Ethical Trading Policy
Dealing fairly with customers, suppliers and workers · Hull Storage & Interiors Ltd
Hull Storage & Interiors Ltd aims to trade honestly and fairly with everyone we deal with: customers, suppliers, subcontractors and our own staff. We expect the people who make and move the goods we sell to be treated properly.
- Document
- HSIL-POL-013
- Version
- 2.0
- Issued
- 01/10/2026
- Next review
- 01/10/2027
- Policy owner
- James Smith
- Approved by
- James Smith
- Applies to
- Staff and suppliers
- Status
- Current
1. How we trade
We will:
- describe our products and prices honestly, and not make claims we cannot support
- honour our quotations and agreements
- pay our suppliers and subcontractors on the terms we have agreed
- compete fairly, and never fix prices or share out customers with competitors
- keep customers’ and suppliers’ information confidential
- declare any conflict of interest to a director
2. Our supply chain
We are a distributor and do not manufacture. We cannot inspect every factory behind the goods we sell, so we buy from reputable UK-based suppliers and importers, and expect them to apply the standards in section 4 in their own supply chains. Our Supplier and Subcontractor Policy and Anti-Slavery Policy explain how.
3. If something is wrong
If we learn that these standards are not being met, we raise it with the supplier and ask for it to be put right. We stop buying only as a last resort. Anyone can raise a concern with a director at any time. The directors review this policy every year.
4. Standards for workers
We apply these standards, which are based on the Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code, to our own staff. We expect them of our suppliers and subcontractors.
| Standard | What it means |
|---|---|
| Work is freely chosen | No forced or bonded labour. Workers keep their own identity papers. |
| Freedom of association | Workers may join a trade union. |
| Safe conditions | A safe and clean place to work, with training to prevent accidents. |
| No child labour | No one below the legal working age. |
| Fair wages | At least the legal minimum, paid regularly and in full. |
| Reasonable hours | Hours within the law. Overtime is voluntary. |
| No discrimination | In hiring, pay, training, promotion or dismissal. |
| Regular employment | Work is done under a proper employment or contract relationship. |
| No harsh treatment | No abuse, harassment or intimidation. |
Sign-off
Signed by James Smith, Director, on 01/10/2026.