We’re pleased to announce that VGC will continue our partnership with London Irish rugby club. VGC’s logo will appear on the front of the playing shorts during the 2017/18 Aviva Premiership season. As well as our logo on the front…
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Our recent staff update meeting reported on progress in 2017 to date. Chairman Sean Fitzpatrick opened the meeting on 22 June. He welcomed ten new members of staff – nine of them to newly-created posts. He also congratulated senior resourcer…
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Uxbridge students are on course with new careers in construction. Students on the ‘Hard-Hat-Ready’ course at Uxbridge College are about to start work for VGC. The two partners are helping people into new careers in construction and engineering. After visiting…
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Our team at C412 Bond Street has achieved Costain Blue status for the third reporting period in a row. Blue status is awarded for ‘inspirational’ performance in areas including quality, safety, people, health and environment. “Well done to labour manager…
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At the Crossrail awards event on 29 March, apprentice James Berry was highly commended in the Apprenticeship Collaboration category. “This is a great achievement,” said Chris Ryan, director of VGC Labour Solutions south. “James was successful out of over 650 apprentices…
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We have been selected as a finalist for the Diversity Champion of the Year category 2017 Construction News Award. Shortlisted in this important category are: Balfour Beatty Carillion Highways Interserve Construction Lendlease VGC Group Vinci Construction UK This is because…
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We have successfully made the transition to the new BS EN ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 standards. These replace the previous BS EN ISO 9001: 2008 quality management and BS EN ISO 14001:2004 environmental standards. The new standards formalise and improve…
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VGC Cole Hire has said farewell to Mike Buckingham on his retirement. As director, Mike has managed the vehicle rental business for 26 years. “During this time, Mike has offered a very professional and personal service to all our customers,…
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Apprentices from the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) have reached the first milestone in their new careers. They will return to the college for the day on Friday 27 January, as part of their NVQ qualification…
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VGC Group is a key launch sponsor of BuildForce, a new initiative to connect service leavers with opportunities in construction and engineering. BuildForce will officially ‘go live’ at an industry event in the Fusiliers Museum at the Tower of London…
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