Arco chairman wins lifetime achievement award for commitment to health and safety

Arco chairman Thomas Martin has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award, recognising his "exceptional contribution to the safety and health industry over almost four decades". He was bestowed with the award at the Safety and Health Excellence Awards, part of the three-day Health & Safety Event, where Hull-based Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has made its return for 2024,...

Arco takes sustainability to new heights with huge rooftop solar installation

Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has further demonstrated its responsible approach to sustainability by installing more than 2,300 solar panels on the rooftop of its National Distribution Centre in Hull. The National Distribution Centre (NDC) is the first of several Arco sites across the UK that will benefit from rooftop solar energy, as the company moves away from a dependency on fossil...

Boston Energy named Siemens Gamesa’s safest supplier in supply chain awards

Wind energy technical services provider Boston Energy has received a top safety accolade in Siemens Gamesa’s supply chain awards. East Yorkshire-based Boston Energy won Siemens Gamesa’s Strategic Partnership Health and Safety Award, recognising zero incidents had occurred in projects involving the two companies working together. The award was the only safety-focused award presented during a...

Arco team abseils down London Eye on live TV

Working-at-height specialists from Hull-based safety experts Arco abseiled down the lastminute.com London Eye with BBC Breakfast presenter John Maguire to give the attraction a fresh coat of paint for spring. Positioned high above the capital, the Arco Professional Safety Services team worked at heights of 68m from the hub of the London Eye to help safely carry out the abseil and painting on...

Deep Business Centre hosts launch of elite leadership consulting group

A former trawlerman who set up his own consultancy to turn the tide on mental health issues in the workplace has now assembled a team of experts to help employers communicate with colleagues. Paul Longley, who spent 32 years in the fishing and food industries before being made redundant in 2019, has recruited Scott Clark and Leon McQuade, co-founders of tech and cyber security specialist Think...