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2009

19 October 2009 VT Group Wins Contract for Support to U.S. Army Program Management Office for CH-47 Cargo Helicopters VT Group U.S.has been awarded a contract to provide support related to the operational objectives of the U.S. Army Program Management Office for CH-47 Cargo Helicopters
07 October 2009 "Pulling for the Troops" Raises $3,375 for USO-Metro VT Group hosted “Pulling for the Troops” at AUSA, a pull-up contest that raised $3,375 to support USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) programs and services for troops and their families.
23 September 2009 Susan Springer Appointed VP of Human Resources of VT Group U.S. VT Group, an industry leader in the delivery of customer-critical services to government agencies and U.S. arm of UK-based VT Group plc (VTG.L), is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Springer to serve as Vice President of Human Resources.
14 September 2009 VT Group to Consolidate U.S. Operations VT Group to Consolidate U.S. Operations; Expands Global Capability Offerings and Enhances Flexible, Responsive Delivery
29 June 2009 Lord Mandelson addresses VT Group Nuclear Forum The growing global nuclear market represents a major opportunity for British companies like VT Group, Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, told a meeting of City investors.
26 June 2009 VT Group scoops national prize at 2009 School Buildings Awards VT Group (VT) is delighted to announce that its Education business has won the prestigious Best use of ICT to create a learning community category in the British Council for Schools Environments (BCSE) Industry Awards.
22 June 2009 VT Group achieves Carbon Trust Standard after action on climate change Hampshire-based engineering support services company VT Group is among a select group of fewer than 100 companies nationwide to be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard, after measuring and reducing its carbon footprint in the UK by some 24 per cent over the past three years.
16 June 2009 BSF Funded School Reaps Benefits of ‘Innovation Bubble’ Newly opened Catford High School, Lewisham, is dispelling all myths that BSF funded schools follow a one-size-fits-all managed ICT service. A successful partnering between VT Group’s Education business and the London Borough of Lewisham has resulted in a bespoke transformational ICT managed service with the capability to test new technologies through an ‘Innovation Bubble’.
11 June 2009 BAA Edinburgh appoint VT Group to service vehicle fleets Defence and support services company VT Group (VT) has begun a contract with BAA to manage Edinburgh Airport’s fleet of vehicles and ground support equipment (GSE).
21 May 2009 A winning Response to Redundancy (R2R) package VT’s education organisation has won a series of contracts to provide response to redundancy packages within the Yorkshire and Humber, Eastern and South East regions of the UK. The total value of the contracts with the Learning and Skills Council exceeds £12m.
18 May 2009 VT White Fleet contract helps MoD go green Defence and support services company VT Group is helping the UK Ministry of Defence to bolster its green credentials by providing 55 Toyota Prius hybrid cars.
15 May 2009 VT Transforms Surrey Teachers' Professional Development Provision VT Group has launched CPD Online; an online facility that will effectively transform the provision of continuing professional learning and development to the school workforce across Surrey.
14 May 2009 VT Group Awarded Government Accreditation for Customer Excellence VT Group’s Education business has been awarded the Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Accreditation. The Customer Service Excellence standard was introduced by the government in March 2008 and replaces Charter Mark.
13 May 2009 Preliminary Announcement of Results for the Year Ended 31 March 2009 Preliminary Announcement of Results for the Year Ended 31 March 2009
29 April 2009 VT Education and Skills Short listed For National Awards VT Education and Skills (VTE&S) is delighted to announce that it has been short listed for two prestigious national awards – the Best Education Project in the Public Private Finance Awards (PPF) and for the Best use of ICT to create a learning community in the British Council for Schools Environments (BCSE) awards.
16 April 2009 VT's Engineering Academy Hosts Shadow Cabinet Minister David Willetts, Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, visited VT’s engineering academy today. This is his first visit to the HMS Sultan based academy, where he saw first hand the facility that trains around 500 apprentices each day.
13 April 2009 David J. Dacquino Appointed CEO of VT Services VT Services, an industry leader in defense logistics, communications and support services and U.S. arm of UK-based VT Group plc (VTG.L), is pleased to announce the appointment of David J. Dacquino to serve as Chief Executive Officer.
09 April 2009 VT Flagship Hosts Superyacht Industry Experts VT Flagship’s training facility proved one of the highlights on the UK Trade and Industry (UKTI) Superyacht Tour of Excellence. Industry experts from around the world were shown the state-of-the art Fire Fighting Training Unit (FFTU) at HMS Excellent by Sir Tim McClement, who heads up VT Flagship’s superyacht training capability. Similar events have resulted in million of pounds of business being generated for UK marine companies.
