Francis Construction
Business in Action over 50 employees sponsored by Boyes Turner
Companies, large or small, showing a commitment to working with the community. There are two awards for firms with under 50 and over 50 employees.
A company which started in Tilehurst in 1889 has continually dedicated time and effort to the Reading community.
Francis Construction has raised or donated £25,000 to charities and the community in the last four years alone and their employees are continually volunteering their time.
The company supports charity golf days, presentations at schools and colleges and invites students to carry out workshops with them, as well running community maintenance projects and offering paid time off for volunteering to their employees.
Staff have volunteered around 1,300 hours over the last five years.
Young people and education are important to the company. It supports No5, the free Reading confidential counselling and mental health support group for people aged eleven to twenty-five, as well as the Thames Valley Air Ambulance, raising in excess of £15,000.
