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Beaulieu International safety-awareness initiatives in full swing

Initiatives in progress actively involve employees in workshops, training events and coaching sessions.

28th April 2017

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Wielsbeke

Clothing/​Footwear, Sustainable, Industrial

The business unit Engineered Products of Beaulieu International Group has announced it achieved “excellent safety results” for the production sites of its Beaulieu Fibres International division, on the occasion of International Safety Day 2017.

According to the company, the Fibres division has no recorded accidents at its Terni, Italy site in the last two years, or during the last 20 months at its Belgian sites.

Beaulieu International Group safety-awareness initiatives in full swing on International Safety Day. © Beaulieu International Group

The BU Beaulieu Engineered Products says it is committed to achieving similar strong safety performance in its Yarns and Technical Textiles divisions and has now fully launched a customised behaviour-based safety programme at three specific production sites in Belgium and France. This B.I.G. Behave Safely programme aims to minimise the number and severity of accidents and incidents.

Initiatives in progress

Initiatives in progress actively involve employees in workshops, training events and coaching sessions on safety rules and instructions. In addition, an awareness-raising poster campaign draws daily attention to the importance of behaving safely.

Beaulieu International Group safety-awareness initiatives in full swing on International Safety Day. © Beaulieu International Group

“Beaulieu International Group is very serious about safety and has a Global Safety Policy that strives to offer a safe working environment to all employees. Improving safety behaviour is a continuous priority and the Engineered Products Business Unit has taken this to heart,” commented Karena Cancilleri, Vice President BU Engineered Products.

Beaulieu International Group safety-awareness initiatives in full swing on International Safety Day. © Beaulieu International Group

“We are excited to make a proactive contribution with B.I.G. Behave Safely and look forward to the positive impact of having our production teams for Beaulieu Yarns and Beaulieu Technical Textiles on board, to keep up the momentum of our Fibres division.”

Beaulieu Fibres International

Beaulieu Fibres International is the biggest European producer of polypropylene staple fibre (PP fibre). The company is part of the Engineered Products Business Unit of Beaulieu International Group, with headquarters in Belgium.

Beaulieu International Group safety-awareness initiatives in full swing on International Safety Day. © Beaulieu International Group

Beaulieu Fibres International has three production sites in Europe – two in Belgium and one in Italy. It supplies PP fibres with densities of 1,0 to 500 dtex to customers in industries such as automotive, geotextiles, flooring, hygiene, filtration and upholstery. Beaulieu International Group has 4,519 employees in 25 plants, 14 sales offices and distribution centres spread across 15 countries. In 2016, the Beaulieu International Group´s turnover was EUR 1.7 billion.

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