Health, safety, and environmental impact are at the heart of everything we do.
We are committed to providing a healthy and safe work environment. Our health and safety vision and policy reflects a proactive and preventative behavioural-based approach that integrates health and safety into our culture, values and the way we do business.
We recognise that to protect our colleagues and stakeholders from injury, illness, and other loss, we must value health, safety and well-being as much as our other core values.
Near Miss Reporting
A ‘Near Miss’ is an unplanned event that could have caused injury, illness, or damage, but did not this time. During the year, we established a new initiative where colleagues could report ‘Near Miss’ incidents through an easy-to-use QR code. This approach ensures we can identify and address potential hazards, leading to a safer workplace.
ESSVs (Executive Site Safety Visits)
During the year, we implemented our ESSVs (“Executive Site Safety Visits”), which provided an opportunity for our Executive Committee to engage with, and listen to the views of colleagues from across the business on matters of safety.
Positive Audits
Positive Audits are an opportunity for site or department managers to visit alternative sites within the Group to observe good practices in action, which they could implement in their own teams to improve health and safety.
Staying Safe on Farms Training
A training program targeted towards our colleagues who visit farms, providing them with the knowledge of farm dangers and the actions to take in the event of an emergency.
Training & Development
Wynnstay is built on the foundation of offering customers the highest standards of customer service and specialist advice. A key part of delivering this service is the training and development of our colleagues, which not only ensures a high service level but also offers career progression. We offer a range of training courses and professional qualifications across our business, which include:
- Management and Leadership - 20Twenty Business Growth and Apprenticeship
- Agricultural Sales and Personal Development – Box Clever
- Depot Manager, Sales and Apprenticeship Training - Riverside Training (England) and Cambrian Training (Wales)
- Specialist Expertise - BASIS (Pesticides and Fertiliser), FACTS (Fertiliser), AMTRA (Animal Health), Wynnsan Training Academy (Dairy hygiene), Cow Signals (Livestock health and welfare)
- People Management and Development - Chartered Institute of Professional Development
- Finance - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- Health and Safety - Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
- Cybersecurity - Knowbe4 Cyber Security Training