UK. Health and Safety inspector praises Marchwood boatbuilder

By BYM Industry News, Friday, 27 November 2009

Composite Mouldings Ltd of Marchwood, Southampton, recently had a surprise inspection carried out by the Health and Safety Executive. The FRP and GRP Moulder had not been inspected before and the HSE claimed that the inspection was one of many being carried out, in the area, to get a feel, for the standards held by boatbuilding companies on the South Coast.

In a letter after the inspection, HM Inspector of Factories, Mr. D Macwilliam, wrote:

“Clearly the company’s objectives are to maintain a quality management system throughout, which compliments the Health and Safety requirements, and I was impressed with the standard of Health and Safety arrangements in place. I could see the efforts made, to ensuring the safety of those working at Composite Mouldings Ltd.”

Warwick Buckley, MD said “This is a fantastic result for the company, we are always trying to exceed what is expected of us and this shows that we are headed in the right direction. It will be a great spring board, for us to keep pushing, and take the company to the next level.”

Composite Mouldings Ltd is a Lloyds Register assessed builder running under ISO 9001 standards. They currently occupy 10,000 sq ft of factory space and a further 22,000 sq ft of yard space. The inspection was completely random and not through any communication brought to the Health and Safety Executive.