A message from Lex Russell, Chair of the UK Health & Safety Committee…. The MPA have launched their 2026 Health and Safety Awards and are now calling for entries. This year the MPA have announced the launch of a new award for the Outstanding Contractor working within the mineral products industry.
The key philosophy behind the MPA Health & Safety Awards is that we are all ‘Safer by Sharing’. By actively participating you will be helping to prevent injuries and fatalities within the mineral products industry. Please watch the short video below by clicking on the link. It highlights the benefits for our employees, our organisation, our stakeholders and others working within the mineral products industry, by submitting entries to the MPA Health & Safety Awards.
Please watch this video to find out more.
Over the years, the Awards have played a pivotal role in preventing serious injuries and fatalities within the mineral products industry and enable the industry to learn about and share the innovations and good practice that improve health, safety, and wellbeing in the workplace. Many of the entries highlighted in the Awards from previous years have now been widely adopted across the mineral products industry and shared via the Sharing Good Practice guides.
For the attention of All General Managers and Operational Managers
It would be great if you can all please encourage entries from your teams*, in any of the topics listed below, and for Individual and Young Leader Recognition (Under 30). The Awards are a great opportunity to share good practices across Cemex UK and the wider industry, to recognise the efforts of our teams and, most importantly, to help keep everyone safe.
*Please note, submissions must be made by Managers.
Award Topics:
- The 7 Health & Safety Topic Awards
- Safer production
- Safer maintenance and housekeeping
- Safer management of pedestrians and transport on-site
- Safer transport and logistics
- Safer operations at a contracting/laying asphalt, construction, or customer site
- Safer through improvements in health and wellbeing
- Safer together
- ‘The Fatal 6’ Award
- The Eurobitume Trophy
- The Outstanding Contractor Award (New for 2026)
- The Individual Recognition Awards
- The Young Leader Award (Under 30)
- The John Crabbe Trophy
- The Sir Frank Davies Award
The closing date for submissions is 17th October 2025 and should be emailed to [email protected]. A briefing note and the entry forms are available via the following link:
https://www.safequarry.com/home/best-practice-awards/ent.aspx?dm_t=0,0,0,0,0
The Health and Safety team are available to provide guidance on possible Award entries and submissions as necessary.
We have a proud history of supporting the Awards with significant numbers of entries and Awards received in the past. There is no limit to the number of entries so you are all encouraged to showcase the great initiatives that we are continually developing and implementing. Be proud, blow your own trumpet and share your initiatives with the industry. We look forward to continuing our long history of success in these prestigious awards.