultural and wider consumer goods supply chain.