BES wins gold RoSPA award

BES has won a gold award in the industry sector category

Rochdale-based BES Ltd, leading design and construction consultancy, specialising in sophisticated controlled environments, has fought off stiff international competition to scoop a prestigious RoSPA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) award, demonstrating the company’s continued commitment to health and safety excellence.

BES has won a gold award in the industry sector category, demonstrating its dedication to ensuring its staff, clients and contractors get home safely at the end of every working day.

The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards is the largest occupational health and safety awards programme in the UK. Now into its 67th year, the awards have almost 2,000 entries every year, covering nearly 50 countries and a reach of over seven million employees. The programme recognises organisations’ commitment to continuous improvement in the prevention of accidents and ill health at work, looking at entrants’ overarching health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement.

While most awards are non-competitive – recognising individual organisations’ achievements – competitive awards are presented in 20 industry sectors and for specialist areas of health and safety management.

Michaela Radford, SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment & Quality) Manager, was delighted to receive the news of the award: “Health and safety is embedded into our culture, so to receive a gold award is recognition indeed for all that we stand for and our hard work. We are delighted, but also remain vigilant in continuing to keep health and safety front of everyone’s mind, particularly working at some of the most challenging environments and construction sites.”

Julia Small, RoSPA’s Achievements Director, said, “Accidents at work and work-related ill health don’t just have huge financial implications or cause major disruption – they significantly impact an individual’s quality of life. That’s why good safety performance deserves to be recognised and rewarded.

“We are thrilled that BES has won a RoSPA Award and would like to congratulate them on showing an unwavering commitment to keeping their employees, clients and customers safe from accidental harm and injury.”

Sponsored by Croner-i, the RoSPA Awards scheme is the longest-running of its kind in the UK, and receives entries from organisations across the globe, making it one of the most sought-after achievement awards for the health and safety industry.