22 June 2022
SCS Supply Chain Enterprise Academy
On 15 June, VGC hosted the SCS Supply Chain Enterprise Academy at Hazelwood Community Centre for SCS. We welcomed over 50 people from SME’s in the SCS supply chain, delivering sessions on SEE, EDI, leadership and collaboration, our CSR programme, and modern slavery. Andrew Spencer, Head of Procurement & Supply Chain for Skanska, began the
1 June 2022
Thames Tideway Tunnel celebrates engineering feat with special live performance
To mark the completion of tunnelling work on London’s huge new ‘Super Sewer’, the Thames Tideway Tunnel project has hosted a special live music performance over 70 metres underground. The Thames Tideway Tunnel aims to build a major new 25km sewer underneath the river Thames. The capital currently relies on a sewer system that is over
16 May 2022
My week of work experience at VGC
Thomas has just completed his week of work experience at our head office in Ruislip. He writes: While I have been at VGC this week I have helped in most of the departments in the company, such as IT, Health and Safety, Labour, Recruitment, Projects and even went on site
6 May 2022
Future of Work in Construction Conference 2022
On 4 May, I attended the ‘Future of Work in Construction’ conference at the ExCeL Centre in London. Mark Thurston, Chief Executive Officer of HS2 opened with a keynote address, ‘building back better and equal.’ He explored the meaning behind the motto, ‘I care, you count, we matter,’ and emphasised that we have a rare
28 April 2022
VGC sends donations to Ukraine
VGC has been fundraising in order to provide urgent supplies to those most affected by the war in Ukraine. This month, we transported goods to 3 charities thanks to the donations of staff and suppliers alike. We received generous donations from staff in our head office in Ruislip as well as Solihull. Alongside this, we
4 April 2022
Diversity-in-Construction initiative held in Leeds to mark IWD 2022
A pilot initiative to encourage more female school students to consider careers in construction was held in Leeds to mark International Women’s Day 2022. The event on 8th March was hosted by Leeds College of Building at its North Street Campus, and attended by the Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracey Brabin. Female pupils aged
4 April 2022
How can engineering fix its staff retention problem?
Like many other industries right now, the engineering sector is struggling with a skills shortage in the wake of Covid-19. This is a problem that has been steadily growing for many years, but the pandemic seems to have brought it to a head. Research from the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) found that
22 March 2022
Buried Services - VGC Group
VGC have announced their annual health and safety week focusing on raising awareness of Buried Services. This week, VGC are shining a spotlight on our HSQE team and their Buried Services campaign. We want to raise awareness around buried services, with the goal being to encourage our workforce to STOP when things
14 March 2022
Enormous HS2 parts factory built for UK’s longest railway bridge
A huge new temporary factory has been opened near the M25 in Greater London, specifically to construct parts of the UK’s longest railway bridge – all part of the HS2 infrastructure project. The mega factory has been specially constructed to produce the deck segments for the Colne Valley Viaduct. Once complete, the viaduct will
9 March 2022
VGC announces the Lighthouse Club as corporate charity partner for 2022/3
News release VGC announces the Lighthouse Club as corporate charity partner for 2022/3 Date: 5th March 2022 VGC are delighted to announce that our staff have nominated the Lighthouse Club as our 2022 Corporate Charity Partner. The Lighthouse Club is the only charity that provides emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing
4 March 2022
A record-breaking year for social value at VGC Group
A record-breaking year for social value at VGC Group VGC is celebrating after achieving a record-breaking £18m of social value delivered in 2021 through our recruitment / employment activities and corporate social responsibility programmes. The programme covered a vast range of activity from working with young people, engaging with schools, supporting ex-offenders, volunteering, supporting
23 February 2022
HS2 report identifies earthworks savings of £300m a year for UK infrastructure sector
A new study has found that the UK’s infrastructure sector could save an enormous £300 million a year by changing how it manages earthworks projects. The report comes from HS2, in conjunction with the Infrastructure Industry Innovation Partnership (i3P) and Expedition Engineering. A total of 28 organisations were involved in the research, including some
