About Us
Named after the motto of the City of Birmingham and initially located adjacent to HMS Forward in Small Heath, Birmingham, Forward Industrial Products Group was established in May 1997.
Chairman Steve Sidwell and Managing Director Martyn Cleaver currently head the company ensuring its growing success and continual development.
Forward Industrial currently employs 60 people all highly experienced in their individual fields.
The niche filled by Forward Industrial is that of a company that through its expertise with industrial bearings, transmissions and consumables, a 24-hour breakdown service, Inventory Management Systems, can satisfy both maintenance and production needs of manufacturing companies. This step eliminates costly administration with a single term order replacing thousands of individual orders and negotiating time, whilst optimising service and inventory costs.
Quality Policy
Across its wide range of products and services, Forward Industrial employs consistent methods of quality control to ensure it is in the best position to deliver quality products, in the correct quantities, on time and with a service that does not fail to impress.
The Group are accredited with ISO 9001/2000.
All products meet the requirements of the relevant British Standards and are fit for purpose.
Suppliers are vetted and audited and are equipped with the appropriate systems to provide certainty of quality, quantity and service.
Goods and raw materials arriving into the factory and warehouse are quality and quantity assured prior to acceptance and documented for traceability.
ISO 9001:2000
Investors in People
The Directors of Forward Industrial Products Group Ltd and those of its member companies believe that our success depends on getting the very best out of everyone. We believe that if we invest in their development we will see a good return in terms of their commitment and loyalty, their success and ultimately the company's success in achieving its aims and objectives too.
Therefore, the Group subscribe to the principles of investors in people and if not already in place, aspire to the following:
Commitment
We are fully committed to developing our people in order to achieve our aims and objectives and will:
* Support the development of our people
* Encourage people to improve their own performance
* Increasingly recognise the contribution of our people
* Ensure equality of opportunity in the development of our people
Planning
We are clear about our aims and objectives and what our people need to do to achieve them. In respect of this:
* The company plan will be communicated to achieve understanding by everyone
* The development of people will be in line with the company's aims and objectives
* Our people will understand how they can best contribute to achieving the aims
Action
We are clear about what needs to be developed in order to improve our performance and need to ensure:
* Our managers are effective in supporting the development of our people
* We are effective in our development and people can learn
Evaluation
We understand the impact of our investment in people on our performance and target:
* Individuals, teams and the organisation to improve their performance
* Measurement of the improvement and impact of development
Environmental
The company recognises its own responsibility and that of its employees in ensuring that every care is taken to protect the environment from pollution of all kinds and actively drives this value in the following ways:
* By ensuring that all manufacturing processes are conducted using the most energy efficient materials and machinery in respect of proposals emanating from the Kyoto agreement
* Ensuring that packaging and manufacturing materials are re-used and re-cycled wherever possible
* Vehicle emissions within the company’s fleet are minimised by care and attention to the types of vehicle, engine type and capacities that are purchased.
* Waste is disposed of according to legislation and through approved and registered firms and in a manner that enhances the local environment.
* By using re-cycled materials wherever possible.
Noise from manufacturing plants is limited through choice and location of machinery and relevant acoustic insulation.
By using suppliers who have like minded approach to the protection of the environment and can demonstrate appreciation of green and energy efficient methods. It is the responsibility of Chief Executive Officer to ensure that all staff are aware of and uphold their responsibility to the environment
Health and Safety
Health and Safety shall be the day to day responsibility of the company Health and Safety Officer who shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer who holds ultimate responsibility.
The remit of the role shall be the:
* Origination and implementation of a health and safety strategy for the group and its constituent parts.
* Organisation of the workplace in such a way that minimises risk to health and safety
* Ongoing identification and assessment of health and safety risk where or whenever it is required on a day by day and job specific basis, otherwise no later than one monthly intervals.
* Ongoing training and awareness of health and safety to all staff, customers and clients.
* Ongoing inspection and monitoring of health and safety performance and the publication of performance.
* Evaluation of the impact to health and safety by health and safety critical operations.
* Maintenance of health and safety records and performance statistics
* Control of substances hazardous to health
* Implementation and provision of medical procedures and equipment for emergency purposes.
Equality
The company is an equal opportunities employer and will give equal status irrespective of race, colour, creed, sex, disposition, political bias and physical appearance or able bodiness. Further more it will actively publicise to both new and potential staff, customers and suppliers its position with regard to equality. The responsibility for ensuring staff adhere to conditions of equality and that the workplace is free from prejudice of any kind shall be the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer.