DT Christmas Newsletter 2025

HS&E

Taking pride in HS&E endeavours Carl Inman and Charley Trotter report that 2025 was another excellent year for the Group’s Health, Safety & Environment Management work, now further substantiated by our Group Sustainability Management programme and credentials

E arly 2025 saw the confirmation that the Group had been awarded a fifth consecutive RoSPA Gold Award for our Health and Safety Management and Safety performance (five Gold Awards in five consecutive years is no mean feat). From Swift to Share Point That was quickly followed by the transition of our HSE Management systems from Swift to the new Share Point platform (hopefully, you agree that it is a great step forward and improvement). For traditional “old school” safety, the Group has yet again reported an overall reduction in reported accidents. The occupational health and safety systems in place at four of the Davies Turner Group’s regional distribution centres in the UK have been certified to the ISO45001:2018 standard by the market-leading provider of ISO compliance certification and risk management training solutions, ISOQAR. Three of the hubs are operated by the company’s surface freight subsidiaries, Davies Turner & Co, and Davies Turner Logistics, whilst the fourth is the Heathrow-based headquarters of airfreight subsidiary, Davies Turner Air Cargo. All are large, busy and fast-paced warehousing and logistics operations. Integrated management system Whilst migrating the hundreds of documents we use, we integrated both of our management systems into a single Integrated Management System (IMS). The new IMS was externally audited during July and August with no issues or concerns raised. The IMS approach also saved six external audit days with costs. The Group also had to comply with the new and (allegedly) “simpler recycling” requirements (all sites should have new recycling bins), as well as comply with the ever increasing environmental reporting requirements. Whilst we are talking about recycling, nine sites are currently reporting, “zero waste to landfill” Bronze medal for sustainability During July, we were also delighted to share some very positive news on our sustainability journey regarding our second EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment. Whilst we had hoped for a smoother ride this time around, EcoVadis kept us on our toes with a newly updated framework and criteria with which to comply. That said, in true Davies Turner fashion, we met the challenge head-on—and came out stronger. I was proud to report a 13-point improvement on our previous score, rising from 48 to 61. This fantastic result has earned us a Bronze Medal and placed us within the top 35 percent of companies assessed worldwide.

Receiving the fifth consecutive RoSPA award

Sustainability in the freight forwarding and logistics sector is no easy feat, making this achievement even more rewarding and a reflection of the ongoing support from the Board and the exceptional collaboration with teams throughout the business this year. With planning already underway for our 2026 submission, we are looking forward to building on this success. Ongoing support It goes without saying that all the achievements made over recent years, together with the EcoVadis medal during 2025, were only possible with everybody’s ongoing support.

Fifth consecutive RoSPA Gold Award in recognition of the high standards of health and safety performance “ ”

Staff generosity through fundraising events and dress down days also raised over £5,000 in donations to worthy causes - so thank you one and all. Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all wonderful Christmas and New Year, 2026 will likely be as busy and hopefully successful for Davies Turner.

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