- This statement applies to BDL Fire Protection Ltd, Unit 1 The Reprise Centre, Bens Court, Knowsley Business Park, Prescot, L34 9HH.
- The information included in the statement refers to the financial year 2025/2026.
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A Organisation structure
- BDL Fire Protection Ltd are specialists within the Passive Fire Protection Industry.
- Formed in 2015. The organisation undertakes work in numerous Counties in the UK.
- Our main activity is Passive Fire Protection, with the demand being consistently high throughout the year and is therefore not seasonal. Our activities include:
- Fire Stopping Inspections
- Fire Door Inspections
- Fire Risk Assessments
- Fire Stopping
- Cavity Barriers
- Fire Door Replacements
- Fire Door Maintenance
- The labour supplied to us in pursuance of our operation is carried out wholly in the United Kingdom. Regions include but not limited to:
- Merseyside
- Cheshire
- Lancashire
- Yorkshire
- Greater Manchester
- London
- Tyneside
- Lincolnshire
- Cardiff
A Definitions
- We consider that modern slavery encompasses:
- Human trafficking;
- Forced work, through mental or physical threat;
- Being owned or controlled by an employer through mental or physical abuse of the threat of abuse;
- Being dehumanised, treated as a commodity or being bought or sold as property;
- Being physically constrained or to have restriction placed on freedom of movement.
C Commitment
- We acknowledge our responsibilities in relation to tackling modern slavery and are committed to complying with the provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We understand that this requires an ongoing review of both our internal practices in relation to our labour force and, additionally, our supply chains.
- We do not enter into business with any other organisation, in the United Kingdom or abroad, which knowingly supports or is found to involve itself in slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.
- No labour provided to us in the pursuance of the provision of our own services is obtained by means of slavery or human trafficking.
D Supply Chains
- In order to fulfil our services and activities, our main supply chains include those related to:
- Construction/Building Materials Suppliers
- Door Suppliers
- Fire Stopping Materials Suppliers
- Other associated suppliers
E Potential Exposure
- We consider our main exposure to the risk of slavery and human trafficking to exist in any item / material above is manufactured in a country where protection against breaches of human rights may be limited.
- In general, the we consider our exposure to slavery / human trafficking to be relatively low. Nonetheless, we have taken steps to ensure that such practices do not take place in our business nor the business of any organisation that supplies goods and/or services to us.
F Due Diligence Steps
- We carry out due diligence processes in relation to ensuring slavery and/or human trafficking does not take place in our organisation or supply chains, including conducting a review of the controls of our suppliers.
- We have not, to our knowledge, conducted any business with another organisation which has been found to have involved itself with modern slavery. In accordance with section 54(4) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we have taken the following steps to ensure that modern slavery is not taking place:
- Reviewing suppliers to include termination powers in the event that the supplier is, or is suspected, to be involved in modern slavery.
- Adapt existing policies to reference the Modern Slavery Act 2015 / Modern Slavery Transparency Statement.
- Learn from cases which may arise in other similar organisations and amend our policies and procedures accordingly.
G Key performance indicators
- We have set the following key performance indicators to measure our effectiveness in ensuring modern slavery is not taking place within our company or its supply chains.
- Modern slavery evaluation questions prior to entering into a supplier agreement.
H Policies
- We have no formal policy in place at this moment, but steps are being taken to explore this when updating policies and procedures.
I Training
- We have plans to include suitable training into our next annual training matrix.
J Slavery compliance officer
- We will appoint a modern slavery officer prior to the addition of suitable training taking place in our next annual training regime.
- This statement is made in pursuance of Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and will be reviewed for each financial year.