Modern Slavery Statement

This statement sets out the steps Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd, trading as Sky Height Safety, has taken during the financial year ending 28 February 2026 to understand and reduce the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chains, and what we will do next. It follows section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the Home Office statutory guidance.

Organisation

Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd

Company no. 11188629

Period

FY 2025/26

1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026

Status

Voluntary

Modern Slavery Act 2015, s.54

Approved

Pending

Board of directors

1. Our commitment

Modern slavery is a serious crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It covers slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking, and it takes many forms, from debt bondage to workers whose identity documents are held by someone else. We have a zero-tolerance approach to it, in our own business and in our supply chains.

The Act requires a statement from commercial organisations with a turnover of £36 million or more. We are below that threshold and publish this statement voluntarily. Many of our clients are public bodies and large organisations that must understand the risks in their own supply chains, and we are part of those supply chains. They should be able to see what we do, and so should our staff.

This is our first statement. Some of our controls are well established, others are new, and section 10 sets out what we will do next.

2. Our structure and business

Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales (company number 11188629), with its registered office at Windover House, St Ann Street, Salisbury SP1 2DR. It is run by its two directors. We operate from our head office at Unit 11, Melbury Business Park, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 0AF, and our London office at 66 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NA. The company has two divisions:

• Lifting equipment. Supply, installation, servicing, repair and thorough examination of hoists, cranes and lifting equipment.
• Sky Height Safety. Inspection, testing, certification and installation of fall protection and roof access systems.

Our clients include commercial property owners and managers, public-sector bodies, universities, leisure operators and industrial sites. The work is carried out by our own engineers, who hold the qualifications their work requires (for example LEEA for lifting equipment, and IRATA and BS 7883 competence for height safety), supported by office staff. Where a job needs specialist skills we do not hold, we use subcontractors working under our direction. Most of our work is in the UK. The lifting division also supports some clients overseas.

3. Our supply chains

We buy through manufacturers, distributors and service providers, most of them based in the UK. Many of the products they supply are made, in whole or in part, overseas, and the raw materials behind them (steel, aluminium, zinc, cotton, rubber and the minerals in electronics) come from global supply chains. Our main categories of spend are:

4. Our policies

Our approach is set by the following policies and practices.

• This statement. It sets our zero-tolerance position, applies to everyone who works for us or on our behalf, and is reviewed and approved by the board each year.
• Recruitment and employment. Every employee is employed directly by the company on a written contract, has their right to work in the UK checked before they start, and is paid at least the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage through our payroll. We never charge workers recruitment fees and we never hold their identity documents.
• Health and safety. Our occupational health and safety management system is certified to ISO 45001:2018 and independently audited, and we are SafeContractor approved. Consultation with workers and a route to raise concerns are part of that system.
• Supplier and subcontractor approval. Our ISO 9001 quality management system requires every external provider to be evaluated and approved before use, and our ISO 45001 system requires contractors to be controlled. Section 5 explains how we are extending those checks to cover modern slavery.
• Speaking up. Anyone who works for us or with us, including employees, subcontractors, suppliers and clients, can raise a concern about modern slavery with a director in confidence, and will not suffer any detriment for doing so in good faith. Section 9 explains how.

During FY 2026/27 we will adopt a standalone Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy and a Supplier Code of Conduct, and add anti-slavery clauses to our subcontract and supply terms.

5. Due diligence

Our due diligence is proportionate to our size and focused on where the risk is highest.

• Supplier approval. New suppliers are evaluated before first use under our ISO 9001 system. From FY 2026/27, suppliers in the medium and high-risk categories in section 6 will also be asked where their products are made, whether they have a modern slavery statement or policy, how they check their own suppliers, and whether they have found any cases of modern slavery.
• Traceable products. Lifting equipment, lifting accessories and fall protection components are bought with manufacturer declarations of conformity, as certification requires. We can identify the manufacturer of every product we install.
• Subcontractors. Subcontractors are vetted for competence, insurance and health and safety performance before they work for us. From FY 2026/27, each will also confirm in writing that everyone they send to site has had their right to work checked and is paid directly and fairly, and that they will not subcontract our work onwards without our approval.
• Responding to concerns. Every concern is investigated by a director. If we find exploitation in our supply chain, the safety of the people affected comes first. We will report it to the police and the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline, work with the supplier to put it right where that is possible, and end the relationship where it is not.

6. Risk assessment

We have assessed the risk of modern slavery across our business and supply chains using the sector, product and geographic risk factors in the Home Office statutory guidance, and our own knowledge of how we buy. The highest risks sit in our supply chains, not in our own workforce.

7. Effectiveness and key performance indicators

This is our first statement, so there is no previous year to report against. We have set the measures below for FY 2026/27 and will report the results in our next statement.

8. Training

During FY 2026/27, every member of staff will complete modern slavery awareness training covering what modern slavery is, how to spot the signs and how to report a concern. It will be part of induction for new starters and repeated through toolbox talks.

Our engineers work on many different sites every year, including construction sites, warehouses and industrial estates. That puts them where the signs of exploitation can be seen: workers who seem to be controlled by someone else, who have no protective equipment, who appear to live on site or who cannot speak for themselves. Their training covers what to look for and what to do: not to intervene directly, to report it to a director, and to call 999 if someone is in immediate danger.

Staff who choose or approve suppliers and subcontractors will receive additional training on supply chain risk and the questions in section 5.

9. Reporting a concern

If you have a concern about modern slavery connected to our business or supply chains, you can report it in any of these ways:

• To us, in confidence. Speak to a director, or email info@skyheightsafety.com marked for the attention of a director.
• Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline. Free and confidential, on 08000 121 700.
• Crimestoppers. Anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
• If someone is in immediate danger, call 999.

10. Our plans for FY 2026/27

1. Adopt a standalone Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy and a Supplier Code of Conduct.
2. Add anti-slavery clauses to our subcontract and supply terms.
3. Extend supplier approval to include the modern slavery questions in section 5 for medium and high-risk categories.
4. Ask our largest suppliers for their modern slavery statements or policies.
5. Obtain written confirmation from every active subcontractor on right-to-work checks and fair pay.
6. Deliver the training in section 8 to every member of staff.
7. Brief every driver on vehicle cleaning and the warning signs at hand car washes.
8. Submit this statement to the UK Government modern slavery statement registry.
9. Publish our next statement, for FY 2026/27, by 31 August 2027, reporting against the measures in section 7.

11. Approval

This statement is made voluntarily in line with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. It covers Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd, including its Sky Height Safety division, for the financial year ending 28 February 2026. It takes effect once approved by the board of directors and signed on its behalf by a director.