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SMAS Worksafe Schemes offer a fast, efficient
and cost effective way of demonstrating your
Health and Safety competence and gaining a
nationally recognised SSIP Member Scheme
certificate. SMAS is a H&S Assessment organ-
isation that takes great pride in its professionalism, customer
service and efficiency. Working with many of the major UK
housebuilders it has developed experience and expertise in
new build construction but also deals with many other con-
struction organisations.
As a dedicated H&S assessment company SMAS does
not get distracted by other activities such as H&S Training or
Consultancy. This also means that individuals can be confi-
dent that there is no conflict of interest in any of our assess-
ment decisions. Additionally, all of its Assessors are quali-
fied H&S professionals, have completed the SSIP Assessor
Training and are audited annually by an independently
appointed SSIP Auditor.
Explaining the approach taken to assessment and approved
contractor management, SMAS illustrates: “We have developed
our own software to manage our Contractor database which
means that we process work smoothly and efficiently. Allowing
technology to manage much of the routine work means that our
staff can concentrate on talking to our members, guiding them
through the process and exceeding their expectations.
“All of our assessments are undertaken In-House allow-
ing us to offer a consistent standard across assessments. The
minimum standards we assess against are clearly set out in
the SSIP Core Criteria. The skill of the assessor is to inter-
pret the information provided and ensure it relates to the
nature and scope of the business being assessed.”
SMAS can also offer a free, professional and efficient
H&S pre-qualification solution to Clients and Principal
Contractors who employ Sub-Contractors. In compliance
with the Construction (Design and Management)
Regulations 2015, Clients and Principal Contractors are
required to ensure that anyone appointed or engaged to work
on any construction project, has the skills, knowledge, expe-
rience and, where relevant, the organisational capability to
do so - this check can be done in house but can often be a
costly and time consuming process.
By adopting an SSIP approach to Stage 1 assessments and
simply ensuring that a contractor holds a valid and in date
certificate issued by an SSIP member Scheme, businesses can
be confident that the assessment satisfies the requirements of
the SSIP Core Criteria and that a reasonable and robust
judgement has been made that the SSIP standard has been
met. The SMAS Contractor Assessment Management
Programme offers a total Stage 1 H&S outsourcing solution
to Clients. It is web based, simple to use and most important-
ly free to Clients and Principal Contractors.
Commenting on how SMAS can simplify the process, the
organisation explains: “With over 6 years’ experience of run-
ning Client ‘approved contractor lists’ we are able to manage
all aspects of your Stage 1 assessments, ensuring that your
contractors meet the SSIP Core Criteria. Every Programme
managed by SMAS is individually tailored to meet the
Client's specific needs... We are confident that by adopting
an SSIP ethos to contractor assessments and by using SMAS
to manage the process you will be able to save significant
time and money and free up your own staff to focus on more
business critical areas of your business.”
Worksafe With SMASThe fast, efficient and cost effective routeto achieving accreditation with an SSIPMember Scheme
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Established in 1992, Sealant
& Construction Services
Ltd is a specialist provider
of construction services
including: mastic joint seal-
ing, diamond drilling and cutting, concrete
repairs and coatings, and fire protection.
Experienced in all aspects of diamond
drilling, floor sawing in concrete and
asphalt, track sawing, chasing and con-
trolled demolition, maintenance of move-
ment joints, and the application and refur-
bishment of industrial coatings; Sealant &
Construction Services offers a nationwide,
one-stop-shop upon which key industry
clients rely, such as Balfour Beatty, Morgan
Sindall, BAM Nuttall and more.
Of course, it is testament to the compa-
ny's good name that it has been able to
work with such reputable names as these,
however even more-so when considering
the way in which it has been able to develop
long term relationships and repeat business
from these very clients. As Pip Alden,
Managing Director of Sealant &
Construction Services explains: “We are
proud to have developed many long term
relationships with both local and national
clients. Our professionalism ensures that
time and time again we are called upon to
carry out works on a 'repeat order' basis.”
And through developing these relation-
ships, Sealant & Construction Services has
all but ensured its continued prosperity
within the sector and successfully estab-
lished itself as a sub-contract partner of
choice to many”.
Health and Safety at Sealant &
Construction Services is paramount and
ContinuedProsperitySealant & Construction Services was established in1992 and services the whole of the UK.
