VGC Company update
Transcript of VGC Company update
VGC Company update Thursday 18 June 2015 Sean Fitzpatrick - chairman
Laurence Mckidd - managing director
Ciara Pryce – group services director
Laura Perry – human resources manager
Profitable markets
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Group sales
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VGC Labour Solutions highlights
Established at EGIP in Scotland
Resources on Mersey Gateway
Growth at LU Track Partnership
Morgan Sindall labour desk now ‘live’
VGC Rail Projects
East Kent civils achieved Easter commissioning
Network Rail provisional principal contractor’s licence
extended
Volker Fitzpatrick at Hornsey Depot
Rail delivery contract extended to March 2016
Many other opportunities
VGC Construction
5G project HSQE commendation received from client
£2million drainage opportunity at Heathrow at year end
Successful concrete works at Earls Court
Increasing client base including Spence and AWTG
VGC Personnel
Team expanded to four consultants and four trainees
Gross margin by end June should exceed that of all of 2014
Client base increased 200% since Nov 2014
Developing opportunities through Labour Solutions
Star-finder scheme
Cole Hire
Self-drive fleet now 40 strong with six new vans
25 new VGC vans purchased in 2014
Further six cars and ten transits purchased/on order
Refrigerated vans supplied to new James Bond film
Cole Hire vans used by caterers for Mercedes Maclaren
F1 team
Successful BVRLA audit (self-drive trade association)
Advertisements in relevant media
Social media engagement
News releases and biannual newsletters
Regularly updated website including blogs
Refining and standardising corporate style
Awards entries
Merchandise
Increase brand awareness within the industry
Safe and healthy communities
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HSQE
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Achilles audit achieved 5 star rating
Revised safety inspection form – improved reporting
VGC committed to behaviour-based safety
Be Safe by Choice with VGC
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Key influencers engagement having positive effect
38 key influencers trained
Increased close call reporting
Ongoing training and development for key influencers
Well received by clients
VGC health awareness
VGC 30 day fitness challenge
Nine people have signed up to the fitness challenge
Blogs will be completed throughout June and July on outcomes
Health awareness days
April 2015 – VGC Rail Projects - East Kent
June 2015 – Siemens Manchester
Sustainability
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Sustainability
Sustainability school – 48 key clients
Energy saving opportunity scheme 5 December 2015
VGC waste champions
Infrastructure 21 award – VGC Training
50 track maintenance apprentices on LU
3 long-term apprentices on Crossrail
39 staff being trained for Construction CSCS NVQs
19 staff being trained for Plant CPCS NVQs
Infrastructure 21 - the challenge to industry
Training
Collaboration
Leadership
Health and safety
Innovation
Commercial excellence
Laurence McKidd receiving the Infrastructure 21 Training award from Beth West, Commercial Director, HS2
Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
Golf day £1,040
VGC charity week 15 June – 19 June 2015
International food day
Guess the sweets in the jar
Name the VGC baby photo
Dress down day
So far raised £5,952.59
Thank you for your support!
VGC’s chosen charity 2015
Our challenges
Making a profit to allow us to grow and invest
Labour solutions affected by holiday pay changes
More rate transparency and client rebates
Credit control
Managing HSQE, financial and third party risks
Investment in business and developing people
Managing frameworks
Managing VGC fleet – fuel/damage
Challenging ourselves
People
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Welcome to new staff
Matt Abbott Senior recruitment consultant
Sarfaraz Ahmed Recruitment consultant
Rob Barnard Construction manager
Mike Condon Project manager
Daniel Cooke Contract supervisor
Dave Cornick RDT assessor
Karim Elaouni Recruitment consultant
Richard Goss Senior recruitment consultant
Philip Lobbett Senior quantity surveyor
Kimberley McGinty RDT operations administrator
Andy Punter Rail manager
Gordon Routh Estimating manager
Matthew Tinworth Recruitment consultant
Jason Yadao Rail Projects site agent
Staff changes
John Hannan: HSQE director
Terry Dutton-Wells: non-executive director
Stephen Burns: business development director
Will Dalton: contracts manager
Long service awards
5 years
Lorne Berris
Daniel Maciuca
Stephen Burns