{"id":66645082,"date":"2021-11-16T10:54:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T10:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/?p=66645082"},"modified":"2021-11-16T10:54:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T10:54:49","slug":"procon-readymix-ltd-going-for-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/2021\/11\/procon-readymix-ltd-going-for-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Procon Readymix Ltd \u2013 Going For Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Procon Readymix Ltd are a leading supplier of Ready Mixed Concrete and are based in\u00a0 Wembley, London. We currently operate a fleet of 18 x 32 tonne Concrete mixers. With extensive experience in supplying concrete and construction solutions Procon Readymix Ltd\u00a0serves a diverse range of projects and schemes. We provide services to both large scale\u00a0 framework contracts and major works whilst also providing a provision of smaller quantities\u00a0 for one off projects and maintenance. Since joining FORS the business has seen an improvement in the fleet\u2019s emissions and fuel usage. Paul Shea, Transport Manager and\u00a0 FORS Practitioner of Procon Readymix Ltd says the FORS accreditation continues to benefit\u00a0 Procon\u2019s business, fleet renewals and staff awareness\u00a0 Operations Director, Christian Vale, explains how the company has achieved significant improvements through FORS.<\/p>\n

The company were made aware of the\u00a0 FORS standard back in 2014 following\u00a0 discussions with clients and industry\u00a0contacts. Whilst the company were\u00a0confident with their systems in place they\u00a0then set about aligning its policies and\u00a0procedures with the FORS standard. By\u00a0keeping compliant with the FORS standard\u00a0the safety aspect of our operations has<\/p>\n

greatly increased. After achieving FORS Bronze in 2014 the company knew that they had a benchmark from where to develop the business and use the framework of FORS to progress\u00a0 even further In the future. We achieved FORS Silver Accreditation back in 2015 and we now\u00a0 feel that we are operating at the highest levels of our industry and the time is right for the\u00a0 company to take the next step in achieving FORS Gold accreditation.<\/p>\n

The initial bronze audit was passed at the first attempt and was beneficial to Procon Readymix Ltd as the FORS standard helped us improve as an operator. As a company FORS has assisted us in making regular operational improvements. In observing the FORS\u00a0 standard we now complete regular checks on the health, fitness and welfare of our drivers,\u00a0 which also makes the drivers feel cared for by the company. FORS accreditation has seen the company adopt a much enhanced communication policy whereby an annual communication plan has seen an increase in driver awareness and knowledge.<\/p>\n

Once we achieved Bronze accreditation we decided to progress to the next level, Silver\u00a0 accreditation, as we wanted to further improve safety and efficiency figures along with improving our company profile. After gaining a better understanding of FORS we quickly progressed achieving our FORS Silver accreditation in 2015. We saw the benefits immediately, from In vehicle technology to driver training both in classroom and the suite of\u00a0 E-learning modules to help keep all our drivers training current and up to date. All of our vehicles are Euro VI and also have the latest technology to not only assist the drivers but also vulnerable road users and also assisting in reducing insurance claims.<\/p>\n

As a business we realised that FORS gave us the framework on which to develop our admin\u00a0 activities, i.e, our driver health monitoring and licence checking become part of a planned\u00a0 process and is kept closely monitored. Being accredited to FORS also ensured that we stayed legal and compliant and also gave us the opportunity to tender for new contracts. Our\u00a0 drivers went onto attend training which ultimately benefited operator compliance and driver\u00a0 awareness of Vulnerable Road Users.<\/p>\n

The use of the FORS Training dashboard is a great way monitor and maintain manager &\u00a0 driver training. FORS also offer an abundance of eLearning modules to choose from which I\u00a0 truly believe is extremely beneficial in further educating our transport team. \u00a0\u2013 Christian Vale <\/em>– (Operations Director)\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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