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Go Beyond

VGC is committed to Go Beyond. We go beyond, to do the very best we can, with a culture which inspires people to demand the highest standards of themselves.

We empower our people to collaborate with each other and challenge traditional methods of delivery to create efficiencies, innovations and add value. We invest to provide good and sustainable employment and opportunities to help our people feel truly valued. We listen to our clients to understand their requirements and aspirations to deliver the best people and projects. We go beyond to support the construction sector and help raise standards.

1 July 2019

Thames Water 'night club' to improve sleep

Fiona writes: Last week I went with some of our team to the Thames Water ‘night club’. Huge thanks to Aimee Cain, Thames Water’s occupational health and wellbeing manager, for hosting the group from VGC Group and Balfour Beatty. (The main photo shows me and Aimee at the event.) Our team members are working nearby:

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17 June 2019

London Healthy Workplace Award

We’re pleased to have achieved the London Healthy Workplace award. VGC is one of around 250 organisations to have achieved the standard. “Your hard work is helping to improve the health of Londoners,” said Vicky Hobart, head of health of Directorate of Communities and Intelligence. “You are showcasing the criteria as a valuable framework for

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31 May 2019

Mental health awareness week 2019

Fiona writes: VGC had a great week raising awareness of mental health. We had a series of activities which got head office and site staff involved in our initiatives to inspire people to think and talk about mental health. To kick things off, we launched our brand-new tool box talk. This talk was delivered across

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17 May 2019

Kimberley's part in CSJV's HS2 award shortlisting

Skills and employment adviser Kimberley McGinty has been invited to attend the Ground Engineering awards by Costain Skanska JV. The Costain Skanska JV HS2 enabling works programme in London is shortlisted for Community Engagement Project of the Year in the Ground Engineering awards. Thanks to her contribution to the skills, education and employment legacy of

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10 May 2019

Reponsible Business Tracker achievement

VGC’s performance as a responsible business has been favourably noted by Business in the Community (BITC). We took part in the forerunner cycle of the Responsible Business Tracker at the start of 2019. Feedback noted three particular strengths: Strength 1 “VGC Group has undertaken a detailed data analysis to find issues that are important to

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16 April 2019

Improve your mental fitness

Guest blog by Dr Phil Cooper of State of Mind Sport: Simple steps to begin to improve your mental fitness 1. You could think about the last time you did something new and how it felt. It’s never too late to learn a new skill or take on a new challenge. Doing it will make

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8 April 2019

Time to Change pledge

VGC has signed the Time to Change employer pledge. To demonstrate our support for our people’s mental wellbeing, managing director Laurence Mckidd signed the pledge on 27 March, witnessed by the board of directors. We have committed to help break the silence and end the stigma around mental health issues. We want everyone to think

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4 September 2018

How do you make reinforced concrete?

Concrete resists crushing pressure, but it can crack if it is bent. So reinforced concrete is formed around steel reinforcement bars.

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28 July 2014

April's week of work experience

April spent a week working with VGC’s marketing and communications manager, Zena Wigram, to see how marketing theory works in practice.

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