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Lyndhurst Primary School makes over 400 pancakes to raise funds for a school trip to the Isle of Wight!
OSP was delighted to get involved in Lyndhurst School’s pancake day on Wednesday 9 March. The school made, and sold, over 400 pancakes, so raising over £200 to help fund the Year 6’s exciting five day residential trip to the Isle of Wight in June. OSP flipped in a...

OSP Group’s new report on Environmental, Social and Governance
Costas Pieri, Founder and MD of OSP Group: “We’ve based our ESG strategy on a simple idea, that we’re people you can rely on to do the right thing. The last 18 months has been very challenging for everyone; all the more reason for OSP Group to continue to focus...

OSP Group now supporting Forward Facing, the charity helping families whose children have life-shortening conditions
OSP Group, the Gillingham-based specialist recruitment company, is now supporting the remarkable Sussex-based charity, Forward Facing, run by Candice Konig. Forward Facing provides activities and events for families living with long-term illness and bereavement....

OSP Group supports the formation of a local grassroots football team
OSP Group supported the formation of a local grassroots football team, in the inaugural season we helped ensure every player was subsidised and did not have to pay for any training or match day fee’s, OSP further supplied not just kits but training equipment too....

OSP Group now supporting Gillingham Town FC
OSP Group is now supporting Gillingham Town FC, founded in 2010 by Richard, Dave and Darren Hasemore and Paul Pickford. Paul Pickford: “I’m a former alcoholic and was living in a hostel. My peers stayed in their rooms all day so I told them to get outside and...

OSP Group is continuing to support Invicta Dynamos as they start the season in the NIHL South Division 1 league
Invicta Dynamos joint club owner Sarah Parrish said, “We’re delighted to have OSP Group as Principal Sponsor and we’re really looking forward to working with them to raise the profile of this exciting sport! It’s been very tough for everyone during the COVID pandemic...

Congratulations to 11 year old Molly from Gillingham
Thank you to everyone who sent in their entries for our poster competition. OSP is also happy to announce that we will be donating £250 to Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity, to show our support for all of the great work hospital staff are doing each and every...

OSP Group joins Essex Chambers of Commerce
Dan Maund, Industrial Manager at OSP’s Colchester office: “Given our increasing activities in the county it made huge sense to join the Essex Chambers of Commerce. I have no doubt that we can help each other, particularly as we navigate our way through these extremely...

OSP Group donates to Medway foodbank
OSP Group donates to Medway Foodbank after the Invicta Dynamos v Oxford City Stars game at Planet Ice, Gillingham on 1 December. OSP Group, the Gillingham-based specialist recruitment company, sponsors Invicta Dynamos and donated to Medway Foodbank, the charity chosen...

OSP Group opens new office in Colchester
OSP Group, which specialises in the construction, transport and industrial sectors, has launched its new premises at the Weston Business Centre, in Hawkins Road. OSP Group, which specialises in the construction, transport and industrial sectors, has launched its new...

Invicta Dynamos
OSP Group is delighted to announce the extension of our corporate partnership with Invicta Dynamos, the premier Kent ice hockey team, for the 2019/20 campaign. OSP Group Ltd supported the Dynamos during 2018/19 to support the club and help us face the unique financial...

OSP Group continues support of One Big Family – Helping the Homeless
OSP Group, the Gillingham-based construction site personnel recruitment company, is continuing its funding for the Kent based charity, One Big Family, having started its relationship in 2016. One Big Family was started by Liz Shaw after a chance meeting with a...

OSP Group and Bishop’s Stortford Football Club announce new partnership
OSP Group, the Bishop’s Stortford-based construction recruitment company, has signed a renewable 12-month corporate partnership with Bishop’s Stortford Football Club. The club play in the Bostik League and has high hopes of progressing well this season. OSP Group...

OSP Group and Gillingham Football Club in new partnership
OSP Group, the Gillingham-based construction site personnel recruitment company, has signed a renewable 12 month corporate partnership with Gillingham Football Club, the only Kent-based club in the professional Football League. The club stayed up in League One last...
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Getting our wires crossed
The UK’s education and training system as well as our social culture continue to fail to connect with the needs of our young people and our economy. by Guy Lane, Consultant There has been a great deal of public discussion around the reliance of the UK economy on...
Labour market overview
Labour market overview, UK: lowest unemployment rate since 1974. Here are the main points for March to May 2019 (Office for National Statistics) The UK employment rate was estimated at 76.0%, higher than a year earlier (75.6%); on the quarter, the rate was 0.1...
Interviews, advice for candidates
Employers want to know about your attitude, temperament and personality as much as your technical skill. They will also be keen to know about your competence regarding site safety, whether you will fit into the existing team, whether you will be reliable, diligent and...
What is the best way to manage people on building sites?
The most important issue on a site is safety. Tight management and discipline is needed to ensure zero accidents. For this reason there has to be quasi-military discipline and non-negotiable rules at least as far as safety procedures are concerned. But this does not...
What can building sites learn from sports?
1. SimplifyKeep your eye on the ball and focus on the next play. When faced with a daunting, big project, break it down into components and concentrate on what can be achieved in the next hour and across the day. This builds confidence. 2. Play to your strengthsEach...
How do you solve the UK skills shortage?
Before the industrial revolution and indeed, well into the twentieth century, the British establishment frowned upon ‘trades’. This was because the old class system worked on the basis of the landed gentry shying away from commercial activity in favour of country...