International Safety Awards 2026 - Distinction

AD Construction Group is presented with an International Safety Award for protecting its employees from the risk of injury and ill health at work.

 

 

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International Safety Awards 2026

Press Release - Distinction Winner

 19 March 2026

 

AD Construction Group is presented with an International Safety Award for protecting its employees from the risk of injury and ill health at work  

AD Construction Group has won an International Safety Award from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and workplaces healthy and safe during the 2025 calendar year.      

AD Construction Group is one of 230 organisations to win a Distinction in the International Safety Awards 2026.

Now in their 68th year, the International Safety Awards recognise and celebrate organisations from around the world which have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the scheme’s independent judges their commitment to preventing workplace injuries and work-related ill health during the previous calendar year. The awards also acknowledge organisations that have shown commitment to wellbeing and mental health at work.  

In 2026, 851 organisations won an International Safety Award. They span all sectors with significant representation from the construction, manufacturing, oil, gas, mining, power and utility sectors. Winners were drawn from 51 countries worldwide. 230 organisations were awarded a Distinction, 428 organisations were awarded a Merit and 193 organisations achieved a Pass.

 

Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of British Safety Council, congratulated AD Construction Group on their success in winning an International Safety Award 2026 with a Distinction:

“Our winners have all made significant and continued efforts to protect and improve the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone in their organisations. All the winners, and those who were shortlisted, have dedicated substantial time, resources and commitment to ensuring their work, teams and workplaces remained healthy and safe during 2025. I also thank all organisations who took time to apply for these awards, and to our panel of volunteer judges for adjudicating.

It is our vision at the British Safety Council that no-one should be injured or made ill through their work – wherever that takes place around the world. By sharing the achievements of the winners of these awards, we can inspire other employers everywhere to follow their lead and give workers’ health, safety and wellbeing the priority it rightly deserves.

The long list of winners of the International Safety Awards, demonstrates that a significant number of companies recognise that effective management of health and safety risks is a business growth enabler, benefiting not just employees, but organisations and wider society. By celebrating the achievements of the 851 winners of the 2026 International Safety Awards and over six decades of improving health and safety standards around the world, we encourage other organisations to adopt this approach and place employees’ health, safety and wellbeing at the core of their business.

Our sincere congratulations to AD Construction Group. All of those working at AD should be enormously proud of their achievement.”

 

Richard Gordon – SHEQ Director at AD Construction Group commented:

“This achievement marks our third Distinction in a row at the International Safety Awards, which is something we are immensely proud of as a business. It reflects the consistent dedication, professionalism and care shown by our teams across every project and site.

Safety is at the heart of everything we do – not only for our employees and supply chain partners, but also for the residents and communities we work alongside every day.

This recognition is a testament to the strong safety culture we’ve built together and the shared commitment from everyone in the organisation to continually raise standards.

I would like to personally thank all of our colleagues for their ongoing efforts and commitment to keeping themselves and others safe.”

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Notes to editors

About the International Safety Awards scheme


The International Safety Awards are open to organisations of all types, sizes and sectors in the UK and internationally, both members of the British Safety Council and non-members, and relate to the health and safety management at a specific site or business unit. The awards include a range of auto enter awards as well as free to enter awards.

Applicants must answer a series of online questions about their management of health and safety risks during the previous year which are assessed by a team of independent chartered health and safety professionals. If the application meets the required standard, a pass, merit or – for exceptional submissions – a distinction is awarded.

Selected high scoring winning organisations are shortlisted for additional recognition in auto entry awards including Sector, Company, Country, and a Chief Adjudicators Award for the highest scoring applicant/s. These awards are judged by independent adjudicator panels.

The International Safety Awards scheme also features eleven free to enter awards to recognise exceptional individual, organisation-wide and team performance in the areas of health, safety and wellbeing professionals. These include the following awards:

  • The Innovation in Health Award in collaboration with HSE
  • Environmental Award
  • Rising Female Star Award in collaboration with SOWSHE-A
  • David Parr Medal
  • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • The CEO Award
  • Health Safety and Wellbeing Ambassador of the Year Award
  • Team of the Year Award
  • The James Tye Award
  • Wellbeing Initiative Award
  • Seize the Opportunity Award.

The winners of the auto and free to enter awards will be announced at a Gala Dinner to be held in June and will be included in the June issue of Safety Management Magazine. This year’s ISAs and Gala Dinner, London, are sponsored by HSI Donesafe.

More information on the International Safety Awards can be found at: International Safety Awards | British Safety Council

 

About British Safety Council 


British Safety Council believes that no-one should be injured or made ill through their work.   

Since its foundation in 1957, British Safety Council has campaigned tirelessly to protect workers from accidents, hazards and unsafe conditions, and played a decisive role in the political process that has led to the adoption of landmark safety legislation in the UK. Its members in more than 60 countries are committed to protecting and improving the wellbeing of workers, believing that a healthy and safe work environment is also good for business.  

British Safety Council is a registered charity (Charity No. 1097271 and OSCR No. SC037998). As part of its charitable work, British Safety Council leads health and safety networking forums for numerous sectors, facilitates and promotes best practice in the UK and overseas. It also offers a range of services and products, including training, qualifications, publications, audits and awards. British Safety Council works closely with organisations, charities and individuals who share its vision of ensuring that every worker goes home at the end of the day as healthy as they were when they went to work.  

Please use British Safety Council in full rather than abbreviating to BSC when quoting the organisation.  

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Media contact:  

Julian Quigley  

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British Safety Council  

Email: Julian.Quigley@britsafe.org / press@britsafe.org  

Phone: 07795 613246 

 

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