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• VGC Construction is working at Windsor Castle VGC Construction is involved in the £100k refurbishment of the existing York Stone footpath to the perimeter of Windsor Castle. READ MORE »
• WELL DONE - Successful Completion of the Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme for Construction & Civil Engineering Industries (SSSTS) Well done to Sean Murphy, John Daly, Stewart Constantine and Gary James on their successful completion of the Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme for the Construction & Civil Engineering Industries. READ MORE »
• Balfour Beatty - Skanska - Sub-Contractor Safety League Tables - August 2011 VGC Group come first on the Sub-Contractor Safety League Table for Section 1 of the M25 Contract for August 2011. READ MORE »
• Balfour Beatty - Skanska - Sub-Contractor Safety League Tables - July 2011

  VGC Group come top of the Subcontractor Safety League Tables for Section 1 and Section 4 on the M25 Contract for July 2011.

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• Tube Lines Be Safe Feedback Slip Well done to Ian Fairbairn on receiving a Tube Lines Be Safe Feedback Slip from Neil Webb with regard to his work on the Thales - High Barnet Contract.   READ MORE »
• Well done to Julie Norris, VGC Group HR Assistant, who has completed and passed her Chartered Institute in Personnel & Development (CIPD) Certificate in Personnel Practice.

  The course has been running since September 2010 and covered the following areas:

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• Nirvana Murray, VGC Group HR Apprentice, Receives an Outstanding Achievement Award

  We would like to say well done to Nirvana Murray for receiving an award for her "Outstanding Achievement" on her Business Administration Apprenticeship.

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• VGC Rail Projects - AMCC Logistics We have received the following commendation from Jay at AMCC Logistics with regard to work carried out by our operative Carl Dent on the S&C Site at Farnham this weekend (9^th&10^th July 2011):  READ MORE »
• VGC SIGN UP TO CONSTRUCTING BETTER HEALTH

  VGC Group Limited is delighted to announce that we have signed up to the Constructing Better Health (CBH) membership scheme.

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• VGC TRAINING PASS THE LINK UP AUDIT VGC Training have successfully completed their recertification audit for Link Up for the provision of Training and Assessments to the rail industry. READ MORE »
• VGC GROUP PASS THE BM TRADA AUDIT FOR ISO 9001, 14001 & 18001 VGC Group have successfully completed their recertification audit for ISO 9001, 18001 & 14001 READ MORE »
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• VGC Group have recently secured work on Crossrail, the OHL Upgrade and at Heathrow Airport

  Work Opportunities on Crossrail, OHL Upgrade and at Heathrow Airport are as follows:

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• VGC Rail Projects - Invensys Rail We have received the following feedback from John Hannan at Invensys Rail with regard to two of our operatives Hanco Van den Burg and Peter Wrigglesworth: READ MORE »
• VGC Rail Projects - Network Rail - We have received a commendation from Martin Elwood at Network Rail with regard to our operatives Gary James, Patrick McDaid, John Daly Junior and Stewart Constantine.

  Martin commented as follows:

  "I received a professional safety brief and site tour.  The site was well organised, efficient and everyone understood their roles and safety responsibilities.  I think I managed to speak to all the guys and everyone seemed ‘up for the job'.  As you know, this is a test site for us.  However, with what I have seen, I can only believe this will be a success and will pave the way to undertaking more of the same."

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• VGC Labour Solutions - Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering - Blackfriars Wall of Fame We would like to congratulate John Crescent, VGC Operative, on winning the Night Shift Safety Award for March 2011 for: READ MORE »
• COMMENDATIONS APRIL 2011

  VGC Labour Solutions - Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering - Blackfriars - Following a recent Blackfriars Site Inspection and subsequent report carried out by Laurence McKidd, Managing Director at VGC Group we have received the following commendation from Dan MacFarlane at Balfour Beatty:

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• VGC Rail Projects - Invensys Rail We have recently received a commendation from John Hannan at Invensys Rail with regard to our operatives Hanco Van Den Berg and Joseph Ojo.  READ MORE »
• Network Rail West & Western Contractor Safety Forum - The 365 Day Challenge

  We have received correspondence from Dr Martin Worsfold at Network Rail thanking VGC Group for our contribution to The 365 Day Challenge.

