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Barhale offers training , support , and meaningful progression for the whole workforce and attracts the right new people .
“ There is a real passion to promote talent from within the company and to ensure that , through robust succession planning , people have clear career pathways . Many of the team who are now in key positions have progressed through the ranks . That ’ s been supported by some excellent new additions to bolster our senior management and executive teams .
“ We support an active STEM outreach programme to encourage students to consider careers in engineering and are actively developing new points of entry including through graduates , apprentices , the armed forces and our ex-offender programmes .”
Strong partnerships
Barhale has achieved remarkable success in AMP7 thanks to its continuous nurturing and expansion of key relationships . “ Thames Water , Anglian Water , Yorkshire Water , Severn Trent and Southern Water are all important clients and water-related projects make up a significant proportion of our work .” Shane reveals .
“ Through our commitment to collaboration and to delivering exceptional work , we have successfully extended our AMP7 contracts with Thames Water , Anglian Water , and Severn Trent into AMP8 . The AMP8 success has contributed to a very strong forward order book of £ 886 million ”
With meaningful partnerships playing a significant role in the company ’ s growth , Shane reveals the reasons why such important organisations choose to work with Barhale . “ There are undoubtedly a number of factors – we like to operate alongside clients in a highly collaborative fashion and I think that fosters a sense of common purpose and a “ one team ” ethos . The business has outstanding experience of working across some of the UK ’ s most important utility assets , meaning we are trusted to deliver on time and on budget . We are proud of our engineering heritage and place a premium on innovation , smart thinking , and problem solving , and our direct delivery model ensures high standards of work and a level of resource availability and quality that cannot be consistently achieved with other approaches .”
Sustainability strategy
Looking ahead , Shane states that the company aims to build its sustainability in the broadest terms . “ We are working very hard towards a greener , more sustainable future as evidenced by our commitment to carbon reduction measures on site . While there are solar powered welfare facilities and EV charging points on-site , there are other important measures which the business has taken a forward stand on . At one of our recent projects , for example , we decided to run all on site plant on HVO fuel . That cost us money but it was the right thing to do and a good illustration of how the business is not afraid of making difficult commercial decisions to get a better result .
“ For us , working towards zero carbon is an important , but not exclusive , element in building broader business sustainability . Martin Brown , our CEO , has declared a very clear vision of the future with his five-year plan which is predicated upon managed growth to a target turnover delivering us consistent profit . That will provide commercial stability , job security , and protect the company from market variability . We will do that through increased , sustainable turnover in the water sector , and by engaging and targeting work with clients like Network Rail , West Midlands Combined Authority , Manchester Airport Group and large infrastructure projects ,” he ends . ■
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