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FACILITIES & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: SOWGA LTD “The goal of the company is to maintain a high level of service from the top to the bottom – from senior management through to office teams and engineers in the field. The company ethos is to ‘exceed expectations.’ “Our standards of excellence are underpinned by the fact that we strive for quality in all that we do. This ranges from the services that we deliver to the people we employ, right down to the way we address complaints, discrepancies and concerns.” S owga Ltd were recently recognised for their commitment to Apprenticeship Training. They are currently training apprentices in Heating and Ventilation, Trend Control Systems and commercial gas. The company is fully committed to health and safety. They acknowledge that the key to successful health and safety management requires an effective policy, organisation and arrangements. To help achieve this, they have appointed compliance firm Citation Plc to implement their Health and Safety Management System and policy. This appointment gives Sowga unlimited access, 24 hours per day, to advice from highly qualified health and safety consultants. These are either members of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) or the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM). “The management of Sowga Ltd looks upon the “Our standards of excellence are underpinned by the fact that we strive for quality in all that we do” 40 HSE INTERNATIONAL promotion of health and safety measures as a mutual objective for themselves and employees,” Aaron explained. “It is the policy of management to do all that is reasonably practicable to prevent personal injury and damage to property. Also, the organisation aims to protect everyone, including visitors and members of the public, insofar as they come into contact with our activities, from any foreseeable hazard or danger. “All employees have duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. They are informed of their personal responsibilities to take due care of the health and safety of themselves, and to ensure that they do not endanger other persons by their acts or omissions. Employees are also informed that they must cooperate with our organisation, so that we can comply with the legal requirements placed upon us, and in the implementation of our own policies. We ensure continued consultation www.glsdoorsystems.co.uk Proud to support Sowga Ltd Installation, repair & maintenance of: • Industrial Roller Shutters, Sectional & Folding Doors We • Security Roller Doors provide • Steel Hinged Doors 24 hr call-out • Rapid Rise Doors service & pride • Fire Roller Shutters & Curtains ourselves on our customer service & • Automatic Glass Doors expertise • Gates & Barriers • PVC Strip Curtains & Crash T: 01708 472995 Doors E: sales@ glsdoorsystems.co.uk