News: Solaglas Windowcare achieves highest health & safety standard

Rotherham glazing specialist Solaglas Windowcare has joined a select group of some 400 UK public and private sector organisations by qualifying for accreditation to the Contractors' Health & Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS).

CHAS recognises the highest levels of practice and aims to improve standards and reduce duplicated as suppliers' compliance with health and safety practice is accepted by all CHAS buyers.

Accreditation means that the Hellaby based business operates to the highest standards of health and safety practice. Achieving the standard will streamline the process when pre-qualifying for private and public tenders.

The CHAS auditors examined health and safety policies including the provisions that Solaglas Windowcare takes when working at height. A recent project involved replacing large glazing units at a height of 30 metres on the exterior of the Urbis, one of Manchester's most distinctive glass structures.

Ian Davy, managing director said: "It is very gratifying to attain this most stringent accreditation because our entire systems and policies were exposed to extreme scrutiny and audit - and passed the test.

"We work on behalf of some of the largest insurers in the UK and have high-profile commercial clients in the defence, public, retailing, hospitality and transport sectors and we recognised that accreditation was becoming a frequent requirement of these clients."

The process and management of Solaglas Windowcare's route to accreditation was led by Jon Cornforth, Health, Safety and Environment Manager and in addition, the business has also met the requirements for membership of Constructionline, the Government's national register for suppliers.

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Rotherham

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