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• Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering - Blackfriars Contract We have recently received a Site Safety Inspection Report carried out by P Pannell and Steve Henegan from the Balfour Beatty Blackfriars Contract. READ MORE »
• Westminster Transerv - Works carried out at Devonshire Close

  Westminster Transerv have forwarded us a letter which they received from the Devonshire Close Resident's Association with regard to recent work carried out by our operatives John Fisk and Adrian Stevens.

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• Skanska Balfour Beatty M25 - Junction 27 to 30 Widening Project - VGC Group win Subcontractor of the Year Safety Award for 2010

  Congratulations to Mark Beer and all of his team working on the M25 - Junction 27 to 30 Widening Project who have won the Skanska Balfour Beatty Subcontractor of the Year Safety Award for 2010.

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• Blackfriars Wall of Fame for Exceptional Work in Feburary 2011 A Special Prize goes to VGC Employee Kalu Agbara READ MORE »
• COMMENDATIONS / CLIENT FEEDBACK JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2011

  We have received the following feedback from our clients with regard to our performance:

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• VGC works with Hillingdon Training in the delivery of the VGC Apprenticeship Programme

  VGC is working closely with Hillingdon Training on the delivery of our apprenticeship programme. VGC currently has apprentices in the business working on Level 2 & 3 Apprenticeship Programmes in Business & Administration.

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• BE SAFE

  BE SAFE is VGC's new strap line for how we expect our people to work when representing VGC, by BEing SAFE.

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• Balfour Beatty - Blackfriars Newsflash

  VGC Group work with Balfour Beatty to install new cables to complete vital power link at Blackfriars.

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• Morgan Sindall - Electricity Alliance Central Vendor Performance Reports

  VGC have recently received positive Vendor Performance Reports from Morgan Sindall.

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• VGC Win Sub Contractor of the Year with Skanska Balfour Beatty Joint Venture on the M25 Section

  VGC have been awarded Sub-contractor of the year on the Skanska Balfour Beatty Joint Venture M25 Widening Project from Junction 27 - 30. VGC were awarded this prize for their outstanding contribution towards safety on the project.

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• Balfour Beatty Carillion Joint Venture - East London Line

  VGC Group are presented with an Award for Outstanding Contribution to the East London Line Project.

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• VGC Continues to Support the National Apprenticeship Service

  VGC is continuing its support of the National Apprenticeship Service and will be starting a new apprentice within the Human Resources Department at our Head Office in January 2011.

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• COMMENDATIONS / CLIENT FEEDBACK NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2010

  We have received the following feedback from our clients with regard to our performance on their projects:

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• VGC Group raising money for Children In Need

  VGC Group raised a wonderful £800.00 this year for Children in Need.

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• COMMENDATIONS / CLIENT FEEDBACK SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2010

  We have received the following feedback from our clients with regard to our performance on their projects:

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• RailStaff Awards - 23rd October 2010

  Congratulations to VGC Group Human Resources Manager, Laura Edwards, who has made it to the finals in the category of HR Person of the Year in the upcoming RailStaff Awards.

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• Congratulations to Tiffany Hobbs

  VGC are delighted that Tiffany Hobbs has completed and passed her Business & Administration Apprenticeship and has been awarded a Level 2 NVQ in Business & Administration.

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• COMMENDATIONS / CLIENT FEEDBACK JULY / AUGUST 2010

  We have received the following feedback from our clients with regard to our performance on their projects:

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• Skanska - Balfour Beatty M25 Junctions 27 to 30 Widening Zero Harm Awards Congratulations to Mark and his team for their hardwork and commitment to safety on this contract. READ MORE »
• VGC Group Human Resources Manager nominated for HR Person of the Year

  VGC Group Human Resources Manager, Laura Edwards, has been nominated for HR Person of the Year in the upcoming RailStaff Awards.

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• VGC Labour Solutions - Paudraig Gaughan - Skanska Balfour Beatty M25 Section 1 - 7453 -

  Congratulations to Paudraig and his team on receiving the Skanska / Balfour Beatty - Health and Safety Award Cup for June 2010 for this contract.   

• Commendations / Client Feedback June / July 2010

  We have received the following feedback from clients with regard to our performance on their projects:

   

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• IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE NOTE THAT VGC GROUP EMAILS ARE NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL.

