Avium
Grounds Maintenance
Certified to ISO 9001
Avium is proud of its BS EN ISO 9001:2008 accreditation. To ensure the company's
key processes continue to meet the stringent ISO standards, Avium undergoes yearly
audits and quality assessments.
In addition, Avium carries out internal 3-monthly audits, all Avium staff undergo
full training, and the company's procedures are fully documented and recorded.
In an industry which is often associated with fly-by-night operators, Avium's ISO
accreditation means you can be sure of first class service from one of the Swindon
area's most ethical grounds maintenance contractors.
No other grounds maintenance contractor provides a better, more comprehensive service
than Avium.
Avium Grounds Maintenance, Swindon, Wiltshire
Based just outside Swindon in Wiltshire, Avium Grounds Maintenance is a family company
which, since the 1960s, has had its roots in horticulture.
Luke Whiteside, Avium's founder and trained horticulture specialist, has many years'
experience in grounds maintenance. He will be pleased to give you expert advice on
replacement planting, as well as the maintenance of your existing plant stock. Should
you need replacement trees or shrubs for your grounds, Avium can advise and help
you source suitable plants to complement your landscaping.
If your site is in need of professional maintenance, contact Avium today on 01793 729999.
If you'd like to request a call back, you can send an email instead.
For your safety and protection, Avium complies with all the required Health and Safety
legislation. Each member of the team is equipped with PSE (personal safety equipment)
and is fully trained in the use of equipment and chemicals.
As part of its Health and Safety commitment and the company's ISO accreditation,
Avium Grounds Maintenance has policy statements in place and carries out risk assessments
before undertaking any work on your sites.
Avium uses the safest biodegradable pesticides, meaning any work carried out on your
grounds poses no risk to people, children or wildlife.
The company is licensed by the National Proficiency Test Council (NPTC) for the use
of pesticides. Avium's operatives also hold a PA6AW certificate, allowing the spraying
of weed killers near waterways, or sites of special scientific interest. This ensures
any chemicals used on your site are handled safely. In addition, the Avium crew issues
you with a 'Maintenance Visit Record' after each visit, to comply with your Health
and Safety standards. This includes details of any pesticides and herbicides used.
“Avium do all our landscaping and grounds maintenance, including specialist plantings,
very efficiently. They give us excellent advice and provide particular attention
to safety – which is so important in a school environment. They are reliable, adaptable
and we’ve never had any problems.”
Kerry Hartman, Administration and Finance Officer
Ashbury Primary School
Avium's policy is to recycle all green waste from your site. Tree and shrub prunings
can be shredded onsite, and used to mulch beds and shrubberies. Any green waste which
cannot be recycled on site is removed for composting.
If you wish to compost your own green waste on site, Avium can advise you and supply
composting bins if needed. For more information on composting your grounds maintenance
waste, contact Avium by email or by phone on 01793 729999
