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			york handmade scoops ceramic safety award The York Handmade Brick Company, based at Alne, near York, has added another award to its growing list of honours. York Handmade, the leading independent brickmaker in the north of England, has won a Ceramic Industry Pledge Health and Safety award in the collaboration category at a ceremony in Stoke on Trent. Denis Throup, Health and Safety Officer of York Handmade, was presented with the award by Tim Foster, the Olympic rower and Gold Medallist.
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			The pledge awards are handed out annually to companies involved in the manufacture of ceramics ranging from the humblest brick to the smartest Wedgewood teapot. The industry employs 40,000 people and is still a significant employer in the manufacturing sector. The Ceramic Industry Pledge scheme is a health and safety initiative taken by the industry to improve the record of all companies in the health and safety field, not only in terms of accidents but also in terms of health and especially in employee involvement in the safe and healthy management of the workplace. This award follows a record-breaking year for the company. In 2004 York Handmade comfortably exceeded the milestone turnover target of £2 million for the first time in its 16-year history last year.