Baggeridge Brick has scooped four awards at an annual conference organised by the British Ceramic Confederation in respect of its Health and Safety Pledge.

The Pledge is a collaborative programme involving all UK ceramic manufacturing companies, Trade Unions and the Health and Safety Executive which aims to define targets for improvements in health and safety performance, stimulating communication and implementation on all matters relating to wellbeing in the workplace.

Two corporate awards were presented to John Davies in recognition of his role as Baggeridge’s Health and Safety manager whilst individual awards were given to Martin Coleman, GMB Union Representative from the company’s brick factory in Waresley and to John Sandford, technical director, to commend their commitment in working to improve health and safety performance.

Baggeridge Brick Plc staff with their City & Guilds

Health & Safety Certificates presented by

Tim Foster MBE, Olympic Gold Medalist

Commenting, John said: “Health and Safety is an issue which is placed high on our agenda so we are naturally delighted to have received official recognition for our efforts.”

Affirming their commitment to helping ensure safety in the workplace, staff at Baggeridge’s plant in Sedgley also recently completed the first phase of an innovative Health and Safety training programme.

The course involved a combination of knowledge, guidance and practical activities which covered brick production processes whilst supervisors also completed projects for the reduction of specific hazards within the working environment.

Employees who successfully completed the intensive training were presented with City and Guilds Certificates.

Health and Safety training was undertaken by Pilot IMS Limited - an approved Centre for the City and Guilds of London Institute. The Company, in association with Dudley College, is currently running internationally recognised, City and Guilds courses at every factory within the Baggeridge Brick organisation in parallel with ongoing production activities with minimum disruption to normal operations.

03 January 2006