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Employees ready to take on Global Corporate Challenge 2013
Wed, 15 May 2013
Next week hails the start of the 2013 Global Corporate Challenge, an event which encourages workers to walk, swim, jog or bike their way to a healthier life. This year eighteen Colas... Read more
DIY health checks prove popular with employees
Tue, 14 May 2013
A DIY health check programme, organised by Colas' health and safety department and New Leaf Health, has proved extremely popular with employees. Equipment was set up in offices which allowed staff to... Read more
Student gains experience on major work site
Mon, 13 May 2013
Colas were delighted to support a Kingston University engineering student as part of a UK Resource Centre scheme recently, providing a fantastic opportunity to gain first-hand experience on a live work site... Read more
Design students get to grips with welding apparatus
Fri, 10 May 2013
Art and Design students at Ringmer Sixth Form College were given a rare opportunity to handle real life welding equipment thanks to Colas' mechanical services team. The company spent the afternoon with... Read more
RSTA Awards bring double success
Tue, 07 May 2013
Colas are celebrating a double success following their recent attendance at the 2013 RSTA Awards. The RSTA (Road Surface Treatment Association) is the focal point for the road surfacing industry and its... Read more
Gold for Colas Isle of Man
Wed, 01 May 2013
"Exemplary." That was one of the many positive comments made by an Investors in People (IiP) assessor during a recent visit to Colas' Isle of Man business, which resulted in a gold... Read more
Colas make a pledge to road safety
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
Colas have again sponsored road safety charity Brake's 'Pledge' course which is part of an important campaign established to urge businesses and the public to improve their driving or the driving of... Read more
LED eco lighting installed in Brighton
Thu, 11 Apr 2013
The future is looking bright for Brighton and Hove City Council after a recently completed electrical contract saw Colas install LED eco lighting along Montpelier Road, The Drove and Hillside Way. The... Read more
Employees to take on Global Corporate Challenge
Wed, 03 Apr 2013
Colas employees have been asked to register their interest for this year's Global Corporate Challenge, the world's largest and most exciting corporate health initiative. The company are looking for teams of seven... Read more
Double success at CEEQUAL awards
Wed, 13 Mar 2013
Colas' airports team have received two prestigious awards from CEEQUAL at the 2013 Outstanding Achievement Awards (OAAs) held at a One, Great George Street, London, 11 March. Both awards were in recognition... Read more
Canal will be watertight for over 20 years
Mon, 11 Mar 2013
Colas' infrastructure maintenance team have repaired a small unfinished section of New Islington Marina, Manchester, using a Coletanche lining - a material manufactured by Axter, a company owned by Colas' parent company,... Read more
Works commence at RAF Barkston Heath
Fri, 08 Mar 2013
Colas have commenced mixing and laying surfacing materials at RAF Barkston Heath, near Grantham, as part of Infrastructure Maintenance's supply chain to Babcock Dyncorp on the Defence Infrastructure Organisation's (DIO) Eastern Regional... Read more
