A Huddersfield firm has been recognised for its industry-leading efforts in health and safety management.
Longwood Engineering, based at Silver Street, Aspley, has landed a silver award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The award will be presented at the RoSPA awards presentation and gala dinner in July in Birmingham.
Longwood Engineering specialises in providing automated screens and screenings handling equipment to a wide range of organisations in need of advanced water filtration expertise. The company has been accredited to OHSAS 18001 for many years, but this is the first year of entering the RoSPA Awards.
Laura-Jane Battye, company secretary at Longwood Engineering, said: “To win a silver award in our first of entering the RoSPA scheme is an outstanding achievement and testament to the hard work and commitment of our team in maintaining the highest
standards of health and safety.”
The RoSPA Safety Awards are highly respected and recognised throughout the world as the benchmark for exceptional health and safety across a wide variety of industries.
This award places Longwood Engineering head and shoulders above other organisations in the same industry and demonstrates the company’s commitment to leading the way in improving health and safety standards across the board.
The company had to meet a rigorous judging criteria by providing evidence of their approach to health and safety management and a commitment to continuous improvement. The business demonstrated how it has created an environment that enhances the well-being of its employees and also benefits stakeholders.
David Rawlins, RoSPA awards manager, said: “Organisations that gain recognition for their health and safety management systems, such as Longwood Engineering, contribute to raising standards overall and we congratulate them.”
