Lanes Group appoints new HSE manager

Paul joins the specialist drainage and maintenance solutions provider
from Veolia Environmental Services, where he was a divisional health,
safety, environment and quality manager.

Lanes Group operations
director Allan Wallis said: “Paul brings to Lanes a wealth of experience
and expertise, and will help us take our already strong performance on
health and safety to the next level.

“Standing still is not an
option in health, safety and environmental management. They are
priorities in our industry, and we are determined to set the highest
standards.

“We will be looking to Paul to lead our process of
continuously improving our strategy and systems for keeping our staff,
clients, and the wider public, healthy and safe, and managing our
environmental impact while we are carrying out our work.”

Paul,
who is a chartered member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health, will be responsible for leading on health and safety across
Lanes Group’s 18 regional operational depots.

He joined just as
Lanes Group has achieved its sixth successive RoSPA Gold Award for
occupational health and safety, which means the company qualifies for a
RoSPA Gold Medal for the second year.

Paul said: “Excellence in
health and safety has to be the priority for everyone in the company. It
is a team effort, which is why I am looking forward to working closely
with everyone in Lanes across the UK.

“Just before I arrived, the
company took the sensible decision to invest in an integrated health,
safety and environmental software management system, called SHE, which
is already realising benefits.

“I will be embedding this system,
reviewing and supporting training, encouraging involvement of all staff
in health, safety and environmental decision-making, and ensuring Lanes
is compliant with new legislation, such as the new Construction (Design
and Management) Regulations 2015.

“Our aim must be to work
continuously to embed excellence in health, safety and the environment
into our culture at all levels, from the boardroom to the point of works
in the field, and I will support this process all the way.”

Lanes
Group’s Utilities Division has been named as a finalist in the
Construction News Awards 2015 for Health and Safety Initiative. The
division won the same award in 2013, and a Construction News Specialists
Award for Health and Safety in 2014.