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As well as being active on social media, we blog regularly with interesting news and useful information for the Armed Forces Community. Why not read our first post which really summarises what BFRS does.

Fast Track Opportunities in Refrigeration for the AFC

22 May 2023

Star Refrigeration's Push for Service Leavers in the Refrigeration Industry. About Star Refrigeration: BFRS shine a light on member Star Refrigeration the largest industrial refrigeration contractor in the UK who have over 50 years' experience! Offering an extensive range of services provided thr...

Covenant Fund Programmes Relaunched

16 May 2023

AF Covenant Fund Trust & Their Community Support Two popular Covenant Fund programmes are now open for applications!The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (The Trust) are pleased to announce the relaunch of both the Force for Change and Reaching and Supporting Armed Forces Communities programmes...

We Celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III

4 May 2023

BFRS celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, with a look back over his Military Career. King Charles III is the military's Commander-in-Chief. He has always maintained a close relationship with the Armed Forces and served in both the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. On 8 March 19...

The Future of Women in Logistics

26 April 2023

Palletways Push for Equality Here at BFRS we believe strongly in equality and a balanced working environment hence why we have a diverse group of staff from different walks of life. No matter their age, gender, sexuality or the colour of their skin everyone gets an even chance with us and that's ...

Aldi Increases Their Opportunities

17 March 2023

Advancements At Aldi UK Aldi UK are making great improvements across their vacancies by not only aiming to increase the number of roles they have throughout 2023 but raising the wages of their entry level roles, which is simply incredible! In the current cost of living crisis it is more important...

Military Relief in Turkey

14 March 2023

Humanitarian Aid For Turkey We are sending our best wishes to all of those affected by the earthquake in Turkey!On February 6th 2023 a magnitude 7.8 quake struck southern Turkey and the whole world took to action. This tragic event sadly took the lives of over 46,000 people including football...

February 2023 Reflection

13 March 2023

A Month In Review – February February is a month of transition as It marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. The days will grow longer, and the weather starts to warm up. It's a time of reflection, as we look back on the month and take stock of our progress. The three words we ...

Aldershot 2023 Review

28 February 2023

Achievements at Aldershot 2023 That's a wrap on our first Employment Fair of 2023 which was held in the Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre on February 16th, 2023. This event hosted over 70 forces friendly organisations who were keen to dip their toe into the amazing pool of talent which is the Arme...

RAF Base St Mawgan' Green Thumb

22 February 2023

RAF Base Commended For Environmental Push A big congratulations to the RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall and BFRS member, VIVO Defence Services, for receiving a military commendation for their environmental work. Over the past year, they have worked on seed collection with the National Wildflower Centr...

MOD Apprenticeships

10 February 2023

Apprentice Opportunities with The MOD The Ministry Of Defence (MOD) is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships across the UK. No matter what branch of the military you want to learn from they offer apprenticeships to new recruits and to existing staff so there is always an opportunity for...

January 2023 Reflection

3 February 2023

A Month In Review – January It's crazy to think we've already finished our first month of 2023!Before you know it, spring will be here and we'll be enjoying the warmer weather. That doesn't mean we're glad it's going quickly; in fact, we wish we could have more time to make sure we start...

Site Equips' 2023 Charity Choice

1 February 2023

YOUNG LIVES VS CANCER IS SITE EQUIP'S CHARITY OF THE YEAR 2023!BFRS is proud to share that our partner, Site Equip, has chosen their charity of the year for 2023, which is Young Lives vs Cancer!Being a Social Enterprise, we think it is very important to have a cause to support and this is o...

CNet Celebrates New Instructors

25 January 2023

CNet's Growing Their Team With Forces MembersCNet Training, who are BFRS members, aren't only helping service leavers by providing them with excellent courses but are hiring them to teach as well, with Dale Thompson CNCI having joined their Instructor team.Successfully delivering quality tr...

Congratulations for Cheshire Constabulary

19 January 2023

Congratulations for Cheshire ConstabularyCongratulating another BFRS member, Cheshire Constabulary, who have received the gold award from the Employer Recognition Scheme for their dedication to helping the AFC.Cheshire Constabulary is one of the 3,000 forces friendly employers committed to ...

Jaguar Land Rover 2023 Apprenticeships

19 January 2023

The Future of Apprenticeships With Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)Apprenticeships have always been a key part to a lot of workplaces, being able to support someone to get their qualification whilst giving them a consistent hands-on experience within a workplace. Here at BFRS we believe in apprentice p...

