{"id":66645110,"date":"2021-11-16T14:14:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T14:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/?p=66645110"},"modified":"2021-11-16T14:14:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T14:14:53","slug":"salvec-ltd-gold-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/2021\/11\/salvec-ltd-gold-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvec Ltd \u2013 Gold and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Salvec Limited is family run business, founded in 2002 and is based in Ashford Kent. Salvec Ltd is a\u00a0 franchised haulier for Tarmac Limited delivering Asphalt and Aggregate. Salvec Ltd is run by Sally\u00a0 Sage-Horlock. Sally has grown up in the haulage business and inherited the company from her\u00a0 father. We operate three lorries at present but would like to extend the company going forward \u2013\u00a0 this has been put on hold due to the recent troubles, but we hope to be back on plan for expansion soon.<\/p>\n

We first heard about FORS through Tarmac. We looked at the benefits of joining the scheme and\u00a0 saw that these were the same standards and ethos that we wished embody by improving the safety\u00a0 for both our vehicles and drivers.<\/p>\n

When we first began working towards our first\u00a0 bronze accreditation, we were able to follow and\u00a0 carry out all the necessary requirements with no\u00a0 complications and we were able to achieve our\u00a0 bronze accreditation first time, and have passed\u00a0 every audit since then.<\/p>\n

From this point, we were encouraged to aim for the next accreditation level of Silver. As we saw\u00a0 drastic improvements within the business just from\u00a0the bronze audit, we felt that continuing with the\u00a0silver audit would only further improve our business and credibility. Following on from our\u00a0 successful Silver submission we also decided, why not go for Gold? We have been a Gold operator\u00a0 for 3 years now and have never looked back.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

One key benefit that the drivers and the company gained from FORS was the e-learning resources\u00a0 available on the FORS website. Thanks to our drivers having completed the e-learning modules and\u00a0 classroom based training on a regular basis, we have seen a great improvement in our drivers\u2019 road\u00a0 safety skills. As this training provided our drivers with the latest and most appropriate information\u00a0 on road safety, we were able to see this improvement immediately.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cImplementing the FORS standard within the company has continued to improve our business, we\u00a0 have seen improvements in our fuel efficiency due to driver training through the e-learning tools and\u00a0 classroom based training.\u201d <\/em>(Director Sally Sage Horlock)<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018FORS offers targeted training which meets with the specific needs of my industry.\u2019 <\/em>(Transport manager\u00a0 Adrian Horlock)<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n