Mullings Associates | Strategic Safety Partners

In: Health and Safety
Contact: Alex Mullings
7 Candlers Way, Chartham, Canterbury, Kent. CT4 7TU
https://mullingsassociates.com/

About Alex

I’m Alex, Director of Mullings Associates Ltd | Strategic Safety Partners. I have been influencing safety strategy in the built environment for over a decade. With a passion for life-long learning, I hold Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner status of IOSH, Chartered Fellow status of the CMI, a qualified Executive Coach as well as a BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management, MSc Resource and Environmental Management and an MBA.

What I do

Are you a built environment consultancy looking to grow your strategic safety capability? Whether you need extra delivery capacity, a trusted associate or someone to build and deliver a white-label product under your brand, I’ve got you. 

Mullings Associates | Strategic Safety Partners are a trusted partner for built environment consultancies who want to diversify their offering. I bring deep expertise in safety strategy, culture and leadership.  

Whether you need advisory support, a white-label product or a consultant to integrate seamlessly into your team, I provide practical, commercially minded solutions that make safety strategy a source of value, not an avoidable cost.

Why partner with Alex?

I am widely recognised for my ability to translate complex theory into practical, people-focused strategies that drive measurable safety performance. Through my diverse education and experience, I understand how to land effective safety strategy in the broader organisational context. I have led numerous projects for high profile clients across the public and private sector clients. Highlights include:

  • Construction Ready behavioural safety programme for a major public highway’s organisation.
  • Safer Everyday Bitesize Coaching series for a large infrastructure provider.
  • No Life at Risk initiative for a global facilities and energy services organisation.
  • Global behavioural safety training for major projects teams at a multi-national tech firm.
  • Influential Safety Leader programme for a leading global engineering consultancy.
  • Authored the industry’s first IOSH-approved Building Safety Act 2022 Awareness training, delivered to over 2,500 built environment professionals to date.

I specialise in advising, consulting and coaching organisations on influencing safety strategy in the broader organisational context.

Driven by the belief that safety culture must be lived, not laminated on a noticeboard, I curated BITESIZE safety conversations™, an innovative conversational learning practice that helps organisations embed behavioural competence aligned with recognised industry standards through short, impactful discussions delivered in the flow of work, eliminating the time, cost and disruption of out-dated traditional workplace learning methods.

My services

Gain an advantage over your competitors by expanding your capability. I offer capacity in three key areas: Advise. Consult. Learn.

Advise: New legislation like the Building Safety Act 2022 is reshaping safety strategy. What was once a nice-to-have is now a compliance obligation. By working with me as an advisor, you’ll get: 

  • Expert insight to help your clients meet and evidence a safety strategy measured against recognised industry standards. 
  • Market-driven intelligence that positions a robust safety strategy as a competitive advantage, not just a nice-to-have. 
  • Strategic alignment that connects safety strategy to your client’s vision. 

Consult: Need extra bandwidth or specialist expertise for a strategic safety programme? I integrate seamlessly into your team as a trusted associate. By working with me as a consultant, you’ll get: 

  • A project leader who can design and deliver new products from the ground up, helping you expand your offer, stand out from your competitors and win more work. 
  • A skilled facilitator who brings people together to think, talk and solve problems collaboratively. 

Learn: Strong safety culture is built through continuous learning, not one-off away days that cost the earth. By working with me in a learning capacity, you’ll get: 

  • Professional coaching and mentoring that helps your clients influence safety culture at all levels. 
  • Access to BITESIZE safety conversations™ and BITESIZE  safety conversations™ Practitioner. An innovative conversational learning approach that embeds the behaviours that influence safety strategy. 

 When you work with me, you will: 

  • Win more work by offering BITESIZE  safety conversations™ as part of your portfolio which you can showcase in bids. 
  • Grow your capability with a strategic partner who brings deep experience in shaping and influencing safety culture. 
  • Expand your network through access to my extensive trusted network of safety specialists and service providers. 

 Clients consistently describe Alex as: 

  • “Industry-leading in behavioural safety and Building Safety Act 2022 competence” 
  • “A seamless associate partner who strengthens our capability instantly” 
  • “A creative project leader who turns ideas into practical behavioural products” 
  • “An engaging facilitator who creates open, honest, psychologically safe conversations” 
  • “A coach and mentor who builds confidence, resilience and behavioural influence” 
  • “A reliable, collaborative partner who drives culture change that sticks” 

Alex is excellent in challenging the normal methods with behavioural programmes and helped us realise a truly excellent product. I would definitely recommend him, particularly if your organisation wants to rive improvements using unconventional and modern methods.