Monumental Milestone For West Midlands RFCA

10 January 2023

Monumental Milestone For West Midlands RFCACongratulations from all of us at BFRS to West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association (RFCA) who have welcomed 1000th Armed Forces Covenant signee. What an achievement!West Midland RFCA are pleased to welcome City of Birmingham Rockets as the ...

VIVO Defence Sponsor Army Hockey Team

13 December 2022

VIVO Defence Proudly Sponsor Army Hockey TeamWhen it comes to supporting the Armed Forces Community (AFC) there is so much more you can do other than just offer a job. There are many other ways in which charities and companies alike support serving members besides helping with their transitio...

Babcock Wins at Women in Defence Awards

12 December 2022

Babcock Wins at Women in Defence AwardsLast week at the Women in Defence Awards 2022, BFRS members Babcock were awarded the ‘Most Improved Charter Signatory' to recognise and celebrate their achievements in improving gender balance.This inaugural award was open to organisations who ha...

ERS Gold Award Winner – Train4All

9 December 2022

ERS Gold Award Winner – Train4All Congratulations are in order for BFRS members, Train4All who have received the Gold ERS award in recognition of all of the hard work they have done for the Armed Forces Community.This award is given to those who have shown a consistent dedication to supp...

NASC President Makes the Top 100

7 December 2022

‘NASC President Makes the Top 100'NASC President Lynn Way has been named as one of the Top 100 most influential Women in Construction in a booklet, published by National Federation of Builders (NFB).Congratulations Lynn! ??Lynn and NASC as a whole have always strived to revolutioni...

BFRS Members Team Up

6 December 2022

BFRS Members Team UpAnglian Water and The Environmental Agency, two BFRS members, have partnered with the Essex Council to find ways of improving the wildlife quality in their surrounding water sources.This unique project forms part of their ‘Get River Positive' initiative, where they...

AACE – From Bronze to Silver

5 December 2022

AACE – From Bronze to Silver BFRS members, AACE, are delighted to have received the Silver Award from the ERS in recognition of their continued support to members of the Armed Forces Community. AACE was founded by former RAF officer Rick Hussey in 1997 to provide specialist engineering cons...

Morson Group - Highly Commended

30 November 2022

Highly Commended Congratulations Congratulations are in order for BFRS Members, Morson Group, who came home with the Highly Commended title for the Best Large Recruitment Business.About the Awards: The best of the best from the UK recruitment industry gathered at East Wintergarden, Canary Whar...

A Year of Success for BFRS

24 November 2022

A Year of Success for BFRSOne Year ago, British Forces Resettlement Services received their Ministry of Defence, Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, this being the MOD's highest level of recognition for employers who support and advocate for the Armed Forces Community.From that point we...

Remembrance from Samworth Brothers

9 November 2022

Remembrance from Samworth BrothersBFRS partners, Samworth Brothers Supply Chain, have taken a massive leap in showing their support of the Armed Forces Community (AFC) by creating a trailer specifically designed for Remembrance Day. This red and poppy full design is now travelling across the c...

Award Winner Chevron TM

4 November 2022

Chevron TM ‘The Highway to Victory' BFRS member, Chevron TM is the proud recipient of the National Highways ACE Better Together Award 2021/22. They were a winner in the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Initiative of the Year category for “reducing incursion numbers using digital techno...

Award Winners CNet

3 November 2022

CNet Take the Gold Again!Earlier this year, BFRS members, CNet attended the ‘Network Computing Awards' where they were awarded the ‘Education & Training Provider of the Year'! This is now the second year in a row they have been voted best in this category, which is a testament to t...

Train4All - Women in Construction

1 November 2022

Amazing Opportunity for Women to Step Into the Industry BFRS Members, Train4All have recently announced their new 'Women in Construction' course, an amazing opportunity for women looking to get into the construction industry. They are offering two 6-week courses where participants can learn DIY s...

HighGround Rural Week - October 2022

1 November 2022

Another Successful Rural Week! HighGround has completed another one of their Rural Weeks which aim to help Forces Members, serving or not, connect back to nature and teach people key outdoor skills. Now having finished their October week, they had a few things to say about the impact it has had a...

