About Us

We help you to demonstrate your commitment to best practice beyond health and safety.

ALCUMUS SAFECONTRACTOR

Building a better working world for everyone.

As part of Alcumus, we’ve been supporting organisations and contractors for over 20 years, and work with over 480 organisations and 35,000 contractors.

Our supply chain management solution can help you to reduce your risks and manage both anticipated and unanticipated events in the supply chain.

By building great relationships with our customers, we understand their needs and provide a range of technology solutions, advice and support.

Gemma Archibald – Chief Operating Officer

ALCUMUS SAFECONTRACTOR

Safer. Healthier. Stronger.

SafeContractor gives businesses the peace of mind that their supply chain is secure and resilient and allows contractors to demonstrate that they meet the necessary requirements around health and safety, environmental, modern slavery, diversity, equality, workplace wellbeing and financial stability, all in one product.

One reason why SafeContractor is so popular is our fantastic team of expert auditors.

We have the largest in-house team of health, safety and ethical auditors in the UK – ready to guide you every step of the way.

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Don’t just take our word for it...

Here’s what our members say about the benefits of accreditation and what partnering with us means to our clients.

"SafeWorkforce offers a wealth of experienced support in HS and HR. We would consider them a major partner in ensuring that our business remains up to date with national guidance. Their support during Covid was invaluable in ensuring we supported and protected our staff. We would and have recommended their services to others."

Matthew

"Since joining Alcumus the accreditation has helped to enhance our reputation, opening new doors to leading property management companies in our area."

John Baird, Little Duck Cleaning Services

"SafeContractor provides a measure of consistency when vetting our supply chain. We’re able to use the client portal to select new contractors to work with, saving us time."

Arnold Clark Contractor Roadshow, 2019

"We are a safety-first business. As part of this commitment, we are the first 3PL to fully adopt SafeContractor across the board to assess and accredit our preferred suppliers."

Wincanton, Logistics Company

"With SafeContractor we can mitigate the cost and time of trying to manage contractors ourselves by accessing a ready pool of accredited contractors."

SSI-Schafer, Global Manufacturer

"With SafeContractor we can quickly and easily source accredited contractors from their 33,000 members. We can protect our reputation and save time when vetting subcontractors."

Paramount, Construction and Fit-Out Firm

"We have used SSIP providers before, but for us, SafeContractor is the gold standard. They provide our existing contractors the means to improve and grow their businesses too."

Homyze, Construction and Fit-Out Firm

"SafeContractor not only saves us valuable time and money but also provides peace of mind that the contractors that we work with across our locations are compliant."

The Abbeyfield Society, Care Home Group

"Two days after achieving SafeContractor accreditation I tendered to a client and became approved to work at any of their 50,000 UK sites.”

Leach-Electrics Ltd

“It was so stress-free to renew our accreditation. All staff I came into contact with have been really helpful and polite."

Harding Building Services

“The service is second to none, a real breath of fresh air! Would recommend SafeContractor to any company.”

Airport Facilities Group

"The level of care and support provided by the SafeContractor team throughout the application process was absolutely fantastic. I will highly recommend Alcumus SafeContractor.”

The Olive Tree Carpentry Company

“Your accreditation work on our behalf is very much appreciated as it now allows us to register with some bigger construction/maintenance companies.”

Mark Naylor, Interiors Ltd

"The easy-to-use SafeContractor portal has reduced the admin burden for our team and we are realising direct cost savings from this functionality."

Jeff Marston, Group Safety and Environment Manager, AB Agri

“Partnering with SafeContractor provides greater control of competencies, increases knowledge and assists in raising standards for our business in an efficient and compliant manner.”

Briggs & Forrester, Building Services

“We partner with SafeContractor to offer reassurance that contractors who are accredited have been assessed by the UK’s leading health and safety compliance scheme.”

Compass Group UK, Food, Hospitality and Support Services Provider

“Our partnership with SafeContractor, as part of the Alcumus gives us peace of mind with the process of contractor control.”

Lambert Smith Hampton, Property Management

“Weetabix has taken a zero-tolerance approach to health and safety. Implementing SafeContractor has enabled Weetabix to manage risk consistently.”

Weetabix, Food Manufacturing

"Partnering with SafeContractor provides us with peace of mind that we are doing all that we can to manage risk across our sites.”

Avison Young, Commercial Property Management

"Our 13 years of SafeContractor membership demonstrate our ongoing commitment to maintaining excellence in health and safety in the workplace."

Paul Flood, General Manager Contronics, SafeContractor members for 13 years

"The SafeContractor accreditation means that we can save time with the tender process as it is a recognisable benchmark for health and safety."

Alison Newport, Sales Director County Pumps, SafeContractor members for 17 years

"Alcumus is one of the leading suppliers of global contractor management safety solutions and is trusted by many of the leading brands in high-risk industries."

Bill Pennington, EHS Research Director, Verdantix

"Achieving SafeContractor accreditation allowed us to enhance our reputation and enables us to be awarded work by various client organisations."

Calvin Ferguson, Auto Mate Systems Ltd

"Since joining Alcumus the accreditation has helped to enhance our reputation, opening new doors to leading property management companies in our area."

John Baird, Little Duck Cleaning Services

"I called the SafeContractor team and found them extremely helpful. They provided templates that actually filled the few gaps we had in our health and safety policy."

Andrew Young, Metalwash

"Tendering for new work opportunities can take a lot of time. Now, all we have to do is show our SafeContractor certificate which saves us both time and money."

Neil Newman, Hydrotech Environment & Civils Ltd