MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT
This statement has been published in accordance with Section 54 of the UK Modern Slavery Act (2015). It sets out the steps taken by Ringway Jacobs Limited to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking within our business and supply chain during year ending 31st December 2026. Our next statement will be published in January 2027.
Ringway Jacobs Limited is a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK, with an annual turnover in the region of approximately £200million. We currently operate in Cheshire East and Essex.
Ringway Jacobs Limited has a Code of Conduct and Ethics and the principles of this code are reflected within this statement.
Our Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking policy continues to be communicated to our employees and our supply chain and is embedded into the way we work. Our overarching supply chain strategy is to build long-term relationships with a consolidated number of high performing subcontractors and suppliers.
Our supply chain consists of subcontractors of all sizes who provide a wide range of specialist services. Approximately 40% of our turnover relates to subcontracted works, with additional services delivered directly by our in‑house teams and shareholders. Materials are sourced from external suppliers and manufacturers, and over the course of a year we may engage with around 250 subcontractors across the UK. Our supply chain is fundamental to our operations, and our success and reputation are closely tied to their performance and ethical conduct.
Ringway Jacobs Limited recognises that the construction sector is particularly vulnerable to exploitation by those involved in slavery and human trafficking. The industry is labour‑intensive, often operates within tight commercial margins, and may involve multiple tiers of subcontracting, including occasional sub‑subcontracting. In response, we place strong emphasis not only on developing robust policies but also on enforcing them and educating both our direct workforce and subcontracted teams.
In 2022, we reintroduced a tailored Modern Slavery eLearning programme to strengthen understanding of the risks associated with modern slavery across our staff and supply chain. This mandatory training is issued annually to all personnel and suppliers to ensure continued alignment with our policies and procedures.
Ringway Jacobs Limited operates under a comprehensive set of company‑wide policies and procedures that guide how we engage with our supply chain. These standards ensure that we work fairly, pay promptly, and build relationships with organisations that prioritise safety, deliver quality, and uphold our ethical expectations.
Our policies clearly set out how we conduct our business and the measures we take to remain a transparent, accessible, and inclusive organisation. They are reviewed regularly and updated to ensure that opportunities for improvement are identified and acted upon.
All policies are accessible to Ringway Jacobs Limited personnel through our internal policy portal and include:
- Code of Conduct and Ethics
- Social Value
- Anti-Bullying and Harassment
- Anti-Bribery
- Equality and Diversity
- Recruitment and Selection
- Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
- Whistleblowing
- Procurement Policy
Employees must ensure that they read and comply with these policies and understand that the prevention and reporting of modern slavery in any part of the business and supply chain is the responsibility of all those working directly for Ringway Jacobs and those under its control.
Our whistleblowing policy applies to all Ringway Jacobs employees, and we also encourage agency workers, contractors, and others performing functions on our behalf to use it. The policy provides a safe and confidential route for anyone to report concerns about wrongdoing, including any human rights abuses they may experience or witness.
Individuals are encouraged to raise concerns with their line manager in the first instance, but they may also contact Safecall, our independent third‑party whistleblowing helpline, should they prefer. In addition, individuals can report concerns directly to the Modern Slavery Helpline, and all depots display posters with the relevant contact details to support easy access to this information.
OUR WORKFORCE
In respect of our contingent labour and resource processes, we work with a number of preferred suppliers, to fulfil our contingent workforce requirements.
For permanent
staff, we have established a commercial agreement with a recruitment provider
to ensure a consistent and compliant approach to recruitment across all our
businesses. As part of this process, the provider conducts full right‑to‑work
and pre‑employment checks for every new employee. This includes verifying that
individuals can present their own identification documents and confirming that
the bank account details supplied belong to the employee rather than a third
party.
Any
discrepancies identified during these checks are thoroughly investigated and
addressed appropriately. We also carry out annual reviews with our recruitment
partners to ensure continued compliance and effectiveness.
OUR SUPPLY CHAIN
Before commencing any works for Ringway Jacobs, all Subcontractors and Suppliers are required to complete our prequalification process through CausewayOne, our supply chain onboarding platform. As part of this process, applicants must provide satisfactory responses to specific questions relating to modern slavery, equality, diversity and inclusion, social value, and the Bribery Act.
Our internal approvers are provided with clear guidance on how to appropriately manage and escalate any poor or non‑compliant responses received during onboarding.
As part of strategy and policy in relation to modern slavery, we will continue to take the following steps:- As a member of the Supply Chain Sustainability School, we will utilise their online learning resources to further enhance the education of our subcontractors' staff on modern slavery and human trafficking issues.
- Identify and deliver more specific extra training for our supervisors and managers who regularly interface with subcontractors on site, to highlight warning signs relating to modern slavery and human trafficking.
- Conduct supply chain forums on a Contract-by-Contract basis which include sessions on modern slavery and trafficking as well as fairness, inclusion and respect.
- Employ additional methods such as distributing and displaying multilingual posters and post cards in our workplaces to raise awareness of modern slavery, including how to find more information and report slavery.
- Continue to roll out e-learning modules on Modern Slavery to staff and suppliers.
- Revisit supply only and subcontract terms and conditions to reinforce our supply chains' responsibility to reduce the likelihood of modern slavery within their organisations and supply chains.
- Hosting two supply chain partner senior management days per year, led by the Ringway Jacobs Managing Director to include sessions on modern slavery and trafficking as well as fairness, inclusion and respect.
- Undertake a twice-yearly Management Board review of the risk to the organisation posed by modern slavery.
- Review and update the Supply Chain Strategy.
- Continue our working group, which including representatives from finance, procurement, legal, HR, and operations, to review Risk Assessments, conduct Audits, and create KPIs for performance measurement.
- Undertake supplier 360° reviews with view to ensuring improvements and best practices and take appropriate measures where necessary.
