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RE: CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TAX DEDUCTION SCHEME

This is to confirm that we hold a CIS 5 Certificate for exemption of tax deduction and in accordance with Section 90 of the Inland Revenue Publication IR/14/15 (1976) we give you the information requested.

Full name of Company:                     SHERIDAN & HOOD LTD.

Registered address:                         175 RAVENHILL AVE, BELFAST

                                                         BT6 8LE

Company Reg. No:                            NI 12649

VAT Number:                                     311309606

Unique Tax Reference (UTR):            5933012441001

Issued by:                                        H.M. INSPECTOR OF TAXES

                                                         OLIVETREE HOUSE,

                                                         FOUNTAIN ST, BELFAST, BT1 5ES

Start date:                                        02/2006

Expiry date:                                      01/2009

Bank Name and Address:                 ULSTER BANK, 75 Main St, Bangor

Bank Sort Code:                               98-03-40

Bank Account No:                             36081075

We trust this information will enable you to remit your payments without deduction of tax but should there be any problem, please contact our Accounts Department.

Yours faithfully,

SHERIDAN & HOOD LTD

SHERIDAN & HOOD PRINCIPLE CONTRACTING DIVISION  

NON EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN - Stewart Hood ONC EE

Mr. Stewart Hood co founded the company in 1968 with former partner Mr. Victor Sheridan.  The company was officially registered in 1978.  Prior to starting the business both partners worked with Adair Milliken electrical contractors, Victor as a quantity surveyor and Stewart as a contracts manager. Stewart's prior experience was gained with Harland and Wolff working on the North Sea oil rigs and oil supply ships during refitting and manufacture. 

MANAGING DIRECTOR - Brian S. Hood HNC Elect eng. ONC BS & Finance CIBSE affiliate

Brian was a director in the company since 1995 taking over as managing director from Stewart Hood and company secretary from Victor Sheridan after his retirement in 2000.

Brian has expanded the business giving it a design build department to include major works in all regions of the world for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Our teams gain invaluable experience in problem solving and resolution becoming independent and adaptable to complete the tasks at hand which they then bring to bear on home projects.

Brian is a qualified oxygen first aid administrator, Health and Safety HVCA instructor for "Working safety in M&E" and completed his CSCR affiliated skills card.  Brian fulfils the role registered as a NICEIC Quality Supervisor.

MECHANICAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS - Colin Boyd HND BSE

Colin Boyd obtained an HND in Building Services Engineering through Newcastle Upon Tyne Polytechnic before commencing with the company. Colin has been a consulting and contracts engineer for us for the past 6 years. Colin completed his manual handling course in 2002 and his CSCR affiliated skills card H&S course in 2003 obtaining a management endorsement card. 

CONTRACTS MANAGER - Oliver McKinley

Oliver has been with the company for some 25 years. Commencing as a plumber / pipe fitter he has become team leader gaining a vast experience in all aspects of mechanical building services engineering across the globe.  Oliver completed his skills card H&S course in 2003.

ELECTRICAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS - James Ferguson LCG

Jim commenced with the company in 1986 as a trainee electrical estimator after having successfully completed his electrical City & Guilds training in previous years and obtaining a formal Licentiate from City & Guilds. Jim has developed into a professional design and estimating specialist and is now head of department.

HEALTH & SAFETY - Brian Hood, Edward Allan and Colin Boyd

Each head of department has their own responsibility to ensure our general health and safety policy and awareness is maintained. We have a good record for site and construction safety having never been severed with a prohibition or improvement notice since commencement of trading in 1968.

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Membership of registration bodies trade organisations

We currently are members of the following trade organisations and inspection bodies;

NICEIC :- enrolment number 16858 "National Inspection Council for the Electrical Industry Contracting" www.niceic.org.uk

HVCA :- enrolment number F363300/HV4402 "Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association" www.hvca.org.uk

CORGI :- enrolment number 146830 "Council of Registered Gas Installers" www.corgi.gas.com

CONSTRUCTION LINE :- A Government based database for approved Contractors. www.193.130.99.1/registered/

MOD TAP :- A national Data cabling and communications provider. -  www.ukbusinessnet.com/pr/f-mod-tap.htm

PHOENIX NATURAL GAS :- Registered gas installer. www.phoenix-natural-gas.com

FEC :- enrol no. 3879, Fair employment commission. www.fec-ni.org

VAT REGISTRATION NUMBER : 311309606

CIS5 CERTIFICATE NUMBER : 5933012441201 expires January 2009

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER : N. I. 12649

Health and Safety at Work- Policy Statement

The Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, imposes statutory duties on employers and employees. To enable these statutory duties to be carried out it is the policy of this Organisation, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure that responsibilities for safety and health are properly assigned, accepted and fulfilled at all levels of our Organisation, and that all practicable steps are taken to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of all employees and visitors to the premises or operations under our control.

