Marlborough named Mayor of London Apprenticeship Employer of the Year

November 26, 2025

Marlborough named Mayor of London Apprenticeship Employer of the Year

  • By Marlborough Highways

We’re incredibly proud to share that Marlborough Highways has been named Mayor of London Apprenticeship Employer of the Year 2025 – a fantastic recognition of our growing commitment to helping people of all ages begin meaningful, long-term careers in our industry.

In 2024, we strengthened our approach to adult learning by launching our operational apprenticeship programme, giving people across the boroughs we serve the chance to learn on the job, gain confidence and build valuable skills. Alongside this, we continue to invest in office-based apprenticeships, and have already supported more than a dozen individuals to take their first steps into meaningful, long-term careers.

At Marlborough, we work hard to make sure every apprentice feels supported from day one – whether that’s through paying the London Living Wage, our cashback benefits plan Medicash, or running regular apprentice forums so our newest colleagues can connect, ask questions, and learn from one another.

As Gold members of the Armed Force Covenant, Silver members of The 5% Club, signatories of the Ban the Box scheme and a proud Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to making opportunities accessible to all.

The team enjoyed a fantastic evening celebrating the value and impact of adult learning across London. Receiving this award is a true testament to the dedication, spirit and hard work of our apprentices and the people who support them every day.

Commenting on the achievement, Marlborough Highways Managing Director, Matthew Revell, said:

“We’re incredibly proud to win this award. It recognises the hard work of our people and the commitment we’ve made to supporting apprentices. Apprenticeships give people a real chance to build a career and bring huge benefits to our industry and our communities. This award shows we’re heading in the right direction.”

 

“One of the things I value most is their very collaborative and transparent team culture. It makes a big difference to have a contractor that wants to work closely with us and is supportive and responsive. With Marlborough, I get a team who are attentive, work collaboratively and honestly with me and don’t lose focus on delivering first class communications and compliance.”
Carly Norris, Project Manager Operations, Hackney Council
“From the design stage, Marlborough has been fundamental in delivering the Broad Lane Square improvements scheme. During the works, not only did the team manage to keep to the programme, but they went the extra mile to ensure attention to detail and came up with innovative solutions to address issues encountered on site. My thanks on behalf of Haringey goes out to Marlborough for their dedication to deliver.”
Dana Rasheed, Project Manager, Haringey Council
“Working alongside our Term Service Contractor Marlborough Highways, we successfully completed renovations to the Crowstone Footbridge. The designs were provided by Marlborough, and the work was unique. The scheme was completed to budget and ahead of its programme duration.”
Neil Handley, Senior Engineer, Southend-on-Sea City Council
“I would like to thank you and your team for your efforts, the Marlborough crews were professional, courteous, and hard working all day and ensured the event went without a hitch. You and the team were a credit to the company, demonstrating commitment and support to the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.”
Nick Davies, Specialist Services Manager, Barking and Dagenham Council
“I just wanted to say what a pleasure it has been to work with Marlborough Highways over the last six months. The quality of work is superb, and there has been some excellent collaboration between Milestone and Marlborough to complete, what at times, has been quite a challenging scheme. I hope to work with Marlborough on another project in the near future.”
Colin Hill, Schemes Manager, Milestone Infrastructure
“Marlborough worked with us in constructing a 1.3km cycle track. There were a number of technical difficulties to overcome, and their gifted foreman worked to propose some innovative solutions to the challenges we faced. The result is a facility that the locals are proud of, providing walkers and cyclists with alternative access to the hospital and nearby school. The scheme was a lot of hard work, but well worth it.”
Rob Venables, NEC Project Manager, Essex County Council
“Marlborough attracts people who take care and have pride in their work. Several gangs of Operatives worked tirelessly for six months to reconstruct drainage networks, lay more than 3km of high quality bespoke granite kerbs and granite channels blocks to ensure positive drainage. The technical compliance, attention to detail and level of quality finish along the entire carriageway was exceptional”.
Mark Chiverrell, Technical Director, Project Centre
“We saw huge benefits in appointing Marlborough as our full service contractor and we’re impressed – they’ve delivered consistent high quality service and superior quality control across every project. Marlborough, provide us with a ‘one-stop’ shop solution – we get the same quality of service and better control across all aspects of the project.”
Darren Bryant, Principal Engineer, Enfield Council

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