Top Safety Accreditation for Finedoor Ltd.

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• 1st June 2008
• Quarrying
 

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

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

Specialising  in the Quarry and Recycling industries and with a £2 million turnover, Finedoor's most recent clients have included major players such as Tarmac, Hanson, Ennstone Thistle and the Waste Recycling Group. The company's application for SAFEcontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business.

James Blanchard, Commercial Director at Finedoor said, "We are committed the highest standard of Health and Safety in our work and believe this accreditation demonstrates our ongoing commitment to our staff, customers and members of the public."

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 environmental 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 Finedoor has done. The firms' high standard has set an example, which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector".

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 access 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.

Further information:
Finedoor Ltd
Unit 4 & 5, Melbourne Street
Morley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS27 8BG
UK
T: +44 [0] 113 252 7601
F: +44 (0) 113 252 7603
http://www.finedoor.co.uk/

Associated Links

• Hub-4 Profile of Finedoor Ltd
• Finedoor Ltd Company Website