JN Bentley supply chain delivers early success in control of high energy hazard programme

Following a safety engagement programme launched earlier this year, JN Bentley is seeing strong early progress in embedding high energy hazard controls across its key partners.

Since February, 56 key supply chain partners, including material and plant manufacturers, plant hire providers and subcontractors, have committed to adopting the management and control of high energy hazards into their day-to-day practices, in line with JN Bentley’s latest safety standards.

75% of our supply chain have engaged with our control of high energy hazards programme, with two thirds of suppliers already embedding these principles within their own organisations to strengthen how high-risk activities are managed across JN Bentley’s operations.

The high energy hazards programme focuses on identifying and controlling the most significant risks in construction and our supply chain’s manufacturing environments, particularly those with the potential to cause serious injury. By extending this approach across its partners, JN Bentley is improving how risks are identified, understood and controlled at source, creating greater consistency across all areas of delivery.

Through regular collaboration, workshops and structured reviews, JN Bentley has worked alongside its supply chain partners to embed the approach and identify practical improvements.

This is already leading to tangible changes across our supply chain’s plant and site delivery. Suppliers are introducing direct and secondary controls into production environments, improving transport and delivery processes, and reducing exposure to high-risk activities through design and innovation.

Across the network, organisations are also sharing learnings and applying best practice more widely, from safer lifting and handling solutions to engineering controls and automation that reduce interaction with high-risk tasks.

Speaking on the progress made, Dean Holmes, JN Bentley director, commented: "It's really encouraging to see the progress being made across our supply chain. Beyond the numbers, we're seeing suppliers challenge traditional ways of working, introduce innovative controls and share learning across organisations. That collaborative approach is creating safer environments for everyone involved in delivering our projects."

"As we continue to build momentum, it is important that all suppliers embrace this approach. A strong commitment to managing high energy hazards will increasingly form part of how we assess and select partners in the future. By working with suppliers to control high energy hazards at source, we are helping to reduce exposure to serious risks before work reaches site, supporting safer outcomes across projects and suppliers manufacturing operations."

This early momentum highlights a growing, collective focus on improving safety across JN Bentley's supply chain. Increased engagement, combined with practical improvements and collaboration, is helping to build a more consistent and proactive approach across both supplier production environments and site operations.

With regular touchpoints in place to maintain progress, the next phase will focus on developing controls further, sharing innovation and recognising suppliers driving positive change, ensuring this approach remains central to managing risks across the business.

The wider focus on supplier engagement, collaboration and risk management has also been recognised externally, with JN Bentley's procurement team shortlisted as finalists at the 2026 World Procurement Awards.

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Read more on JN Bentley's control of high energy hazards programme in their latest annual review.