Health, Safety and Wellbeing Excellence

This award is to celebrate outstanding outcomes in health, safety and wellbeing, including both physical and mental health, in the short and long term.

Danny Sullivan Group
Culture Code and Smile 360  

This behaviour programme is for all people on our projects, who work alongside one another which poses significant challenges regarding worker safety, silo mentality, competitiveness, and scepticism leading to unsafe behaviour. The measure of the programme’s success that gives us the most pride is seeing our people take responsibility, ownership, and accountability for colleagues, giving clear active communication, and a coaching style of leadership that the behaviour programme embraces. over the reporting period we have significantly reduced our AFR whilst ensuring our people have the necessary skills to to ensure their Health, Safety and Wellbeing for the future.

Erith Contractors
Experience the Exceptional  

Erith ‘s unwavering commitment to health and safety, impressive track record, and investment in training, underpinned by a zero-tolerance approach toward unsafe practices make us deserving recipients of a health and safety award. Our dedication sets a benchmark for the industry, ensuring safer workplaces for all. We remain steadfast in our commitment to safeguarding our workforce, promoting well-being, and fostering a safety-conscious environment. By acknowledging and celebrating responsible behaviour, we cultivate a safety-conscious workforce and by sharing experiences, we collectively enhance our safety practices. By prioritising proactive measures, we create a workplace where every individual returns home safely each day.

Hi-Tech Property Services
Health & Safety Compliance Initiative

At Hi-Tech, our Health and Safety team go above and beyond to ensure our sites are audited to the highest standard every time, and to minimise incidents with constant communication and training. In 2023, we had no reportable incidents, and only 5 minor incidents and 3 near misses. We have clients who come to us claiming they think it a shame not all contractors are like us, and our health and safety standards are the reason we have been able to acquire £15mil contracts. Our accreditation is far above average, with Gold Constructionline, SSIP Acclaim, and QMS 45001 and more.

Houston Cox Central
Innovating to Achieve H&S Excellence  

Carpentry and joinery specialist Houston Cox has invested a record amount into enhancing H&S standards, encompassing training, engagement, and equipment, with leadership actively participating throughout. Broadening its H&S focus, the company has also launched a comprehensive suite of tools to support the mental health of its workforce. A key success is the launch of a bespoke H&S app, which facilitates onboarding, e-learning, incident reporting, health monitoring and more, while automatically highlighting non-compliance and trends to inform the company’s strategy. Houston Cox’s commitment to H&S has resulted in it delivering 2.5 million hours across five years without a reportable accident.

John F Hunt
Health and safety innovation as a core value  

John F Hunt has successfully completed some of the country's most technically demanding projects in 2023 and the start of 2024. We believe delivering project excellence should be part of the business's DNA, with this core value being led from the very top of our senior management. This is demonstrated by our commitment as a company to continually invest in innovation to not only improve our business but also industry best practices. This has resulted in a continual reduction in our accident statistics and recognition not only from our clients but also in the form of industry awards.

Joseph Gallagher Group
Living Incident Free Everyday (LIFE)

We have embedded psychosocial health into our integrated management system. We achieved ISO 45003 for the company demonstrating that support is provided globally to all teams. We launched LIFE in our Middle East Operations and appointment of a new Middle East manager further cementing global standards of Health Safety and Wellbeing. We have recently completed a scope extension with BSI International to have our current integrated management system certified for our Middle East operations.We have undertaken colour profiling which uses psychometric principles to ensure we work cohesively globally to deliver excellence in physical and mental health for our staff.

MGF
Embedding a safety culture at every level

Safety, health, and wellbeing are embedded in MGF’s culture. From January 2023 to April 2024, we've intensified efforts to foster a positive safety culture, with open communication and shared learning. Our SHEQ team hosts weekly calls and operational stand-downs, ensuring consistent messaging. We prioritise employee wellbeing, partnering with healthcare providers and supporting mental health initiatives. From mental health support to cycle-to-work days, we promote healthy living inside and out of work. Near misses are seen as learning opportunities, with our Thinksafe initiative encouraging proactive risk management. Through our safety initiatives, we're committed to creating a safe and healthy workplace.

United Living Connected (Formerly Great British Communications)
Zero Harm “Don’t walk by”  

ULC connect people through telecom infrastructure, ensuring seamless communication and access to information for all. We have one of the largest specialist in-house teams for project management, acquisition, design, construction, and maintenance in the UK. With experience and a proven record in large-scale end to end programmes, we work with all major operators to deliver and maintain critical digital infrastructure. Although there are some amazing organisations within the Construction industry, I believe telecoms as a sector enables all to communicate and ensure all our work forces remain in contact and more importantly safe and ULC are committed.

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