Congratulations to the team at Somercotes for achieving 15 years LTI free.

Terence Clair, Operations Manager, commented: “15 YEARS!! I think you’ll agree this is an amazing achievement when you consider the high fluctuation in volume due to customer demands, the fluctuation over the past year of agency staff, the number of staff working a 24 hour operation over three shifts, the very high level of process and human interaction and product change in line with new moulds, along with a complete new process.  The team have done an amazing job and the factory is still continuing its push to be safer every day demonstrating that our vision of ZERO harm is evermore achievable. I often say that I am proud of what the team do each day at Somercotes but being witness to how they make our working environment safer we are finally able to see attitudes change towards health and safety at work, home and in everyday life.”

Terence continues: “We must ensure we never relax and become complacent.  Achievements of this nature are rightly celebrated but they will never replace the importance of every day passing without injury and us ensuring our staff return home safe and well. We also need to remind ourselves that it is people that make such things happen, people will judge us for many things throughout life and we can never pretend to always get things right. I, myself, have done several safety courses over my time as a Manager and none were as impactive than ‘Legacy’ this wasn’t just about the course, but it was about ‘What do you want to be remembered for?’ I want Somercotes to always be remembered as a place to offer a challenge in a safe environment with a management team that will always care about its people.

I cannot thank the team at Somercotes enough for the continuing support they give me, the operations and how their own hard work and commitment have made such things possible. Thank you.”