Edinburgh Asphalt is supported by a dedicated Safety, Health and Environment function, helping operational teams manage risk, work responsibly and maintain the standards expected by clients, contractors and procurement teams.
For customers, this means SHE is not treated as a separate box-ticking exercise. It is part of how work is planned, supported, reviewed and improved.
Edinburgh Asphalt will operate within the wider Soutra Mains Quarry environment, where site-specific rules support safe access, controlled vehicle movements, PPE requirements, induction, pedestrian routes, loading activity and incident reporting. These controls help ensure that employees, contractors, hauliers and visitors understand what is expected before moving through operational areas.
The SHE team works with managers, supervisors and operational teams to provide practical advice and support. This can include:
Risk management guidance
Policy updates and guidance notes
Toolbox talk support
Advisory inspections
Feedback to operational teams
Recording and review of issues or observations
Lessons learned and improvement activity
This structure helps turn safety, health and environmental expectations into day-to-day working practice.
Regular advisory inspections help support operational standards and identify themes where further guidance, briefings or campaigns may be useful.
SHE-related issues, observations and improvement opportunities are formally recorded and reviewed through the appropriate internal processes. Where investigation is required, lessons learned can be shared back into the business to support future improvement.
For procurement teams, this provides reassurance that SHE activity is supported by records, review and continual improvement rather than informal intent alone.
Environmental responsibility is part of the SHE approach at Edinburgh Asphalt. Operational teams are supported with guidance, awareness, escalation routes and practical controls to help them work responsibly.
The site will also operate within the environmental controls required by the relevant regulators. Wider environmental certification and management-system progression should be understood as part of Hillhouse Group’s broader Integrated Management System journey.
Relevant SHE documentation can be provided through appropriate procurement or project channels where required and approved. This may include policies, RAMS, training evidence, insurance information or other project-specific SHE documentation.
If you are assessing Edinburgh Asphalt for a project, framework, tender or supplier approval process, our team can help direct your enquiry.
SHE focuses on practical support around safety, health, environmental responsibility, risk management, inspections, recording and lessons learned.
The Integrated Management System explains the wider framework for quality management, product certification, compliance evidence, internal audits and continual improvement.
Together, these areas help show how Edinburgh Asphalt is being developed as a responsible, well-supported and evidence-led supplier.
Relevant SHE documentation can be provided through appropriate procurement or project channels where required and approved. This may include documents such as policies, RAMS, training evidence or other project-specific information, depending on the nature of the request.
This page focuses on the role of the Safety, Health and Environment team, including practical support, risk management, monitoring, recording and lessons learned. Wider certification, quality management and product compliance information is covered on the Integrated Management Systems page.
There is a board-level commitment to work towards consistent management-system standards across all operational sites as soon as practicable. For current certification and management-system information, please refer to the Integrated Management Systems page.
SHE activity gives clients confidence that operational teams are supported with risk management guidance, advisory inspections, formal recording, learning processes and environmental awareness. This helps reduce supplier risk and supports responsible project delivery.