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ISO 9001
Microbee is well down the road to achieving and implementing this now and has started on ISO 14001 as well.
Olympic Success
Microbee has just been awarded a contract to provide pest prevention and control services to a part of the London Olympics Site.
Gold Standard Award for Personnel Practice
Microbee was very pleased to be awarded a Gold Award Certificate of Achievement by Peninsula Business Services for commitment to a high standard of personnel practice.
Peninsula externally audit Microbee's Health & Safety and Personnel procedures from year to year ensuring that we maintain a consistently high standard.
The certificate "Recognizes the outstanding efforts and commitment of your organization to achieving a successful and proactive personnel management culture in your workplace."
Lake eutrophication solutions (excess nutrient causing runaway weed growth which, when it dies reduces dissolved oxygen in the water causing other organisms to die).
St Pierre Lake
Microbee have recently taken on the task of producing a management plan for managing the excess nutrient in this large lake which is causing eutrophication in the Summer months to the detriment of fish and wildlife as well as nuisance smells to the nearby residents.
Dorset Triangle Habitat Restoration project
Microbee has recently taken on the restoration of an old allotment just off the line of the footpath that extends from the end of Sheridan Road, across Dorset Road and over the tramlines in Wimbledon SW19.
The site has largely been abandoned since the end of WW2 and faster growing weed species such as Bramble and Sycamore have largely out-competed the other existing species there such as elm, holly etc.
The intention is to make part of the land complementary to the aims of the Merton Park Green Walks Management Plan 1998. (The land is listed there as Parcel D). To achieve this, a number of sycamores have been cut down to provide light for other species over about two thirds of the site. They will be replaced with native species which have a more beneficial contribution to make to the ecology of the area. These will include a band of Hazel, Birch, Blackthorn, Hawthorn and Dog Rose inter-planted amongst the existing Elm and Holly seedlings and suckers. The existing trees along the lines of the old footpaths which border the site will not be touched as the do not form part of the property.
They will effectively act as a shelter belt for the new under storey shrubs which are being planted. In addition to the tree program, it is intended to make a pond there. There isn't currently any year round source of free water for wildlife anywhere in the green walk and wildlife using it as a corridor must rely on nearby garden ponds if there are any. An existing pit on site will be enlarged and fitted with a liner to prevent water draining away and allowed to fill with rainwater. Some pond plants will be introduced to get it started and allow for nutrient management. The existing brambles will be pruned back but allowed to grow in and around the new trees and shrubs and along the tramway boundary. Nest Boxes and Bat Boxes will be fitted to some of the larger remaining trees to encourage smaller nesting bird species.
In line with its permitted use as an allotment, part of the site will be planted with a dozen fruit trees and bushes to complement the two old apple trees remaining there. There will be some raised beds built to allow the cultivation of fruit and vegetables in this remaining third of the site. The site will be re-fenced and gated both to prevent disturbance to the wildlife area and also vandalism on the plot.
New species being planted include: Blackthorn, Beech, Crab Apple, Dog Rose, Hawthorn, Alder, Hazel, Bird Cherry and Hornbeam.