Halcrow, which has its head office in Swindon, has won the commercial and business services sector award at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) occupational health and safety awards.
The award was presented to Halcrow’s group safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) director Nigel Valvona at a ceremony in Birmingham on 19 May 2011.
The RoSPA awards look not only at accident records, but also entrants’ overarching health and safety management systems, recognising important practices such as strong leadership and workforce involvement.
Halcrow’s group safety, health and environment manager Peter Campbell said: "We are delighted to receive recognition of our employees’ commitment to occupational safety and health. Halcrow’s sector award win reflects the continued hard work of all our employees globally in maintaining excellent standards of occupational safety and health over the year. We look forward to another 12 months where everyone continues to embrace all aspects of health and safety management to the highest possible level."
There were 1800 entrants this year, of which 84 were in Halcrow’s industry sector. The company’s success is as a result of the high quality evidence submitted from employees across all the regions in relation to project delivery, company initiatives and office management.
Halcrow employs more than 6,000 people and has an annual turnover of £500m (2009).
