25 November 2016
A second Network Rail Star for VGC's Crossrail Anglia team
At a site meeting on 7 November, Dave Ditchfield of Network Rail presented a Star award to VGC’s site agent Carlos Allca. This is VGC’s second on the Crossrail Anglia project. The award acknowledged excellent practice by the VGC Rail Projects team, measured by audit, inspection and testing the workers on site. Carlos’s team doing
14 October 2016
Supply Chain Sustainability School BCI awards win
The Supply Chain Sustainability School, of which VGC is a gold level partner, has won the Best Practice in Procurement award at the 2016 British Construction Industry Awards. The BCI awards recognise excellence in specialisms that contribute to overall project success. Over 1,200 people attended the awards ceremony on 12 October at the Grosvenor House
30 September 2016
We're shortlisted for two Construction Investing in Talent awards
VGC has been selected as a finalist in two categories in the 2016 Construction Investing in Talent Awards. We are among the finalists in the categories ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘Best Retention Strategy’. We are one of nine companies shortlisted for ‘Best Place to Work’, and one of only two in ‘Best Retention Strategy’.
5 September 2016
Crossrail sustainability award for VGC
VGC is honoured to have won the Crossrail Sustainability award for maximising employment opportunities. The Sustainability award for ‘Maximising Employment Opportunities’, was presented by Sir Terry Morgan, Crossrail chairman. The citation congratulated us “for running three innovative training programmes which have resulted in 10 people being recruited as general operatives and traffic marshals.” VGC’s nomination
19 August 2016
2016 Newcastle College Rail Academy award winners
The Rail Academy awards celebrated the success of hard-working students. VGC sponsored a number of categories in the awards, as we did for the inaugural awards last year. The students were addressed by David Morgan of Network Rail, before the prizes were announced by Noel Milligan, P-way lecturer and course leader. This year’s categories sponsored
3 August 2016
LU Beacon award for Farringdon SER project
VGC is proud to have earned a TfL LU Beacon award for our Farringdon signal equipment room project. Chris Hobden, programme delivery manager for London Underground, presented the award to Donal McCarthy, site manager, at a ceremony on 26 July at Farringdon station. The Beacon award acknowledges VGC’s commitment to good practice in site management
2 August 2016
George's work experience at VGC
George writes: My name is George Toogood and for two weeks I was at work experience at VGC Group. I worked for Zena Wigram, marketing manager. I got the opportunity for this experience after Zena heard I was looking for a positive way to spend some time in summer and thankfully she decided to take me in. I was completely
29 July 2016
Awards for National Grid team
John writes: Three people working for us on the north Deeside (Connah’s Quay) sub-station job have helped the site to win two safety awards. Connah’s Quay won the Best Project award and the EAC project won the 100% Safe award in the ALLstar 2016 awards for Morgan Sindall. That means the project is the best
5 July 2016
Key influencer introduction day
Ten workers who attended a key influencer introduction day last week were unanimous in their approval. The day served as an introduction to the longer key influencer course. Richard Wheeler, HSQE manager, discussed how behavioural safety can be used to encourage positive change. The key influencer course trains workers to help their peers to be
12 May 2016
Partnership supports trainees into rail career
We have offered primary sponsorship to twelve trainees from Newcastle College’s specialist rail academy. The agreement followed successful work experience arranged for the students during a blockade on the Tyne and Wear Metro. VGC operations manager Tommy Hunter managed the trainees on work for TxM on the Nexus £90 million Tyne and Wear phase 2
3 January 2016
Shortlisted for corporate social responsibility award
We’re proud to have been shortlisted for the UK Rail Industry Awards in the corporate social responsibility category. VGC’s entry is one of only seven to have been shortlisted from among a wide range of entrants, representing substantial competition. The shortlisting panel noted our achievement of ISO 50001 certification in energy management, as well as
12 November 2015
Constructing Better Health medicals
Julie writes: Since VGC started work on the Crossrail projects, we have placed 100% of the workforce based at Bond Street station on Constructing Better Health (CBH) medicals. By conducting regular health checks for the workers, we are helping to protect their safety and the safety of others. Each worker who has attended a medical
