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Who we are

Our website address is: https://harveykent.co.uk/

QUALITY POLICY STATEMENT

Harveykent can provide a diverse range of sectors including, groundworks, infrastructure, reinforced concreate frames, ground remediation and highways.

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Our Quality Management System is consistent with ISO 9001:2015. Its purpose is to:

• Ensure we act on the feedback from our clients and others that we engage with

• Continually improve the services we provide

• Remain compliant to all legislative & regulatory requirements

• Ensure that those we engage with have a positive experience.

We do this by always looking for opportunities to improve then setting SMART objectives to maximize our strengths and minimize risk. ​

We all have a responsibility to ensure that our clients receive a quality service and to demonstrate a high level of competence always. The Company’s services and systems are designed, engineered and managed to exceed our client’s expectations through the simplest and most cost effective means possible.

We are committed to a training policy that ensures all personnel have the necessary competence and training to perform their duties. Our Quality Policy is communicated to all staff within the Company.

Senior Management will investigate any quality problems and ensure that corrective action and/or preventative action is implemented as soon as possible. Senior Management shall also ensure customer requirements are determined and met, therefore enhancing customer satisfaction.

All the components that together make up our Management System are regularly reviewed to ensure they are appropriate, understood and most of all the system continually improves and we exceed our customers’ expectations.

This policy is reviewed annually to ensure continued suitability and to ensure it is in line with our strategic direction

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY

It is the policy of Harvey kent. not to discriminate against our workers on the basis of their gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability or age, pregnancy or trade union membership or the fact that they are a part-time worker or a fixed-term employee. Our workers and applicants for employment shall not be disadvantaged by any policies or conditions of service which cannot be justified as necessary for operational purposes. We shall, at all times, strive to work within legislative requirements as well as promoting best practice. Our long-term aim is that the composition of our workforce should reflect that of the community and that all workers should be offered equal opportunities to achieve their full potential. This policy, and the measures, we take to implement it, have been devised on the basis of advice from the relevant government and professional bodies. We are committed to a program of action to make this policy effective and to bring it to the attention of all workers. The principle of non-discrimination and equality of opportunity applies equally to the treatment of visitors, clients, customers and suppliers by members of our workforce and also, in some circumstances, ex-employees.

The following paragraphs deal with the specific categories of workers and areas of work which we have identified as potentially giving rise to equal opportunities issues and provides more specific more specific guidance on the parameters of our policy and approach to equal opportunities.

1. TO WHOM DOES THIS POLICY APPLY?

1.1 This policy applies to our employees, whether permanent, temporary, casual, and part-time or on fixed term contracts, to ex-employees, to job applicants and to individuals such as agency staff and consultants and volunteers who are not our employees, but who work with us.

1.2 All workers have a duty to act in accordance with this policy, and therefore to treat colleagues with dignity at all times, and not to discriminate against or harass other members of staff, whether junior or senior to them. In some situations, we may be at risk of being held responsible for the acts of individual members of staff and will not therefore tolerating any discriminatory practices or behaviour.

1.3 The policy statement in paragraph 1.2 applies equally to the treatment of our visitors, clients, customers and suppliers by our workers.

2. PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY

2.2 Those working at a management level have a specific responsibility to set an appropriate standard of behavior’s, to lead by example and to ensure that those they manage adhere to the policy and promote the aims and objectives of the company with regard to equal opportunities.

2.3 All members of staff are responsible for the success of this policy and must ensure that they familiarize themselves with the policy and act in accordance with its aims and objectives.

3. SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF POLICY

3.1 We will not unlawfully discriminate on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability or age, pregnancy, trade union membership, or part-time or fixed-term status.

3.2 This policy applies to the advertising of jobs and recruitment and selection, to training and development, opportunities for promotion, to conditions of service, benefits and facilities and pay; to health and safety and to conduct at work, to grievance and disciplinary procedures and to termination of employment, including redundancy.

3.3 We will take appropriate steps to accommodate the requirements of workers’ religions, cultures, and domestic responsibilities.

4. FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION

4.1 Discrimination may be direct or indirect and it may occur intentionally or unintentionally. Direct discrimination occurs where someone is put at a disadvantage for a reason related to one or more of the grounds set out in paragraph 3.1.For example, rejecting an applicant of one race because it is considered they would not “fit in” on the grounds of their race could be direct discrimination. Indirect discrimination occurs where an individual is subject to an unjustified provision, criterion or practice which puts them at a particular disadvantage because of, for example, their sex or race.

5. RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

5.1 We aim to ensure that no job applicant receives less favorable treatment on any of the unlawful grounds listed in paragraph 3.1. Recruitment procedures will be reviewed regularly to ensure that individuals are treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities and those sufficiently diverse sectors of the community are reached. Job selection criteria are regularly reviewed to ensure that they are justifiable on non-discriminatory grounds as being essential for the effective performance of the job.

