12 February 2021
About the VGC Academy
We established the VGC Academy in 2019 to bring all our learning and development activities under one umbrella.
10 December 2020
VGC Go beyond award winners
Chief executive Laurence Mckidd announced the winners of this year's Go beyond awards. at VGC's December staff meeting.
7 December 2020
Go beyond awards shortlist
The shortlist for this year's Go beyond awards, which indicate how staff have worked together to support each other and our clients.
26 November 2020
Construction News award for Diversity & Inclusion Excellence
VGC won the Construction News Diversity and Inclusion Excellence award for Go Beyond the Gates, which supports ex-offenders into employment.
18 November 2020
Highly commended in CN Specialists awards
VGC was highly commended in the Community Engagement category of the 2020 CN Specialists Awards for our 'Go beyond the gates' programme.
2 November 2020
2020 staff survey
Thank you everyone who filled in our staff survey to help us improve. Lots of people said VGC looks after people, pays them on time, and communicates well.
14 May 2020
A14 C2H reopens eight months early
Congratulations to everyone involved in the A14 C2H project, which has opened to traffic eight months ahead of schedule. The permanent roadworks have been removed, and the national 70mph speed limit restored. This was originally scheduled for December 2020. While the road has reopened, further works will continue, requiring temporary off-peak and overnight closures. Other
29 April 2020
RIP John Daly
We were very sad to hear of the death of John Daly, who passed away from coronavirus on 26 April 2020. John was part of the VGC family for over a decade.
28 January 2020
Patrick's work is highly commended
At the staff awards in October 2019 Patrick Alexander, IT service desk analyst, was highly commended for his dedication to keeping all our computers working. ->...
17 December 2019
Defining Blue status for two major projects
Our teams on Thames Tideway east and Crossrail Bond Street station have achieved Costain's prestigious 'Defining Blue' status for exceptional performance. ->...
27 November 2019
Highly Commended for IRP Corporate and Social Responsibility award
VGC has won a Highly Commended IRP award for Best Corporate Social Responsibility Practitioner - for our 'go beyond the gates' programme
19 November 2019
2019 London Healthy Workplace awarded at City Hall
VGC was one of 64 businesses to receive a London Healthy Workplace award, collected by HSQE adviser Fiona Dowling at the City Hall ceremony on 18 November.
