20-09-2019
Dovecote Park score AA+ in BRC assessment
Dovecote Park have once again received the top score at our unannounced British Retail Consortium audit, which took place over three days at our Stapleton site this week. Having undergone an enormous amount of change over the last 18 months, we are proud to have retained the top score for back to back audits - thanks to all of our hardworking team!
We are
delighted to announce that Dovecote Park have once again received an AA+ rating
– the highest standard – at the unannounced BRC audit at our Stapleton site last
week.
BRC Global Standards - the standards and protocol arm of the British
Retail Consortium - is a leading brand and consumer protection organisation,
employed by over 25,000 certificated suppliers in 130 countries, with
certification issued through a global network of accredited certification bodies.
A BRC Global Standards certification acts as a ‘guarantee the
standardisation of quality, safety and operational criteria’ and ensures ‘that
manufacturers fulfil their legal obligations and provide protection for the end
consumer’. As such, recognition by BRC Global Standards is now often an
essential supply requirement of leading retailers – including Waitrose -
manufacturers and food service organisations.
After a three day audit, which began on September 10th, we
received an AA+ rating – indicating an ‘excellent’ standard and no major
non-compliances. We received just four minor non-compliances across the entire
audit.
Simon Clark, Technical Director stated of the result:
‘I am pleased to say that following
the 3 day unannounced BRC Food safety audit this week we
achieved the highest possible grade
of AA+ with only 4 minor non-conformances. This is a fantastic achievement even
more so with our increased complexity and new production areas.
A massive thankyou to everyone
involved – it really was a great team effort!’
Andrew McAllister, Managing Director, addressing the team after the
result, stated:
‘It is such an achievement for a site
our size to get a top grade ‘back to back’ and it is something you should all
be very proud of – well done!’
Dovecote Park made the decision in 2015 to switch to an unannounced audit –
whereby a BRC audit could occur at any time without notice – necessitating that
we were ready to be inspected at any time.
As you know, the site has seen a great deal of development over the last
few years, with the construction of our bespoke dry age maturation chiller, our
award winning venison processing facilities and our Burger King production
area. While the site may have changed a great deal, our standards have not – we
remain as committed to the highest standards of food safety and good production
practice as we have ever been.
For Dovecote Park to have achieved the highest BRC rating in
back-to-back audits is a significant accomplishment, and it must be emphasised
that this does not happen without a great deal of work from our team.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our utmost gratitude
to each member of our 700+ staff for their ongoing efforts in ensuring that our
industry-leading standards are upheld and that our site remains safe,
well-operated and audit-ready at all times!