The Safety Sword is presented each year to the operations judged to have the best Health and Safety standards across the UK. It was first presented back in the 1960’s, underlining the long history of prioritising Health and Safety across our business.

As standards have improved and become more consistent over the years, it has been necessary to use varying approaches to differentiate between the contenders. This year, the UK National Health and Safety Committee agreed to present the Safety Sword based on performance in the 2023 Cemex Global Health and Safety Awards, which were announced earlier this month.

Having been recognised with “Best in Sector” for Aggregates in the Cemex Global Awards, the Health & Safety Committee have agreed that the Safety Sword should be presented to the team in UK Marine, congratulations go to everyone who has contributed to this achievement on the standards they have achieved, but most importantly for continuing to look after themselves and each other.