We do everything we can to ensure that our impact on society is positive and effective and benefits the wider community as well as the businesses we work with. We value our local African employees and their local knowledge as our greatest asset and we put their interests and those of local communities first.
Balton Uganda Ltd has since its commencement established itself as a pioneering, powerful force within Uganda's ever growing economy, bringing the experience and professionalism of the Balton CP Group to Uganda.
Balton Uganda is a subsidiary of the Balton CP group, a British multinational company with a strong presence across Africa, which made its initial steps in Africa in the early 1990's by acquiring controlling interest in the Israeli multinational, Koor Trade's holdings throughout the continent. Owned by British multinational CP Holdings, a privately owned company, Balton CP acquired all remaining shares from Koor Trade in 2013, becoming the sole owner of a group of companies with roots in Africa reaching as far back as independence.
Balton Uganda Office
Guided and supported by a Head Office team situated in the UK, Balton CP's diverse operations in Africa are spearheaded through its subsidiary companies located in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, Ghana and Nigeria.
Motivated by a passion for empowering the people of Africa and coupled with a pioneering spirit for introducing new, cutting edge technologies and knowledge.
Motivated by a passion for empowering the people of Uganda and coupled with a pioneer spirit for introducing new cutting-edge technologies and knowledge, Balton Uganda continues to strive to achieve commercially sustainable development in all of its fields of expertise. The company's focus lies in three main strategic areas: Agribusiness, Technology & Innovation and Electromechanics & Solar, supported by extensive experience in Project Management throughout Africa.
Thanks to its diverse portfolio, Balton Uganda has emerged as a positive influence in Uganda and continues to empower people with modern technologies and knowledge in all of its fields of expertise.
Balton CP is proud to have worked across Africa for over 50 years. Throughout that time, our mission has been to bring the highest quality products and state-of-the-art technology from world-class suppliers and to develop new services in the growing but challenging, markets of Africa.
We now have companies in seven African countries and we do business in many other markets. Our workforce comes from across Africa and the world. We recognize and appreciate the many social customs and cultural differences that exist in our trading area. However, the employees and officers of Balton CP share a set of important beliefs about how we do business.
These are our Balton Values:
We respect our customers, our business partners, and our colleagues. We do not act in a way that harms any person or community. We do not allow harassment or discrimination in our business. We protect our reputation. We value our achievements and are proud of our work.
We compete fairly for our customers‘ business. We reject corruption. We do not look for special treatment. We do not make political donations and we do not trade in political influence. We comply with the laws of the countries in which we operate. We pay our taxes. We keep our promises and expect the same of others.
We minimize any negative impact on the environment. We do not put the health or safety of anyone at unnecessary risk. We sell products that are safe and give our customers the information they need to use them safely. We think about the long-term effect of our actions. We protect information that is confidential.
We tell the truth to our customers, colleagues and governments. We describe our products correctly. We take responsibility for our actions. When we make mistakes, we admit them so we can correct them quickly. We keep complete, timely and accurate business records. When we have concerns, we share them promptly.
We expect every employee, officer, director, business partner and supplier to live up to our Balton Values. We understand that we work in countries that are fast-changing, complicated and often challenging. Despite that, we do not compromise our Balton Values. We believe that our Balton Values are good for business and good for the long-term value of Balton CP.
If you are uncertain about how to behave in a specific situation, or if you think we are not living up to our Balton Values, you should share your concerns promptly.
This statement is made by CP Holdings Limited ("CP") in accordance with Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in relation to the financial year ending 31 December 2017. It applies to all legal entities that form part of the CP Holdings Limited Group.
CP is the family-owned holding company of the CP Group, comprising a number of companies involved in a wide range of activities across a number of territories — including the UK, Israel, sub-Saharan Africa and Hungary — and other countries in central Europe. The principal sectors in which the Group operates include hotels and hospitality, serviced offices, heavy equipment, warehousing, agro-chemicals, and telecommunications.
The CP Group takes its social responsibilities seriously and conducts its business ethically and with integrity. We are opposed to slavery and human trafficking and will not knowingly do business with any person or entity which is engaged in such practices.
As part of our efforts to ensure that slavery and human trafficking are not taking place within our business or in our supply chains we are in the process of updating employee codes of conduct throughout the Group, to include clear guidelines explaining the risks of these activities and the zero tolerance approach that is taken to them.
This statement was approved by the Executive Team and the Board of Directors of CP. It will be reviewed annually.
