The AFLA team

Wednesday 25 November 2015

Exhibiting at the Care & Dementia Show, November 2015

We had a very successful and enjoyable 2 days at the NEC, exhibiting at the Care & Dementia Show.  Thank you to everyone who came to talk to us about our elderly care and dementia landscapes.  It was fabulous to be able to showcase some of our numerous landscape schemes that are specifically for the care sector.

We look forward to working with you in the future.

Wednesday 14 October 2015

Wednesday 16 September 2015

Care & Dementia Show, 3-4 November 2015

The Care and Dementia show have just announced the programme for the International Dementia Conference at the NEC.
http://www.careshow.co.uk/Content/International-Dementia-Conference/17/

Come and find us at I24 during your time at the conference.

www.afla.co.uk

Friday 11 September 2015

We have moved!

AFLA has moved office!  We are now located in the heart of the old city.  Our new contact details are:
Studio 3, 2nd floor
11 St Nicholas Street
Bristol  BS1 1UE

Telephone:  01179250844
Email:  info@afla.co.uk

The fabulous skyline of the old city from our new office ...

Care and Dementia show, Birmingham November 2015

AFLA Ltd will be exhibiting at the Care and Dementia show in November.  Come and find us on stand I24:
http://www.careshow.co.uk/Exhibitor/Afla-Limited

We will be showcasing a variety of our exciting and interesting elderly care and dementia landscape schemes.

Dates for your diary - 3 and 4 November
Where?  - NEC, Birmingham

Top compliance accreditation for AFLA Ltd

AFLA Ltd  is pleased to announce that they have successfully achieved exor accreditation, demonstrating their ability to meet the rigorous pre-qualification requirements within the private and public sectors.

The Bristol based firm recently received accreditation from exor, whose standards are recognised as being amongst the highest in their industry.  

Established in 1997 to supply an efficient, outsourced supply chain service, exor understands that the management of risk is a central issue in the procuring of goods and services, adopting a thorough and robust approach to independently check and validate supplier information. Only suppliers and contractors that can attain and maintain these high standards will gain admission to the approved exor supplier database.

John Kinge, Technical Director of exor said, “Organisations need to be able to ensure that their supply partners are reliable, financially stable and compliant with all relevant legislation. A third party accreditation scheme can be an efficient way in which to manage complex compliance issues such as these.

With robust supplier management in place, the company at the top of the supply chain will have the confidence they need to outsource vital services, which removes the hassle of verification and gives piece of mind that they are adhering to regulation and industry best practice.”

Accreditation is a process in which certification of competency, viability and compliance with legal requirements and current codes of practice is presented.


The exor accreditation scheme assesses, reviews and audits suppliers’ procedures and documentation; suppliers can then be included on a database which demonstrates they have met the highest standards in the market place in procurement risk management. 

Wednesday 11 March 2015

SuDS training

Alex completed a SuDS course with CIRIA last week.  New legislation may come into force later in the year which makes SuDS compulsory for new developments.  There are positive cost, amenity, wildlife, water quality and maintenance benefits from the SuDS approach to draining.
http://www.susdrain.org/

Springtime - starlings roosting on the Somerset Levels


A sure sign that spring is almost here.  We went to the RSPB site on the Somerset Levels to catch a glimpse of the starlings roosting, before they disperse for the summer.  We were very lucky indeed.  A beautiful sight. 

http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/seenature/reserves/guide/h/hamwall/starling_roost.aspx

Friday 6 February 2015

Sovereign Housing

New appointments:  We have just started work on a couple of housing estates for Sovereign Housing in Lambourn and Burghfield Common.

Wednesday 14 January 2015

Beautiful spring flowers in January

The beautiful winter sunshine and mild weather has brought out some glorious primroses.  We spotted these last week, whilst talking a walk through the historic Anros Vale cemetery in south Bristol.

Wednesday 7 January 2015

Exciting prospects for 2015

Happy New Year to all our clients, colleagues and friends.  Here's to a prosperous year ahead.

For AFLA, our year will be one of many exciting activities and opportunities, some of these include: 
  • Alex will be attending the Designing SuDS course in Manchester in March
  • We will be exhibiting at the Care Show in Birmingham 3-4 November 2015.  http://www.careshow.co.uk/birmingham/ 
  • Alex will be completing his Level 2 angling coaching this winter which will allow him to become more involved with coaching and in particular with the Leonard Cheshire Disability Home
  • We are collaborating on a Landscape Design competition which is always very enjoyable and stimulating