Award-winning construction firm GRAHAM is celebrating a major safety milestone after all its Operational Divisions recorded multi-million hours worked without a Reportable Incident.
At the end of September this year GRAHAM, which has over 2,200 employees working on over 100 live projects across the UK, had reached :-
• two and a half million hours Reportable free in its Building Division
• three million hours Reportable free in its Civil Engineering Division, and
• three and a half million hours Reportable free in its Interior Fit-OutDivision
In addition to the hours worked, the Civil Engineering Division has now passed 12 calendar months Reportable free, with the Interior Fit-Out Division over 26 months Reportable free
[NOTE: Specific legislation in both the UK and ROI requires employers to formally report to the relevant authority any work-related accidents and incidents of a certain nature.]
GRAHAM’s achievement is all the more notable given the industry in which it operates and the complexity of the schemes it successfully delivers.
Andrew Cooke, SHE Director for GRAHAM said: “This achievement demonstrates our commitment to planning, managing and delivering all our operations in a manner which safeguards the health, safety and welfare of our employees, supply chain partners, clients, and members of the public who interact with our projects.
“At all levels in the business we treat safety with the highest priority, constantly striving to identify and eliminate the root causes of incidents in our quest for an injury-free workplace.
“We believe that good safety statistics are as a result of diligent planning, effective supervision and management, trusted supply chain partners, and a trained and competent workforce.
“We’d like to thank all those in GRAHAM and our supply chain for their hard work in not just completing projects to a high standard but, doing so in a safe manner.”
“We will continue to build on these achievements and promote a positive and proactive safety awareness culture through all areas of operation,to ultimately eliminate any risks to either safety or health.”
Visit www.graham.co.uk for more details about the firm.
About GRAHAM
GRAHAM is a privately-owned company that specialises in the delivery of award-winning building, civil engineering, interior fit-out, facilities management and investment projects.
A truly national business, with an annual turnover of £735m (2019), it operates from a network of 23 regional offices throughout the UK and Ireland and employs over 2,200 colleagues.
Proudly “delivering lasting impact” since 1778, it is currently completing over 100 live projects across a range of key sectors including education, healthcare, commercial, retail, highways and rail.
Winner of the Major Contractor of the Year at the 2017 Building Awards, GRAHAM was the first contractor in the UK to achieve Investors in People (IIP) Platinum and IIP Wellbeing accreditations.
It was also the first UK wide company to achieve the British Standards Institute (BSI) Kitemark™ certification for both BIM Design and Construction (PAS 1192-2) and Asset Management (PAS 1192-3).
With an exceptionally strong £1.2bn pipeline, GRAHAM was ranked95th in the annual Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100 – a league table which ranks Britain’s top 100 private companies with the biggest sales.
For more information, visit the website: www.graham.co.uk
