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Five days, 155 gruelling miles... Morson-sponsored forces veteran completes Ultra Marathon Challenge
about 2 months ago by James KenealeyMORSON NEWS | 4 MIN READ Morson-sponsored ex-forces veteran completes gruelling 155 mile Ultra Marathon in Jordan. Jake Gardner also recently completed a summit of Mount Elbrus in Russia Following our recent sponsorship of the Wilderness Navigators’ Mount Elbrus challenge, we were delighted to sponsor one of its participants in an extreme marathon challenge successfully comp...
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From Apache helicopters to the International Space Station... Astronaut Tim Peake on the armed forces and space travel
3 months ago by James KenealeyMORSON BLOG | 5 MIN READ Morson meets European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake, the first British person on board the International Space Station Peake talks about his training, flight and his campaign as a STEM ambassador In December 2015, Tim Peake of the European Space Agency made history when he became the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station...
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Corporal Andy Reid MBE | Morson Armed Forces Ambassador Awarded MBE In Honours List
6 months ago by James KenealeyMORSON NEWS | 2 MIN READ Morson Forces Ambassador Andy Reid awarded MBE in Queen's honours list "It's not why I do what I do but it's nice to recognised in such a special way." - Andy We’re delighted that Morson Forces Ambassador Corporal Andy Reid has been awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. Andy has been selected for the MBE on...
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Hand-ups Not Handouts | Morson Forces Offer Free Ex-Forces Rail Training
10 months ago by James KenealeyMORSON FORCES | 4 MIN READ Morson Vital Training’s (MVT) scheme of offering free rail training to ex-forces personnel stems from the heart-warming story of veteran Andy Reid and his friend Alex Kemp. With the story now across the national media, we spoke to Andy, MVT and Step Forward Homes to find out more. (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.type = 't...
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Morson Wins 2018 Inclusive Employment Award
about 1 year ago by James KenealeyMorson is delighted to be named Top Employer for our work on gender inclusivity by employment website VERCIDA. The annual awards are highly competitive and include big industry names geared towards fair and people-focused employment. Entrants are judged according to factors like diversity initiatives within their own business, the amount and type of content shared on the VER...
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Morson Mark #Armistice100 with Ambassador Andy Reid
about 1 year ago by James KenealeyMorson spent time with ex-forces ambassador Andy Reid last week ahead of Remembrance Day 2018, marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. At All Saints in Rainford, veteran Andy's local church, we spoke to him among the tributes laid outside the church about how he planned to spend Armistice Day 2018 on 11th November. I hope as a nation we can all sit down an...
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First Ex-Forces Veterans Pass Free Rail Training Initiative
about 1 year ago by James KenealeyMorson Vital Training are proud to celebrate the hard work and dedication of ex-forces veterans Alex Kemp and Carl Ruffley as they achieved faultless marks in passing their safety critical training. Carl and Alex are the first candidates to successfully complete Morson Group’s latest initiative to tackle the widening skills gap within the rail industry head on. The initiativ...
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Ambassador Andy Reid Wins WOW Award
about 1 year ago by James KenealeyMorson ambassador Andy Reid has been honoured with the WOW Award at the 2018 Positive Awards. The Positive Awards celebrate positivity and gratitude across business, showcasing the people that make business better. The awards are split into 16 categories including honour, triumph, resilience and leadership. The WOW award is a culimation of all the awards on the night. The aw...
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Balfour Beatty's Amanda McKay Talks LGBT Diversity in Engineering
over 1 year ago by Jessica TabinorWe sat down to talk to Major Projects Quality Director at Balfour Beatty, Amanda McKay, to discuss her varied career and the challenges she faces as a transgender woman. Amanda started her career with a passion for geology and after securing her degree she worked as a mining engineer. Her career trajectory took a turn as she then spent 15 years in the army serving in Norther...
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Morson Ambassador Andy Reid Completes Garrison Challenge
over 1 year ago by James KenealeyMorson ambassador Andy Reid, alongside fellow veteran Glen Hughes, have completed the five-day Garrison challenge in support of The Soldiers Charity. The challenge, set by themselves, saw Andy ride a yellow trike along a route that stretched over 800 miles between three of England’s largest army garrison towns; Colchester, Aldershot and Catterick, before completing the ride ...
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