"We do everything we can to ensure that our impact on the environment is positive and effective and benefits the wider community as well as the business environment in which we operate." Our mission is to bring the highest quality products and state-of-the-art technology from world-class suppliers to develop new services in the growing, but challenging markets of Africa.
Motivated by a passion for empowering the people of Africa and coupled with a pioneering spirit for introducing new technologies and knowledge, Balton CP (BCP) strives to achieve commercially sustainable development in all its fields of expertise. In support of this, we are committed to high standards of environmental health and safety.
We are committed to the environmental health and safety and our policy is:
-To ensure compliance with all applicable environmental health and safety (EHS) laws, regulations and requirements across our business activities in all countries in which we operate.
-To allocate the necessary resources to fulfil our strategies, training and program that brings added value, awareness, responsibility and accountability to the entire organization.
-To provide a safe and healthy work environment through ensuring personnel are trained, informed and motivated to act safely and in respect to the environment.
-To manage EHS risk effectively, actively seeking and acting upon material opportunities to reduce risk and improve EHS standards.
-To participate and consult with all stakeholders, both internal and external, regarding all EHS matters.
-To asses activities carefully, taking into consideration human health and the environment by integrating principles of risk control in each stage of Balton's operations. (Value Chain).
-To select suppliers, business partners and contractors with consideration of their ability to run safe and environmentally responsible operations.
-To constantly monitor and review our EHS Policy and its implementation to ensure continuous improvement in our performance.
ALL BCP Group employees are expected to carry out business activities in accordance with this EHS Policy and act responsibly.
Balton CP (BCP) is committed to the safety and well being of its staff, customers, contractors and all stakeholders. This policy outlines the steps to be taken to prepare for and respond to an emergency affecting BCP and its operations.
These requirements are met through the implementation of Major Incident and/or Business Continuity plans, which will enable BCP to respond effectively in an emergency situation. BCP will swiftly and effectively respond to emergency situations with the foremost goals of preserving life, protecting the organization's property and restoring day to day operations as quickly as possible.
The aim and objective of this policy is to ensure that BCP has effective arrangements in place to enable it to:
-Carry out regular risk assessments in order to identify and subsequently manage obstacles to effective emergency management.
-Train all staff in disaster and emergency response procedures.
-Ensure all staff are fully aware of the personal responsibility to behave in such a way as to minimize the risk of emergencies occurring.
-React effectively to a major incident within/directly affecting the business so that it can, as is reasonably practicable, continue to provide essential services in the event of an emergency.
-Minimize disruption when unplanned events have the potential to significantly interrupt normal business.
-React effectively to a situation where there is a significant loss of staff, e.g. due to industrial action.
-Mitigate any financial impact of such events.
-Ensure that all departments are involved in the preparation of the plans so that there is an effective and consistent response to emergencies and/or service disruptions.
-Manage and contain major chemical spillage or leakage.
-Respond to flooding or other unexpected weather conditions.
-Ensure that all plans are reviewed and improved on a regular basis.
-Support effective communications during an emergency or interruption.
BCP through continuous review will ensure that the plans and procedures in each operation are coordinated and adhered to:
ALL BCP Group employees are expected to carry out business activities in accordance with this EP&R Policy and act responsibly.
This policy outlines Balton CP's (BCP) commitment to achieve the highest attainable level of occupational health and safety for our staff, contractors and visitors throughout all areas of business activity.
BCP is committed to creating a safe work environment that promotes awareness, responsibility and accountability in all matters related to the health and safety of our employees, contractors and visitors. We seek to prevent the occurrence of hazards associated with work and the work environment through established risk management procedures.
Our statement of general policy is:
-To provide the best reasonable control of health and safety risks arising from our business activities;
-To integrate health and safety into our business strategy and activity planning;
-To consult with our employees, contractors and visitors on matters affecting their health and safety;
-To provide adequate resources to ensure that our OH&S policy is applied throughout our business.
-To provide, maintain and ensure the safe use of plant machinery and equipment;
-To ensure a safe environment for the handling of any hazardous substance;
-To provide appropriate and targeted health and safety training, information and supervision for our employees, contractors and visitors across our business activities and sites.
-To establish measurable objectives for health and safety activity across our business activities aimed at driving continuous improvement towards the elimination of work-related illness and injury, so far as is reasonably practicable.
-To ensure that all health and safety hazards and incidents are promptly reported and investigated and that appropriate control measures are implemented to eliminate or minimise the risk of recurrence.
-To review and revise the company's occupational health and safety management systems and monitor the effective implementation of this policy at regular intervals.
ALL BCP Group employees are expected to carry out business activities in accordance with this OH&S Policy and act responsibly.