Britcon (UK) Limited, a leading building contractor with offices in Wakefield and a factory in Scunthorpe, is celebrating winning four prestigious British Safety Council awards at the International Safety Awards 2023.

Britcon won awards including ‘Best in Sector’ business for the Construction and Property industry; as well as winning an International Safety award (Distinction).  In addition, Britcon received the ‘Best in Country’ award by scoring highest from all UK applications and finally, the company won The Chief Adjudicators award, which is given to the company that achieves the highest score overall in the British Safety Council awards this year.

Managing Director of Britcon, Nick Shepherd, explains: "We are absolutely delighted to win four British Safety Council awards.  We are 100% committed to ensuring health, safety and wellbeing within the workplace as recommended within the Construction Playbook and winning these awards underlines our continued commitment and the robust practices we have in place.  I am so proud of our team, who embed our health and safety culture within all our activities, to ensure that our employees, subcontractors, clients and suppliers enjoy a comfortable and safe working experience.”

Britcon received the awards at the British Safety Council’s International Safety Awards Gala Dinner on 19TH May 2023, held at the Landmark Hotel in London.  The Gala Dinner was hosted by ex-Formula One driver (and secret racing driver from BBC TV’s Top Gear) ‘The Stig’ Perry McCarthy. 

At the awards event, Peter McGettrick, Chairman of the British Safety Council, said: “The commitment to health and safety in this room is an inspiration to us all, and we thank you for your dedication to keeping our workplaces and communities safe.  We applaud your hard work and commitment, and these awards remind us that health and safety is not just the responsibility of those at the top, but one that requires everyone to take responsibility for their own health, safety and wellbeing.”

This year’s British Safety Council awards involved organisations from across the globe, including Africa, Asia, India, mainland Europe and the Middle East.

2023 has been another game changing year for Britcon, achieving Planet Mark carbon neutral certification and status in January this year, aligned to the PAS 2060 standard.

Britcon is a leading Civil Engineering, Building and Steelwork solutions contractor, which operates in both the private and public sectors. The company deliver a complete built environment service to customers, creating safe, innovative and value driven solutions without compromising on quality.

Britcon also expanded its business operations earlier this year, with a new office in the North East to add to its existing offices in Wakefield and its production plant in Scunthorpe, to support new framework and contract wins.

For more information about Britcon, visit www.britcon.co.uk