SafeContractor partners with Pareto FM to strengthen contractor assurance

Managing a large contractor network brings an important challenge, how do you maintain consistent standards and clear visibility of compliance as requirements, documentation and risks change over time?

For Pareto FM, which works with a network of around 1,500 contractors across its facilities management, engineering, compliance and workplace services, having a consistent approach to contractor assurance is an important part of maintaining safe, reliable and high-quality service delivery.

That’s why Pareto FM has partnered with SafeContractor to strengthen visibility, consistency and oversight across its contractor and supplier network.

A consistent approach to contractor assurance

With a large and varied supply chain, contractor assurance can quickly become difficult to manage consistently. Different businesses may have different levels of experience, documentation and risk, while compliance requirements can change throughout the relationship.

Through its partnership with SafeContractor, Pareto FM is introducing a consistent, risk-based framework for assessing and monitoring contractor compliance.

The SafeContractor platform will give Pareto greater visibility of compliance across its supply chain, helping its teams to:

· monitor contractor progress through the approval process

· identify areas that require attention

· maintain clearer oversight of compliance

· use data and management insight to support risk-based decisions.

SafeContractor will also work closely with Pareto to engage its contractor network and support businesses through the approval process.

This means the focus is not simply on whether a contractor has met the requirements at a particular point in time, but on creating a more structured approach to ongoing assurance.

Turning standards into day-to-day assurance

Pareto FM’s approach to contractor management is underpinned by its health and safety policies and Supplier Code of Conduct.

The partnership with SafeContractor provides a structured way to translate these expectations into day-to-day contractor assurance, helping Pareto maintain visibility of whether the standards it sets are being met across its wider network.

As Anthony Hanley, SVP Strategic Growth at SafeContractor, explains:

“Effective contractor assurance doesn’t stop at the point of approval. Requirements, documentation and risks can change over time, so ongoing visibility across the supply chain is crucial to maintaining standards and demonstrating due diligence.”

For organisations managing extensive contractor networks, this ongoing visibility can be particularly important. Contractor assurance is not a one-off exercise; it needs to support decision-making throughout the contractor relationship.

Supporting contractors as well as clients

Effective assurance also depends on having a clear and consistent process for contractors to follow.

As part of the partnership, SafeContractor will work with Pareto’s contractor network to help businesses understand and complete the approval process. This provides contractors with greater clarity around the requirements they need to meet, while giving Pareto a more consistent view of compliance across its network.

For Tim Bicknell, Group HSEQ Manager at Pareto FM, this is an important part of the company’s approach:

“Our contractors and suppliers play an essential role in the services we deliver. It is important that we have the right visibility and controls in place to ensure the high standards we expect are understood and maintained throughout our supply chain.”

The partnership forms part of Pareto’s continued development of its supply-chain governance, providing a more structured framework for managing contractor assurance while supporting the businesses within its network.

Building greater visibility across the supply chain

As supply chains become more complex, having confidence in contractor compliance requires more than collecting documentation and completing an initial assessment.

Organisations need to understand where contractors are in the approval process, where further action may be needed and how compliance is changing over time.

By combining a consistent, risk-based assessment process with clearer management insight, the partnership between SafeContractor and Pareto FM is designed to support this approach – helping Pareto maintain greater visibility across its contractor network while giving contractors a clear framework for demonstrating compliance.

For SafeContractor, the partnership reflects the importance of taking a people-led approach to supply chain assurance, supported by technology and data that help organisations make informed decisions.

As Anthony Hanley says:

“Pareto has a clear and progressive vision for supply-chain assurance. From our earliest conversations, it was evident that the team sees contractor management as much more than a compliance exercise – it’s an important part of how Pareto protects its people, supports its clients and maintains high standards across its operations.”