JELD-WEN UK has won the Health and Safety award at this year’s British Woodworking Federation (BWF) Awards.
Now in its 16th year, the BWF Awards took place at the prestigious Langham Hotel, Central London on 22nd November 2024. Each year, the awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding skills, talent and achievements of the UK woodworking and joinery manufacturing industry.
JELD-WEN took home the Health and Safety award in recognition of its innovative technology, used to protect pedestrians from moving industrial vehicles. Combining Radio Frequency and True AI cameras, its new system creates a detection zone around each vehicle, triggering an audible and visual warning, and the automatically slowing and stopping the vehicle if a pedestrian comes into its proximity.
The BWF judges recognised that this initiative is a significant investment in emerging RFID and AI technologies to help manage safety and protect employees, any external supply chain drivers, and visitors. They commended JELD-WEN for “focusing on risk reduction and demonstrating a clear commitment to safety improvement, in what is currently one of the highest severity risk areas at work.”
Marcin Bacik, EHS Manager at JELD-WEN Penrith said: “The health and safety category was incredibly competitive this year, so we see this award as a real accolade and testament to our forward-thinking and dedicated team. Since we have launched the True Ai and Radio Tag Frequency systems initiative, key risks are significantly lower, and safety improvements have been realised across the board. We believe our continued efforts to embed world-class health and safety practices into our JELD-WEN culture has been deservedly recognised.”
Hamish White, Operation Director at JELD-WEN UK adds: “Health and safety is paramount within the sector, and we remain unrelenting in our aim to eliminate risk. I congratulate all of the team at our Penrith factory for their tremendous achievements. They are a fantastic example of living our JELD-WEN value that we build business ethically and safely.”
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