James “Jim” started with us less than a year ago, in August 2024, and has made such a big impression on the instructors at the National Construction College, that he has been nominated for Construction Plant-Hire Associates’ ‘Stars of the Future’ Young Plant Operative Award! This awards scheme is for apprentices and trainees in the […]
We’re proud to be playing a part in the early works for Sizewell C Power Station, a project that will strengthen the UK’s energy resilience and create over 10,000 jobs — many right here in Suffolk. Our Chairman, John Breheny, was recently interviewed by BBC Look East to discuss our involvement so far, including the […]
Last week, members of the Breheny team visited Sizewell Beach to participate in a beach clean alongside other businesses and contractors, demonstrating our commitment to supporting Sizewell C in preserving the coastline. A special thank you to Onsite Support Ltd for organising the event, and to everyone who took part.
The Breheny SHEQ Department welcomes Neil Day to the team as the new SHEQ Advisor for the Huntingdon and Doncaster regions, and Kara Freeman as the new SHEQ Administrator at Needham Market. Neil joins us from Anglian Water and will be shadowing our Group SHEQ Advisors, Nick and Ian as he gets up to speed […]
We were proud to support Coventry Peace Orchard and Cardinal Newman School in Coventry, in their commemorative activities marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day. As part of our contribution, we supplied specially designed T-shirts for students to wear during the celebrations. We also donated a selection of drinks and cakes to help make the […]
Supporting Mates in Mind – Mental Health Awareness Week! As part of our ongoing commitment to wellbeing, we proudly supported Mates in Mind during Mental Health Awareness Week by pausing work across all our sites and offices for one-hour last Wednesday. This dedicated time gave our teams a chance to step away, share coffee and […]
Bright Ideas Winner of the Month: Mick Walker Congratulations to Mick Walker, a BCE Foreman currently working on Alconbury Gateway, for being this month’s Bright Ideas winner! Mick proposed the creation of a business card containing essential emergency details and contact information for working around services, particularly overheads. The card is distributed to new inductees or […]
For International Women’s Day this year we celebrate all the wonderful women in our team at Breheny proving that there are opportunities in construction for all. A few members of our team joined the local Brownies group and took part in the #girlscandoanything job interview evening. The girls learnt about #womeninconstruction and earnt their Girl […]
We had the pleasure of welcoming students from Chelmsford College to the site. We held a talk and presentation, giving them insight into the work we’re doing and sharing some real-world experiences from the field. The students also had the opportunity to walk around the site and see the ongoing works first hand. It was […]
We have recently assisted Constructed Pathways at HMP Peterborough to create a new training space to allow female prisoners to engage in NHBC accredited bricklaying courses. This type of initiative is vital in addressing two significant issues in the construction industry 1. Skills shortages and 2. Attracting more woman into the industry. The works were […]