Quality assurance in place!

It’s important every business follows the appropriate quality assurance, compliance and health and safety legislation. To ensure that the business meets and exceeds its legislative requirements, The Forshaw Group has recently outsourced its compliance and accreditation to MARS Management and Risk Solutions Ltd. As part of MARS Management and Risk Solutions Ltd’ onboarding, its Consultant,…

Prepping for the future

The Forshaw Group’s managing director Liam Hanlon and chief executive of Knowsley Chamber of Commerce, Lesley Martin Wright visited the Military Preparation College for Training (MPCT) last week. Also in attendance was retired warrant officer one (WO1) Janice Cox QVRM VR RNR, who is the organisation’s regional employer engagement director (Merseyside & Isle of Man).…

A dazzling display

Our managing director Liam Hanlon was invited to attend The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo last week, which takes place on the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade and is an annual event. The invite to the event was in recognition of The Forshaw Group’s gold award status with the Armed Forces Covenant. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo dates…

Coasteering through life! INS-Pire activity day

Last Friday (August 18) was an exciting day for the apprentices involved in the INS-Pire academy as they took to the rocks, tidal inlets and seas in Anglesey for a day of coasteering. Coasteering is an activity where you explore rocky coastline by jumping, climbing and swimming. 10 apprentices were invited to attend, along with…

Community clean up at Wallasey Amateur Boxing Club

It is always nice to see the community come together and ‘wipe the floor’! It was tools at the ready at Wallasey Amateur Boxing Club (ABC) in Leasowe for its annual clean up in preparation for the boxing club’s return to training for the new season. Our managing director and Wallasey ABC chairman, Liam Hanlon,…

Three countries, three peaks, three lakes – one team

Last week, starting on Thursday 27 July 2023, a team of about 50 people, including swimmers, cyclists and runners, took on the Paul Lavelle Foundation (PLF) and Tri4Life’s 3×3 Tri Challenge 2023, raising almost £3500 for the Paul Lavelle Foundation. The challenge The event encompassed challenges in Scotland, England and Wales. Starting from Fort William,…

The importance of accreditation

A lot of time and effort goes into ensuring we have all the necessary accreditations at The Forshaw Group. This is why we are delighted that we were recently re-awarded ISO 9001: 2015 accreditation. This achievement and recertification are testament to the hard work and dedication of our team in maintaining our good practices that…

Preparing for the future

The Forshaw Group managing director, Liam Hanlon recently attended the Military Preparation College (MPC) Showcase event at the Royal Liver building. Organised by the MPC based at Toosey Barracks Army Reserve Centre, the event was designed to highlight the opportunities the college can provide school leavers. The Military Academy is a unique training college that…