Our mission has always been to do things differently. We ask the difficult questions and look for those margins which make a real difference, not only to us but our clients, stakeholders and the communities we all serve.
Every week we provide close support to our incredible emergency services during events that take place throughout the Midlands. Unfortunately, as many people will know, these services are stretched. Which led us to ask the question: ‘Can we provide additional back up during events?’
The answer was provided by Traffix Operations Director Derek ‘Vinnie’ Vinning: “I believe our Ambulance, Fire and Police services are the best in the world, we are proud to support them. I know first-hand the incredible work these incredible people do, day-in-day-out. Having worked alongside them during events over many years.
“When you are dealing with a large concentration of people you have to plan for the unexpected. We have now installed defibrillators and bleed kit packs in all Traffix vehicles attending events.
“Several of our operatives have already received the appropriate training, we’ll be adding to their numbers throughout the year. During events all safety advisory groups receive the operative’s names, phone numbers and locations of vehicles. They know they can rely on our team if a call comes in”.
The initiative has been co-managed by Kerry Draper, Traffix Health, Safety and Facilities Director: “Our aim is to fit defibrillators and bleed kit packs into every vehicle in our fleet. Our operatives are on sites 7 days a week. Team members and clients will have peace of mind that should the unthinkable happen, help is immediately available.
“We’re the first traffic management company to introduce these services. Without being asked we’ve responded to a need that we identified due to our relationships with the emergency services. I can’t think of any other traffic management company who could say this”.
