Supporting local communities on an international scale
We are focused on creating a long-term sustainable contribution and leaving a positive legacy in all the communities in which we work.
Across the UK, Ireland, Canada and the USA our network of social value champions actively engage with colleagues and community leaders to identify and support worthy causes.
The wide variety of activities they carry out vary in nature but all link back to our core purpose of improving life.
Giving Back Days are two paid days available each year to all Murphy employees to help them support a community organisation, school or charity of their choice.
In 2023 our teams collectively used over 340 Giving Back Days to volunteer at causes important to them.
Activities included building playgrounds for local school children, cleaning canals, planting forests and supporting teams at food banks and animal rescue centres.
In 2023 we were proud to have more than doubled our financial support to 131 charitable causes during the year – totalling in excess of £500k.
In addition, colleagues across the business delivered 126 separate skills and employment events plus an additional 86 STEM-specific events at local schools and colleges. Ensuring the future of STEM recruitment is vital for the construction industry and our teams are dedicated to inspiring the next generation of engineering experts.
We are committed to local job creation and providing lasting careers for people in the communities where we work. In 2023, almost 53% of our new employment opportunities were filled by local people living within a 30-mile radius of their work location.
Further to this, work begins this year on a £40 million One Murphy Hub at our depot in Golborne, Greater Manchester. This will be followed by an additional £40 million training facility at our plant depot in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire. Together, these will help the local communities by investing in skills and boosting employment.
Giving Back days in 2024 so far
Vacancies filled locally in 2024
Skills, employment & STEM events facilitated
Pounds donated to charitable causes in 2024 so far
