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Defining Blue status for Tideway team
Our team on Thames Tideway east has achieved Costain's prestigious 'Defining Blue' status for exceptional performance for Q3 and Q4 of 2020.
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45 students joined VGC's "inspiring" April virtual work experience, which they said was "a fantastic opportunity", "very worthwhile" and "fun".
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We have successfully passed our annual RISQS (Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme) audit to work on the rail infrastructure.
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We are pleased to be playing a key part in a new six-week pre-employment construction gateway for new entrants to the construction industry.
Read article about “ West Midlands construction gateway training ”Welcome Andrew O’Callaghan, contracts director
We are delighted to welcome Andrew O'Callaghan to VGC Projects as contracts director, to work closely with managing director Jacques Kriel.
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We are pleased to have been approved for new Kickstart government funding to support young people into long term work in the industry.
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Richard writes about delivering make safety personal (MSP) training to 200+ people since January 2020 on Balfour Beatty sites across the UK.
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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.
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The 40 students who took part in our virtual work experience week during February half-term described it as 'really inspiring'.
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We were very sad to hear about the death of Emeka-Samuel Ebuzoeme, who passed away from COVID-19 in late January 2021.
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