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Behind our ERS Gold Award are people like Jake. The Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award is the highest level of recognition given to employers who support the Armed Forces community, and it sits alongside our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant. It is an award we are proud of, but the value of it is not in the badge. It is in the careers it stands for. Jake joined the Army Foundation College at Harrogate at 16 and

Our Commercial Manager Jack Jones has been named G4C Future Leader at the Constructing Excellence in Wales Awards 2026, recognising the best young professionals working in the Welsh built environment. It caps a remarkable journey. Jack joined R&M Williams as a trainee quantity surveyor two days after leaving school, having spotted an opportunity through Jobs Growth Wales. Thirteen years on, he is the youngest Commercial Manager in the company's history, managing a team of ten surveyors and trainees with

There's something fitting about a day spent with paintbrushes in hand. Painting and decorating is where R&M Williams started, so getting back to it for a good cause felt right. We spent the day at One Life Autism in Ebbw Vale, giving our time to paint fences and furniture across the charity's site. The day was devised in partnership with our client Tai Calon at leadership level, with Johanna Reames and Freya Church shaping it. Our team of Alex

R&M Williams has been awarded the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award 2026 in recognition of its support for the Armed Forces community. The company is one of eight employers in Wales, and 162 across the UK, to receive the award this year. The Gold Award is the highest level of recognition available under the scheme and is presented to employers who employ and support serving personnel, Reservists, veterans and their families. To achieve Gold Award

Nine months ago, Nathan had never had a job. Today, he's multi-skilled on site, hoist trained, working full time, and due to start his telehandler licence with Bridgend College soon. His story started through our resident liaison work at our flagship project in Swansea. Terry Weeks, one of our Liaison Officers, got talking to a resident in one of the flats, and their parent was given Freya Church's contact details last October. Knowing Nathan was the son of one

As part of its social value commitment on the West Cross project for Swansea Council, R&M Williams donated signage to Whitestone Primary School in Swansea, where Year 2 pupils have been putting it to good use in their construction role play area. The donation was the first in what has become a series of contributions to the school, with each one aimed at enhancing curriculum learning and bringing the world of construction to life for young pupils. Last Friday,

Contracts Manager Scott Hughes and Social Value Manager Freya Church visited Caerphilly County Borough Council this week to donate a large collection of items in support of the council's ongoing initiative to help low income families across the borough. R&M Williams has been delivering painting and voids work on the council's framework for some time, and the visit reflected a desire to do more for the people living in those properties. Working with valued supplier Lyreco Group, the team

Contracts Manager Scott Hughes and Social Value Manager Freya Church visited Caerphilly County Borough Council this week to donate a large collection of items in support of the council's ongoing initiative to help low income families across the borough. R&M Williams has been delivering painting and voids work on the council's framework for some time, and the visit reflected a desire to do more for the people living in those properties. Working with valued supplier Lyreco Group, the team