As part of the Heathcote Holdings Group, at Clements Plant & Access Hire, we strongly uphold the values of our parent company. We support and abide by the policies of the group and support this modern slavery and trafficking statement.
Contents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 The Company Structure & Supply Chains
3.0 Policy on Modern Slavery
4.0 Due Diligence Process
5.0 Risk Assessment
6.0 Measuring Effectiveness
7.0 Training For Staff
Review
1.0 Introduction
The Company is committed to driving out acts of modern day slavery from within its own business and that within its supply chains. The Company acknowledges its responsibility to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and will ensure transparency within the Company and with suppliers of goods and services to the Company.
This statement sets out the Company’s actions to understand all potential modern slavery risks related to its business and to put in place steps that are aimed at ensuring that there is no slavery or human trafficking in its own business and its supply chains.
2.0 The Company structure and supply chains
The Company is led by a team of Directors, supported by senior and middle management, working across a variety of disciplines.
The Company is a Kent-based agricultural, plant hire, resource management and recycling specialist delivering a range of specialised resource management services to both private and public sector clients. The Company provides services for the recycling of plasterboard, cardboard, plastics, waste wood and the manufacture of refuse-derived fuel and sustainable peat-free compost as well as providing agricultural, plant hire and groundwork services.
Within its supply chain there are relationships with external businesses for the sourcing of waste products and the purchase of plant and equipment. These, as well as the suppliers of services and equipment, make up the supply chains within The Company.
3.0 Policy on modern slavery
The Company is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards and want to ensure that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in any part of our business or supply chains. Therefore, we operate a number of internal policies to ensure that we are conducting business in an ethical and transparent manner. These include:
- Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement which reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chain.
- Recruitment policy: We operate a strong recruitment policy, including conducting right to work in the UK checks for all employees to safeguard against human trafficking or individuals being forced to work against their will.
- Whistleblowing policy: We operate a whistleblowing policy that encourages employees to report any wrongdoing as soon as possible with the knowledge that their concerns will be taken seriously and confidentiality will be respected.
- Code of conduct: This code explains the manner in which we behave as an organisation and how we expect employees to act.
4.0 Due Diligence Process
The Company undertakes due diligence when considering taking on new suppliers and regularly reviews its existing suppliers. As part of its due diligence processes into slavery and human trafficking, the supplier approval process and subsequent audits will incorporate a review of the controls undertaken by the supplier. We have undertaken due diligence checks on suppliers in the form of ethical/compliance questionnaires and audits. These processes identify any potential risk areas in our supply chains and mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking.
5.0 Risk Assessment
We have in place a risk management process that identifies, assesses, monitors and reports on the Company’s compliance risks.
6.0 Measuring Effectiveness
We will know the effectiveness of the steps that we are taking to ensure slavery and/or human trafficking is not taking place within our business or supply chain if no reports are received from employees, the public or law enforcement agencies to indicate that modern slavery practices have been identified.
7.0 Training for staff
The Company’s Directors and senior management team have been assigned the responsibility for implementing this policy statement and its objectives, and will provide adequate resources, training, and investment to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place within the company or within its supply chains.
Review
This policy was updated in November 2024 will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis.