Northern Ireland construction firm McAleer & Rushe has been awarded a prestigious accolade for excellence in health and safety.

The British Safety Council presented the company with an International Safety Award with a Distinction. This celebrates the firm's commitment to keeping its workers and workplaces healthy and safe throughout 2019.

The company is one of 87 organisations to win a Distinction in the 2020 International Safety Awards.

Now in their 62nd year, the International Safety Awards recognise and celebrate organisations from around the world which have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the scheme's independent judges their commitment to preventing workplace injuries and work-related ill health during the previous calendar year. The awards also recognise organisations that have shown commitment to wellbeing and mental health at work.

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Congratulating McAleer & Rushe on the award, Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of the British Safety Council, said: "The British Safety Council commends McAleer & Rushe on their achievement. The award is in recognition of their commitment and efforts to keep their employees and workplaces free of injury and ill health. All of those working at McAleer & Rushe should be rightly proud of their achievement."

Declan McLogan, SHEQ Director at McAleer & Rushe commented: "We are extremely proud to win a Distinction in the International Safety Awards recognizing our continuous efforts to raise the bar in safeguarding the health, safety and wellbeing of all staff members, site operatives and visitors at all times. As a responsible employer we take pride in the commitment and collaboration which our staff show on a daily basis to abide by all policies and procedures, with a shared social conscience so that we are not only protecting our own safety but everyone who works with us and for us."