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Taking place annually on 23rd June, International Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign, under the patronage of UNESCO with the aim of raising the profile of women working in engineering across the world. It focuses attention on the amazing career opportunities available to women in this exciting and dynamic industry and celebrates the outstanding achievements of women engineers.

This year, #INWED18 will be encouraging participants to show the world how they are ‘Raising the bar’ in pursuit of more diversity in engineering.

Kirsten Bodley, CEO of the Women’s Engineering Society said: “We are really pleased to have so much support for International Women in Engineering Day this year, where the theme is ‘Raising the bar’. This chimes really well in the UK with 2018 being the ‘Year of Engineering’ and 100 years since (some) women gained the vote, whilst continuing to encourage global support and engagement in celebrating those who have visibly demonstrated their support for diversity in the engineering sector.”

In its position as a privately owned building engineering principal contractor, JCA is committed to promoting diversity and equal opportunities within its growing workforce of more than 150 staff. The company employs women in various departments and always welcomes and supports women interested in pursuing a career within engineering and construction.

Jodie Mason, Buyer for JCA commented: “I have grown with JCA over nine years, from a part-time admin assistant to a full-time buyer for the business. Throughout my time here, I have been supported, guided and encouraged and have developed and grown in confidence, thanks to JCA and my colleagues.”

Sally McGreevy, HR Administrator, added: “JCA is a great place to work. As a member of the HR team, I feel lucky to work with such nice people who work hard to provide the best for all our employees. A good work-life balance is very important to me and JCA is more than accommodating. I’m looking forward to seeing where the future takes us as JCA continues to grow.”

To find out more about the career opportunities available at JCA, please click here 

World FM Day, initiated by Global FM, is an international celebration of the importance of the FM profession. Its aim is to raise the profile of facilities management around the world and those involved in shaping and influencing the health, safety, productivity and well-being of people utilising the built environment. It highlights how facilities management plays an integral role in enabling positive customer, client and employee experience in all sectors, whether that’s residential, leisure, entertainment, retail, healthcare or any other.

For 2018, the theme remains the same as last year, focusing on “Enabling positive experiences”. Duncan Waddell, Chairman of Global FM, said: “The 2018 theme shines the spotlight on facilities management’s important role across the globe. Facility managers deliver exceptional customer experiences worldwide across multiple sectors and World FM Day is an important time for us to reflect on that. You will find that FM directly impacts many industries and there are examples in travel and tourism, residential, entertainment, sport & leisure, health and education, as well as the wider workplace.”

At JCA we take time to understand each of our client’s unique requirements and tailor maintenance packages to suit each business’s individual needs. Our aim is to create strong relationships with the client’s FM teams based on mutual trust and understanding, as well as to provide first class customer experience.

Tom Absalom, Managing Director, JCA, said: “As a leading M&E maintenance provider, we fully understand the importance of facilities management professionals and the role they play in often complex environments, ensuring that end users receive world class service. We are proud to be part of this by providing seamless and client-tailored M&E maintenance services. At JCA we believe that collaborative engagement between FM teams and suppliers is not only beneficial but crucial in order to achieve a positive customer experience. This transparent and collaborative approach is a standard that we have set across the company and one that we believe should form part of our industry’s culture”.

World FM Day is a fantastic opportunity to discuss and share experiences and knowledge across the industry, to raise the awareness, promote the FM profession and celebrate the successes of the industry.

To get involved, join the conversation on Twitter and share your positive stories using hashtag #WorldFMDay

JCA is a proud member of BIFM. Click on this link for more information about World FM Day

JCA is proud to announce it has achieved Gold in the internationally-renowned RoSPA Health and Safety Awards 2018.

The longest-running industry awards scheme in the UK, RoSPA receives entries from organisations around the world. The awards recognise achievement in health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement.

Commenting on JCA’s Gold achievement, Jamie McDonald, Corporate HSE Manager at JCA, said:

“This award is a true reflection of the commitment JCA has to the health and safety of its employees, subcontractors and clients and could not have been achieved without the dedication of all of those who have demonstrated their professionalism to health and safety on JCA’s behalf. This award has set a high standard that we must now maintain and continue to build upon as we progressively adapt and develop our Safe Systems of Work in line with the culture that we continue to build throughout the company.”

Receiving this award is a significant achievement for JCA, as part of a journey of continuous improvement and commitment to ensure stringent health and safety processes across the company and through its supply chain.  Complementing this corporate accolade was the recent professional achievement of Health & Safety Manager (Projects),Tina McGennity, who was presented with JCA’s Employee of the Year Award for 2017.