Contractors working at Huntsman Tioxide, near Hartlepool, have clocked up a safety milestone.

The Core Contract Group has achieved 1.5m accident-free man hours.

The group includes Aker Kvaerner, DB Industrial, Eurest, Garlway, G Abbott and Co, Harfab, Hortech, ISS, Morgan Moore, Palmers, QW, Tolent and Vesuvius. Huntsman, who took over the site in 1999, say the landmark represents everything the company stands for in its safety beliefs.