Independent inspection is an integral part of the CEW Green Compass Accreditation process. In order to maintain standards the independent inspection organisation is, in turn, “inspected”  by UKAS every year. To do this the independent inspection body is required to undertake a witnessed inspection under the watchful eye of UKAS. For the company being inspected this can be quite an unnerving process – two inspection bodies in one visit can seem a bit scary. This year Derwen kindly agreed to help us and offered their annual inspection as the opportunity for UKAS to witness the inspecting body, Tarian, carrying out it's duties.

The outcome was entirely successful – Tarian maintained their accreditation and Derwen passed with flying colours. In fact at the closing meeting the UKAS representative speculated that Derwen were almost certainly in the top 2 – 3% of companies that UKAS had seen. This is an amazing performance from a waste company whose massively enthusiastic support for the Green Compass has repeatedly reassured us that our motives in setting up a quality scheme for waste management companies were not as crazy as some people thought. 

Well done Derwen!  And thank you for your help and cooperation.