Seven Gold Medals For Sodexo In 2022 RoSPA Health And Safety Awards

Two RoSPA awards - Safe@Work and Gold Award Sodexo is celebrating seven Gold Medal Awards at the 2022 RoSPA Health and Safety Awards. Its corporate services business also received the President’s Award for over ten consecutive years of receiving a Gold Medal, and the Sodexo Property Professional Services business also won the Safe@work-Safe@home trophy.

RoSPA’s Health and Safety awards are internationally recognised and awarded to organisations demonstrating outstanding health and safety standards.

For 11 consecutive years, Sodexo’s Corporate Services business has successfully achieved a Gold Medal Award in recognition of its commitment and initiatives to communicate and drive a world class health and safety system, with the priority of keeping its employees and customers safe while at work. For the second year, it has also been recognised with the President’s Award.

Sodexo’s healthcare team received Gold Medal Awards at / for:

  • Royal Stoke University Hospital for the eighth consecutive year
  • Manchester University Foundation Trust (MFT) at two locations - for the eighth consecutive year at the MFT Oxford Road campus which includes five hospitals (Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and Saint Mary’s Hospital), and Wythenshawe Hospital for its ninth year running
  • The Covid-19 test centres which Sodexo operated up until their closure at the end of March 2022

Sodexo’s government team received Gold Medal Awards at / for:

  • Colchester Garrison for a third year
  • Project Allenby Connaught received for the first time
  • The Property Professional Services team for the second consecutive year and will also be lifting the RoSPA 2022 Safe@Work-Safe@Home Trophy at the London awards ceremony next month
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Sean Haley, region chair, Sodexo UK & Ireland, said: “At Sodexo, the health, safety and wellbeing of our colleagues, customers, and all those we serve is our top priority. We are proud of our teams who have entered the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards and who have received Gold Medal Awards. A special congratulations to our corporate services team for a second President’s Award and the Property Professional Services team for the Safe@Work-Safe@Home trophy.”

Organisations receiving a RoSPA Award are recognised as being world-leaders in health and safety practice. Every year, nearly 2,000 entrants vie to achieve the highest possible accolade in what is the UK’s longest-running health and safety industry awards.

Julia Small, RoSPA’s Achievements Director, said: “This is a fantastic and well-deserved accomplishment. All our award entrants demonstrate their unwavering commitment and passion for keeping people safe at work.

“By receiving this recognition Sodexo joins like-minded businesses and organisations worldwide, who represent the very best in their approach to health and safety.

“I would like to add my personal thanks for all the work that it has taken to secure this well-deserved award - congratulations to all those involved, who champion and drive up health and safety standards every day.”

For more information about the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards visit www.rospa.com/awards