A NAILSEA firm has been presented with a gold award for its commitment to occupational health and safety.

GE Oil and Gas, in High Street, has been recognised in an awards scheme run by the safety charity, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

Dean Arnison from GE Oil and Gas said: “We are delighted to be recognised again for this award, this is the third year in a row that we have achieved a gold award and it’s a great honour and testament to what we do and the way we work.

“Health and safety is at the heart of everything we do at GE and comes first in our business.”

The company’s new car park is also now open and it is hoped the extra spaces will alleviate congestion problems for people living nearby.

Staff at GE have also been regularly giving up their lunch hours to litter pick and on the last mission they collected 20 sacks of rubbish.