Our Commitments
Health & safety, environmental, quality, people and information security practices across our national engineering operations.
Environmental & Sustainability
Environmental Management
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Environmental Policy
Published environmental policy aligned with ISO 14001 and Linaker's net zero commitments.
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Waste & Recycling
Segregation, licensed disposal and recycling of waste materials from site works.
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Carbon Reduction
Route optimisation, fleet efficiency and sustainability targets tracked at company level.
Health & Safety
Health & Safety Management
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Policy & Leadership
Board-level commitment to health and safety with a published policy statement and accountable senior ownership.
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Risk Assessment
Site-specific RAMS and method statements for all field engineering activities.
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Incident Reporting
Structured reporting, investigation and corrective action for accidents, near-misses and hazards.
Field Engineering Safety
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Competency & Training
Role-appropriate training, induction and ongoing competence verification for all engineers.
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Lone Working & Welfare
Procedures for lone worker safety, check-in protocols and welfare provisions on site.
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PPE & Equipment
Mandatory PPE standards and inspection regimes for tools, access equipment and test instruments.
Information Security
Identity & Access
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Multi-Factor Authentication
Phishing-resistant MFA enforced for all users via Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access.
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Role-Based Access Control
Least-privilege access model with regular access reviews.
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Privileged Identity Management
Just-in-time privileged access for administrative roles.
Endpoint & Data Security
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
EDR deployed across all managed devices with automated response policies.
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Device Compliance
Conditional Access enforces device compliance before granting access to company resources.
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Encryption
BitLocker on endpoints; TLS 1.2+ in transit and AES-256 at rest for cloud data.
Threat Detection & Monitoring
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Microsoft Sentinel SIEM
Centralised security monitoring with analytics rules covering privileged changes, risky sign-ins and account provisioning.
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Vulnerability Management
Continuous vulnerability scanning of endpoints and cloud infrastructure with prioritised remediation.
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Independent Penetration Testing
Annual third-party penetration testing across external, internal, cloud and web application surfaces.
Incident Response
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Incident Response Plan
Documented procedures for identifying, containing, and recovering from security incidents.
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Breach Notification
Defined processes for timely notification of affected parties and regulators in line with UK GDPR.
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Post-Incident Review
Root cause analysis and lessons-learned process following any security event.
Business Continuity
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Backup & Recovery
Regular backups of critical systems and data with tested restoration procedures.
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Disaster Recovery Planning
Documented recovery plans for cloud infrastructure and core business applications.
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Service Resilience
Cloud-native, multi-office architecture reducing single points of failure across UK operations.
People & Governance
People & Safeguarding
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Equality & Diversity
Published equality and diversity policy supporting an inclusive workforce and supply chain.
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Enhanced DBS
Enhanced DBS checks for engineers working in sensitive environments including education and early-years settings.
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Supply Chain Standards
Due diligence and compliance expectations for supply partners working on Linaker contracts.
Quality Management
Quality & Service Delivery
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Quality Policy
Quality policy statement driving consistent service delivery across 3,000+ client sites.
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Job Quality Assurance
Work order completion checks, photographic evidence and client sign-off processes.
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Customer Feedback
Structured capture and review of client feedback to drive continuous improvement.