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2020 staff survey results
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.
Read article about “ 2020 staff survey results ”Mayor opens new Solihull office
We were delighted to welcome Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street for the official opening of our new office in Solihull.
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What's the difference between a mask and a face covering? Dust masks, provided as part of construction work PPE, vs fabric face coverings to stop COVID19
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For International Women's Day, we celebrated some of the excellent women who work for VGC as technical, engineering, office and site staff.
Read article about “ International Women’s Day 2021 ”Students vote virtual work experience week a success
The 40 students who took part in our virtual work experience week during February half-term described it as 'really inspiring'.
Read article about “ Students vote virtual work experience week a success ”RIP Emeka-Samuel Ebuzoeme
We were very sad to hear about the death of Emeka-Samuel Ebuzoeme, who passed away from COVID-19 in late January 2021.
Read article about “ RIP Emeka-Samuel Ebuzoeme ”Manual handling training on HS2
Ben describes face-to-face manual handling training - visiting people at their place of work, to make sure they are lifting safely.
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Zena has had the COVID vaccine: "It was really easy and didn't hurt at all; the system was most efficient and everyone was very pleasant."
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We established the VGC Academy in 2019 to bring all our learning and development activities under one umbrella.
Read article about “ About the VGC Academy ”National Apprenticeship Week
Workforce development manager Martyn Price MBE writes about National Apprenticeship Week and the opportunities to grow people's careers.
Read article about “ National Apprenticeship Week ”M4 work experience confirms Valentina’s career choice
Valentina's work experience placement helped her to see what the industry is like, before committing to a new construction career.
Read article about “ M4 work experience confirms Valentina’s career choice ”Richard Palin moves to new delivery director role
Richard Palin is now delivery director of power and process, focusing on process engineering and power plant projects and planned outages.
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