02 April 2009 VT Nuclear Services Consortium secures €2.6m Bulgarian waste disposal facility contract A consortium comprising of Empresarios Agrupados Internacinal SA , VT Nuclear Services and ENPRO Consult of Bulgaria has secured a three year contract to project manage the design of a new national disposal facility for low level and intermediate level waste in Bulgaria.
30 March 2009 VT Group Announcement Peter McIntosh is to leave defence and support services company VT Group on completion of the sale of VT’s shareholding in its shipbuilding and naval support joint venture BVT Surface Fleet. VT has announced its intention to start the process of selling its shareholding in BVT in July this year.
30 March 2009 VT Group pre-close statement to 31st March 2009 Defence and support services company VT Group (VT) today issues the following pre-close statement for the year to 31 March 2009. The preliminary announcement of the Group’s results will be made at 7.00am on Wednesday, 13 May 2009.
30 March 2009 New Partnership for Chrysler Chrysler UK Ltd has just announced a new partnership with the UK’s largest training provider, VT Training, offering apprenticeships to young talent working at Chrysler dealerships around the UK.
24 March 2009 VT Nuclear Services wins £1.2m Dounreay Drum Contract VT Nuclear Services has been awarded a £1.2m contract to supply drums for the Dounreay Cementation Facility. The contract will supply waste drums for the safe long term storage of nuclear waste at the site in Scotland from June this year.
12 March 2009 VT Communications and BBC win prestigious ‘Team of the Year’ award VT Communications (VTC) in partnership with the BBC World Service has won the prestigious ‘Team of the Year - Professional and Support Services’ at the BBC Global News’ Reith Awards.
11 March 2009 AirKnight advances SAR-H solution by selecting Eurocopter's EC225 AirKnight, the teaming of Lockheed Martin UK, VT Group and British International Helicopters, is advancing its solution for the UK’s Search and Rescue Helicopter (SAR-H) programme through selection of one of the world’s most advanced and versatile helicopters, the Eurocopter EC225.
06 March 2009 VT Nuclear Services wins €2.8m decommissioning contract in Lithuania A consortium led by VT Nuclear Services has been awarded a €2.8M decommissioning contract at the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania. The contract will deliver preparatory engineering work for the safe and cost-effective decontamination and decommissioning of the redundant Unit 1 reactor support equipment contained within Building V1.
26 February 2009 VT Education and Skills awarded national platform to provide education advice in BSF VT Education and Skills (VTE&S), the UK’s largest education and training company, has been appointed by Partnerships for Schools (PfS) to the new Education and Children’s Services Advice and Support Framework.
24 February 2009 Chris Taylor Appointed President of VT Aepco VT Services, an industry leader in defense logistics, communications and support services is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Taylor to serve as President of VT Aepco.
09 February 2009 VT Flagship to deliver BMW Group dealer training in the UK Leading training solutions provider, VT Flagship has won a multi-million pound five-year contract to deliver training at the BMW Group Academy (UK) at Wokefield Park, Berkshire.
02 February 2009 VT Flagship wins landmark contract with the RAF Leading training and support services company VT Flagship has won a £30 million pound contract to deliver key support services at Royal Air Force Brampton Wyton Henlow against intense competition
30 January 2009 VT Nuclear Services Secures Two Nuclear New Build Contracts VT Nuclear Services has secured two five-year framework contracts to support the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) in the licensing of new reactors in the UK.
29 January 2009 VT Flagship to deliver state-of-the-art learning environments for most advanced warship in the world Leading training and support services company VT Flagship has won the Royal Navy contract to deliver modern e-learning environments for Type 45 Destroyer training. The facilities, located at HMS Collingwood and HMS Sultan, are set to provide the transformational learning platform required to deliver the bespoke courseware.
28 January 2009 VT Group Interim Management Statement and Update on BVT Surface Fleet Defence and support services company VT Group issues the following Interim Management Statement, covering the Group's performance for the period since September 30, 2008.
23 January 2009 Elevate Magazine - Issue 1 January 2009 Click here to download the latest issue of the brand new Elevate Magazine - Issue 1 January 2009
06 January 2009 Zach Parker Appointed President of VT Griffin VT Services, an industry leader in defense logistics, communications and support services is pleased to announce the appointment of Zach Parker to serve as President of VT Griffin.
05 January 2009 VT Training wins major contract to provide technical training for Volkswagen Group UK Ltd VT Training has won a new contract to provide all UK-based adult technical training for the Volkswagen Group UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Europe's largest carmaker
05 January 2009 VT Flagship opens doors on new confined space training facility VT Flagship’s Fire Fighting Training School in Portsmouth is celebrating the opening of an important new addition to its range of training facilities. The custom built Confined Space Training Facility, based at HMS Excellent, is one of the most advanced trainers of its type to train the Royal Navy and commercial customers to safely operate in enclosed areas.