Bolton Surgical understands the responsibilities and challenges involved in ensuring the highest social, ethical and environmental standards are maintained within our own business operations and throughout our supply chain.
We therefore recognise and support the requirements of ETI Base Code which is founded on the conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and is an internationally recognised code of labour practice.
We recognise our responsibilities for the provision and maintenance of Ethical Trading assurance throughout the Bolton Surgical supply chain in respect of the manufacture, supply, distribution, repair and maintenance of surgical instruments and accessories.
We recognise that our responsibility for Ethical Trading encompasses:
Bolton Surgical Site –performance in accordance with UK and EU regulations.
Supply Chain – We will use our best endeavours to minimise the risk of working conditions throughout our supply chain failing to meet internationally accepted standards of Ethical Trading.
Bolton Surgical Limited commits:
To comply (within our Company) with the principles contained within the Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code.
To flow down the Ethical Trading Policy to all suppliers.
To ensure all suppliers complete relevant Assessment Questionnaires & conduct associated Risk Assessments.
To flow down to suppliers any NATLEX updates relevant to them for the countries they operate within
Our Ethical Trading Policy describes our ethical values, minimum standards and the basic principles we expect from ourselves, our partners and suppliers and can be accessed through the Downloads section at the end of this page.
Bolton Surgical are manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and repairers of a wide range of medical devices and accessories. Our focus is to offer innovative, cost-effective, sustainable solutions to customers’ everyday needs, and this is reflected in the range of carefully selected products and services we offer.