{"id":65516,"date":"2017-06-01T16:31:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T15:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?p=65516"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:59:22","slug":"reaseheath-receives-national-award-supporting-armed-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/reaseheath-receives-national-award-supporting-armed-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaseheath receives national award for supporting armed forces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><div  class='avia-slideshow av-av_slideshow-850714b432a31055e34a1d50ec8f456b avia-slideshow-featured_large av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 42%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-av_slideshow-850714b432a31055e34a1d50ec8f456b__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-av_slideshow-850714b432a31055e34a1d50ec8f456b__0 avia-caption'><div class=\"avia-inner-caption\"><div class='avia-caption-content '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Our first cohort of former servicemen with Antoinette Sandbach MP and Andy Gould<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-64579 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-64579\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1st-grads-with-Antoinette-Sandbach-MP-and-Andy-Gould-1500x630.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title='1st graduates with Antoinette Sandbach MP and Andy Gould' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Reaseheath has been awarded the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme BRONZE AWARD in national recognition of our commitment and support for former and current military personnel.<\/p>\n<p>The award follows the success of a property maintenance course for military veterans, delivered by Reaseheath Construction in partnership with armed forces training charity Building Heroes and national property maintenance service Heroes 4 Hire-Handymen.<\/p>\n<p>The veterans are trained in bricklaying, plastering, wall tiling, decorating, joinery and plumbing and, provided they complete their qualification, are employed by Heroes 4 Hire-Handymen.<\/p>\n<p>Our construction department receives a new cohort every six weeks and by the end of next year will have trained 120 servicemen and women.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-65521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Bronze-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Bronze-banner.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Bronze-banner-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Bronze-banner-495x150.jpg 495w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Bronze-banner-450x135.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>As well as providing this tailormade training course, Reaseheath has a long history of employing ex military personel and volunteers in the Territorial Army within its own staff.<\/p>\n<p>Head of Construction Andy Gould:, who applied to the Ministry of Defence for the award, said: \u201cI was delighted to hear that Reaseheath has been successful in its application. 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