A WYRE Forest firm is celebrating after scooping a prestigious health and safety award for the second year running.

Oakleaf Commercial Services has been presented with a Silver award at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards

Oakleaf, which is part of The Community Housing Group, was given the award for its excellence and commitment to accident and ill-health prevention.

Ian Hancock, Managing Director, said: “It is a great achievement to receive this award for the second year running.

“It demonstrates our successful Health and Safety systems and shows that we are continuously working together to improve our standards and the safety of our employees, outside contractors and members of the public alike.”

Julia Small, RoSPA’s head of awards and events, said: “To win an award at such a highly-regarded event as the RoSPA Awards is a great achievement for our winners.

“It recognises their commitment to maintaining an excellent health and safety record and raises the bar for other organisations to aspire to. We offer them our congratulations.”