Top Safety Accreditation for Plough Engineering

Plough Engineering Services Ltd is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.

The East Midlands based firm recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme which recognises very high standards of health and safety practise amongst UK contractors.

Employing 14 people, Plough Engineering is principally involved in the design, refurbishment, installation and commissioning of plate heat exchangers.

Specialising in the brewery and dairy industries and with a £1.5 million turnover, Plough’s most recent clients have included major players such as GlaxoSmithKline, Coors Brewers, S & N and H P Bulmers.

The company’s application for SAFEcontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business “Which we believe is vital to protect people’s health and safety in a changing environment”.

SAFEcontractor accreditation is expected to enhance the company’s ability to attract new contracts and its commitment to safety will be viewed positively by its insurers when the company liability policy is up for renewal.

SAFEcontractor is operated by international safety, health and environment risk management specialists, the National Britannia Group.  The system is applicable to most sectors although it is particularly relevant to food manufacture, property, facilities management, retail and leisure sectors, all of which are big users of contract services.

James Ostler, Managing Director of Information Service at National Britannia said, “Major organisations can no longer run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety policies. More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that Plough Engineering has done.  The firms’ high standard has set an example, which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the section”.

Under the SAFEcontractor system, businesses undergo a vetting process, which examines health and safety procedures and their track record for safe practice.
Those companies meeting the high standard are included on a database, which is accessible to registered users only via a website, www.safecontractor.com.

Employer-organisations who sign up to the scheme can assess the database, which enables them to vet potential contractors before they even set foot on site.  These employers agree that, as users of the scheme, they will engage only those who have received accreditation.

Over eighty major nation-wide businesses, from several key sectors, have signed up to use the scheme when selecting contractors for services such as building, cleaning, maintenance, refurbishment or electrical and mechanical work.
For further information contact:
T E Hopkins – Director
Tel:  01283 215815