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“Every item of plantowned and hired by
Sealant &Construction
Services has an HAV rating”
with the benefit of a full-time Health and
Safety Manager, the company is able to
ensure that all works are compliant and up
to date with the latest legislation. The com-
pany has also invested heavily into indus-
try-recognised, accredited schemes such as:
SMAS, SSIP, CHAS, ConstructionLine
and Achilles, along with its ongoing ISO
9001, 14001 and 18001 accreditations to
make sure that all our processes are fully
compliant.
In addition, the company's team has
individual capabilities which further
extend the expertise available at Sealant &
Construction Services, as Pip illustrates:
“All our operatives are directly employed
and either trained to NVQ Level 2 or
above or industry accredited. We take a
pro-active approach to training and are
pleased to enrol our operatives on
Apprenticeship schemes which has proved
highly successful for many years. Using a
combination of external and in-house
training, we ensure that all of our opera-
tives have the appropriate training to carry
out their job to the highest standards in the
safest possible manner, including the
recent introduction of Environmental
Awareness training via E-Learning.”
Sealant & Construction Services has
also invested in researching and obtaining
plant that performs with the lowest vibra-
tion levels available. This means that not
only are the company's operatives exposed
to minimal hand-arm vibration but that
maximum productivity is achieved in the
undertaking of the works; this translates
into greater efficiency of operations and
therefore cost savings for customers. Every
item of plant owned and hired by Sealant
& Construction Services has an HAV rat-
ing which we then translate into permissi-
ble trigger-time for the health & well-being
of the team. Several years ago, the compa-
ny took the decision to engage an
Occupational Health and Wellbeing con-
sultant to ensure that all our employees are
regularly examined and fit for their role.
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Further to this, the company's in-house
PAT testing facility also ensures that all
items of plant are regularly checked and
breakdowns can therefore be minimised.
Specifically, the company recently
invested in a new, fully-automated comput-
er-controlled track-saw which is pro-
grammed on-site to cut reinforced concrete
walls and slabs to precise depths and
lengths. This hi-tech piece of equipment
isolates the operative from the cutting head
to ensure complete safety at all times. It can
be used safely in areas where hoists and lifts
are unavailable by replacing the cumber-
some hydraulic pack found on most tradi-
tional track saws.
The company owns an extensive range
of equipment for its drilling and saw cutting
division, such as large petrol, diesel and
electric floor saws, petrol and hydraulic cut-
off saws, ring saws and chain saws, con-
crete crunching & bursting plant, a huge
range of diamond drilling rigs, mag drills
and much, much more!
Most recently, the company has been
involved in a number of key, noteworthy
projects, of which its recent contract with
Momart is most prominent; working on
behalf of the Landmark Trust, Sealant &
Construction Services were asked to drill
holes for the installation of a sculpture on
top of the Martello Tower in Aldeburgh.
Specifically designed and built by Antony
Gormley, creator of the Angel of the North
and to celebrate the Landmark Trust's 50th
anniversary, the installation is the first of
five to be installed at five different
Landmark sites across the UK.
The company's mastic joint sealing divi-
sion has also enjoyed one of its busiest
years yet, thanks to the securing of numer-
ous large scale contracts such as the sealing
of several Biogas tanks for a German con-
tractor as well as on the refurbishment pro-
gramme of lodges and villas at Center
Parcs Resorts and works on new Premier
Inn hotels across the UK.
www.scsukltd.co.uk
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Safecontractor was initially developed as a
bespoke project for a property management
client who wished to outsource the annual vet-
ting of contractors on its approved list. Interest
shown by other similar clients identified the
potential for a standardised system that could be offered to
the whole of the company's client base. In 1999 SupplyLine
was then born. After further development the product was
expanded to provide web based access to its clients and was
re-branded as Safecontractor in 2003. Steady growth and the
adoption of the system by some major brand names such as
Kellogg, Debenhams Retail Plc, Home Retail Group and
General Motors UK, saw entry into new client markets and
further growth in contractor members.
Safecontractor is operated by Exor (Services) Ltd, part of
the Santia group of companies and is owned by BECAP, the
private equity investment vehicle for Better Capital Limited.
Better Capital aim to unlock the enormous potential within
the Santia group of companies through commitment to
additional investment that will maintain and build upon the
high levels of quality and service that we endeavour to pro-
vide to our customers. More than 300,000 organizations
globally use the environmental management standard and
have achieved ISO 14001 certification.
With clients increasingly looking at the impact of their
supply chain on their environmental management goals it is
more important than ever to be able to demonstrate environ-
mental management credentials. The ISO 14001 standard
outlines how to put an effective environmental management
system in place. It is designed to help businesses remain
High levels of Quality &Service
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