Cutting edge firm leads the way on safety

Shield Safety Group is combining cutting edge technology and sector expertise to change the way businesses approach health and safety.

Based in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, the business has developed software that gives companies a current, real-time view of their organisation’s safety risk status.

And its innovative approach has seen it become a leading provider of food safety, fire safety and health and safety software.

Its 160-strong team has also created the ‘Software as a service (Saas)’ platform. Its sister ‘Dynamic Risk Indicator’ service is also aimed at helping companies manage their safety better, even when they operate multiple sites.

Among its features, it provides an overall risk status, making it easy to spot what areas need attention and how to ensure legal compliance.

The technology has been adopted by a growing number of leading businesses in a range of sectors, including Heineken, Wilko, Empire Cinemas and Howdens.

Rob Townsend, chief marketing officer at Dynamic Risk and Shield, says: “What we are doing is moving compliance management technologies up a gear.

“Businesses can eyeball their risk score in real time in the boardroom. They can see how their business is performing through a Saas platform and that enables them to control risk and take action, 24-7.”