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 In recognition of AWE’s improved Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) activity through benchmarking with the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei), AWE is proud to announce that this year it’s reached the Silver Award Standard. The Talent, Inclusion and Diversity Evaluation (TIDE) is an annual self-evaluation against best practice across all Diversity and Inclusion categories, […]

AWE’s Charity Fund has made a £1,000 donation to Basingstoke Foodbank to support the local community. Basingstoke Foodbank is part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. The donation will go towards Basingstoke Foodbank providing local emergency food and support to those […]

On 23rd June, AWE and many other organisations celebrate International Women in Engineering Day – an international awareness campaign which raises the profile of women in engineering and celebrates the good things women engineers do. The day also serves to inspire others to embark on a career in engineering. This year’s theme is ‘Shape The […]

AWE prides itself on its standards of environmental management and in conserving and enhancing the AWE estate. This week, coinciding with World Environment Day, we are publishing our commitments to improving our wildlife habitats in a five-year Biodiversity Action Plan, the first to be published externally. Biodiversity is a key theme of our wider Environmental […]

To celebrate World Environment Day on June 5, AWE has invited year 4 and 5 pupils to take part in a creative challenge. This year’s theme is biodiversity and children from North Hampshire and West Berkshire are invited to submit their design for a bug hotel. There are prizes to be won and those up […]

AWE is continuing its support for charity partner Thrive over the coming year. Thrive uses gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable. Over the last two years, AWE has supported Thrive through a mixture of fundraising and donations, […]

During Mental Health Awareness Week, AWE is pleased to congratulate materials scientist, Paul Ryan who has won the Wellbeing Champion award at the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index Employee Awards. MIND’s annual employee recognition awards acknowledge outstanding individuals who play a key role in promoting positive mental health within their workplace. The Wellbeing Champion award is […]

AWE is working with the Ministry of Defence and wider HM Government who are providing direction regarding the management of the limited stocks of PPE available nationally. We are providing personal protective equipment (PPE) where we can, such as protective overshoes and respirator masks to local hospitals. To help increase local 999 emergency response capacity, […]

  This issue of Connect contains details of new emergency planning arrangements around the AWE sites. You can read more about these changes in the Radiation Emergency Preparedness and Public Information Regulations (REPPIR) booklet here. You can also find more information on the West Berkshire Council website.   legislation?

As of 15 May 2020, we are delighted to welcome Alison Atkinson, as our new acting CEO and MD, taking over from Iain Coucher. Under Iain’s leadership, AWE made significant improvements in production operations and the management of key capital projects, and prepared AWE for the challenges of the future while maintaining our focus on […]

Following a two-year partnership, the generosity of AWE and staff has seen its charity partner Bucket List Wishes (BLW) able to grant 20 wishes for terminally ill adults in the Hampshire and West Berkshire region. The local charity helps those with a life-limiting diagnosis achieve one wish from their bucket list. Through its fund-raising efforts […]

AWE has been recognised by mental health charity Mind for its commitment to workplace wellbeing.   AWE was one of over 100 organisations to take part in Mind’s annual Workplace Wellbeing Index and recognised with a Bronze Award, which is given to organisations that have started their journey to better mental health at work by developing […]