1. It is the intention of our Organisation, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure that:-

   The provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work are safe and without risks to health.

   Arrangements for use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances for use at work are safe and without risks to health.

   Adequate information is available with respect to articles and substances used at work detailing the conditions and precautions necessary to ensure that when properly used they will be safe and without risk to health.

   The provision of such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to secure the health and safety at work of all employees.

   With regard to any premises under our control or operations on which we are working, the maintenance of all plant, machinery and equipment so that they are safe to not only employees and sub-contractors but to any person who may be affected.

   The working environment of all employees is safe and without risks to health and that adequate provisions are made with regard to the facilities and arrangements to their welfare at work.

   The Health and Safety Policy is appraised and updated as and when necessary. Communication of any such changes will be made to all employees.

    

2. It shall be the duty of every employee at work:-

   To take reasonable steps for the health and safety of himself and other persons who may be effected by his acts of omissions at work.

   As regards any duty or requirement imposed on his employer to any other person by or under any of the relevant statutory duties to co-operate with the Organisation so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with.

Detailed information concerning Health and Safety that is applicable to all employees may be found in the Employee Information Manual, which is kept at Reception.

COMPANY ACCIDENT RECORD

Notes for the records

1. Accidents reportable as defined by RIDDOR.
2. Total number of employees are averaged for the year in question.
3. Accidents caused by the employee negligence are defined as those which would not have occurred but for the employee causing them.

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Environmental Policy Statement

Sheridan & Hood Limited (“the Company”) recognizes that its products, activities and services impact on the environment. We believe that managing the environmental implications of our activities is an integral part of good management practice and responsible corporate governance.

Policy Principles

The Company is committed to applying the following principles to its activities:

• Establishing clearly defined objectives and  targets that address the environmental issues relevant to the Company’s operations to ensure continual improvement in environmental performance.

• Complying with the legal and regulatory framework wherever we operate

• Preventing pollution and reducing the consumption of resources (energy, fuel, water, packaging and materials) wherever practical     and appropriate

• Ensuring environmental issues are considered     in the design of services for new buildings and  the introduction of new processes, services or facilities in order to minimize adverse impacts  and improve environmental performance

• Responding to valid concerns of the     neighboring communities

• Establishing and maintaining effective management systems to control identified risks

• Providing support, information and training to company staff with respect to environmental matters

• Being prepared for environmental incidents or emergencies

• Seeking ways to improve the environmental performance of the Company’s suppliers and other business partners

• Ensuring environmental issues are carefully considered during acquisitions and divestments

• Monitoring, auditing, reviewing and reporting our environmental performance, and seeking to improve on that performance in the light of experience, developments in the best practice and evolving environmental agenda.

Responsibilities - Staff

All staff are responsible for the safeguarding their working environment and the natural environment by following Company procedures, standards and good practices, together with reporting any  deficiencies to their line management.

Main Board of Directors and Managing Director

The Main Board of Directors for the Company and Managing Director are responsible for implementing this policy and the Company’s arrangement for environmental management in their respective areas of responsibility. 

They must:

• Provide sufficient resources for effective implementation of the policy

• Ensure that the environmental responsibilities are assigned to appropriate staff members

• Ensure at least one member of staff co ordinates environmental activity at each site within  a business unit/division

• Provide information on key aspects of environmental performance at business/site level for internal use

• Develop environmental improvement  programmes and monitor their implementation

• Regularly review environmental performance

Director of Human Resources

The Company’s Director of Human Resources is responsible for the day to day management of environmental issues and reporting the Company’s progress in implementing this policy annually to the Board. The Director of Human Resources is responsible for:

• Periodic reviews and audits of the Company’s facilities and activities to ensure compliance with this policy

• Monitoring developments in environmental issues that impact on the company

• Providing support and advice on environmental matters relevant to the Company’s operations

• Promoting workable procedures and encouraging initiatives to implement this policy

• Keeping staff and other relevant stakeholders informed of the Company’s efforts to improve its environmental performance

Interpreting and implementing this policy and advising on updating it as required.

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Environmental impact assessment

Electrical and Mechanical Building Services Engineering

We provide your business with a generic impact assessment that our trade may have on your property.

