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Come and join our team - we’re expanding - are you looking for an exciting new challenge and want to progress your career

We’ve moved offices. Our team has settled in and is ready to provide the same expert services we always have. So here’s our new address for you to update your contact book.

Today is World Environment Day - this year’s theme is #onlyoneearth, and it focusses on living sustainably with nature. Having environment as one of our core services, this day resonates with us. As

On 23rd June 2022 we will be walking The Great Ridge from Castleton to Mam Tor in memory of a dear colleague to raise funds for our chosen charity - Breast Cancer Action run by Leeds Hospitals Charity

Callidus is proudly supporting Mental Health Awareness week - this year’s theme is loneliness.

The pandemic brought loneliness to the fore and whilst life is now returning to normal, our behaviours, work patterns and habits have changed, meaning that people can often feel lonely in their everyday life. There is a clear link between loneliness and mental health issues, so we’re joining the Mental Health Foundation in raising awareness and asking for everyone to address loneliness together in their communities.

Callidus has been appointed to work with Kajima for the second year in a row following a successful tender to provide a Competent Person service and undertake Health and Safety audits across their portfolio of 23 PFI/PPP projects.

Callidus are pleased to be working together with Fullers Foods Plc providing a Competent Person service, auditing services and Health and Safety support from one of our expert team members.

Callidus training HQ is back in business. “Due to the restrictions around COVID-19, we have been unable to offer face to face training, and although we have a great online offering, there’s nothing quite like face-to-face delivery which provides a better platform for engagement and group participation.

Callidus exhibited at the East Midlands Expo Show on Friday 12th November 2021 in Nottingham.
Hosted by Property and Business Investment Events, the Expo showcased companies from across the UK and the East Midlands region.

We did it! The 2021 Callidus Challenge is complete, and we are extremely proud to say that we have exceeded our fundraising target - raising a tremendous £1,656 for MIND.
Huge thank you to everyone who has supported us, and we are very grateful for every donation and messages of support along the way.

We’ve reached the end of our first fundraising event – our brilliant team has cycled, run, and walked all 1,585 miles from their home/office address to the base of Pen Y Ghent.
We’re humbled by the huge generosity we’ve seen towards our fundraising total, and we’re pleased to have now raised £1,160.

We’ve reached 450 miles and raised a tremendous £870. We’re so proud of our fundraising team and are looking forward to our last week and a half. We’re giving it one final push, and we’re hoping we can reach our targets of 1,585 miles and £1,585.

We’ve had a fantastic response to The Callidus Challenge, so we would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated to this extra special fundraising event and for helping us to raise awareness for this incredibly important cause.

We’re embarking on a big challenge in aid of MIND and in remembrance of a dear colleague. Our team wanted to do something special, so in true Callidus style, we decided to push ourselves to achieve something momentous, whilst raising money for an incredibly important cause.

Callidus are pleased to announce that following our recent award of Alcumus SafeContractor accreditation, we have now additionally achieved SafePQQ verification which is an extension of the SafeContractor health and safety contractor management system, that provides organisations with greater visibility of their supply chain compliance.

We are now working in collaboration with @Blacks Solicitors LLP in Leeds, Employment Law Specialist and our partner of choice.

Callidus has supported this year’s mental health awareness week with a week-long campaign to help increase understanding, support our colleagues, and inspire friends of our business. We place significant importance on the mental health of our colleagues.

Callidus are proud to announce that we have chosen mental health charity MIND as our corporate charity partner.

Callidus is proud to offer a range of tailored environmental services, providing solutions and techniques for environmental management. We can provide policies, tools, audits, business plans, regular reviews, benchmarking services and much more.

We are extremely proud to have been working with NHS Lothian on the opening of their five vaccination centres in and around Edinburgh.

Callidus have been closely working with healthcare partners to ensure that they are assessing their resilience to the increased operational complexity and risk associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Callidus is proud to have been awarded ISO 9001, ISO14001 and ISO18001 for the sixth consecutive year for continual improvement in quality management, environment and occupational health and safety management.

Update on the latest procedures for Callidus and how we will operate over the next few months following Boris Johnson's announcement on COVID-19.

We are excited to launch our new website, featuring our re-freshed brand, cementing our position as a leading consultant in the UK.

With thoughts of returning to work post lockdown, we have prepared guidance for clients to assist with reoccupation and water hygiene planning.

Callidus have developed a return to work toolkit allowing clients to safely return to full operations post lockdown.

In line with Government guidelines on COVID-19, we have closed our offices on a temporary basis, our team continue (from home) to assist our clients.

CITB is reviewing the Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) test to ensure that it continues to contribute towards a qualified workforce.

Health and Safety advice that is relevant to plant hire companies and plant operators.

Keeping a realistic timeline is an essential skill. Michael Goldie has written his top six tips to keep you and your team on track.

Callidus have signed up to take part in Tough Mudder in Skipton, West Yorkshire. It's not a race, it’s a challenge over a 10 mile obstacle course.

Companies should consider fire at the early stages of a construction project. Fires are relatively rare, but often devastating and potentially fatal.

Callidus' Tracey Leeson gives back to the community by volunteering as a co-opted School Governor at Sitwell Junior School, Rotherham.

Callidus' CEO Steve Hanson runs the Liverpool Marathon increasing his training for January's Spine Race - the toughest ultra-distance race in Europe.

Exposure to dust remains one of the biggest risks to the health of workers in the construction sector, with the quantity of dust increasing the risk.

Callidus are delighted to sponsor the All Star Football Academy, based in York. Part of our ongoing commitment to support the local community.

Callidus has successfully passed the CDM assessment as principal designers, which was carried out by Altius who have renewed our registration.

Organisations find health and safety performance measurement a difficult subject. They struggle to develop health and safety performance measures.

Workers who frequently use machinery must be assessed by employers for hand arm vibration (HAV) risks, after a reported a 42% rise non-compliances.

Winter Health and Safety Tips for Business. Callidus are encouraging businesses to reassess potential safety risks in the workplace.

Callidus is supporting Make-A-Wish this Christmas, a charity which grants magical and special wishes to children fighting life-threatening conditions.

Callidus is delighted to sponsor Poppleton Tigers Under 7s football team, helping encourage young people to take part in active sport weekly.

Callidus is proud to announce that Andrew Carey, studying at Leeds Beckett University, has won the ‘Placement Student of the Year’ award.

Callidus Health and Safety is proud to have partnered with Bradford Council in their latest Occupational Health and Safety Forum.

In 2015, Public health reported 485 cases of Legionella and Legionnaires’ Disease (the most common manifestations of legionellosis) in the UK.

In May 2015 Steve Hanson completed the Atlantic Coast Challenge, he raised over £5,000 for the Martin House Hospice.