Babcock Group’s Devonport site welcomes more than 200 new recruits

BABCOCK’S DEVONPORT SITE WELCOMES MORE THAN 200 NEW RECRUITS

Babcock International has welcomed more than 200 new apprentices and graduates to the defence company’s Devonport operations.

The 141 apprentices and 80 graduates will support a variety of projects and business areas, from life extension programmes on frigates and submarines, to advanced manufacturing and technology innovation projects carried out on site.

The apprentice roles are varied, from welders, fabricators and pipe workers, to electrical fitters, mechanical fitters and computer numerical control (CNC) machinists, while the graduates are involved in a wide range of roles within the business including: mechanical, electrical, process and civil engineers, naval architects and project managers.

Paul Watson, Babcock’s Managing Director for Devonport operations, said: “We are delighted to welcome so many new apprentices and graduates. There are many opportunities for them to learn, grow and develop as they start their career journey across many different trades and disciplines.

“There is so much investment and development across the site so it’s a great time to join us as we continue playing our part in creating a safe and secure world.”

ARGYLE - PLEDGE 35

More than 200 people have signed up to Plymouth Argyle’s unique Pledge 35 scheme, that asks people to commit 35 hours to support local initiatives such as delivering food hampers, supporting food collections, and giving support to local charities.

Launched in midSeptember, the response to Project 35 - run in partnership with Ginsters - has been overwhelming.

It has already had a profound impact on local communities, delivering tens of thousands of lunches, including Ginsters products, to those identified as most in need, and thousands of school children participating in free sports, health, and wellbeing sessions.

New initiatives are being launched every week with an emphasis on supporting those most in need during the cost-of-living crisis and creating long-term behaviour change in the fight against poverty. The Argyle Community Trust has been working hard to conduct research and gain insight and feedback from its partner network to identify how Pledge 35 hours can be best utilised. The aim is to support local charities and supercharge the efforts of existing organisations at the forefront of tackling poverty in the communities of Devon and Cornwall. The first wave of pledgers was recently inducted at an event held at Manadon Sports and Community Hub, the home of

New initiatives are the Argyle Community Trust. The volunteers being launched every were introduced to Pledge 35, the types of week with an emphasis projects they could get involved in, and the on supporting those impact their amazing commitment can have on local communities and charities. They were most in need... also presented with their special Pledge 35 T-shirts – a small token of gratitude for their selfless efforts.