2 April 2021

Why make safety personal training is important to me

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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29 March 2021

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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15 March 2021

Masks and face coverings

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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8 March 2021

International Women's Day 2021

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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3 March 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'.

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19 February 2021

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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15 February 2021

Getting the COVID vaccine

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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12 February 2021

About the VGC Academy

We established the VGC Academy in 2019 to bring all our learning and development activities under one umbrella.

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8 February 2021

National Apprenticeship Week

Workforce development manager Martyn Price MBE writes about National Apprenticeship Week and the opportunities to grow people's careers.

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2 February 2021

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.

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