Teams from two of our ongoing major station projects, Cambridge South and Beaulieu Park, recently took time out to support their local communities. Cambridge South Station The Cambridge South Station team utilised one of their Giving Back Days to help improve a community recreation ground. Great Bardfield village run a community sports facility for the local area. They had raised enough funds to build a new community pavilion in 2021. However, after a rise in material costs, there was no funding left to complete the works, including the carpark. The area proposed for the car park was overgrown as well as needing to be cleared and levelled in preparation for the carpark to be laid. The team spent the day clearing the site, before bringing in plant machinery to level the surface in preparation for the new parking facility. The team also decided to use the day as a team building opportunity by swapping roles for the day. Project managers became labourers, and operatives became the planners and work supervisors. Kate Fox, from the local community said: “The Murphy team with their invaluable experience and heavy plant equipment achieved incredible progress during their visits. They undertook the tasks with a great attitude, professionalism, determination and dedication, meeting every one of our objectives. We are so grateful to the Cambridge South Station team and pass on our sincere gratitude and thanks to all the employees involved.” Beaulieu Park Station The Beaulieu Park Station team hosted a stand at the Chelmsford Skills Festival, organised by Chelmsford City Council. Over 1,200 secondary school students from across the city attended and the team spoke to them about the variety of career opportunities available within Murphy. The children also got to try their hand at driving a 20-tonne dumper truck across a building site (using a motion-simulator of course!). Speaking after the event, Chris Cayton, Managing Director – Transportation, explained why the team placed such importance on events like this: “It is crucial we encourage the younger generation to enter our industry. These types of events allow our teams to showcase the many opportunities we have to develop a career at Murphy” Murphy staff were also approached by members of the local community who had seen the progress at Beaulieu Park Station and were excited to speak about the station’s construction.
