19 August 2016
2016 Newcastle College Rail Academy award winners
The Rail Academy awards celebrated the success of hard-working students. VGC sponsored a number of categories in the awards, as we did for the inaugural awards last year. The students were addressed by David Morgan of Network Rail, before the prizes were announced by Noel Milligan, P-way lecturer and course leader. This year’s categories sponsored
3 August 2016
LU Beacon award for Farringdon SER project
VGC is proud to have earned a TfL LU Beacon award for our Farringdon signal equipment room project. Chris Hobden, programme delivery manager for London Underground, presented the award to Donal McCarthy, site manager, at a ceremony on 26 July at Farringdon station. The Beacon award acknowledges VGC’s commitment to good practice in site management
25 July 2016
Network Rail Star award for Crossrail Anglia
Network Rail has given a Star award to VGC for work on Crossrail Anglia. The prestigious award was presented by Fenton Newport, Network Rail programme manager for Crossrail Anglia, during the project’s safety ‘Step up’ meeting on 1 July. VGC achieved a score of 97% across all work sites inspected by Network Rail and principal
3 January 2016
Shortlisted for corporate social responsibility award
We’re proud to have been shortlisted for the UK Rail Industry Awards in the corporate social responsibility category. VGC’s entry is one of only seven to have been shortlisted from among a wide range of entrants, representing substantial competition. The shortlisting panel noted our achievement of ISO 50001 certification in energy management, as well as
11 June 2015
VGC wins Infrastructure 21 Training award
The VGC Group has won the Training category in the inaugural Infrastructure 21 awards, which recognise best practice in key supply chain competencies. The awards are part of a new Leadership programme by CECA (Civil Engineering Contractors Association) and New Civil Engineer which has identified six areas of importance for the future of civil engineering.
25 March 2015
VGC is 'Contractor of the Year'
VGC has been named ‘Contractor of the Year 2014’ on the Crossrail project at Bond Street station, based on the year’s safety scores. On the Crossrail project at Bond Street station managed by Costain Skanska, seven safety areas are measured each month, and the contractor who has scored highest is awarded ‘Contractor of the Month’.
12 March 2015
VGC Group shortlisted for ‘Employer of the Year’
The Construction News awards have shortlisted the VGC Group for ‘Employer of the Year ‘. VGC is one of only eight companies to be shortlisted in this category, which recognises companies which can prove their excellence as an employer. The shortlisted companies provided evidence of corporate social responsibility, particularly involving the workforce, as well as
17 September 2014
VGC collects yet more HSE awards
VGC is top of the contractors’ league table at Bond Street yet again – for August, as well as July, June, April, March, February and January 2014. We have also won the August subcontractor HSE award for our work on the M1 junction 19 improvement project. These awards recognise the teams for their commitment to
24 April 2014
The awards keep coming.....
VGC Labour Solutions is delighted to have been awarded ‘Contractor of the Month’ for the third month in a row on the Crossrail Bond Street C412 contract for the Costain Skanska joint venture. VGC scored exceptionally high in the areas of safety inspections, project improvement plans, occupational health, observation reporting and management visibility. Chris O
24 March 2014
VGC Director awarded major Papal award
We are delighted to confirm that on 13 March 2014, Andy Rogers, non-executive director for the VGC Group, was honoured by Pope Francis, with the major Papal award of a Knight of St Gregory the Great (KSG). Andy has being awarded this knighthood for a range of initiatives, including his time put into Catholic education over 26
1 October 2012
VGC sets gold safety standard
The VGC Group is setting standards for safety in the workplace across the construction and rail industry. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) awarded VGC its most prestigious accolade, the Gold Achievement Award, in recognition of our high levels of performance in keeping the workplace environment safe for our staff and contractors.
18 May 2012
Zero Harm improvement award
VGC has been awarded Balfour Beatty’s Zero Harm improvement award. This was in recognition of our successful management of safety on the M25 project. We achieved this by providing positive support to Balfour Beatty’s Zero Harm programme, and consistently improving the safety culture of our workforce. VGC recently introduced a programme of behaviour based safety
