FORS accreditation ‘an absolute must’ for Campeys of Selby

Shortlisted for Haulier of the Year at the 2024 MT Awards, Campeys of Selby has revealed that its accreditation with FORS is ‘an absolute must’ when in pursuit of new business wins. With more and more transport contracts specifying a demonstration of best practice, FORS continues to be the preferred accreditation scheme to help achieve benchmark levels of safety, efficiency and sustainability. The company also says that FORS Silver accreditation has helped raise the standard of its transport operation and helped maintain consistently high levels, particularly in terms of safety for staff, drivers, customers and vulnerable road users.

In-house CPC training draws heavily upon content obtained from the FORS Professional training portfolio with drivers benefitting from classroom-based FORS eLearning modules. With half of its work in the construction sector, Campeys has found that FORS is being increasingly written into tender documents, with delivery points demanding that vehicles are FORS accredited to gain admittance on-site. The fourth-generation haulier began its journey with FORS Bronze accreditation in 2016.

Having achieved FORS Silver status in 2018, Campeys found that its vehicles were already equipped with the prerequisite safety equipment to allow compliance with London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) in 2021. The North Yorkshire-based operation is also actively pursuing a switch to a more sustainable fleet, with its latest DAF LF Electric 19.0-tonner performing beyond expectations over its first 12 months of use. Over 10 per cent of its tractor unit fleet comprises biomethane (bio-CNG) vehicles from Iveco and Scania, which is part of the company’s total fleet transition strategy.

Campeys aims to be net-zero by 2030. “We’re a very progressive transport operation,” said Commercial Operations Director, Harry Campey, “and we have a very single-minded view on transitioning to a carbon neutral vehicle fleet. Customers are certainly seeing zero-emissions transport as an attractive proposition for their own businesses.

Behind the scenes,” he added, “it is FORS that’s helping us bring together the cornerstones of safety, efficiency and sustainability, especially when it comes to new business wins in the construction sector.

Transport contracts invariably include a requirement for FORS accreditation, and for good reason; there’s a benchmark level of operation that all operators must maintain, and we very much support the role that FORS is playing in this space.”