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BUILDING SERVICES: SOWGA LTD NEW CONTRACTS In the past 2 years, we have won many notable contracts including the M&E maintenance contracts on a portfolio of buildings with Broadgate Estates, which are: means we have a very detailed understanding of compliance in these areas. If and when we do have to work on ‘sites’ or complete project works, we ensure full compliance with the requirements of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015). • • • • • FACILITIES SHOW AT ExCeL, LONDON The Facilities Show brings together more than 11,000 visitors with over 300-suppliers and is the perfect place for every Facilities Management (FM) professional to do business. As the FM market is where we do the majority of our business, it makes perfect sense for us to be a part of this show; to growing our brand and identifying new opportunities. 10 Portman Square Marble Arch House York House – Head Office of British Land Clarges Mayfair Yalding House – the former home of BBC Radio We have also won notable M&E project contracts, such as: • Cooling Tower refurbishment and boiler replacement at Global Law Firm, Freshfields • Chiller replacement at 1 Hanover Street, for the Crown Estate, Supplying Apple Store OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING At Sowga, we take occupational health and safety very seriously and as such, we have achieved and maintain accreditation to OHSAS 18001. Our Occupational Health and Safety Management Certification provides us with a framework to identify, control and decrease the risks associated with health and safety within the workplace, sending a clear signal to our stakeholders and clients that we view employee’s health and safety as a priority within our organisation. SITE SECURITY & FIRE SAFETY We don’t generally work on ‘sites’ but rather fully occupied commercial buildings, which of course have very high security and fully compliant fire detection and prevention systems in place. We do have our own internal Fire & Security department which in turn, MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATIONS & ACCREDITATIONS Sowga is accredited to an exceptionally high standard to meet all technical, professional and statutory requirements by the following bodies and associations: BESA, Refcom, Gas Safe, NICEIC, BAFE, ISO9001: 2015, ISO14001: 2015 and OHSAS 18001: 2007. THE FUTURE & BEYOND We are currently planning an exciting growth strategy for the business, within which our main objective will be to further develop our people, including adding new technical, professional and management skills. This will enable us to grow our market share of the FM M&E maintenance sector and diversify into new areas of the FM market. We are passionate about apprenticeships and are planning on placing significant investment into developing the engineers and managers of the future. For more information, go to www.sowgaengineering.com or call 01798 871000 28 HSE INTERNATIONAL