Washington, Tyne & Wear, U.K. (11th June 2019) Snorkel UK, the official provider for sales, service and spare parts for Snorkel™ aerial work platforms and RUTHMANN BLUELIFT tracked spider lifts in the United Kingdom, are pleased to announce that they have been awarded Hire Industry Trusted Supplier (HITS) status by the Hire Association Europe (HAE) and the Event Hire Association (EHA).
Designed to demonstrate high standards to the hire industry, the HITS scheme was formally launched on 1st April 2018, to provide an extra layer of reassurance for businesses purchasing services that their chosen supply chain partner is fully committed to maintaining the very best practices.
Snorkel UK underwent the HITS assessment in late 2018, which included a review of quality in safety, training, environmental, R&D, production processes, data security and other related areas, and was successfully awarded the recognition on 30th January 2019.
Andrew Fishburn, Managing Director for Snorkel UK, said of the award, “On behalf of the Snorkel UK team, we are very proud to achieve HITS status, which recognizes hire industry suppliers who deliver the highest levels of safety, quality, and competence in across all business operations. We remain committed to exceeding the needs of the UK hire industry with the supply of leading aerial work platforms, backed by world class service and support, and are grateful to the HAE members for their ongoing support.”
For more information on the HAE EHA ‘Trusted Supplier’ scheme, please visit www.hae.org.uk.
