Modern Slavery
Statement of Alpha Laboratories Ltd.
This statement has been published in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and records what Alpha Laboratories Ltd has done and continues to do to prevent modern slavery in the Business and within its
supply chains.
Organisation Structure
Alpha Laboratories Ltd. (Alpha) a limited company founded in 1975 and based in Eastleigh, Hampshire. Through our worldwide connections and relationships with leading manufacturers, established and emerging suppliers, we source the best products to help solve the challenges faced by scientists every day. Upholding family values and ethics ensures we maintain strong business connections with both our customers and suppliers.
We are committed to building an industry that supports a healthy environment and an ethical marketplace. Through our policies, codes and training, Alpha instils awareness across our stakeholders, ensuring employees and supply partners maintain integrity in their business conduct by following relevant laws and regulations.
Alpha Laboratories was recently acquired by a global company, Diploma PLC. Alpha aligns this statement to Diploma PLC modern slavery ‘Group’ statement, sharing the same value and ethics to support a better world without slavery. Through the acquisition Alpha maintains our local and international relationships with leading manufacturers and emerging supply partners, sourcing the best products to support our company goals.
Policies and Our Supplier Code
Our internal policies reflect the expected behaviour from all employees:
Equality and Diversity
Anti-bribery, Corruption, Money Laundering
Whistleblowing
Social Compliance and Code of Conduct
Sustainable and Ethical Procurement
Bullying and Harassment
Safeguarding
These behaviours are reflected in our Supplier Code of Conduct, signed by suppliers during the onboarding process. Alpha expects all suppliers to maintain documentation and provide evidence of these behaviours on request.
Due Diligence and Risk Management
Alpha Laboratories has a zero-tolerance approach to slavery and human trafficking within its supply chain. Alpha enters into formal agreements following technical audits and, if required, site visits to supplier sites ensuring that full due diligence is carried out during the onboarding process. Alpha understands that there is a potential exposure to Modern Slavery when purchasing goods and services from third parties. Due to the nature of our business, we assess that there is a low risk of slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chains, but we continue to remain vigilant.
Our Effectiveness
Within the last year, Alpha have completed a number of projects to improve the ethical practices within the business. This includes:
Implementing annual training for all existing employees on Modern Slavery.
Further development of the Supplier Risk Assessment (SRA’s) to identify high risk suppliers and engage them in further due diligence through our High-Risk Supplier audit.
Implementation of our supplier engagement program, to obtain information on both environmental and ethical practices within our supply chain.
Invitation of all UK suppliers to share scores or take part in the UK Government Modern Slavery Assessment Tool (MSAT).
2026 Objectives
UK Government Modern Slavery Assessment Tool (MSAT)
Implement areas of improvement from the latest report, with goals to achieve 70% in the next assessment.
Collaborative performance
Align to Diploma PLC consolidation of data of supplier environmental and ethical practices via the Ecovadis platform to better manage and prioritise engagement.
Risk management
Using supplier data from the Ecovadis platform, apply changes for risk assessing new suppliers in the supplier onboarding process.