Updated
April 2003

Policies and Facilities

Ragwort-UK Policy Statement

Information Security
Customer information will be used only for the purpose of supplying orders and notification of new developments. Customer information will not be forwarded, sold or in any way made available to other parties unless required to do so by statute or duly authorised bodies.

Discrimination
We will operate at all times in a non discriminatory manner

Environment
Our activities will be guided by a strong awareness of the enviorenment and the impact any of our actions could have on the environment. Wherever possible we will select the option with the lightest impact.  This is particularly relevant to our use of Peat in our Nursery activities.

Quality
Our procedures will be based around ‘Best in Breed’ practices from industries relevant to our operations.  Our products will always be ‘Fit for Purpose’ and customer satisfaction will be key in setting standards

Nuisance
We will never allow any Ragwort seed to escape from our nursery facilities.  Ragwort will only be distributed for research, educational, information or conservational reasons and will always be accompanied by appropriate control and disposal advice.

Safety
Our operations will always be managed and proceduralised with due regard and consideration for the high toxicity attributable to the PA’s contained within Ragwort, its by-products and agents that feed upon it.

Ragwort-UK Facilities

The operation is based on a custom built 44,000 cubic foot laying house, with high levels of ventilation designed to create a realistically natural environment for the Cinnabar moths to mature, mate and lay.

The facility was constructed during 2001 and commissioned for use in 2002 with internal plenums and insect proof entry locks.

The laying house is supported by a 3 acre nursery providing containerised plants for the laying house and Ragwort for the feeding pens.

Once hatched, caterpillars are raised in open air feeding pens designed to minimise the risk of disease and predator attack

The production facility is supported by a fully networked administration office and despatch operation utilising state of the art technology and resources to ensure customer requests and orders are promptly handled.

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