Vale Decorators UK Limited

Vale Decorators (Liverpool) Limited was established in January 1978 by Roy Sang with a small work force of time-served tradesmen and apprentices. We were incorporated October 1979.

Due to the increasing workload, in 1993 we invested heavily in the complete Design and Build of our own office/warehouse accommodation. This was sufficient for a few short years, when in 1999 we developed the existing facility even further by more than doubling our floor space, again to cope with increasing demand and to ensure sufficient space for further growth.

On 1^st July 2009 our company name was changed from Vale decorators (Liverpool) Limited to Vale Decorators UK Limited. We are continually expanding and increasingly obtaining contracts on a national basis and we felt the new name more accurately reflects our position within the painting and decorating industry.

After strategic planning the company has enjoyed a steady and prolonged growth record and now have a large competent workforce of time-served tradesmen and apprentices.

Vale Decorators UK Limited has been recognised as a Dulux Trade Contractor Partner. This is an exclusive membership scheme of independently assessed, quality assured painting contractors.

To achieve this, we were required to pass a rigorous and independent assessment process anddemonstrate our commitment to providing an outstanding professional service to our clients;

 As Dulux Trade Contract Partner we are committed to:

• Quality workmanship
• Delivering a professional service
• Continual improvement
• Providing value for money
• Being reliable and trustworthy

The on-going assessment programme and Code of Practice demonstrate how Dulux Trade Contract Partners are working to a consistently high standard of workmanship and professionalism.

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Vale always adopt the policy of working collaboratively to achieve best practice and the highest quality end result. We have extensive experience in working in partnered relationships both formal and informal. We believe that by adopting a partnering ethos to all our work is key to building successful relationships.

We believe effective communication is the key to achieving a mutually beneficial partnered relationship and in turn provide the highest quality result for all of our clients. We aim for continuous improvements throughout the life of the contract and endeavour to provide a highly professional standard of service that is mutually beneficial to all parties whilst continuing to provide value for money.

Vale Decorators UK Limited takes our Corporate Social Responsibility seriously and it is part of our commitment to continually achieve high standards across the whole of our business.

Our aims are to carry out our business with integrity, in the safest possible way whilst effectively managing our environmental impact. We aspire to do this whilst maintaining favourable working conditions, continuously engaging with local communities and providing added value for our customers/clients.

Vale Decorators manage the environmental impact of its activities through our ISO 14001 Environmental Management System which covers all areas of our business from CO2 emissions, recycling and selection of materials that we use. We annually set ourselves objectives and targets which allows us to monitor our continued progress and achievements in this area.

Vale Decorators demonstrate an overriding commitment to health and safety, which is reflected in our accreditations such as SAFEcontractor and CHAS. Also our Health and Safety Management Plan has been successfully auditted to OHAS 18001 standards. We have not just one but two internal health and safety qualified directors, both having diplomas in Occupational Safety and Health. Robert Gribbin, is our appointed Safety Director and is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Health and Safety as well as being a member of the Institute of Risk and Safety Management.

Vale Decorators are an Investors in People accredited company and we invest highly in staff training and continued professional development. We will always endevour to source local labour and local suppliers. We believe in investing in local labour by providing an in-house apprenticeship scheme with both the CITB and Liverpool Community College. This ‘home-grown’ labour approach is beneficial to our local community and helps to maintain a long term relationship with our operatives and in turn increases the quality of our service.

We regularly donate stock to local community colleges, thus contributing to the development of young people in the surrounding area, with a desire to develop, achieve and succeed.

Over the years we have made numerous contributions to local charities. Most notably we donated both labour and stock to the Liverpool Cancer Support Centre at a time when their offices were in need of refurbishment as well as many local schools and nurseries. We make regular donations to Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust and local charities such as Claire House Children's Hospice and to Zoe's Place Baby Hospice in Liverpool.

Any request made to Vale Decorators by any organisation or individual who requires our support for their local ventures will always be considered sympathetically. If we can provide the support they seek, we will do all we can to assist them in their venture.

Our Environmental Management System adheres to all current legislation and is audited to ISO 14001 Standards. This management system enables us to monitor and review our targets and objectives.

Vale Decorators will work with our clients to ensure that any services we offer will be fully compliant with their sustainability and environmental policies, carbon management targets, strategies and their aspirations.

Our Environmental Policy and training covers all aspects of our business including;

• Energy Efficiency
• Vehicles
• Purchasing/Supply Chain
• Waste Disposal and Recycling
• Hazardous Waste

Objectives and Targets

We annually set KPI’s on the following which are assessed and reviewed to monitor our achievements as per our ISO 14001 i.e. paper reduction, CO2 emissions, paper, water and electricity consumption.

• An example of an achievement in 2010 – we reduced our paper consumption by 45%
• We aim to reduce our CO2 emissions by at least 5% in 2011
• By 2012, 100% of the paint we use will be low V.O.C paint.