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Bravo to all our colleagues who have mixed up their morning commute this week and dusted off their bicycles for #NationalCycleToWorkDay. Who wouldn’t feel inspired by that astonishing gold medal win by Tom Pidcock on Monday?! 🚵♂️🥇 During World War Two, before Alan Turing lived at Hanslope Park, he would cycle here from Bletchley Park to use the workshops. The cycle route was about one hour long and took him through quaint villages and open countryside. 🌳 That was 81 years ago, before Milton Keynes existed. Now, with the new city in the middle of the two WWII sister sites, the route Turing would take is very different. But Milton Keynes was built with the cyclist in mind, and with over 200 miles of cycle routes to explore, residents can still safely commute to and from work by bicycle.  Even though Hanslope Park is based just outside Milton Keynes, getting here by bike is remarkably easy. There’s a cycle path for most of the way, which pops you out only a few minutes away from the site entrance. It’s a fantastic route, taking you past canals, rivers, disused railway lines and beautiful parks.  What a way to start the day! 🌞 #NationalCycleToWorkDay #CycleToWorkScheme #LetsMove #AlanTuring #FCDOServices #Paris2024    Image description: Viewpoint of a cyclist with their handlebars in the foreground and two cyclists in front cycling along a tree lined path. 

At FCDO Services, our global network of engineers are working with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to reduce energy use across their global estate by at least 20% by March 2025 💡📉 Working with local green teams located at each Post, our engineers are helping them with sustainability activities, creating sustainability baselines 📋 and working with the most carbon intensive posts to identify energy saving projects. Find out more about how our teams have been supporting the FCDO in making their Global estate more sustainable🌍 #FCDOServices #Sustainability #GlobalImpact #GreenTechnology Image caption: A digital globe in green highlighting emerging connections travelling around it from multiple locations around the world

We recently had the privilege of hosting two remarkable women engineers from Cranfield University for this year’s #InternationalWomenInEngineeringDay👩💼. Dr Natalie Clewley and Dr Kenisha Garnett joined us in a panel discussion to share stories about their careers in fascinating areas such as AI and geotechnical engineering. It was a great opportunity to give advice and guidance to the young engineers in the audience. All the women, who joined us on the panel, are amazing role models who are an inspiration to our future generation of women engineers.   Throughout the event the messages were clear: 💬 Diversity and inclusion in engineering is crucial. Different perspectives and ideas benefit all types of projects and teams   💬 Women with technical expertise can forge successful and life-long careers💪  💬 Mentors can be influential in building a strong foundation in a young woman’s career in engineering That’s not all... from all the women engineers who took part in our #INWED event, the prevailing message was that your journey is never over, you never stop learning and you grow from your experiences.  . . . #INWED #EnhancedByEngineering #Engineering #Careers #FCDOServices 

FCDO Services has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2023/24 📖. It was laid before the UK Parliament on 23 July. Along with our financial records and governance arrangements as a trading fund, the report includes a summary of our key activities and success stories throughout the year. Stay tuned to hear about them 👀📲 and read the full report today: https://lnkd.in/dKDkzjaT #FCDOServices #FCDO #ComingSoon #UKGovernment #AnnualReport Image description: The front cover of the FCDO Services Annual Report and Accounts 2023/24 on top of a stack of inside pages of the report. 

Earlier this month we celebrated the outstanding work of our colleagues at our annual awards ceremony!  🎊 With categories spanning customer service excellence, championing inclusion, protecting people, environment and the planet, the inspiring work of our colleagues in the UK and across the world 🌎was recognised and celebrated. Congratulations to those that were nominated and a well-deserved shout-out to the winners! #TeamExcellence #StaffAwards #ItAllMatters Image description: FCDO Services staff awards with a star on top

At the beginning of July, colleagues from FCDO Services and UK NACE were thrilled to take part and exhibit at Civil Service Live 2024 event in London 🎉 We welcomed hundreds of visitors to our stand to share more about our organisations and the critical work we deliver.  Attendees also had the fantastic opportunity to take part in our hands-on activities to learn about our technical careers and raise their awareness around the risks of eavesdropping threats.    Read more about Civil Service Live today: https://lnkd.in/eCYX_SNg    #FCDOServices #UKNACE #CivilServiceLive #CivilServiceLive2024 #CivilService Image description: On the left a crowd of people looking at the stand. On the right the activities on the stand showing the Match the Wire task and UK NACE's Find the Electronic Device activity. 

