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Amey supports Gurkha anniversary event at Shorncliffe Barracks
Preparations for this high profile event, which included a visit from His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, began in June. Our team met weekly with colleagues from the Defence I…
12 Aug 2019
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Amey supports Gurkhas with English language skills
This year, the Gurkha recruit intake almost doubled and in February, the Garrison welcomed 430 new recruits who had made the journey from Nepal, keen to undergo training in basic s…
12 Aug 2019
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Amey and DIO (housing) collaborative workshop
We recently held our second workshop and invited Regional Delivery Accommodation colleagues from DIO and representatives from Amey’s Additional Works team with a sharp focus on ove…
12 Aug 2019
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Navy families attend Amey’s open day prior to demolition project at Helensburgh
At Helensburgh, in Scotland, Amey is working closely with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) Accommodation, to prepare for the demolition of 80 Service family homes that…
05 Aug 2019
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Amey, DIO and the Army collaborate to deliver significant improvements at Army Training Centre (ATC) Pirbright
In the delegated funding era, where the MOD’s Top Level Budget holders (TLBs) manage spend across the MOD Estate, the Army is investing directly and significantly to improve the fa…
05 Aug 2019
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RP collaborative workshop focuses on ‘leading from the top’ and raises £110 for SSAFA
Over the last five years, many events have taken place, all aimed at providing a platform for staff to identify problems, generate ideas, agree solutions and create action plans an…
05 Aug 2019
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Amey attends Reservist employee briefing day at RMA Sandhurst
Within Amey’s Defence contracts we employ a number of Reservists and ex-regulars with Reservist liability and we’re keen to harness the skills they learn in their military training…
29 Jul 2019
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Amey delivers bright and colourful play park at RAF Shawbury
Our local Amey Housing team were approached to see if they could offer assistance and were more than happy to lend a hand. A new design was drawn to extend the footprint of the pla…
29 Jul 2019
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Amey’s SSAFA fundraising total continues to rise
Earlier this month, we were delighted to handover a cheque to SSAFA for £3,714 provided through our excellent partnership with Motivair, who provide compressed air services in our…
22 Jul 2019
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Amey Defence teams in Scotland volunteer to improve local school’s outside space
Our teams turned up bright and early to repair the plastic on the poly-tunnel and while they were there they also built two potting tables (one at height for the children and one f…
22 Jul 2019
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Amey & DIO improve Service Family Accommodation at RAF Brize Norton
We all know that lighter and brighter homes are good for you. They improve your mood, energy and well-being and over the last four years we’ve refurbished more than 400 properties…
22 Jul 2019
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Amey Defence housing team win again at the Energy Efficiency Awards!
The major refurbishment programme involving 73 Service Family properties, saw the old and ageing properties fitted with external wall insulation along with further efficiency measu…
15 Jul 2019
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Amey Defence teams put the kettle on and raise £4,000 for SSAFA’s Big Brew Up!
During June, staff at 15 locations across our contracts organised a BBU event to raise much needed funds for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. The events coincided with Armed Forces…
15 Jul 2019
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Amey and DIO teams restore unused office space into medical rehabilitation facility for Service personnel at RAF Northolt
As you can imagine, the on-site gymnasium is a busy and well-used facility but for those needing access to the sites rehabilitation services, the only way to access the rehabilitat…
08 Jul 2019
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Amey Defence annual football tournament raises over £6,000 for SSAFA
The teams played in searing hot conditions as they battled through the group stages in pursuit of reaching the final which saw an exciting final match take place between Tesco Cher…
08 Jul 2019
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Amey and DIO provides new, state of the art kennels for military dogs at RAF Benson
All dogs in the RAF hold a rank and service number and are an essential part of operations in search and security so it’s vital that they are housed in an appropriate environment t…
01 Jul 2019
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Amey Defence teams embark on a tree planting project at RAF Lyneham
During recent work in the area, several trees had been removed and our team decided they would take advantage of their Amey volunteering day to source and organise for new ones to…
01 Jul 2019
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Amey Delivery Manager and Army veteran talks to SSAFA mentors
However, we were really pleased to hear how one of our Delivery Managers, Carl Shadrake, had taken volunteering to the next level by taking part in an initiative with SSAFA, the Ar…
24 Jun 2019
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Amey manager completes journey to become a SSAFA mentor
In 2015 we entered into a partnership with SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, and made a commitment to raise £250k during the five years of our contracts. Thanks to the generosity of…
24 Jun 2019
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Amey supports Reservist as he prepares to undertake duties in Afghanistan
Robert Zalewski, one of our Mobile Authorised Persons in our Regional Prime Central contract, is one of our Reservists who we have recently supported as he prepares to embark on a…
24 Jun 2019
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Amey supports Trooping the Colour
In partnership with our supply chain partners, Austin Lewis and Media Structures, our teams supported a total of five events which were two Beating Retreat events, the Major Genera…
17 Jun 2019
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Amey collaborates with supply chain to improve customer service
Tim Redfern, Amey’s Director of Defence, and Tom Silvey, Amey’s Operations Director (Housing), hosted the event which began with an overview of our operational performance to date.…
17 Jun 2019
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Amey awarded NGEC contract extensions
Since acquiring the shareholding originally held by Carillion following its liquidation in January 2018, Amey has been successfully managing all the contracts and we have seen incr…
10 Jun 2019
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A joined-up approach to re-surfacing works at RAF Brize Norton
The expertise and skills required to resurface roads were transferred to complete the runway repairs and enhancements. A major element of this project was to ensure that the runway…
10 Jun 2019
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Helen goes the extra mile for Service families in the South West helping to reduce complaints across the area
That’s why Amey’s Local Customer Service Centres (LCSCs) are located at 25 of the larger MOD estates across the UK, providing customers with the opportunity to speak to an advisor…
10 Jun 2019