Leaderflush Shapland (part of the Interiors Group) has had its approach to the prevention of accidents and ill health recognised in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2015.

The Gold award will be presented at a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, on Tuesday, July 15th 2015. William Roberts, our Group, Health, Safety & Environmental Advisor will be collecting the award for group for his outstanding contribution the health & safety recognition around the business.

Dating back to 1956, the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards scheme is the largest and longest-running programme of its kind in the UK. It recognises commitment to accident and ill health prevention and is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas. The scheme does not just look at accident records, but also entrants' overarching health and safety management systems, including important practices such as strong leadership and workforce involvement.

David Rawlins, RoSPA’s awards manager, said “The RoSPA’s Awards encourage improvement on occupational health & safety management. Organisations that gain recognition for their health and safety management systems, such as Interiors Group, contribute to raising standards and overall we congratulate them.”

Gary Waller, Group Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality Manager, said: "The company as a whole has shown it's class, to be able to gain a gold in this high profile awards scheme and is a massive achievement for a company of this size, this has only been possible through the dedication and hard work by the HS&E team, employees and management who's partnership in continually improving occupational Health and Safety standards across the business is key to a productive, healthy and safe workplace for all."

The majority of RoSPA's awards are non-competitive, marking achievement at merit, bronze, silver and gold levels. Organisations maintaining high standards can win gold medals, president's awards and orders of distinction.

Interiors Group, made up of prestigious brands such as Leaderflush Shapland, Longden Doors, Balustrading Solutions, Fitzpatrick Metal Doors, Komfort Workspace and Cubicle Systems, is committed to policies which recognise its social, economic and environmental responsibilities. Health and safety, personnel training and development, waste management and striving to make a positive impact on the local community by working with schools and colleges, making charitable donations, sponsoring local activities, using the local skills base and investing in young people through a graduate and apprenticeship scheme all form part of the company’s ethos. See www.rospa.com/awards for more information about the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards.