A Derbyshire construction firm which is set to have its best year since it was founded more than 120 years ago has scooped a top award for health and safety.
Wildgoose Construction, headquartered in Alfreton, has won a prestigious gold award in the internationally-renowned Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Health and Safety Awards.
The awards scheme, which receives entries from organisations around the world, recognises achievement in health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement.
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Wildgoose , which employs 90 people, was originally founded in Matlock in 1896 by the great-grandfather of the current executive chairman, Jonathan Wildgoose.
Today, the firm is one of the oldest and largest family-owned construction companies in the region.
Jonathan said: “Achieving RoSPA gold is a testament to our organisation achieving a very high level of performance with regard to outstanding control of risk that results in a robust healthy and safe working environment on all our sites.
“On top of achieving this prestigious award, 2019 will realise a record year for Wildgoose, taking our order book to £67 million.
“We have invested in staff development, processes - including migrating to ISO 45001 18 months ahead of the March 2021 deadline - digital technology and encouraged original thinking to drive innovation to generate real improvements of the service we provide.
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“Safe sites make for efficient sites and we are looking forward to being presented with the award.”
Julia Small, RoSPA’s head of qualifications, awards and events, said: “The RoSPA Awards have become the key fixture in the health and safety calendar with new sponsors and new awards this year.
“Highly-respected, with almost 2,000 entrants every year, RoSPA award winners benefit from the wide-ranging rewards of improved sector reputation.”