Pressroom :: safecontractor welcomes kershaw
Cambridge company rewarded for safety standards by national programme
A Cambridge company has been rewarded for its long-term commitment to excellent health and safety by being accepted into an exclusive national programme.
Kershaw Contracting Services based in Cottenham had to prove it consistently met strict health & safety standards to get SAFEcontractor accreditation.
The central heating, asbestos removal and domestic insulation company is part of the city’s famous Kershaw Group.
Managing director Mick Rayson said: “Everyone in our team has worked really hard to ensure we meet the strict standards demanded by the SAFEcontractor programme.”
The SAFEcontractor programme recognises very high standards of health and safety practice amongst UK contractors.
It is operated by international safety, health and environmental risk management specialists, the National Britannia Group.
SAFEcontractor operations director Darran Hughes 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 Kershaw Contracting Services has.”
Under the SAFEcontractor system, businesses must go through a vetting process which examines health and safety procedures and the track record for safe practice.
The companies that meet the high standards are included in a UK database, only available to registered users, at www.safecontractor.com.
More than 100 organisations use the database to vet contractors, and have agreed to only use those with accreditation.
Kershaw Contracting Services is a division of the Cambridge-based Kershaw Group.
Parts of the group have a history stretching back 120 years. It employs 183 people and is well known for its involvement in the community.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
- For further information or to arrange interviews with Kershaw Contracting Services, please contact Paul Green on 08452 303049, or email press@publicityheaven.com
