Committent To Quality

Our Standards & Accreditations 

With the help of rigorous procedures through a quality management system, Suttons Group operates in accordance with a number of industry-recognised standards and accreditations. We we live by these standards. 

• ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System
• ISO 45001:2018 Health & Safety Management System
• ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System
• FIAS (Fertiliser Industry Assurance Scheme)
• Registered to carry animal by-products
• SQAS Safety & Quality Assessment System - Hull, Stockton, Widnes Transport and Widnes Tankwash 
• CDI International Marine Packed Audit Scheme - New Jersey, Singapore, China, Antwerp and Widnes International
• BRC for Storage and Distribution - St Helens Distribution
• Fleet Operators Recognition Scheme - Widnes (Bronze), Stockton (Bronze) and Eastham (Silver)

Board Members of Responsible Care 

Responsible Care is a global initiative which highlights the chemical industry’s commitment to improvements in health, safety, security and environmental performance. In the UK, it covers the whole of the supply chain: from manufacturers right through to the distributors and logistics companies.  

Suttons Group are proud to work at the board level of the Technical Care Committee, where we help to influence standards that are used by logistical providers across the industry. 

Working with the UK Home Office 

Suttons Group are proud to work closely with the UK Home Office, who play a pivotal role in keeping the UK border safe and secure. Recently, Border Force approached us and asked us to manufacture a training tank for their staff.  

Under the management Peter Monaghan (Technical Services Manager - Europe), the tank was manufactured by two Suttons Group apprentices and based on the design of the existing Suttons Group training tank. It was also fitted with false internal and external bulkheads to show how tanks could be modified to hide contraband coming across the border.

In addition to this, an improper repair was carried out on the frame to teach Border Force Agents how to identify a frame which has been tampered with, whilst a false-bottomed syphon tube was installed and could be rotated to reveal a hidden compartment.