Community Engagement

STEM

Developing The Young Workforce STEM Event

Mridu Das, Ali Clacy, Nick Clark, John Fergusson, Ali Bateman, Susan Woodhouse, Adam Goldie

A number of Mabbetteer’s supported a two day STEM Event organised by Developing the Young Workforce West. The Team had the opportunity to engage with ambitious young minds from local schools to spread knowledge and inspire them into choosing STEM career paths.

I'm not sure becoming the next Adam Goldie is anything to aim for... But it was a fun way to spend yesterday afternoon out of the office and representing Mabbett Ltd at the STEM event.

Adam Goldie, Process Safety Engineer

Volunteering

Volunteer Day at St Vincent’s Hospice

Charlotte Maddock and Crawford T. Greenfield

Team Volunteer Day at St Vincent’s Hospice where Mabbetteer’s Charlotte and Crawford supported with routine maintenance activities. They painted the internal staircases, freshening up the Hospice for residents, staff and visitors.

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to you all and in particular Charlotte and Crawford for all your help this week. The difference volunteers like yourselves make to our team and the hospice is greatly appreciated. The staircase looks wonderful thanks to you all.

Sue Christie, Facilities Manager

STEM

Chloe Jones Work Experience

Mabbetteers, Keighley Ziolkowski, Aaron McMillan, Jill Cottrell, Kirsty Bell, Petya Toncheva and Euan Brown

Mabbett were delighted to host Chloe Jones on work experience, a 16-year-old high school student with ambitions of becoming a Chemical Engineer. Chloe spent a number of days at Mabbett House where she met and spoke with engineers, scientists and technicians across our different service areas, to find out more about what they studied at university and where their career has taken them since.

I had a really enjoyable experience which gave a good insight of what you could do after getting your degree.

Chloe Jones

STEM

Work Placement Experience for Madeleine Bell

Nick Clark and Craig Young

We were delighted to welcome Madeleine Bell into our Engineering Team to gain work experience. Madeleine has just completed her fourth year in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Strathclyde University. During her time with us, Madeleine shadowed Nick Clark and Craig Young, gaining exposure to both environmental and process engineering projects.

I really enjoyed the opportunity, particularly gaining an understanding of data collection for example noise and air emission data, process of data analysis and interpretation into the final client report. The work experience allowed me to better understand application of theory and I am definitely more open minded about the day-to-day roles of an engineer.

Madeleine Bell

Volunteering

Training for Dementia Awareness

Alison Bateman

I volunteer with Glasgow’s Golden Generation charity which helps connect elderly people, who are isolated and lonely, with resources, community support, day care centres, befriending and welfare services. Today, 28 June 2023, I had the opportunity to attend a training for dementia awareness to be better able to support those with dementia.

This cause is significant to me because I lost both my grandparents last year, and my grandfather deteriorated quickly after the passing of my grandmother because of how important their relationship was, they were married for nearly 60 years. Isolation and loneliness can negatively affect people’s health and well-being a lot more than many people realise so I think it is important to support people where I can.

It was an interesting session, and I learned a lot of new information such as there are over 100 types of dementia, and the number of people in the UK with dementia will likely double by 2050.

Alison Bateman, Carbon Analyst and Visualisation Consultant

Volunteering

Volunteer Day at St Vincent’s Hospice

Derek J. McNab, Scott Duncan, David Clark, Gordon Magilton

A group of 4 Mabbetteers joined the team at St Vincent’s Hospice to offer their painting skills to help maintain the outdoor reception area. A little effort from our team made a big difference to this space at the Hospice.

Thanks again for all of your support, it’s always lovely to meet the team in person and have a chat. Please let your colleagues know how the Hospice team were commenting on how good the entrance looked this morning as we were heading into work.

Emma Donald - Community, Corporate & Events Manager

STEM

Mentoring for Engineering Development Trust Industrial Cadets Programme

Susan Borland and Geraldine Boylan

Susan Borland (Senior Environmental Scientist) mentored two S2 groups from Hyndland Secondary School. We also hosted the mentees at our offices to experience a STEM workplace. The mentees enjoyed meeting and chatting with some of the team to learn more about their roles and what led them to choose a STEM career.

"A big thank you to Susan, Geraldine and everyone at Mabbett who took the time to talk with our young Scientists ahead of their Industrial Cadets Bronze Award graduation on Wednesday. An interesting insight into their work and very useful advice!"

Mr MacVicar, Hyndland Secondary School

STEM

Derek J. McNab shares his career journey to becoming a Chartered Environmentalist

Derek J. McNab

Mabbett Managing Director, Derek J. McNab had the pleasure of sharing his career journey to become a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) with the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and Society for the Environment (SocEnv) during a Spotlight Webinar entitled ‘Becoming a Chartered Environmentalist.’

If you are looking to gain CEnv, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Derek for an informal chat. Derek comments, “others did the same for me.”

