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Top Safety Accreditation for Tweddle Engineering

Local business Tweddle Engineering has been awarded accreditation from safecontractor for its commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety.

Safecontractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme which recognises very high standards in health and safety management amongst UK contractors.

Employing 27 people, Tweddle Engineering is principally involved in manufacturing large bespoke items of plant & equipment, specialising in the Timber Treatment and Sawmill industries. Tweddle Engineering’s most recent clients have included major players such as BSW Sawmills, James Fisher Nuclear and Rowlinson Timber Ltd. All of which have recently placed orders totalling well over half a million pounds.

“our employees represent the company’s greatest asset. By giving them a safe environment to work in ensures they all have the opportunity achieve there’s and the company’s goals”

The company’s application for safecontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business.

Safecontractor accreditation will 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 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 contracted services.

John Kinge, technical directorof safecontractor said, "Major organisations simply cannot afford to run therisk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety policies in place."

"More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that Tweddle Engineering has done. The firm’s high standard has set an example which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector.

safecontractor plays a vital role in supporting our clients in meeting their compliance needs, whilst working with their contractors as they progress through the accreditation process.”

Under the safecontractorscheme, 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.

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

Over one hundred and seventy 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.