AIS Survivex – Coupled Commendation

31 October 2022

‘AIS Survivex – Coupled Commendation' On Wednesday 26th October BFRS gold-level sponsors, AIS Survivex received special commendation at the RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind Awards! Charlie Guthrie, Head of renewables, and David Newbigging, Business Development Manager, both collected ...

Telent Mark Remembrance

28 October 2022

Telent Mark Remembrance In the lead up to Remembrance Sunday, BFRS members Telent are will be supporting the launch of the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal with colleagues selling poppies in their local area. With lots of their colleagues having a proud military background, Telent's workforc...

Jacobs 'One Million Lives'

25 October 2022

Jacobs 'One Million Lives' Free Mental Health Check-In Tool Mental health affects us all. In the time it will take you to read this article, one person on average will have chosen to end their own life. Because of this, BFRS members Jacobs, in collaboration with global mental health professionals...

Jacobs Enforcement - Transition Success Story

29 September 2022

Jacobs Enforcement – Military Transition Success Story Dale Joined Jacobs Enforcement in September 2020 “I joined the Royal Dragoon Guards back in 2005 as an AFV armoured crewman. I completed a total of 15 years in the military and during that time I learnt many skills and traits w...

Aspire Defence Are Gold Award Winners

29 September 2022

Aspire Defence are Gold Award Winners! Aspire Defence Recognised as An Employer of Choice Within the Armed Forces Community Five years after first receiving the silver award, Aspire Defence Services Limited has now been awarded Gold in the UK Defence Employers Recognition Scheme.The Award was ...

Early Years Programme Launch - Press Release

8 September 2022

Early Years programme: Grants to enhance pre-school learning for Service children Applications are now open for the Early Years programme which will fund projects that enhance learning for Service children aged 0-5 years, from serving Armed Forces families and create and enhance great places to l...

DHL Awarded Gold Again

6 September 2022

DHL RECEIVES GOLD AWARD Award recognises concerted recruitment effort and programmes to support Armed Services veterans and Reservists in the workplace DHL Supply Chain has been awarded Gold status in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant since 2015...

VIVO - Bronze Award

6 September 2022

VIVO - Bronze Award Holders Vivo Defence Services have recieved the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust Bronze Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) As a company dedicated to defence, they are passionate about supporting the armed forces community and service personnel by employin...

Hemlow Improver Programme Shortlisted for Award

9 August 2022

Hemlow Improver Programme shortlisted for IWFM Impact Award!We are pleased to announce that the Hemlow Improver Programme has been shortlisted as a finalist in the People Development and Talent Retention category in the IWFM Impact Awards!As one of the most prestigious events in the workp...

SSGC Double Award Nomination

9 August 2022

Congratulations to SSGC!The UK's fastest-growing security company has received a double award nomination from the globally-renowned Ex-Forces in Business Awards. Swindon-based SSGC secured the nomination for Employer of the Year for the second year running, while its brilliant resource manager...

SSGC Recognised with Gold Award

9 August 2022

SSGC Take The GoldThe UK's fastest-growing security company has been presented with the highest badge of honour in recognition of its continued support of the armed forces. Swindon-based SSGC has been presented with the prestigious gold award from the Employer Recognition Scheme, which identif...

Fun In The Sun

24 June 2022

Welcome back to the BFRS Blog! This week's installment will be all about the recent activity here at BFRS and there is plenty to update you on!What's New? We have welcomed a new member to the BFRS team. Konstantina Bouranta has joined us as Business Development Assistant and will be helping th...

AIS Survivex and BFRS Partnership

15 June 2022

Intoducing Military2EnergyLeading training provider, AIS Survivex, has sealed a deal with the British Forces Resettlement Service (BFRS) to support those looking to work in the global energy sector after leaving military life. The deal will see AIS Survivex become BFRS Gold Plus Sponsors and w...

BFRS National Careers Fair Leicester 2022

6 June 2022

BFRS – Resettlement Straight from the Horse's MouthMany members of the Armed Forces Community (AFC) are facing the home stretch of their time in service, and British Forces Resettlement Services (BFRS) are helping them over the hurdles and into civvy street! With employment and training ...

Is This Thing On?

20 May 2022

New Introductions!Firstly, welcome to our blog, we're delighted that you have decided to join us on this space. We'll be using this platform to provide you with frequent updates about BFRS, industry news, military life, interviews and case studies from members of the #ArmedForcesCommunity in t...