News: Peoplesafe helps major housebuilder reach finals of prestigious national safety award

Award winning housebuilder Crest Nicholson has been shortlisted for a prestigious national safety award – thanks to working with Rotherham-based lone worker expert Peoplesafe.

Crest Nicholson has been shortlisted for the Safer Workplace category as part of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust's National Personal Safety Awards. The trust was set up in the memory of an estate agent who went missing while working alone and the awards celebrate the work being done across the UK to keep people safe from violence and aggression.

Peoplesafe, which has its headquarters in Dinnington, has provided the Crest Nicholson sales teams with 78 Identicom i757s identity badges, which feature discreet personal panic alarms and have a unique "listening-in" facility.

Ian Johannessen, managing director of Peoplesafe, said: "By issuing lone workers with these devices Crest Nicholson has shown that they take the safety of their employees very seriously.

"Having 24/7 monitoring can take a lot of the worry out of having lone workers out in the field and it means businesses can get on with the job more efficiently and safely – and workers know that they are being looked after. It makes sense on all sides."

Crest Nicholson is one of the leading regeneration developers in the UK and has nearly 70 sites, mainly in the south of England.

Martyn Price, head of health and safety for Crest Nicholson, said: "One of the benefits of working with a company such as Peoplesafe is that it has not only provided us with a highly respected lone worker solution for our particular needs, but has also carried out face-to-face training with all of our staff.

"They keep in regular contact with the Identicom users, to remind them of simple, but important things, like remembering to recharge the device, and this has been particularly helpful in terms of ensuring that essential safety measures always stay front of mind."

Peoplesafe's other clients include housebuilders Persimmon and TaylorWimpey, retailers like Argos, Halfords and Carphone Warehouse, and leading car parking company, Q Park.

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