Voluntary slavery and human trafficking statement


We are a privately owned business providing installation and maintenance of boilers, heat pumps, solar systems, air conditioning or EV chargers. Our annual turnover is under £36 million. Although we are not required to make a modern slavery statement under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we are making this voluntary statement to show our commitment to ethical trading principles and to set out the steps we are taking to identify risks and tackle modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and in our supply chains.
Our supply chains mainly consist of the engagement of personnel and the purchasing of goods and services to support the delivery of our services and the running of our business, such as IT and software, maintenance and facilities, and equipment and materials. The majority of our suppliers are UK businesses.

Our commitment to ethical trading

Utility Pro’s UK Limited is making a voluntary modern slavery and human trafficking statement relating to section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
We oppose slavery and human trafficking in all its forms and make this statement to set out the steps we have taken to ensure that there is no slavery or human trafficking in our business or in our supply chains.

About Us

Our Anti-slavery Policy reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains.
We are committed to the principles of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the abolition of modern slavery and human trafficking. As an equal-opportunities employer, we are committed to creating and ensuring a non-discriminatory and respectful working environment for its staff.
Our recruitment and people management processes are designed to ensure that all prospective employees are legally entitled to work in the UK and to safeguard employees from any abuse or coercion once in our employment.
We are committed to ethical trading principles and to acquiring goods and services without harm to others. Our supply chain is limited and we procure goods and services from a restricted range of UK and overseas suppliers.

Any concerns about any malpractice can be raised with us through internal and external reporting channels and this would include any issues relating to modern slavery or human trafficking.

Due diligence and risk assessment

To help identify and monitor the risk of slavery and human trafficking in our supply chain we vet suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure that they are committed to ethical labour practices.

We only employ agency workers through reputable employment agencies that adhere to our anti-slavery and human trafficking policy (or equivalent policies).

We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and we are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships. We also ensure there is transparency in our own business and in our approach to tackling modern slavery throughout our supply chains which is consistent with our disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
Our approach to managing modern slavery and human trafficking risk within our supply chain is embedded in the supplier tendering and selection processes. These include consideration of certain factors before a supplier is awarded a contract, for example consideration of a potential supplier’s reputation, integrity, financial strength, compliance with legislation and best practice and its ethical stance. We expect the same high standards from all our contractors, suppliers and other business partners. All suppliers must comply with national and other applicable law and, where the provisions of law and this policy address the same subject, to apply that provision which affords the greater protection.
As part of our due diligence, the approval process for new suppliers will incorporate a review of the controls undertaken by the supplier. We will not support or deal with any business knowingly involved in slavery or human trafficking. This extends to any subcontractors used by a supplier.

Effectiveness in combating slavery and human trafficking

We use the following key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure how effective we have been at ensuring that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any part of our business or supply chains:

• The percentage of suppliers and sub-contractors vetted for ethical labour practices.
• The number of inspections of direct suppliers and sub-contractors in our supply chains in the past year.
• The number of reported breaches in the past year.
• Percentage of staff receiving training on identifying and addressing the risk of slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chains.

Training

To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business, we provide training to our staff.

This voluntary slavery and human trafficking statement is made in connection with section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. It was approved by the board on 01st October 2024.

I Turner
Managing Director
Utility Pro’s UK Limited