Environmental Policy/Quality Policy 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY The company is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers and operates both to the ISO 9001 quality management system and the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System. Its business and environmental commitment aims to save natural resources by reducing waste and by recycling materials wherever possible. This commitment extends to all areas of its business whether carried out on its own or on its customers premises. It further aims to continuously improve its environmental performance in order to safeguard the quality of the environment, both locally and globally. To facilitate its commitment it operates as follows: - Waste disposal Wherever possible recyclable waste is returned to approved companies for recycling. Transport It is company policy to ensure that its vehicles are maintained in good running order. Legislation and regulations All applicable legislation and regulations are adhered to at all times and it is company policy to keep up to date and implement the requirements of all new environmental legislation. Management responsibilities The Managing Director and Managers are responsible, both individually and collectively for communicating to all employees the environmental needs of the company and for enacting the environmental policy of the company. Top soil, sub-soil and hardcore These are separated when removed and are carefully re-used in the correct location wherever possible. Wildlife Working as it does in the open countryside the company endeavours to reduce disruption to flora and fauna to the minimum, putting back disturbed ground to the original state as far as is practical. It will always work within the environmental law and specified guidelines and will aim always to better the minimum legal requirements. Local requirements It is the aim of the company, irrespective of any regulations or legislation to be a good neighbour and, while undertaking its service, to reduce to an absolute minimum any environmental pollution to other companies working on the same or adjacent sites. Review of environmental policy, objectives and targets Jones Construction Group have a number of environmental objectives that are publicised to staff, customers and the public. These targets are set and regularly reviewed by means of its environmental auditing, non-conformance control and management review processes. Communication This Environmental Policy is published on the Jones Construction Group website, is enclosed with the Induction Booklet and is also submitted with our advertising literature. John Lee Jones Signed __________________________________ MANAGING DIRECTOR Date: 14 March 2002 SECTION 2.1 - QUALITY POLICY The Jones Construction Group is committed to managing its business in a quality manner. This commitment extends to ensuring that customer, statutory and regulatory requirements are met at all times. It is further committed to set, measure and monitor quality objectives in order to continuously improve its performance. These goals are communicated to all its employees. The various processes or activities undertaken are written in the procedures and these are readily available to all employees. The procedures themselves are kept under review by the Managing Director by means of the non-conformance control, auditing and management review processes. These processes maintain the suitability of the existing system and provide a means of implementing improvements on a continual basis. This policy is itself kept under continuous review. Signed John Lee Jones _____________________________________________ MANAGING DIRECTOR Date:16 February 2002