Swindon & Wiltshire News
Birthday celebrations and 100-mile bike ride for occupational health & safety business Safewell
Staff at occupational health and safety firm Safewell Ltd have celebrated their 15th anniversary with cake and – to work off the calories – a 100-mile bike ride for the managing director.
Royal Wootton Bassett-based Safewell Ltd was founded by Nick Evans, after a 10-year career in corporate health and safety.
Driven by the desire to deliver practical advice to businesses with a friendly and jargon-free approach, he set up Safewell from home. Two years later he was joined by ex-colleague Gail Farrow to build the occupational health side of the business and they secured larger office premises at Templars Way Industrial Estate. Today, Safewell has grown to a workforce of 16.
Services offered have expanded over the years, from health and safety consultancy initially, to now include specialist risk assessments and audits, occupational health and safety, and a wide range of training courses. Customers comprise businesses of all sizes, across many industries.
On the anniversary of starting the business each year, fitness fanatic and black-belt Taekwondo instructor Nick organises a bike ride with friends. This year, they cycled 100 miles from Royal Wootton Bassett, through Berkshire and Gloucestershire, in one day.
Says Nick, “Fifteen years is a great achievement, and we wanted to make sure we didn’t let the occasion go past unmarked. I’m very proud of our Safewell team for helping to grow the business to where it is today.”
