Amey Consulting receives Sword of Honour award for health and safety

Amey Consulting receives Sword of Honour award for health and safety

Amey Consulting has been awarded the prestigious Sword of Honour award for its commitment to Health and Safety management from the British Safety Council.  

Amey Consulting is one of 84 organisations worldwide that achieved the Sword of Honour, which is given to organisations that demonstrate excellence in the management of health and safety risks at work.  

Assessments were made on various aspects of safety including the mental wellbeing of employees, as well as successful organisations achieving the mandatory maximum five stars in the British Safety Council’s audit scheme for the award. 

Commenting on the award, Alex Gilbert, Managing Director of Amey Consulting, said:  

We are thrilled to be recognised for our ongoing efforts towards a harm free operating environment for our employees and those affected by our work.  

Whilst we are very proud to be recognised amongst the best, we are mindful that our journey is continuous and recognise that we cannot rest until we reach our goal of zero harm every day.” 

Lawrence Waterman, Chairman of the British Safety Council, said: “On behalf of the board of trustees and staff of the British Safety Council I would like to congratulate Amey Consulting on achieving the very highest standards of health, safety and environmental management.  Excellence at this level is very hard won. We are proud to have supported you in your achievements, and I am delighted that you have chosen to celebrate it with us today.” 

The sword of honour is testament to Amey’s core value of putting people first’. In 2016 Amey’s Consulting and Rail business unit achieved the Sword of Honour award and in 2018, Amey began its Target Zero campaign, with the aim of reaching a zero Lost Time Injury Incident Rate by 2021. 

To read more about Amey’s Health and Safety, visit: https://www.amey.co.uk/getting-started/health-and-safety/ 


About the awards 
The 2019 awards mark the 40th consecutive year in which the British Safety Council has awarded the Sword of Honour for health and safety management excellence and the eighth year of awarding the Globe of Honour for excellence in environmental management.  

Key facts about Amey  

Amey, with a turnover of £2.2bn, employs 17,000 people internationally with a focus on the UK, but with businesses in Australia and America. 

Our aim is to make the world a better place to live, work and travel. Designing, building, maintaining and investing in the UK’s services and infrastructure in partnership with our clients. 

This means keeping core services running smoothly across the country: utilities, transport, engineering, justice, defence, environmental and waste services, and facilities management. These are underpinned by our leading consulting and asset management capabilities, which allow us to offer standalone or integrated service solutions to a range of clients. 

Amey is owned by Ferrovial. They are one of the world’s leading infrastructure management and investment companies. Ferrovial has more than 96,000 employees and a presence in over 15 countries. It is a member of Spain’s blue-chip IBEX 35 index and is also included in prestigious sustainability indices such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. Ferrovial’s activities focus on four business sectors: construction, airports, toll roads and services. Amey is part of the Services division. 

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