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Our Summertime Trek for Forever Manchester
On Friday 19th July, six volunteers from our Manchester team took part in first stage of the GM Ringway Summertime Trek Walk – raising awareness and much needed funds for Forever Manchester.
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Happy International Women in Engineering Day!
This year’s International Women in Engineering Day celebrates the incredible contributions of women engineers worldwide. We’re delighted that we have so many incredible women in our team at OFR Consultants, and we’re proud to support the role of women in the industry through forums such as SheCanEngineer.
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Learning at Work Week: Mike Spearpoint and Danny Hopkin
It’s Learning at Work Week and in a series of articles we’re talking to our team members about the importance of continuous learning. Here, our Research Leader Mike Spearpoint and Director Danny Hopkin share their thoughts on the learning opportunities available and how they benefit both team members and the business to continually push to improve…
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Learning at Work Week: John Harkin
Like businesses up and down the country we’re celebrating Learning at Work Week – acknowledging the impact of a positive learning and development culture. In a series of articles in the coming days, we talk to some of our team members about why continual learning has been important to them – starting with Principal Fire…
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My Whole Self Day: “We’re more than our job title”
Our OFR colleagues have spent some time this week answering the question ‘How would you introduce yourself without using your job title?’ The question was motivated by our involvement in the campaign ‘My Whole Self’ which aims to highlight workplace culture change, which culminates on 12th March for My Whole Self Day. Here our colleague…
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International Womens Day: “We’re creating an environment in which everyone can flourish”
It’s International Women’s Day, a celebration of women’s achievements and a day that flies the flag for creating a better, more inclusive world. At OFR, we strive to embody these values by fostering an environment where everyone has the opportunity to shine. Here, our People Director, Lucy Kirkup, shares her perspectives.
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National Careers Week: Colleague development is at the heart of OFR’s culture
As we conclude our careers week celebrations here at OFR, today we meet our colleague, Sam Bryant. A talented fire engineer based out of our Edinburgh office, here Sam tells us more about how she first fell in love with engineering, what her day-to-day role entails and about the fabulous people she works with who…
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Sam Bryant wins coveted SFPE UK Award
OFR Consultants colleague and Fire Engineer Sam Bryant has won a coveted award from the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). The annual awards programme celebrates individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the profession.
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Even better days – more OFR colleagues support good causes
Colleagues in Scotland supported The Conservation Volunteers (TVC) this week – a charity organising and managing conservation projects all over the UK. In this article, our colleague Lewis Strachan tells us more about supporting the organisation at a site in Glasgow as part of our Better Days offering.
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Helping our colleagues through the OFR Technical Institute: Part 3
We are always looking for new and innovative ways in which we can support our team with personal and professional development. The OFR Technical Institute was set up to offer bespoke training and has helped many colleagues since to develop their knowledge and skills. Here – in the last of this week’s blog series on the…
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Helping our colleagues through the OFR Technical Institute: Part 1
This week we are launching a new series of blogs, in which colleagues tell us about their experiences with the OFR Technical Institute. Today we start with Bianca Coutinho who joined the business in 2021 and has recently been promoted from graduate to fire engineer. She has previously worked within the in fire engineering field with businesses internationally in…
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Investing in future talent through our OFR Technical Institute
The OFR Technical Institute was introduced in 2020 – giving colleagues high quality, in-house training that helps them deliver great work for our clients. Here, our Technical Director, Dr. Danny Hopkin tells us more.
