Flogas Britain - Modern Slavery Act 2015 Statement 

Our Policy

Flogas Britain Ltd is opposed to slavery and human trafficking in any part of our business or our supply chain.  We are therefore committed to ensuring that we have adequate procedures in place to identify and prevent these practices.  

We met the turnover threshold applicable to section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in respect of the period covered by this statement.

Our Business

We are a distributor of LPG in the energy sector.  Seasonal work is a feature of the industry in which we operate.  More information on our business in available at www.flogas.co.uk

We are a part of the DCC Group.  DCC is an international sales, marketing, distribution and business support services group.  Its headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland and it is listed on the London Stock Exchange.  DCC currently has operations in 15 countries and employs over 10,500 people.  More information on the DCC Group is available at www.dcc.ie.  

Our Structure

Our business is organised into two business units: Flogas Britain Ltd and Medical Gas Solutions.

Flogas is a distributor of liquid petroleum gas (propane and butane) to householders and industrial businesses across the UK. We also supply liquid natural gas and aerosol to industrial businesses. Medical Gas Solutions provides medical gases and medical devices to the healthcare industry.
Our Supply Chains

The large majority of the products we use are sourced from reputable suppliers who are based in the UK. We also have had three suppliers for a very limited volume of products from outside the EU, those products being composite valves from India, radiant heaters from Mexico and vaporisers / pumps from the United States. 

Our Policies on Slavery and Human Trafficking

The DCC Group Business Conduct Guidelines set out our Group commitment to acting ethically and with integrity towards our employees and in all our business relationships.  In addition, the DCC Group Supply Chain Integrity Policy sets out the approach taken by every business in the DCC Group to ensuring that all the products we sell meet applicable legal and
ethical standards.  Both of these documents are available at 

http://www.dcc.ie/sustainability/our-policies.aspx.   

Our policy on slavery and human trafficking is set out at the commencement of this statement.

The requirements of our Group Business Conduct Guidelines, Group Supply Chain Integrity Policy and our own policy are reflected in the more detailed policies and procedures that we have in Flogas Britain Ltd.  Over the course of the financial year ending 31 March 2017 we will be putting in place additional controls in this area, by reviewing our current compliance processes and making improvements were necessary. 

Procedures on Slavery and Human Trafficking

As part of our compliance with the policies referred to above, we already take the following steps:  

•	Assess potential risk areas in our supply chains;
•	Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains on a periodic basis;
•	Utilise a supplier questionnaire on relevant transactions to help us understand the supplier’s business and approach to compliance;
•	Use bespoke contract terms or our standard terms and conditions of purchase, where possible.

In addition to our current supplier compliance audit and with the policies referred to above, we will further enhance our processes and mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains by reviewing, where necessary, the controls that our suppliers have in place and carrying out other suitable checks.  

Responsibility for ensuring that our procedures are adequate and are adhered to in all areas of our activities rests with the directors of Flogas Britain Ltd

Training

To ensure a suitable of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and our supply chains, relevant directors and employees in our business will participate in workshops with other businesses in the DCC Group over the course of the financial year ending 31 March 2017.  

Assurance and Key Performance Indicators

We report on compliance with the DCC Group Business Conduct Guidelines and Supply Chain Integrity Policy every six months.  

We will develop and monitor suitable key performance indicators to measure our compliance with our Group and internal policies in this area. 

Nature of this Statement

This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31 March 2016.   

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