5.2 We shall take steps to ensure that knowledge of vacancies reaches a wide labor market and, where relevant, groups under-represented in our business. Where appropriate, use may be made of lawful exemptions to recruit suitably-qualified people to cater for the special needs of particular groups. Vacancy advertisements shall include an appropriate short statement on our equal opportunities policy and a copy of this policy shall be sent to those who enquire about vacancies.

6. STAFF TRAINING AND PROMOTION AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

6.1 Staff training needs will be identified through regular staff appraisals. All workers will be given appropriate access to training to enable them to progress within the organization. All promotion decisions will be made on the basis of merit.

6.2 The composition and movement of workers at different levels will be regularly monitored to ensure equality of opportunity at all levels of the organization. Where appropriate, steps will be taken to identify and remove unnecessary or unjustifiable barriers and to provide appropriate facilities and conditions of service to meet the special needs of disadvantaged or under-represented groups.

6.3 Our conditions of serve, benefits and facilities will be reviewed regularly to ensure that they are available to all workers who should have access to them and that there are no unlawful obstacles to accessing them.

7. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

7.1 We will monitor redundancy criteria and procedures to ensure that they are fair and objective and do not directly or indirectly discriminate against employees.

7.2 We will also ensure that disciplinary procedures are carried out fairly and uniformly for all workers, whether they result in the giving of disciplinary warnings, dismissal or other disciplinary action.

8. DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

8.1 If you are disabled, or become disabled in the course of your employment with us, you are encouraged to tell us about your condition. This is to enable us to support you as much as possible. You may also wish to advise us of any reasonable adjustments to your working conditions or the duties of your job which you consider to be necessary, or which would assist you in the performance of your duties. We may wish to consult with you and with your medical adviser(s) about possible reasonable adjustments. Careful consideration will be given to any such proposals and they will be accommodated where possible and proportionate to the needs of your job. Nevertheless, there may be circumstances where it will not be reasonable for us to accommodate the suggested adjustments and we will ensure that we provide you with information as to the basis of our decision not to make any adjustments.

9. BREACHES OF POLICY

9.1 If you believe that you may have been disadvantaged on any of the unlawful grounds listed at paragraph 3.1, you are encouraged to raise the matter through our grievance procedure. Allegations regarding potential breaches of this policy will be treated in confidence and investigated in accordance with the relevant procedure. Workers who make such allegations in good faith will not be victimised or treated less favourably as a result. False allegations of a breach of this policy which are found to have been made in bad faith will, however, be dealt with under our disciplinary procedure.

9.2 If, after investigation, you are proven to have harassed any other worker on the grounds of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or belief, race, disability or age or otherwise act in breach of this policy, you will be subject to disciplinary action. In serious cases, such behaviour may constitute gross misconduct and, as such, may result in summary dismissal. We will always take a strict approach to serious breaches of this policy.

1. As this policy applies equally to our workers’ relations with visitors, clients, customers and suppliers, if after investigation, you are proven to have discriminated against or harassed a client or supplier you will also be subject to disciplinary action.

10. POLICY REVIEW & COMMUNICATION

10.1 This policy will be reviewed on an annual basis as a minimum or in the event of changes to legislation. All employees and new starters will be made aware of the policy.

DRUG & ALCOHOL POLICY

DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY

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AS A WORK FORCE SUPPLIERS WE AIM TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WHO ARE REALIABLE AND TURN UP TO WORK ON DAILY BASIS. IN ORDER TO DO THAT WE ENCOURAGE OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO FOLLOW DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICIES OF THE SITE WHERE THEY WORK ON.

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PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BRIEFED THAT THERE IS ZERO TOLERENCE ON SUBSTANCE AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AS OUR CONTRACTING COMPANIES CAN CARRY OUT TEST AT ANY POINT OF TIME WHILE YOU ARE WORKING ON THEIR SITE ON A PROJECT.

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BE AWARE FAILING THE TEST MEANS STRAIGHT SACK AND LOSE OF FUTURE EARNINGS AND BARRING FROM OUR COMPANY THAT NOT TO HIRE YOU IN FUTURE.

MODERN DAY SLAVERY

ANTI-SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING POLICY

POLICY STATEMENT

Harvey kent has zero tolerance to modern slavery and human trafficking and all forms of corruption and bribery directly and indirectly associated with these criminal acts.

Much modern slavery isn’t visible in public. Someone is in slavery if they are:

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• Forced to work – through mental or physical threat;

• Owned or controlled by an ’employer’, usually through mental or physical abuse or the threat of abuse;

• Dehumanized, treated as a commodity or bought and sold as ‘property’;

• Physically constrained or has restrictions placed on his/her freedom of movement.

