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
23 February 2022
£31m of new UK Government funding confirmed for floating offshore wind projects
The UK Government has announced a total of £31 million in new grant funding for the offshore wind sector, earmarked for the development of innovative floating offshore wind technologies. The funding comes from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), through its Floating Offshore Wind Demonstration Programme. But ultimately, the money is
20 January 2022
Tom Geraty starts his new role as Trainee Resourcing and Compliance Assistant
Congratulations to Thomas Geraty for starting in the role of Trainee Resourcing and Compliance Assistant. After starting with VGC in 2021 in the resourcing team as part of the government kickstart programme, Thomas has proved himself to be an invaluable member of the team supporting candidate attraction and onboarding processes. He has made
17 January 2022
Chris Hoyle, joins VGC Group as Finance Director!
We are delighted to announce that we have appointed Chris Hoyle, as Finance Director for the VGC Group, who joins the team today! This is an important appointment and is part of a planned process to enable Sam Balasandaram to transition to retirement during 2022. We are incredibly grateful to Sam for his incredible support, hard work
16 December 2021
2021 Go Beyond award winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Go Beyond awards announced by CEO Laurence Mckidd at last week's six-monthly meeting.
13 December 2021
Go beyond awards shortlist 2021
The shortlist for VGC's 2021 Go Beyond awards. CEO Laurence Mckidd thanked all who were nominated for living our values.
30 November 2021
Safe working during coronavirus - overview
Safe working information for all VGC staff working during coronavirus - to keep yourself, your colleagues and your family safe.
29 November 2021
December payroll
VGC’s offices will close from Thursday 23 Dec 2021 to Tuesday 4 Jan 2021. Here are the payroll arrangements for wages over the holidays.
26 November 2021
VGC Academy is highly commended in REC awards
VGC was Highly Commended for VGC Academy in the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) People Development Business of the Year awards
