Our Commitment to Quality and Sustainability

Accreditations & Certifications

At Alba Trees, we take pride in meeting the highest recognised standards across quality, environmental performance, safety and ethical growing. Our accreditations and memberships demonstrate our ongoing commitment to responsible production, continual improvement and complete transparency.

Plant Health & Biosecurity

Plant Healthy Certification

As a certified Plant Healthy nursery, Alba Trees meets strict biosecurity standards that help protect the UK’s trees, plants and natural habitats.

This independently audited certification ensures that every tree we grow is handled, stored and transported to minimise the risk of pests, diseases or invasive species.

Plant Healthy status gives our customers the assurance that plant health, traceability and responsible practice are at the core of our business.

ISO Standards

Our business operations are certified to four internationally recognised ISO Standards, ensuring consistent quality, environmental stewardship and safe, secure management across all sites.

ISO 9001 – Quality Management

Focused on delivering consistent quality, efficiency and customer satisfaction across every process.

ISO 9001 – Environmental Management

Demonstrates that our growing systems minimise environmental impact and promote continual improvement.

ISO 45001 & ISO 27001

Ensures a safe, compliant and positive working environment for our team. Recognises our commitment to protecting data, ensuring confidentiality and maintaining secure business systems.

Horticultural Trades Association (HTA)

Alba Trees is a proud member of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), the UK’s leading organisation representing businesses in the environmental horticulture sector.

HTA membership connects us to a national network of professional growers, landscapers and retailers committed to raising industry standards and promoting the environmental, social and economic value of horticulture.

We are also delighted to have been recognised through HTA awards for sustainability and innovation in peat-free growing.

As an HTA member we benefit from:

  • Access to industry-wide sustainability guidance and technical standards
  • Regular training, compliance updates and best-practice sharing
  • Representation on key horticultural and environmental issues at a national level