Premier Forest Products has strengthened its credentials as a trusted supplier to highly regulated industries with JOSCAR certification, supporting the company’s ambitions to develop new opportunities across the aerospace, defence and security sectors.

The Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register (JOSCAR) is a single, centralised system used by major organisations across these sectors to assess, pre-qualify and manage suppliers.

JOSCAR certification demonstrates that Premier Forest has successfully completed a rigorous compliance and pre-qualification process, providing prospective customers with assurance that the business meets the standards expected when working within highly regulated supply chains.

For suppliers, JOSCAR also streamlines the process of demonstrating compliance, allowing key information to be held in one centralised profile rather than requiring separate questionnaires and assessments for individual buyers.

The certification comes at an important stage in Premier Forest’s continued growth. Following significant strategic expansion in recent years, the business has broadened its capabilities and strengthened its position across a range of specialist markets.

JOSCAR certification further supports this development, giving Premier Forest a stronger platform from which to pursue opportunities with organisations operating across aerospace, defence, security and other highly regulated sectors.

James Pickford, Commercial Panels Director at Premier Forest Products, said: “Achieving JOSCAR certification is an important milestone for Premier Forest and reflects the continued development of our business and the standards we hold ourselves to.

“As our capabilities and customer base continue to grow, it is increasingly important that we can demonstrate the strength of our processes, governance and compliance to customers operating within demanding supply chains.

“JOSCAR provides another way for us to demonstrate that commitment and supports our ambition to build new relationships and explore opportunities across the aerospace, defence and security sectors.”