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In April 2014 at our Health and Safety Conference, Gary Plant from Altius asked the question "How Much Risk Are You Buying In"? Altuis are one of our Partners. Altius gives you peace of mind by reducing your risks, saving you time and money, and improving the quality of your supply-chain.
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Supply chain compliance specialist Altius Vendor Assessment has partnered with financial risk management experts Company Watch to provide its clients with robust and reliable monitoring systems. This will enable them to effectively track and predict the financial health of suppliers. Company Watch has developed specialised mathematical models that differentiate financial winners from losers, thro...
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Food retailer Morrisons has appointed Altius Vendor Assessment to manage contractor assessment, compliance and accreditation on behalf of the group. With 500 stores, 7 major distribution centres and 19 production facilities, Morrisons required a central system for monitoring the health and safety credentials and competences of hundreds of contractors undertaking work across its national estate....
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Gary Plant, Managing Director of Altius Vendor Assessment shares the pitfalls you should avoid when assessing contractors to ensure compliance.
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Selfridges & Co has appointed Altius Vendor Assessment to manage supplier pre-assessment, compliance and accreditation on behalf of the retail group. The Altius online vendor accreditation and management system takes a thorough evidence-based approach to checking the competences of suppliers from health and safety compliance through to financial health, environmental performance, customer service...
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As reported in Health and Safety Practitioner, the number of directors and senior managers prosecuted under section 37 of The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA 1974) has risen by 400% in the last five years. This is according to unofficial figures released by the Health and Safety Executive in response to a freedom of information request. The figures, albeit not validated, show that 43...
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SGP Property and Facilities Management is saving more than £100,000 per year and improving quality and safety standards through outsourcing its supplier assessment. The company, which last year managed more than £1 billion of property spend and £170 million of maintenance spend on behalf of its customers, partners with Altius Vendor Assessment (www.altiusva.com) to ensure contractors are fully as...
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One of our new partners, Altius, has recently won the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) award for Innovation and Technology for their system Altius Vendor Assessment. They have been running for a number of years now and have a new and innovative approach to vendor assessment. At no cost to the Client the Altius Vendor Assessment system can provide all the vendor assessment needs al...
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