Further success for Nuvia in RoSPA safety and health awards
Local employer Nuvia has again been recognised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for its approach to occupational safety and health.
For the eighth time, the business has received the Order of Distinction – recognising 23 consecutive years of gold standard safety – and will receive the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Award at a ceremony in Birmingham later this year.
Nuvia has had a Caithness base for more than 40 years and currently employs more than 100 staff locally, either at the Dounreay site or in its Thurso office.
The RoSPA scheme is the largest and longest-running awards programme of its kind in the UK. It recognises commitment to accident and ill-health prevention and is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas.
The scheme looks not only at accident records but entrants’ overarching health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement.
Mike Lewis, Nuvia’s head of assurance, said: “Health and safety is always evolving, and we never stop looking for new and improved ways to keep our employees safe when they are at work. Receiving these accolades from RoSPA shows that we are always going the extra mile to meet the demands of our people as well as our clients.

"It is also poignant that the award has been announced at a time when Nuvia, along with the rest of the UK economy, is making big changes to ensure business continuity during a time of national emergency – and it reminds us that the health and safety standards we have set ourselves have to be maintained despite the challenging circumstances.”
Mr Lewis added: "Nuvia is delighted to have received the highest possible recognition for the eighth year, following our success in winning the Sir George Earle Trophy, RoSPA’s highest accolade, last year, the Workforce Involvement in Safety and Health Trophy in 2018 and the Engineering Services Sector Award in five of the previous six years."