London – 11 December 2025 – Avetta®, the leading provider of supply chain risk management (SCRM) software, today announced that Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP), the U.K.’s foremost authority for health and safety assessment schemes, has appointed Matt Southgate, QHSE and Auditing Lead, U.K. at Avetta, to its board. Southgate’s SSIP board membership highlights Avetta’s ongoing commitment to supporting health and safety standards across U.K. supply chains while turning intelligent SCRM into a competitive advantage for hiring clients and suppliers.
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With more than two decades of experience in supplier prequalification focused on health and safety—including 12 years at Avetta—Southgate is well positioned to strengthen collaboration between Avetta and SSIP.

“I’m honoured to represent Avetta on the SSIP board and bring our deep expertise in supplier prequalification to the table,” Southgate said. “Avetta is committed to helping clients and suppliers not only better meet regulatory requirements but go beyond compliance—unlocking truly safer worksites and greater efficiency. That’s a worthy goal we share with SSIP that I look forward to advancing as a board member.”

SSIP plays a critical role in unifying the U.K.’s health and safety assessment schemes, ensuring that organisations across industries can rely on consistent, high-quality standards. They help reduce costs and administrative burdens for clients and suppliers alike.

“We welcome Matt to the SSIP board,” said Eleanor Eaton, Chair at SSIP. “His experience in supply chain risk management will support our shared objective of promoting consistent, high-quality health and safety standards across procurement practices in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland.”

To learn more, visit www.avetta.com/en-gb.

About Avetta

The Avetta SaaS platform helps clients manage supply chain risk and their suppliers become more qualified for jobs. For hiring clients, we offer the world’s largest supply chain risk management network to manage supplier safety, sustainability, worker competency and performance. We perform contractor prequalification and worker competency management across major industries all over the globe, including construction, energy, facilities, high tech, manufacturing, mining and telecom.

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