Charity

Time to Talk Day

Mabbetteers, GEP Environmental Team

Along with our colleagues at GEP Environmental, we created space and time for the team to enjoy conversations over a coffee and some home baked goodies across our regional offices in person, and over Teams for colleagues homeworking.

Donations were made to Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH), Scotland’s national mental health charity and Mind who fight mental health and change minds across England and Wales by making mental health an everyday priority.

Charity

Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day

All Mabbett, GH Johnston and GEP Environmental Staff

Throughout the week of 05 December 2022 across Mabbett, and Mabbett Group Companies GH Johnston and GEP Environmental Ltd we have been getting in the festive spirit, enjoying some festive goodies and sporting Christmas jumpers for Save the Children UK Christmas Jumper Day, celebrated on 08 December 2022.

Charity

Business Fives Corporate Charity Football Competition

Mabbetteers, Alfred Adusei, Hamish Turnbull, David Clark, Luke Hanlon, Adam Goldie, Gordon Magilton and Nicholas Clark

Our Engineers and Consultants swapped business attire for football boots to take part in the Business Fives Ltd corporate charity football competition in Glasgow. The Team played in support of Refuweegee and had a great afternoon. Thank you to our colleagues at Ross County Football Club for providing the Team with football shirts.

STEM

Isabella Marshall is a Guest Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde

Isabella Marshall

Isabella Marshall, Project Manager and Senior Geo-Environmental Engineer delivered a guest lecture as part of the Chemical Engineering Degree. Isabella lectured on ‘Contaminated Land Site Assessment and Remediation’ which discussed the Principles of Contaminated Land Risk Assessments, Conceptual Site Models and site investigation and remedial approach.

Volunteering

Volunteer Day at Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

Mabbetteers, Michael Lynch, Ehm Dowie, Simona Blaze, Cody Izatt, Abbie Monkman and Derek J. McNab

The sun shone on Mabbetteers, Michael Lynch, Ehm Dowie, Simona Blaze, Cody Izatt, Abbie Monkman and Derek J. McNab during their visit to Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park for a beach clean and path repair. The team supported Park Rangers Michael and John to collect 50 kg of plastic waste from the beach at Lunderston Bay and to repair the path to the pond at the Greenock Cut to promote more inclusive access.

STEM

STEM – Interview with an Engineer

Andy Lee and Troon Primary P6

Our Director of Operations, Andy Lee, was interviewed by the pupils of Primary 6A and 6B of Troon Primary School. After a short presentation on what an engineer is and does, Andy was put to the test on a range of topics: from climate change to engineering as a career.

STEM

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day – 23 June 2022

Mabbett female process safety, environmental and chemical engineers

International Women in Engineering Day is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate our female process safety, environmental and chemical engineers who design, develop and implement innovative process safety and engineering solutions to assist our clients to reduce risk, improve compliance, save money and achieve their net zero goals.

An integral part of our Women in STEM working group is acting as ambassadors engaging with primary, secondary school and university students to raise awareness of a career in a STEM subject.

Volunteering

Supporting a Small Community Food Growing Project in Glasgow

Mabbetteers, Petya Toncheva, Charlotte Maddock, David Skeoch, Adam Goldie and Luke Hanlon

Some of the Mabbett Team namely, Petya Toncheva, Charlotte Maddock, David Skeoch, Adam Goldie and Luke Hanlon swapped their desks for the outdoors last Friday to support Shettleston Community Growing Project, a small community food growing project in Glasgow. They took on a range of practical tasks to include gardening, watering, DIY and painting the high rise beds to support general upkeep of the allotment food growing site.

The charity encourages healthy eating and widens the horizons of young children by taking them away from one of the most deprived areas of inner city Glasgow on trips to different parts of Scotland. Thank you to Business Volunteers for arranging the day.

Our ‘See a Difference, Make a Difference’ pledge provides each and every Mabbett employee with a full day of paid volunteering leave per year to allow them to Make a Difference in their own community.

Charity

‘Kids’ Easter Challenge

Mabbetteers 'kids'

A massive thank you to all the children (young and old) who submitted an entry to our Easter Challenge. A donation was made to The Trussell Trust for each entry received to support their work to stop hunger and deliver compassionate and practical support to people in crisis,

Services

Community Engagement

All of us at Mabbett recognise how important our local community is to our business. We are committed to investing our resources in supporting those around us on a proactive basis through Community Engagement activities.

‘See a Difference, Make a Difference’ pledge

Developing The Young Workforce STEM Event

Volunteer Day at St Vincent’s Hospice

Chloe Jones Work Experience

Work Placement Experience for Madeleine Bell

Training for Dementia Awareness

Volunteer Day at St Vincent’s Hospice

Mentoring for Engineering Development Trust Industrial Cadets Programme

Derek J. McNab shares his career journey to becoming a Chartered Environmentalist

Time to Talk Day

Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day

Business Fives Corporate Charity Football Competition

Isabella Marshall is a Guest Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde

Volunteer Day at Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

STEM – Interview with an Engineer

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day – 23 June 2022

Supporting a Small Community Food Growing Project in Glasgow

‘Kids’ Easter Challenge