  We are pleased to advise that VGC Group Emails are now operating again.  We apologise for any inconvenience caused whilst we were offline.

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• RailStaff Awards - VGC Group backs Rail Team of the Year VGC Group is sponsoring the Rail Team of the Year category at the RailStaff Awards 2010. READ MORE »
• Yorkshire Waters - One Million Green Fingers Challenge - Sponsored by Morgan Sindall VGC Group were pleased to be involved with Yorkshire Waters One Million Green Fingers Challenge which took place at Bradley Junior School in Huddersfield on the 11th June 2010. READ MORE »
• VGC Group announces new Management Development Programme

  As part of the VGC Group's commitment to developing our staff we have established a partnership with a training organisation for the provision of leadership and management training for senior management. This is part of a three year management development programme.

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• VGC INTRODUCES PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUGS & ALCOHOL TESTING FOR CIVIL’S STAFF

  VGC Labour Solutions is continuously looking at ways that we can increase the quality of the staff that we provide in terms of competence, attitude towards safety and fitness for work. In order to address ‘fitness for work' we are introducing "Pre-Employment Drugs & Alcohol Screening" for staff supplied by VGC on designated civil's contracts. We will be rolling this programme out to all civils contracts over the next few months.

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• Skanska - Balfour Beatty M25 Junctions 27 to 30 Widening Zero Harm Awards Congratulations to Mark Beer and all of his operatives working on the M25 Section 4 Project for proactively complying with Skanska Balfour Beatty's Safety initiatives on the site. READ MORE »
• VGC Rail Projects achieve Principle Contractor status with London Underground VGC Rail Projects have been successful in achieving Principle Contractor status with London Underground and have secured their first contract in this capacity upon the Legacy Signalling Modification programme to facilitate introduction of the new S8 rolling stock trains.This Package of works is to undertake Installation, Testing & Commissioning upon the Metropolitan line within Operational Segment 3 (OS3) between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge. READ MORE »
• VGC achieves CSCS Platinum Status

  The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has become the industry standard competency card scheme. It provides a simple means for construction workers, supervisors and managers to prove their competence in a consistent manner.

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• VGC WINS SAFETY AWARD FOR SECOND MONTH IN A ROW VGC are delighted to have been awarded the Monthly Contractors Safety Award on the M25 project for the second month in a row demonstrating compliance with the Skanska / Balfour Beatty Safety initiatives. READ MORE »
• VGC WINS SAFETY AWARD - M25 Section 4 - February 2010 VGC has been awarded the Monthly Contractors Award on the M25 Section 4. The award is for complying with the Skanska / Balfour Beatty Safety initiatives. VGC were awarded the top spot which was contested between 14 different contractors. READ MORE »
• VGC Sponsors Rail Team of the Year at the RailStaff Awards

  The VGC Group has signed up to sponsor the new category of Rail Team of the Year at the RailStaff Awards 2010.  The VGC Group works extensively with the rail industry including the London Underground and has 50 years experience of supplying staff and delivering projects on the infrastructure.

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• VGC IS BACKING YOUNG BRITAIN During this recession, young people are being affected by a lack of opportunities in the labour market. It is important for Britain's future that we don't lose them from the workplace altogether. READ MORE »
• VGC RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN IN NEED On Friday 20th November 2009 the staff at Cardinal House raised £301.00 in aid of Children in Need. READ MORE »
• Commendation for VGC Workers VGC received a commendation from Peter Curson, Project  Director at Balfour Beatty in recognition of the personal actions of the following VGC London Underground gang in supporting their colleague. READ MORE »
• VGC Recruits for the future...

  VGC recently attended a recruitment fair with JCP. As well as registering some excellent candidates VGC were able to provide advice for people trying to seek work into the industry & gaining construction related competencies such as CSCS cards.

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• VGC workers demonstrate increased competency levels through achievement of NVQ’s

  VGC's close working relationships with Lewisham College has resulted in a large number of VGC workers achieving Level 2 and Level 3 NVQ's demonstrating compliance with the national occupational standards in areas such as general construction operations, form working, excavation and reinstatement, structural concreting & Occupational Work Supervision.

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