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The Plant Information QR Code system will initially be rolled out across all equipment that requires a LOLER certificate, streamlining the process for clients and site managers to access important information. By simply scanning the QR code, users are directed to a dedicated folder containing all relevant paperwork for that specific piece of plant. This initiative will enhance safety and…
It’s National Apprenticeship Week! ⭐ Breheny are proud to be supporting 13 apprentices through their journey into the Construction industry. Harley Chapman has started his Plant Operator Apprenticeship at Bircham Newton this week. We are very pleased to be welcoming 3 more Plant Operator Apprentices who will be starting in May. Aaron Guy completed his Plant Operator course in December…
After becoming ISO 50001 accredited in 2015, we have been measuring our energy outputs and greenhouse gas emissions, knowing that the world was transitioning to a lower carbon approach. This proactive initiative led us to publish our Carbon Reduction Plan on our web site in 2021, following the release of PPN 06/21. Our latest innovation, the Breheny Carbon Impact Reduction Tool…
We were invited to attend the careers fair at St Ivo School in St Ives, Cambridgeshire to promote civil engineering as a career with around 1,000 students attending between year’s 8 to 13. The remote controlled model excavator and truck proved to be a hit with the students with our Ciara Cousins and Riley Howitt at the controls.
Our staff Kara Cattell and Summer Cooke visited Anna Bruce at East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH), The Treehouse in Suffolk to present a cheque amount of £2,836.54, which was raised in Breheny’s Annual Staff Christmas Raffle. A huge thank you to everyone that contributed, and to our suppliers that donated a prize.
Our Breheny teams have been out collecting Christmas Trees in the Peterborough area in aid of Sue Ryder who are raising money for the Thorpe Hall Hospice in Peterborough. This is a great initiative where used Christmas Trees are collected raising money for Sue Ryder and then recycled. The Breheny teams including Joe Victory, Haydn Backhouse, Harry Wilding, Gary Fowler,…
Congratulations to Hugh Chapman on his well deserved promotion to Contracts Manager. It’s been a pleasure watching Hugh progress with Breheny Civil Engineering since joining as a Sub-Agent back in 2019. He’s delivered some fantastic projects in various roles in his time here and we are excited to support him in the next chapter of his career as a Contracts…
One of our teams called into Bedford Foodbank earlier this week to drop off the last Breheny food delivery before Christmas. The team dropped off nappies, food and some treats to help the Charity to distribute to people in Bedford who need some extra help over the Christmas period, the delivery was organised by our team who have been delivering…
For the last 3 years Breheny have been working in collaboration with It Takes a City (Cambridge) to transform an old community space known as Joys Garden into new accommodation for the homeless in Cambridge. An Open Day took place on 29th November so residents and the media could view the new homes, and the first resident is due to…
As part of Breheny’s commitment to community engagement our Hatchfield Farm project in Newmarket, our site team recently delivered much needed new sensory play equipment to Little Buds Nursery School. The sensory cube will help to provide the children with a safe space to access their sensory needs and was specifically asked for by the Nursery. This donation follows on…
Kevin Sturgeon from our Rushbrooke Lane project in Bury St Edmunds visited Abbeycroft Leisure in the town to donate towards the Reducing Isolation with Food initiative for Christmas. The initiative cooks and delivers over 250 Christmas dinners to local people, giving them a delicious Christmas meal and maintaining a connection for isolated members of the community. Kevin is pictured handing…
Our Chris Wosman visited Newark Foodbank at their Balderton warehouse; to see the good work they are doing for the local community. He presented a cheque for £1000 on behalf of Breheny Civil Engineering and the Newark Southern Relief Road Project to support their work over the festive period. If you want to donate to the Newark Foodbank please follow this…
