In the final quarter of the year, we’ve continued to deliver meaningful social value across the communities where we work. From supporting young people in gaining experience and developing skills, to investing in local sport, and supporting Christmas community activities, here’s a snapshot of what we’ve been up to over the last three months of 2025.
Career Skills and Training for Young People
As part of our partnership with YouthBuild, Elkins’ HR & Learning Development Advisor, Sarah Feleppa, attended the World of Work in Construction event in October, where employers and young people came together for a lively and engaging session filled with discussion, games and speed networking. We were pleased to be part of such a positive event and to help showcase the wide range of opportunities available for young people within construction.
We’re delighted to see our T-Level students making excellent progress as they reach the halfway point in their year-long work placements with us. Four of the students, Jada, Madeleine, Vito and Tyler, recently spent the day with The STC Group, taking their HS&E OPS tests and getting hands-on in a plumbing skills session. All of the students passed their qualifications with exceptional scores of between 48 and 50 out of 50 and will soon be receiving their CSCS cards. We’d like to thank Suzanne Kearney, John McLean, Lee Harvey and everyone involved in delivering an inspiring day, as well as our teams at The Brooks and Orangery Lane for their continued support in mentoring the students.
It was fantastic to recently receive this feedback from Dan Bogle at London South East Colleges on the students’ progress so far: “We really appreciate everything Elkins is doing for our students. They are really blossoming since they have been with you.”
Investing in Community Sport
We’re proud to be sponsoring South Thames Girls Football Club for the second consecutive year, supporting the team throughout the 2025/26 season with a donation towards new kits, training tracksuits and pitch hire. At Elkins, we believe grassroots sport plays an important role in young people’s physical and mental wellbeing, while building confidence, teamwork and resilience. We wish the team every success for the season ahead.
As part of commitment to providing social value for our Worcester Close development for Gravesham Borough Council, we recently undertook work to refurbish two bathrooms at Wombwell Park Pavillion for Sports 4 Change. The pavilion supports local sport and activity projects focused on strengthening community bonds and reducing social isolation. Thanks to our partners MAC Scaffolding and Electrical Engineering Ltd for also providing donations which helped us bring this project to fruition.
Supporting Communities This Christmas
This festive season, we’ve been pleased to support initiatives helping families and individuals across the communities where we work.
Through our Repairs & Maintenance contract with Phoenix Community Housing, we contributed £580 towards Christmas presents for children, distributed as part of the organisation’s festive activities throughout December.
We also donated £500 to support the Refugee Christmas Dinner organised by Mama2Mama Baby Bankunder our Royal Borough of Greenwich contract. Our Social Value Manager, Ayesha Wright, and Sarah Feleppa volunteered at the event, helping with cooking and set-up.
Mama2Mama CEO, Zuzana Fratrikova, shared her thanks: “I would like to express my gratitude to Elkins Construction for their generous donation towards the dinner. None of this would have been possible without you. After seeing the function room filled with smiles, gifts, food, laughter and pure joy, I know we can look back proudly and say this was a great success, and so much of that is thanks to you.”
Looking ahead
As we look ahead to 2026, we’re excited to build on this momentum and deliver even more worthwhile social value initiatives that support people and communities for the long term.
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