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Find out more about our latest initiatives, projects and people, from investment in our processes to deliver efficiencies to our partnerships with leading organisations, charities, and schools and colleges.

13 October 2025

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award

Awarded Gold by the Ministry of Defence, VGC is recognised for championing veterans, reservists and military families through recruitment and training.

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9 October 2025

Supporting NEETS with HRUC and The King’s Trust

VGC partnered with Align JV and HRUC to help NEETs gain hands-on experience, skills and career confidence through a four-day community initiative.

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14 July 2025

Mark Davies, has achieved his Level 5 in Management and Leadership

Mark Davies, has achieved his Level 5 in Management and Leadership with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) following the completion of our bespoke management and leadership development programme through the VGC Academy. In 2023, VGC were awarded CITB funding to commission, develop & deliver additional training modules that would result in the alignment of our behavioural competency development

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2 July 2025

VGC Shortlisted for 2025 Solihull Chamber of Commerce Awards

Solihull Chamber of Commerce have shortlisted VGC Group in this years Solihull Pioneer 2025 award category! The awards are organised by Solihull Chamber of Commerce. They aim to reward businesses that excel in making a better society – organisations who are helping create a better, more equal, ethical and sustainable world for all. VGC have been

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27 June 2025

VGC Team Unites for Mid-Year Business Update: Strength in People, Purpose, and Progress

We were proud to bring together colleagues from across the country — both in person and virtually — for our June 2025 Business Update, led by our CEO Ciara Pryce. The session marked a key moment to reflect on a transformational six months and look ahead with renewed focus and energy. Opening the event, Ciara

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10 June 2025

Ben Keegan, our Health & Safety Manager is awarded the Love for Life Award

Congratulations to Ben Keegan, who received a 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 from the SCS project as part of their site-wide Leadership Impact Day. Costain, one of our projects joint venture contractors, carry out a Bi-Yearly leadership impact day. This Leadership impact day the focus was on the theme of engagement taking opportunity to refresh our

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19 May 2025

Happy 80th Birthday to our Chairman – Sean Fitzpatrick!

We would like to take this opportunity to wish our Chairman, Sean Fitzpatrick, a Happy 80th Birthday. Last week our team joined together to celebrate this incredible milestone and Ciara Pryce, his daughter and our CEO, took the opportunity to share some stories about her father with the team. Below is an excerpt from the

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4 February 2025

VGC Group Announces New Regional Directors

VGC Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Chris O’Sullivan and James Burke to the roles of Regional Directors. These promotions reflect their achievements in delivering multi-million-pound recruitment solutions across major infrastructure projects. In their new roles, Chris, (responsible for London, the South East and South West) and James (responsible for the Midlands, Wales

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31 January 2025

Leadership changes in 2025 at the VGC Group

The VGC Group is excited to announce significant leadership changes in 2025, positioning the company to capitalise on emerging opportunities within the infrastructure sector and continue supporting clients with their recruitment needs across the UK and beyond. Ciara Pryce has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer, where she will lead the company’s business strategy and

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20 December 2024

End of Year Christmas Round-Up

2024 – another successful year in review! We would like to express our sincere thanks for your hard work and contribution to VGC in 2024! Over the last 18 months we have been in a period of transition as we merged our ‘trades & labour’ and ‘professional & technical’ recruitment divisions into one recruitment business

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