Ethics

Corporate Social Responsibility

The management has the people skills, experience and knowledge to look after the welfare, training and development of our employees. They will treat each employee as an individual, helping them achieve their aspirations as this in turn will ensure the future success of the company and the service level that we are able to provide.

Ethical Employment

Allerton Structural Contractors Limited has developed an Equal Opportunities Policy statement in line with the following guidelines:

• DDA Disability Discrimination Act
• EOC Equal Opportunities Commission
• CRE Commission for racial equality

We commit to offering any jobs that become available within our Company to suitable candidates without regard for gender, disability, ethnicity, age, sexuality, transgender status or religious belief.

To fulfill our obligations in this respect we will:

• Appoint Mike Burke with overall responsibility for the implementation of this policy Communicate the policy to all employees
• Communicate the policy within advertisements for job applicants

Allerton Structural Contractors Limited will ensure that all employees are treated equally and work in a discrimination free environment. Employees whose attitudes, behaviour and practices are found to discriminate against others may be subject to disciplinary procedures.

All employees will be expected to play a positive role in the implementation of this policy statement and any grievances should be advised to the Director of the company who will take positive steps to resolve the matter and prevent re occurrences.

Ethical Trading Initiative

We recognise that all the products and services we procure have both environmental and social impacts and are committed to addressing these through our procurement procedures. The primary way in which we can influence these impacts is through engaging fully with a local supply chain based on the proximity theory.

Therefore, the overall aims of our sustainable procurement policy are to:

• Provide a framework for bringing environmental and social criteria into procurement decisions,
• Seek assurance from our suppliers and contractors that the environmental and social impacts of the products and services we procure have been minimised.
• Complying with all relevant current statutory regulations that impact on purchasing and requiring that suppliers and contractors (and their supply chains) do the same.

Giving a preference to procuring environmentally sustainable materials and services which:

• Minimise climate change impacts
• Minimise ecological damage, such as loss of habitats and biodiversity
• Minimise the depletion of non-renewable resources
• Re-use, recycle, refill, recharge and recondition
• Ensure where possible all purchased goods have a recycled content
• Have a low embodied energy/high Green Guide to Specification rating
• Reduce water use
• Are accredited to a recognised environmental standards

Giving a preference to procuring materials and services which are ethically sourced. For those goods and services being sourced from developing countries, we expect suppliers to demonstrate that minimum supply chain labour standards have been met.

Using local suppliers and contractors to minimise the environmental impact associated with transportation and to support the local economy, as appropriate.