As part of our ongoing commitment to health and safety here at Smith Brothers HQ, our SHEQ manager Darrell Johnson hosts monthly ‘toolbox talks’ – with each instalment dedicated to a timely topic.
Smith Brothers has joined forces with a group of Calderdale businesses and volunteers to support Overgate Hospice during the Covid-19 outbreak. Over 64 of the region’s organisations and professionals have donated to the appeal, raising £181,107 in the process.
Six members of the Smith Brothers family swapped their high-vis and hard hats for a pair of slacks and set of clubs last month – in support of Overgate Hospice’s annual charity golf day, which raised over £15,000 for the charity.
As we reach the end of National Safe Digging Week, we wanted to acknowledge an organisation that’s proving central to keeping the country safe when it comes to high-risk construction projects – LinesearchbeforeUdig.
Smith Brothers Contracting Ltd has extended its support of Overgate Hospice, an independent charity based in Elland, which strives to help those living with a life-limiting illness.
High voltage electrical engineering firm Smith Brothers has added 39 years of power system design expertise to its portfolio with a quartet of specialist appointments at its Sheffield office – doubling the headcount from four to eight.
Last month, our SHEQ manager, Darrell Johnson, spoke to Electrical Engineering magazine, to explain why, when it comes to building a cohesive and resilient workforce, it’s vital that firms go beyond physical health and encompass psychological fitness too. In case you missed it, you can catch up here.
The Smith Brothers HQ in Yorkshire has reopened its doors today and, as we begin to open our sites and offices once more, we understand there will inevitably be lots of questions around how life with Smith Brothers Contracting might look in the short and long term.