STEEL firm Avesta Sheffield Distribution has won an award for safety.

The Guide-based firm picked up a Five Star Health & Safety Management Award from the British Safety Council for its accident record.

"This is an excellent achievement.

"If all companies followed its example and reached this standard I am quite sure we could reduce accidents at work by 75 per cent and save 400 lives a year," said James Tye, director general of the British Safety Council.

"Avesta Sheffield Distribution has taken the initiative and is among an elite of top companies for its safety record."

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