How Pristine Condition Helped Ford Daventry Win a Global Ergonomics Award

We’re proud to have helped Ford’s Daventry Parts Distribution Centre tackle one of the most common workplace challenges—manual handling injuries. Their commitment to safety and our bespoke training led to a Global Win at the Ford President’s Health and Safety Awards for Ergonomics Innovation.

With over 300 colleagues responsible for picking and distributing components across the globe, Daventry’s fast-paced environment placed significant strain on the body, particularly the shoulders and back.

Following an in-depth on-site assessment of tasks and techniques, Team Pristine developed a bespoke training package that included a custom training video and hands-on practical sessions. These were centred on our Essential Four® lifting principles—a set of techniques rooted in Olympic weightlifting and refined over 30 years of industrial application.

The results were remarkable: the Daventry site was named Global Winner at the Ford President’s Health and Safety Awards, recognising outstanding employee engagement, innovation, and proactive risk reduction strategies—key contributors to building a world-class safety culture.

Reflecting on Pristine Condition's safety programme, Bruce Lange, Senior Health, Safety & Environmental Engineer, had this to say:

“The stuff they did was amazing,” said Bruce. “It’s not just about work – it’s about life at home too. These four techniques can improve your life in and out of work.”

Bruce added:

“They spent two days looking at how we work, and then showed us a better way. Most of us had been doing it wrong for 20 years. What’s most important to me is that more people see this – it’s a chance to save backs, protect jobs, and help people enjoy active lives into retirement.”

We’re honoured to have played a role in supporting Ford Daventry’s safety success – and even more so to see the positive difference it’s making every day.

Our founder, Davy Snowdon MBE, built Pristine Condition on the belief that everyone deserves to go home the same way they arrived—safe and healthy. A former Guiness World Record Holder and two-time Olympic Federation Conditioning Expert, Davy’s life work has been dedicated to reducing injuries and improving workplace well-being

If you’d like to discover how Pristine Condition can help your organisation reduce accidents and injuries with our bespoke manual handling training, get in touch with us today!