Ministry of Defence Employee Recognition Scheme Silver Awards Dinner

November 2, 2023

Ministry of Defence Employee Recognition Scheme Silver Awards Dinner

  • By Marlborough Highways

Following the company’s successful Armed Forces Covenant Silver accreditation in July, Marlborough Highways has been presented with the award at a prestigious ceremony in Cambridge. On 19 October, Marlborough’s Head of Performance, Sustainability & Social Value, Nick Reading, and company Director, Joseph Revell, gratefully received the certificate from His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant, Mrs Julie Spence and Lt Col Jim Turner, Dep Comd HQ Centre.

The Ministry of Defence event and dinner at the magnificent Madingley Hall, provided guests with the opportunity to meet with members of the Armed Forces Community, and to network with other organisations that share in Marlborough’s commitment to both active and former service personnel.

As Bronze members of the Armed Forces Covenant scheme since March 2022, Marlborough’s increase to Silver status follows efforts by their team to strengthen its support for the Defence Community. This includes the provision of flexible employment opportunities for Reservists, tailored training programmes for Service Leavers, and the creation of a positive and inclusive working environment for Veterans. Marlborough is now seeking Gold membership, which involves becoming an advocate of the scheme by encouraging others to join.

Kristina Carrington is the Regional Employer Engagement Director at the East Anglia Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (RFCA). She promotes the Armed Forces Covenant scheme, helping organisations like Marlborough to further their support for current and former military personnel and their families. Kristina said “We are grateful to Marlborough, who’s support for Service Leavers, Veterans and Reservists is clearly ingrained throughout the organisation. I can see that the commitment is there, and they have already made good strides towards attaining Gold status.”

(Image left to right: Lt Col Jim Turner, Joseph Revell, Nick Reading, Mrs Julie Spence)

“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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