RoSPA Occupational Health
and Safety Awards 2015
the event for the tremendous contribution they feel it
makes to improving health and safety standards.
T
his year, the UK’s leading forestry and timber
harvesting firm Tilhill Forestry Ltd received
RoSPA’s highest competitive accolade, the Sir
George Earle Trophy, at the awards ceremony in
Birmingham. The trophy was presented to George
McRobbie, Managing Director of Tilhill Forestry Ltd, by
Lord Jordan of Bournville, RoSPA Vice-President and Tom
Mullarkey, RoSPA Chief Executive. The firm also won
the Forestry Sector Award for the fifth year in a row.
George McRobbie said: “Winning this award is a
landmark event in the company’s history. It is well known
that forestry remains one of the most hazardous work
places and this makes this achievement even more
impressive.
“The safety of our staff, contractors and the public is our
top priority. The forestry industry still has an unacceptably
poor safety record and we will continue to work with the
FISA (Forest Industry Safety Accord) and now RoSPA to
improve the situation. We hope our latest awards will
help to encourage everyone in our industry to do more to
improve.”
RoSPA Gold Award winners in 2015 include:
ABB Ltd, Nuvia Limited, Sentinel Housing
Association and many more.
Industry Sector Award winners in 2015 include:
Construction – Commercial: Morrison Utility
Services, Education & Training Services:
South and City College Birmingham, Forestry:
Tilhill Forestry Ltd and Waste Management &
Recycling: Studsvik UK Limited.
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