Wales & West Utilities leads the way in colleague health, safety and wellbeing

Wales & West Utilities has scooped the top award for it’s ‘Outstanding Contribution by an Employer to Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ in the Society of Occupational Medicine Occupational Health Awards 2024.

The gas emergency and pipeline service for Wales and the south west of England was announced the winner of the award at the ceremony which was held in the Melia Manchester Hotel on Thursday (12 December).

The awards, which were launched in in 2019 to celebrate the work of occupational health professionals across the public and private sectors, showcasing occupational health and demonstrating its value to organisations and the wider community.

In winning the award Wales & West Utilities was praised for embedding health, safety and wellbeing in its culture and taking important steps to help colleagues thrive.

Bethan Jones, Head of People and Engagement at Wales & West Utilities, said:

Over the past two years, we have continued to prioritise physical safety and improved access to mental health and wellbeing support, whilst also embarking on a cultural journey to enhance psychological safety – a unique development in our sector.

We understand that positive wellbeing has benefits for everybody – colleagues, their families, our business, our partner organisations and the communities in which we work so to be acknowledged for our work is fantastic.

To win this award is testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team, from occupational health to HR, along with our many colleagues who work to support mental health and wellbeing across the business.

Wales & West Utilities, the gas emergency and pipeline service, brings energy to 7.5m people across the south west of England and Wales. If you smell gas, or suspect the presence of carbon monoxide, call us on 0800 111 999 straight away, and our engineers will be there to help any time of day or night.