VGC awards list
Clients and industry have recognised the excellent work by VGC people with a number of prestigious awards.
Awards given by our clients to individual people are listed on the health and safety awards page.
We look after each other
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RoSPA Silver award
RoSPA health and safety award ‘workplace involvement in safety and health’ 2019
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Network Rail STAR 2018
Two further Network Rail STAR awards were received in 2018 after Crossrail’s senior construction manager assessed our projects at Gidea Park and Shenfield.
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‘250 club’
‘250 club’ acknowledgement by Balfour Beatty Vinci JV for our team on the M6 junction 2-4 smart motorway upgrade in summer 2018.
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Crossrail Anglia SHE award 2018
Our team at Goodmayes won a Crossrail Anglia SHE award from client Costain in summer 2018.
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Network Rail STAR 2017
Rob Barnard’s team won a third Network Rail star jointly with Costain in 2017, also for works on the north-east spur of Crossrail Anglia.
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Costain Blue status 2016-2017
Awarded Costain Blue status at Crossrail Bond Street station for three quarters running over 2016-2017.
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Subcontractor of the month
Subcontractor of the month awards in March and April 2017 from Costain on the Crossrail Anglia contract
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‘250 club’ 2017
‘250 club’ acknowledgement by Balfour Beatty Vinci JV for our team on the M5 junction 4a – 6 smart motorway project in May 2017.
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Network Rail STAR - August 2016
Network Rail STAR award for health, safety and environment (with a score of 97%) in Aug 2016 for Crossrail Anglia
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Network Rail STAR - December 2016
A second Network Rail STAR award in December 2016 for track drainage project at Crossrail Anglia
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Contractor monthly safety
Network Rail and Costain contractor monthly safety award in Aug 2016 at Crossrail Anglia
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Health and safety supplier forum award
Health and safety supplier forum award three times running from Aug 2016 to April 2017 for Crossrail Whitechapel (BBMV)
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TfL LU Beacon
TfL LU Beacon award July 2016 for the Farringdon signal equipment room project
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Safety Contractor of the Year
‘Safety Contractor of the Year’ at Crossrail Bond Street station works 2014 and again in 2015 – awarded by Costain Skanska JV. The safety acknowledgement system changed in 2016; we continue to top the table.
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Gold status
Gold status with Supply Chain Sustainability School awarded in Jan 2016
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Atkins SAG safety award
Atkins SAG (Safety Action Group) safety award in January 2015 for East Kent resignalling phase 2 project
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Subcontractor HSE award
Subcontractor HSE award in August 2014 from client Skanska for the M1 junction 19 improvement project.
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Subcontractor safety league
Subcontractor safety league for Ferrovial Agroman in Sept and Oct 2015 for Heathrow Bravo taxiway works
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Top of close call league table
Balfour Beatty’s Track Partnership supplier performance league table for Jan 2015; top of close call league table in May and June 2016
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Zero Harm award
Zero Harm award Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering 2012
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Shortlisted for Irish Post Building Britain award
Shortlisted for 2019 Building Britain award
We collaborate with colleagues and clients
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A14 Supply Chain Innovation Award
VGC is a member of the integrated labour team on the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement project. The ILT collaboration was recognised with the Innovation award at the A14 Supply Chain awards in January 2018.
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Collaboration award
VGC and partner Danny Sullivan Group received a collaboration award from CSJV for our work on supporting ex-offenders into construction careers.
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Highways England customer award
VGC is a member of the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon integrated labour team which won the 2019 Highways England ‘improving employee engagement and behavioural change’ award
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Procurement Skills Accord
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Shortlisted: Most Interesting development in support equipment award
Our collaborative work with Costain and Network Rail was one of six project shortlisted by Rail Media in 2017 for the Most Interesting development in support equipment award.
Diversity is our strength
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Women into Construction support
Women into Construction support award received September 2019
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Women into Construction support
Women into Construction support award received October 2018
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Shortlisted: London Construction Awards Diversity and Inclusion award
Shortlisted for London Construction Awards Diversity and Inclusion award 2019
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Crossrail Sustainability award
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Shortlisted: CECA Inspiring Change award
Shortlisted for CECA Inspiring Change award May 2018 (workplace category)
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Shortlisted: Construction News Diversity Champion
Shortlisted for Construction News Diversity Champion award in 2017
Corporate social responsibility
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Infrastructure supply chain award 2018
Skanska infrastructure supply chain award: ‘Act Ethically and Transparently’ Sept 2018
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Highly Commended: IRP Best Corporate Social Responsibility Practitioner
Highly Commended for 2019 IRP award for Best Corporate Social Responsibility Practitioner
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Shortlisted: CN Specialist Community Engagement award
Shortlisted for the 2020 CN Specialist Community Engagement award
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Shortlisted: CN Talent CSR Initiative of the Year
Shortlisted for the 2019 Construction News Talent award for Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year
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Shortlisted: IRP CSR Practitioner of the Year
In October 2018 we were shortlisted for the Institute of Recruitment Professionals award for Corporate and Social Responsibility Practitioner of the Year.
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Shortlisted: UKRIA corporate social responsibility award 2017
Shortlisted for UKRIA corporate social responsibility award in 2017
We achieve potential
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Infrastructure 21 award
Infrastructure 21 award for Training Excellence 2015 (CECA New Civil Engineer)
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NSARE outstanding training award
NSARE (National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering – now called NSAR) outstanding training award 2014, and gold status award in 2018.
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UKRIA shortlisted
Shortlisted in the Training and Development category of UKRIA (UK Rail Industry Awards) 2015
People are central to our success
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London Healthy Workplace award
VGC is one of only around 250 organisations to achieve the London Healthy Workplace award (2019).
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Shortlisted: ‘Best Retention Strategy’
Shortlisted (one of only two companies) for the Construction Investing in Talent awards ‘Best Retention Strategy’ 2016
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Shortlisted: CN Talent ‘Best Place to Work’
Shortlisted (one of nine companies) for the Construction Investing in Talent awards ‘Best Place to Work’ 2016
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Shortlisted: Construction News ‘Employer of the Year’
Shortlisted (one of eight and the only labour supply company to be shortlisted) for Construction News ‘Employer of the Year’ 2015 award
This page lists only the awards given to VGC Group as a company. Some of the individual awards given by our clients are listed on the health and safety awards page. Such awards are also celebrated on social media, in our staff update, and in our bi-annual company magazine.