A FIRM of fabrication engineers in Tadcaster has received a 2014 Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

The RoSPA Awards, which date back 58 years, awarded their top Occupational Health & Safety Award to Tadweld.

Tadweld Limited of Tadcaster, is celebrating winning one of the prestigious RoSPA (the ) Occupational Health & Safety Gold Awards 2014.

David Rawlings, RoSPA awards manager, said "Tadweld has shown continuous commitment to protecting the health and well-being of its employees and others.

"Organisations that gain Gold Awards for their health & Safety management systems, such as Tadweld, contribute to a collective raising of the bar for others to aspire to, and we offer them our congratulations."

The RoSPA Awards recognise commitment and continuous improvement in accident and ill health prevention at work.

Through the scheme judges consider entrants, overarching occupational health & safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement.

David Smith, managing director at Tadweld, said: "The Rospa Awards provide a means of recognising and celebrating our occupational health and safety achievement; they also help to ensure that Tadweld has good solid health and safety management systems in place for the prevention of accidents.

"We are delighted that our effort has been recognised by this award, reinforcing the message that good health and safety is valuable for business and clearly demonstrates that Tadweld are dedicated to Gold Standard."