date: 25/07/08

Batchelor Electrical awarded SAFE Contractor accreditation.

Batchelor Electrical Ltd are proud to have been recognised and certified as a SAFE Contractor by international safety, health and environmental risk management specialists, the National Britannia Group.

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 Batchelor Electrical Ltd has done. The firm's high standard has set an example, which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector".

Under the SAFE contractor 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 nationwide 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.

Ian Batchelor, Managing Director at Batchelor Electrical commented:

"Health and safety and the environment have always been at the top of our agenda, however, to now be SAFE Contractor certified rubber-stamps this and is a real credit to all of our employees, particularly those involved on site."

Batchelor Electrical now hold an enviable list of accreditations from nationally recognised bodies including the NICEIC (electrical governing body UK), RECI (electrical governing body Southern Ireland) and now SAFE Contractor.