It’s an exciting time with new beginnings at FCDO Services as we proudly introduce to you a new member of our Executive Board, Lisa Elward. 😊 ✨   Lisa joins us as Director of Customer Relationships and Strategy and will lead on the development of the organisational strategy, working collaboratively with our partners and internal teams to produce a clear, focussed, and engaging vision and direction.     She is also responsible for ensuring we have strong relationships with our partners in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and our customers across government and internationally. “I am delighted to welcome Lisa to the team. Lisa brings with her a deep understanding of customer needs and a commitment to enhancing customer service. I’m very much looking forward to working with her to enhance our connections and increase customer satisfaction.” Mike Astell, Chief Executive Officer    Welcome to the team, Lisa! 👏   #FCDOServices #FemaleLeaders #WomenInLeadership #CustomerRelationshipManagement #CustomerRelations    Image description: Headshot photo of Lisa Elward

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to our new Chief of Operations, Clare Pickin, who joined us in June.  👋 Clare has extensive senior leadership experience in operations and manufacturing technology and will play a critical role in bridging the gap between strategic management and front-line operations, ensuring the effective delivery and continuous improvement of our secure projects and services.  ‘To ensure we are the provider of choice for our government and international partners, Clare’s insights into strategic operational delivery are vital. I’m confident that Clare will be instrumental in enhancing our efforts for the successful delivery of secure government projects and services across the globe. I look forward to learning from her and working with her.’ Mike Astell, Chief Executive Officer We are excited to welcome Clare to FCDO Services and are very much looking forward to getting to know her over the coming months. We can’t wait to find out how her career in engineering and manufacturing has led her to work for a secure government organisation.  Welcome to the team, Clare! #FCDOServices #Director #WomenInEngineering #WomenInLeadership #Welcome #NewTeamMember Image description: Portrait photograph of Clare Pickin 

Within FCDO Services, we’re proud to have a community of talented ex-armed forces and current reservist team members 🛡. They work for us all over the world protecting the UK’s interests, by using their incredible transferable skills and expertise learnt from the military to help us tackle unique global challenges 🔒🌍⚙. The nature of our work here at FCDO Services and UK NACE means security and defence of the UK is always our key priority. Including on projects and programmes we run with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). As such, we’re the perfect fit for anyone looking to move out of the armed forces. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. We give you a sense of purpose and scale, where your critical work protects people, information and government buildings. And of course, there’s our welcoming and inclusive culture where, alongside plenty of other colleagues with a military background, you’ll find an organisation that celebrates you for who you are and who you want to be.   If you're leaving the military and on the hunt for your next career, you’ll find a rare balance at FCDO Services. It makes for a versatile blend of work that’s always motivating, and always purposeful. It all matters. Visit our FCDO Services Careers Website and sign up for job alerts today, as well as discover how we can help you transition: https://lnkd.in/eRT6WKY8 #FCDOServices #UKArmedForces #ArmedForces #NewOpportunity Image description: Royal Air Force (RAF) site at Portreath, Cornwall, showing the Project KRAKEN remote radar head, which was built as part of Programme HYDRA.

Our CEO, Mike Astell, recently visited colleagues in Nigeria to see, first-hand, some of the projects they're working on. Find out more about an important project we've been working on in Lagos with the UK Home Office. #FCDOServices #UKHomeOffice #UKGovernment #Construction