15 January 2024

VGC welcomes Managing Consultant, Ross Harrison

Last week, we were delighted to welcome Management Consultant Ross Harrison to the VGC team, bringing with him many years of experience in permanent recruitment placements within within construction and infrastructure – with a specialism within commercial, procurement, and supply chain management. Ross writes about the concept of ‘Massive Monday’: ‘Massive Monday’, the second working

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20 December 2023

End of Year Christmas Round-Up

A big thank you to the VGC team for all your support and hard work in 2023! Here are our key highlights in 2023; In 2024, our commitment lies in delivering excellence with efficiency, fostering innovation, advancing skills development, driving digital transformation, and prioritising the safety and wellbeing of our team.  We want to take

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15 December 2023

2023 Go Beyond Award winners announced

We are delighted to announce the winners of 2023 Go Beyond Awards. Head Office We achieve potential Winner – Dilan Patel Dilan Patel, Management Accountant – has had a huge impact within the finance team providing a clear and proactive link between operational delivery and financial reporting whilst providing timely and accurate figures and detailed

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15 December 2023

Christmas Payroll

VGC offices will be closed from 22nd December 2023 – 2nd January 2024.  Payroll runs will be paused during this period, and payment details will be provided for your reference. Annual leave payment:

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6 December 2023

Go Beyond Awards shortlist announced

VGC’s senior directors have announced the shortlist for the 2023 Go Beyond Awards. Chief Operating Officer, Ciara Pryce said: “We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2023 Go Beyond awards, awarded to those that live and breathe the VGC values every day and have delivered exceptional results. We have received a huge number

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8 February 2023

Alex Dalton, Buyer

Alex joined VGC in 2011 as an assistant within the commercial department. He began studying for an NVQ Level 2 in Business and Administration, which he completed in 2012. After achieving his level 2, Alex began his level 3 apprenticeship. In 2016, Alex began his new role as buyer, and is now part of the

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18 December 2022

VGC Go Beyond Award winners 2022

Congratulations to the 2022 Go Beyond Award winners. Chief Operating Officer, Ciara Pryce, presented the  awards at VGC’s six monthly meeting on 15 December. She said: “We are delighted to celebrate the successes that have been delivered by our people in 2022. We have received over 130 nominations across our offices and sites, and it

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13 December 2022

Go beyond awards shortlist 2022

VGC’s senior directors have announced the shortlist for the 2022 Go Beyond awards. Chief Operating Officer, Ciara Pryce said: “We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2022 Go Beyond awards awarded to those that live and breathe the VGC values every day and have delivered exceptional results. Following over 130 nominations, we have

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26 October 2022

Seasonal clock change 2022

Richard writes: The clocks go back on Sunday 30 October at 02:00. Be aware that your body may take a couple of days to adjust. Be extra careful on the roads, road casualty rates increase with the darker nights and poor weather and the evening rush hour will now be in the dark. Insurance companies

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26 October 2022

Krista Edwards, Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Krista writes: In September 2020, VGC supported me to enroll on a 2-year HNC qualification apprenticeship in Construction Quantity Surveying at London South Bank University. I have now successfully completed my HNC qualification and End Point Assessment. I joined VGC four years ago, with no previous construction experience, as an Operations Administrator, and was eager

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