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Going for Gold!

Haydn Eyles — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:54:19 +0000

We’re delighted to report we have been awarded a second RoSPA Gold Award for achievements in Health and Safety. Many thanks to our SHEQ team and to Rebecca Lewis for leading our entry, which was noted by the judging panel to be a strong entry for the size of our business.

Richard Shearer, Managing Director of Green Frog Connect, said: “We’re over the moon to have been recognised once again for the efforts we put in to ensuring our employees, contractors and wider team get home safely at the end of every working day. It is testament to our strong communication and working processes that we have once again received a Gold Award in this internationally-recognised award scheme.”

Organisations receiving a RoSPA Award are recognised as being world-leaders in health and safety practice. Every year, nearly 2,000 entrants vie to achieve the highest possible accolade in what is the UK’s longest-running H&S industry awards.

Julia Small, RoSPA’s head of qualifications, awards and events, said: “The RoSPA Awards scheme is the longest-running of its kind in the UK, but it receives entries from organisations around the world, making it one of the most sought-after global accolades in health and safety.

“RoSPA wants every employee, wherever they are, to work safe in the knowledge that they will be going home unharmed and healthy at the end of every day. The RoSPA Award winners are vital to help achieve this goal, as by entering they are driving up standards and setting new benchmarks for organisations everywhere. Currently, around 7million people are directly impacted by the RoSPA Awards, but the scheme’s influence is even wider.”

The majority of awards are non-competitive and mark achievement at merit, bronze, silver and gold levels. Gold medals, president’s awards, orders of distinction and the Patron’s Award are presented to organisations sustaining the high standards of the gold level over consecutive years.

Competitive awards go to the best entries in 24 industry sectors including construction, healthcare, transport and logistics, engineering, manufacturing and education.

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WICE Awards finalists announced

Haydn Eyles — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:45:11 +0000

We’re absolutely thrilled to announce our SHEQ Manager, Rebecca Lewis, is a finalist in Best Woman in Health and Safety category in the 2020 Women In Construction and Engineering Awards!

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Taking health seriously

Haydn Eyles — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 11:27:13 +0000

The construction industry can be a hazardous place to work. We’re conscious of our responsibility to ensure our employees go home healthily and safely every day. As part of our focus on health, both on and off site, we’re proud to say we’ve joined the Health in Construction Leadership Group.

The role of the HCLG is to act as both a stimulus and a catalyst in helping unify the industry in its approach to worker health protection and the promotion, adoption and implementation of best practice processes and initiatives.

You can find out more about the Health in Construction Leadership Group here.

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Green Frog Connect awarded RoSPA Silver Award for health and safety practices and achievements

Haydn Eyles — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:58:49 +0000

Green Frog Connect, the UK’s leading ICP and EPC for embedded power generation, has been granted a prestigious award in recognition of its health and safety practices and achievements.

Achieving a Silver in the internationally-renowned RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, the company will be presented with the award at a ceremony at Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel on Thursday, July 5, 2018.

The RoSPA Awards scheme receives entries from organisations around the world and recognises achievement in health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement.

“We are delighted to have achieved the RoSPA Silver Award, particularly as this is the first year that we have entered the scheme,” said Rebecca Lewis, Green Frog Connect’s Head of SHEQ. “This award demonstrates our commitment to achieving the highest standards of health and safety management across all of our projects, helping to confirm our place as a leading ICP and EPC within the industry. The team have worked very hard to achieve this standard and I am very proud of everyone’s efforts.”

Julia Small, RoSPA’s head of qualifications, awards and events, said: “The RoSPA Awards are the most highly-respected in the health and safety arena, with almost 2,000 entrants every year, and allow organisations to prove excellence in the workplace, demonstrating a commitment to the wellbeing of not only employees but all those who interact with it.”

The longest-running industry awards scheme in the UK, the majority of awards are non-competitive and mark achievement at merit, bronze, silver and gold levels. Gold medals, president’s awards, orders of distinction and the Patron’s Award are presented to organisations sustaining the high standards of the gold level over consecutive years.

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Plymouth project completes ahead of schedule with zero injuries

Haydn Eyles — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 11:23:10 +0000

Green Frog Connect have completed construction work on a 20MW embedded gas plant, at Cattedown Business Park in Plymouth, with zero injuries. Located on a challenging site, previously utilised as a tip for building material and a quarry, the project was completed to tight timescales after winning a capacity market obligation in National Grid’s Early Auction on 3rd February 2017, for delivery by October 2017.

With over 20,000 hours worked, the project included very high risk work including excavations, major crane lifts, high voltage works and working at height. Early site clearance works were initiated in January, in anticipation of the auction, with full mobilisation immediately following the results. Design and planning works had already been completed well ahead of the auction.

Tom Drake, Director of Green Frog Connect, said, “This project demonstrates the impact of our commitment to the continuous improvement of Health and Safety practices. We’d like to thank all our team, and our sub-contractors, who have worked together to maintain high safety standards whilst delivering the project ahead of schedule.“

The construction of this small-scale gas fuelled capacity mechanism embedded power plant, within a 2,400m2 compound, included the construction of foundations to accommodate electrical equipment including generators, transformers, the switchroom and containerised units. High and low voltage cabling has been routed around the site, which is bordered by a sheer cliff on two sides, a site of special scientific interest (SSSI), and a busy industrial estate.

Adrian Sherman, Green Frog Connect’s SHEQ liaison on the project, said, “Considering the number of working hours and all the hazards faced throughout the construction of the site, this is a fantastic achievement which we are rightly very proud of.“

Despite the challenges and tight timescales, the site was generating and available for export from mid-September and is now available to respond to Capacity Market Warnings issued by National Grid. The Capacity Market exists to ensure long-term security of supply by ensuring there is sufficient generating (or demand reduction) capacity at times of system stress, for example when renewable sources are not producing at a time of high demand.

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