Mike McHale, Health and Safety Director, Mott MacDonald

Alex is highly qualified and seasoned professional, with a deep understanding of the principles and behaviours that foster safe and healthy work environments. He listens attentively to alternative viewpoints and respects the opinions of others, ensuring a collaborative and effective coaching experience.

Peter Symondson, Independent Health and Safety Consultant, Safety and Wellbeing Connections Ltd.

Alex is always level-headed and insightful, managing multiple stakeholders with professionalism. He demonstrates ‘outside the box’ thinking, coming up with innovative ideas and solutions. His work was guaranteed to be excellent quality. Alex was quietly determined to challenge and develop my mindset in a clever and considerate manner and helped me transformed my own thinking.

Lynne Billau, Corporate Health and Safety Manager, EQUANS UK & Ireland

Alex possesses a fantastic work ethic and is a driving force when it comes to ideas and initiatives. Alex is a fantastic project leader who demands high standards from those around him while always being on hand to lend support and help develop his colleagues using his coaching skills and knowledge.

During our time working together Alex was instrumental in the successful delivery of key projects. He generated numerous internal and external business opportunities through his networking ability.

Alex added value at all stages of our time together and I’d definitely work with Alex in the future.

Tony Hedges, Health and Safety Director, Mott MacDonald

Alex developed and delivered industry-leading IOSH Approved Building Safety Act 2022 training. His work strengthened both our internal capability and our clients’ competence on the new legislation. Truly first of its kind.

Mike McHale, Health and Safety Director, Mott MacDonald

When we needed specialist Building Safety Act expertise, Alex stepped in seamlessly.
He delivered a bespoke programme that transformed how we communicated and embedded the new requirements.

Colin Ascot, Divisional General Manager, Mott MacDonald

Alex designed and delivered our behavioural safety programme from the ground up.
It quickly became a flagship initiative with measurable impact.

Peter Symondson, Independent Health and Safety Consultant, Safety and Wellbeing Connections Ltd.

Alex’s sessions were engaging, collaborative and genuinely transformative.
He created the space for open dialogue and honest discussion, exactly what’s needed for real culture change.

Tony Hardstone, Director of Property, Mott MacDonald

Alex coached and mentored our team through a challenging period. His support strengthened our resilience, confidence and behavioural skills.

Mark Farrell, Senior Associate Health and Safety Manager, Mott MacDonald

Alex helped shape our bitesize learning content and guided me from idea to reality.
His mentoring has been invaluable, I’ve learned so much from him.

Judie Henthorn, Associate Health and Safety Manager, Mott MacDonald

Alex brings passion, knowledge and an approachable style that builds trust.
He inspires positive change and strengthens wellbeing and safety conversations.

Louise Blanchett, Wellbeing Lead, Mott MacDonald

A pleasure to work with. Responsive, thoughtful and great at translating ideas into deliverables. Alex helped ensure our safety and wellbeing initiatives land with clarity and impact.

Julie Bamford, Marketing Manager, Mott MacDonald

Alex and his team created a tailored behavioural programme that brought our refreshed safety culture to life. The sessions were relevant, engaging and highly impactful across multiple regions.

Nicola Dolderson, Programme Support Manager, National Highways

Insightful, engaging and well-structured sessions. Alex’s facilitation brought people together to think, talk and solve problems effectively, even overcoming challenges on the fly.

Mark Farrell, Senior Associate Health and Safety Manager, Mott MacDonald

I have worked with Alex now on several training projects. Alex is always approachable and open to ideas. The events he has facilitated have been well received and they have been well organised, receiving positive feedback. When working together Alex books in regular check-ins which I find beneficial. He also shares best practise like what has worked well in other National Highways regions. He has then adapted this to work for us.

Katie Spicer, Business Improvement Manager, National Highways

Alex was super helpful in getting a health and safety mock trial booked in for our team last year. Everything went smoothly and our whole team really enjoyed the trial. Alex was easily contactable and was always around to answer any questions we had.

Mollie Proctor, Business Support Lead, National Highways
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