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BPH Attachments receives FORS Silver accreditation
BPH Attachments has been awarded a FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) Silver accreditation for driver and vehicle safety.
The attachments hire, sales and repair business has 18 vehicles in its fleet delivering hydraulic attachments, including PRODEM’s hammers, pulverisers, selector grabs, crushers, shears, screening buckets and planers, to customers and construction sites all over the UK.
The FORS Standard demonstrates a company’s commitment to safety and best practice and is defined by four basic requirements that a fleet operator of lorries or buses must meet if they wish to become FORS accredited. These include vehicle and driver management, safety and operations.
A holder of FORS Bronze for one year, BPH Attachments has successfully demonstrated it has met enhanced safety standards in order to be elevated to FORS Silver. These include improved safety features on vehicles such as blind spot cameras and audible warning systems. By achieving FORS Silver, BPH Attachments’ vehicles will also be compliant with the new Direct Vision Standard regulations, which come into force in Greater London from the end of October.
Matt Bastable, Sales Director at BPH Attachments, said:
“We are delighted to be awarded FORS Silver and have worked hard to improve our fleet to meet this elevated standard. We are committed to ensuring our fleet remains as safe and compliant as possible at all times. Achieving FORS Silver will give our customers and other road users the confidence that BPH Attachments is serious about road and workplace safety.”