Springwatch
As the RSPB nature advert says “if you build it they will come” and RG’s own little Springwatch seems to have proved that. We have had a couple of projects at Verwood and Alderley Edge where the RSPB have been encouraging all the site operatives...
June 20, 2014
Think before you flush!
As we are now (hopefully) entering the drier summer months it seems like the perfect time to think about water conservation. Are we doing all that we can to save water in our premises and on our projects? As well as implementing traditional best practice...
June 6, 2014
What is Responsible Sourcing?
What is Responsible Sourcing? The construction industry is a major consumer of resources and has a large impact on the sustainability of the UK and the wider world. Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products provides a holistic approach to managing a product from the point at which...
May 30, 2014
Are we missing the quick wins under our noses?
We are always trying to find ways to minimise waste and divert it from landfill and quite rightly so but quite often there is another waste issue that is clearly evident when you venture out anywhere in the UK – LITTER! Keep Britain Tidy launched its...
May 23, 2014
Alzheimer’s Society Midnight Climb
On 21 June 2013, my wife and I ventured up to Glasgow station where we were met by 250 fellow climbers taking part in the ‘Ben Nevis at Midnight’ event. This event is arranged and organised by the Alzheimers Society, for whom we were raising...
May 9, 2014
John Lewis retain UK’s ‘best retailer’ title
John Lewis has proved that it is still the best at keeping customers happy as it retained its position as the nation's top retailer for customer satisfaction according to a survey by Verdict Research. In its latest customer satisfaction poll of more than 5,800 customers, Verdict...
April 25, 2014
Considerate Constructor Awards 2014
This year’s CCS awards saw RG being nominated for a record 16 awards. We won all 16, coming away with four silvers and 12 bronzes. This is a fantastic achievement and we would like to congratulate everyone involved, with a special mention to the Waitrose account...
April 17, 2014
National Embodied Carbon Week
w/c 7th April is National Embodied Carbon Week – the UK Green Building Council and WRAP are calling on the construction industry to highlight the importance of embodied carbon in the built environment. There is a whole week of events and RG Group will be...
April 11, 2014
RG Get Active …
RG are making the most of the recent extra hour of sunlight to get active! As part of our ongoing commitment to health and wellbeing we are introducing our employees to the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC). GCC is a global challenge focused on getting people in business...
April 4, 2014
2012 Update
The latter part of 2012 saw the usual flurry of pre Christmas project completions. New build schemes were thick on the ground and we saw seven successful openings across the country, with many project teams incorporating new technologies as well as sustainable and value enhancing initiatives....
April 16, 2013
Carbon Offset Benefits Bishop of Rochester Academy
RG Group offset its entire operational carbon emissions for 2011 recently by planting over 800 tress in the grounds of the Bishop of Rochester Academy in Kent. Working with Carbon Footprint and Tree Appeal, staff from RG Group were joined by pupils and staff from the...
April 16, 2013