Modern Slavery Statement
We are proud of the steps that have been taken to combat slavery and human trafficking. We are passionate about being a responsible business that promotes inclusivity and diversity and treats its people with dignity and respect. Our people make our business the success it is today. We do not tolerate slavery and human trafficking and outlined below is our commitment to ensuring that neither have a place within our business.
About Briggs
Briggs is a leader in asset management and engineering services and the exclusive, national UK distributor for the Hyster and Yale ranges of materials handling equipment. We supply these goods and services to a wide range of customers across a number of sectors of the UK economy. We employ over 2,000 people across our businesses.
During the financial year to which this statement relates, our ultimate parent company was Sammons Enterprises Inc, which has its head office in the United States. As at the date of this statement, our ultimate parent company is IFM Global Value Add Infrastructure Fund SCSp which has its head office in Luxembourg.
Our Policies on Slavery and Human Trafficking
We are committed to being a responsible business that promotes inclusivity and diversity and that treats its employees with dignity and respect. Our employees make our business the success it is today. We do not tolerate any form of slavery and human trafficking.
Our Anti-Slavery Policy reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains.
We have adopted procedures that contribute to ensuring modern slavery does not occur in our business or supply chains and we expect all organisations with whom we do business to adopt and enforce policies to comply with the legislation.
Due Diligence Processes For Slavery and Human Trafficking
We require suppliers to ensure they comply with international standards, best practice and modern slavery laws as well as with our own Supplier Code of Conduct (which prohibits forced labour).
As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risk we have in place systems to:
- Identify and assess potential risk areas in our supply chains;
- Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains;
- Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains; and
- Promote ‘speaking up’ and protect those that do so.
Supplier Adherence to our Values and Ethics
To ensure all those in our supply chain and contractors comply with our values we have in place a supply chain compliance programme.
Training
To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business, we provide mandatory training to all of our employees through our Learning Management System.
Our Effectiveness in Combating Slavery and Human Trafficking
We use the following measures to ensure how effective we are in combatting slavery and human trafficking in our supply chain:
- Confirmation by all suppliers of their compliance with anti-slavery and human trafficking laws through their own modern slavery statement.
- A Supplier Code of Conduct, used for all new major suppliers of goods and/or services clearly stating adherence to the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
Following reviews in 2025, we intend to take the following further steps to enhance our anti-slavery and human trafficking programme:
- Adoption of a new code of ethics.
- Adoption of a new whistleblowing hotline.
- Adoption of a new training module for all employees.
- Enhanced due diligence procedures when onboarding suppliers.
- Adoption of a new technology platform to more effectively manage our supply chain.
Statement
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our company’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31 December 2025.
PETER JONES
MANAGING DIRECTOR
17th July 2026