1. Obviously being a part of the construction industry we will have the normal packaging refuse. This will largely be in the form of cardboard or paper both of which we would encourage the practice of recycling. Disposal of these products on commercial sites is the responsibility of the main contractors.

2. Other materials such as fluorescent lamps where to be disposed of would be undertaken by a licensed agent, such as MED Electrical from Ballymena. Due to the higher risks from mercury and such within these lamps, they fall into the specialized waste category.

3. Mechanical and electrical contracts make waste of iron, copper and lead. All of these are recycled through our own management team for recycling using the licensed scrap metal merchants “Hamill’s” in Ballymena.

4. Waste oil recovery is recycled through our waste oil burning heating plant or distributed to a licensed recovery agent for recycling.

5. Our office staff are well versed in conservation making optimum use of paper products by recycling and printing on reverse sides of paper we have made significant savings on paper and stationery costs each year.

6. Switching to green electricity for our power demands in our stores and offices makes better use of N.Ireland’s resources.

High efficiency gas fired heating and water heating plant used in our offices makes better sense fro greenhouse emission savings.

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Smoke-Free Policy

Purpose

This policy has been developed to protect all employees, customers and visitors from exposure to second-hand smoke and to comply with the Smoking (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 which will be enforced by District Councils from 30^th April 2007.

Exposure to second hand smoke, also known as passive smoking, increases the risk of lung cancer, heart disease and other illnesses. Ventilation or separating smokers and non-smokers within the same air space does not completely stop potentially dangerous exposure.

Policy

It is the policy of Sheridan & Hood Ltd that all our workplaces and vehicles are smoke-free and all employees has a right to work in a smoke-free environment. The policy shall come into effect on 30^th April 2007 and be reviewed on 30^th April 2008 by Mr Brian Hood, Managing Director.

Implementation

The overall responsibility for the policy implementation and review rests with Mr Brian Hood, Managing Director. All staff are obliged to adhere to, and facilitate the implementation of the policy.

The person named above shall inform all existing employees, consultants and contractors of the policy and their role in the implementation and monitoring of the policy. They’ll also have to give all new personnel a copy of the policy on recruitment/induction.

There shall be appropriate ‘NO SMOKING’ signs displayed at the entrances to and within premises and all company vehicles.

Premises and Vehicles

Smoking is prohibited throughout the entire workplace and all company vehicles with no exceptions.

Employer Duties

• To display No Smoking Signs as required by the legislation

• To ensure employees, customers and visitors do not smoke in smoke-free places and vehicles.

• To investigate complaints regarding employees, customers and visitors smoking.

• To inform, consult and train employees on this policy.

Employee Duties

• To ensure that they or others do not interfere with no smoking signs.

• To comply with the Smoke-Free Policy

• To ensure customers and visitors do not smoke in smoke-free places and vehicles.

• To report incidents of smoking in smoke-free areas and vehicles.

Customer/Visitor Duties

• Customers/Visitors are not permitted to smoke in smoke-free areas or vehicles

Enforcement of this Policy

Failure to comply with this policy will be dealt with through the company’s disciplinary procedures. Visitors or members of the public who breach the policy will be asked to stop smoking and will be asked to leave the premises if they fail to comply with this request. All breaches in policy will be recorded in writing by the organisation. Be aware that, in addition to action taken under this policy, the local council may take legal action against individuals who smoke in smoke-free places or vehicles.

Help for those who Smoke

This policy is not intended to stop people smoking but to regulate where they smoke and how it affects others. To help smokers adjust to the changes occurring they should contact the smokers helpline on 0800 858585 who can advise of local support services.

Fair Employment Compliance

This is to confirm that our Company has and strictly adheres to the current Fair Employment Practices of present day and is not an unqualified person as laid down in the FEC codes of conduct.

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Our Insurers Are

Public Liability

Insurer Policy number Limit of Indemnity Renewal Date

Allianz Insurance BT CMI 3402669 £2 million 13th June 2008

Employers Liability

Insurer Policy number Limit of Indemnity Renewal Date

Allianz Insurance BT CMI 3402669 £10 million 13th June 2008

Excess Public Liability

Private Indemnity insurance

Insurer Policy number Limit of Indemnity Renewal Date Broker details; Mr. D. Kane c/o Bartholomew & James Insurance Brokers

Amlin PA1148903 £250,000 Any One Claim 1st November 2007

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Sheridan & Hood Ltd
175 Ravenhill Avenue
Belfast BT6 8LE

Tel 028 90 732233
Fax 028 90 739333
Email sales@sheridan-hood.com