Month: May 2018

O’Brien Contractors have kindly offered to sponsor Kelly Davis and her horse Profit in “The Nations Challenge” where they both will be representing England in the over 17’s age group at the Royal Welsh Show, Powys, on the 22-26^th July 2018.

Kelly who has worked at O’Brien for the last 3 years has represented England in 2005 and 2007 in the under 17’s age group, this will be the first time in in the over 17’s age group. She will be riding against 8 teams from Wales, France, Denmark, Scotland, USA, Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland.

This will be Kelly’s final competitive ride before she retires from competition, she brought Profit on from a 3-year-old to the experienced 8-year-old he is today and hopes to end their career on an all-time high.

Kelly Davis, Business Support, O’Brien Contractors Ltd, said: “The sponsorship means a great deal to me, as a rider and an employee. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for myself and my horse, competing at a high level is expensive, travel costs, new kits and just the general up keep will be over £600. The sponsorship from O’Brien will help me cover some of this cost and make the whole experience more enjoyable, it will be amazing way to end my career with my companies support.

With everyone behind her at O’Brien, let’s hope this final challenge is one to be remembered.

O’Brien Contractors is committed to providing safe and healthy working environments for all staff and clients. This has been recognised by it being awarded the Gold Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Award, which is the fifth year in a row the company has received this prestigious accreditation.

The RoSPA Health & Safety Awards have become a key accreditation in the UK construction industry and offer firms a way to demonstrate their commitment to continually improving standards.

Managing Director, Peter O’Brien, said: We are delighted to have been recognised with a Gold RoSPA award for the fifth year in a row. As a company we are dedicated to making sure that all of our sites are safe both for everyone working on them and for members of the public. Receiving this award again is testament to how hard we all work to achieve that.”

 

Julia Small, RoSPA’s head of qualifications, awards and events, said: “The RoSPA Awards are the most highly-respected in the health and safety arena, with almost 2,000 entrants every year, and allow organisations to prove excellence in the workplace, demonstrating a commitment to the wellbeing of not only employees but all those who interact with it.”

O’Brien Contractors provides ongoing training, information, supervision and advice so that all of our employees are competent to work safely and are committed to providing the resources necessary to support this provision. Our industry-leading standards have also been recognised with many other occupational health and safety accreditations ranging from OHSAS 18001 to CHAS, Achilles Building Confidence (five star rating) and Achilles RISQS.