Modern forms of slavery can include debt bondage, where a person is forced to work for free to pay off a debt, child slavery, forced marriage, domestic servitude and forced labor, where victims are made to work through violence and intimidation.

Human trafficking involves men, women and children being recruited, harbored or brought into a situation of exploitation through the use of violence, deception or coercion and forced to work against their will.

The way in which companies operate can affect the likelihood of slavery being a part of the final product. If a supplier is given a large order with a short turnaround time beyond the suppliers’ capacity, this could increase the risk of slavery as the supplier may subcontract work where lower standards apply.

Company buyers may negotiate such low prices that suppliers push down the price paid for materials and labor, increasing the likelihood of the use of forced labor. Companies have a responsibility of ensuring that no forced labor has been used in producing their product. This should apply not only to production on their own factories or sites but also to their suppliers, and suppliers of their suppliers, all the way down the supply chain.

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RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE POLICY

The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for ensuring this policy complies with our legal obligations, and that all those under our control comply with it. Day to day the responsibility for identifying risk and contravention of our Policy lies with our Contracts Managers who are in the front line and in direct contact with those most at risk.

COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY

Everyone working for PGI CONSTRUCTION & LANDSCAPING must read, understand and comply with this Policy.

Everyone is encouraged to raise concerns about any issue or suspicion of modern slavery as soon as possible, in the first instance to our contracts managers or OHSEQ manager, in confidence.

Our annual statement will provide information to supplement this policy, including details of actions we are taking.

COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS OF THIS POLICY

This Policy will be communicated to all new starters with the Company and as part of all site inductions to our entire workforce. We will require compliance by all our supply chain, having explained the violation of human rights involved, the legal position and the unacceptability of turning a blind eye to a cancer in our industry.

HEALTH & SAFETY

ANTI CORRUPTION & BRIBERY POLICY

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Terms & Conditions

erms Of Website Use

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This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of our websitehttps://harveykent.co.uk/. Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the site. By using our site, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please refrain from using our site.

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Information About Us

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https://harveykent.co.uk/. is a site operated by Harveykent LTD. (“We”). We have our office at 50 Vigilant way Gravesend DA12 4PP.

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Accessing Our Site

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Access to our site is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on our site without notice (see below). We will not be liable if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

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From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of our site, or our entire site, to users who have registered with us. If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third party. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.

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When using our site, you must comply with the provisions of our acceptable use policy. You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms, and that they comply with them.

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Intellectual Property Rights

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We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved. You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal reference and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to material posted on our site.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on our site must always be acknowledged. You must not use any part of the materials on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a license to do so from us or our licensors. If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

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Reliance On Information Posted

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Commentary and other materials posted on our site are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to our site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

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Our Site Changes Regularly

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We aim to update our site regularly, and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, we may suspend access to our site, or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on our site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

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Our Liability

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The material displayed on our site is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy. To the extent permitted by law, we, other members of our group of companies and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude: All conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity. Any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our site or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our site, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, without limitation any liability for:

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• loss of income or revenue;

• loss of business;

• loss of profits or contracts;

• loss of anticipated savings;

• loss or corruption of data;

• loss of goodwill;

• wasted management or office time; and

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for any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable, provided that this condition shall not prevent claims for loss of or damage to your tangible property or any other claims for direct financial loss that are not excluded by any of the categories set out above. This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

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Transactions Concluded Through Our Site

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Contracts for the supply of services formed through our site or as a result of visits made by you are governed by our terms and conditions of supply.

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Uploading Material To Our Site

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Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload material to our site, or to make contact with other users of our site, you must comply with the content standards set out in our acceptable use policy. You warrant that any such contribution does comply with those standards, and you indemnify us for any breach of that warranty.

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Any material you upload to our site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, and we have the right to use, copy, distribute and disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose. We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any material posted or uploaded by you to our site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.

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We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials posted by you or any other user of our site. We have the right to remove any material or posting you make on our site if, in our opinion, such material does not comply with the content standards set out in our acceptable use policy.

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Viruses, Hacking And Other Offenses

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You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.

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By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.

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We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

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Linking To Our Site

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You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.

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Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. The website from which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our acceptable use policy. If you wish to make any use of material on our site other than that set out above, please address your request to https://harveykent.co.uk/.

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Links From Our Site

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Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

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Jurisdiction And Applicable Law

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The English courts will have jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our site although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country.

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These terms of use and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

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Variations

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We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site.

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Your Concerns

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If you have any concerns about material which appears on our site, please contact https://harveykent.co.uk/.

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