Careys awarded Gold Considerate Constructors Scheme 2018 National Company Award

Since 1998, the Considerate Constructors Scheme has been rewarding the UK’s most considerate sites for the contribution they have made towards improving the image of construction. The Considerate Constructors Scheme’s National Site Awards recognise those sites registered with the Scheme that have raised the bar for considerate construction.

Considerate Constructors Scheme 2018 National Supplier Award winners are selected from the top performing registered suppliers monitored between the 1 August 2017 and the 31 July 2018. In achieving the Gold Award, Careys has shown the highest levels of consideration towards the public, its workforce and the environment through adhering to the Scheme’s five-point Code of Considerate Practice:

• Care about Appearance
• Respect the Community
• Protect the Environment
• Secure everyone’s Safety
• Value their Workforce

To enable us to achieve this, the Carey Way visual standards were developed and made available online to all staff, accessible from smartphones, tablets or desktop computers. Each of our 'Black Hat' supervisors have also been issued with a smartphone to enable access to the visual standards directly from the workface.

The Carey Way has been developed and embedded by our operational teams with the help of our functional departments, particularly HSE and Quality Assurance. It is always evolving and is championed across the regions by our operational managers and health and safety teams, to help support safe working practices as part of our 'Safe Home Every Day' initiative.

Covering site set-up and construction works to project management, each individual visual standard consists of a simple list of Dos, Don’ts, Considerations and References – relevant documents that either enhance or provide further details on the proper procedures to be implemented.