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Health, safety and wellbeing are a key focus of IDS’ business. The company invests significantly in employee training and equipment designed to safeguard the health and welfare of its staff.


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IDS LEEDS WINS DIAMOND AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING


HEALTH & SAFETY The Leeds branch of national surface materials distributor IDS has been awarded the prestigious Diamond Award, from parent company Saint Gobain, for demonstrating an exemplary commitment to Environmental Health & Safety.


The award was presented to Raja Hussain, Branch Manager at IDS Leeds, at the Les Miroirs Building, the Paris headquarters of Saint Gobain.


KEMTILE STRENGTHENS SURVEYING TEAM WITH NEW


APPOINTMENT Kemtile, the hygienic flooring, wall systems and drainage specialist based in Warrington, has further strengthened its capabilities with the appointment of Paul Doyle as Estimator/Surveyor.


Formerly with John Lord, Paul brings with him to Kemtile a decade’s experience in surveying and estimating for specialist resin flooring projects.


Prior to this previous position, Paul had undertaken similar roles within the construction sector – working on a wide variety of projects including general building, refurbishments and facades.


His experience and understanding of such a breadth of construction projects is set to greatly enhance Kemtile’s already excellent service offering.


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IDS distributes worktops, flooring, laminates, panel products, solid surfacing and wall panelling and there are 32 employees at the Leeds branch, where sales reach £12m per year. Nationwide, IDS has 13 sites, over 500 employees and over 100 vehicles delivering more than 12,000 product lines.


IDS Leeds was one of only 17 sites around the world to be awarded a Performance Diamond, in recognition of building an exemplary health, safety and wellbeing culture through education, learning and communication and embedding it across the site.


He is now one of the company’s first points of contact with food and drink manufacturing clients – providing expert pricing and surveying advice for both BASF Ucrete polyurethane resin floors and Kagetec ceramic tiling systems.


Paul said: “It goes without saying that I’m delighted to have joined the team here at Kemtile. The company’s outstanding reputation is founded on its high standards of delivery on projects and excellent management from start to finish - and I wanted to be a part of it.


“I believe that my previous experience stands me in good stead to continue to provide our clients with the levels of knowledge, expertise and service for which Kemtile is renowned. I’m very much looking forward to developing my role and experience here.”


Stephen Westley, Joint Managing Director at Kemtile, said: “Paul brings with him proven experience of the specialist flooring sector, which makes us even better equipped to meet


needs of our growing client base within the food and drink processing sectors.


“As our client base grows we need to ensure that we increase our team. Paul’s appointment enables us to continue to grow our capabilities and we are delight to welcome him to the Kemtile team.”


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is accredited to OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001, with management trained to NEBOSH standards, and goes beyond statutory legislation to encourage mental and physical health too. For example, the company is currently running a Mindfulness campaign that provides a toolkit to help its employees improve their resilience and manage pressure from the demands experienced in modern working life.


Says Raja Hussain, Branch Manager at IDS Leeds, said: “To win this award from our parent company Saint Gobain, we are competing with over 1,000 different businesses across 52 countries worldwide, so being one of the 17 winners is an exceptional accolade for our branch and our fantastic teamwork. We understand how world-class athletes feel, even when you win big you want to keep striving for more.”


This is the second time that an IDS branch has won the Diamond Award, with the Nuneaton CDC (central distribution centre) gaining it in 2008.


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