YOUTH BUZZ AWARDS 2024
We were proud to be a sponsor of this years Manchester’s Youth Buzz Awards held in March. The awards recognise young people’s achievements and celebrate the amazing contributions they make to the city and its communities.
There are eleven award categories, underpinned by their five Skills for Life: Self-belief, Communication, Self-management, Teamwork, and Problem-solving.
Congratulations to all the winners!
HYNDBURN MAYOR’S CHARITY BALL 2024
We thoroughly enjoyed our evening at the Hyndburn Mayor’s Charity Ball held at the 1968 Lounge at Accrington Stanley Football Club.
Our lovely table displays were created by pupils at St Andrew’s C.E Primary School in Oswaldtwistle.
The evening was to support three local charities including Milly’s Smiles, Jeffrey’s Battle with Battens Disease, and Accrington Stanley Women FC – with games and an auction raising over £14’000!
ACCRINGTON & ROSSENDALE COLLEGE – CAREER FAIR 2024
Our Contracts Manager, Nick attended the event to support the local college, and chat to future students on apprenticeships and construction careers.
CHRISTMAS GIFT APPEAL – BLACKBURN YOUTH ZONE
Our head office and site staff took part in the youth zone’s 2023 gift appeal.
PATRONS – BLACKBURN YOUTH ZONE – 2023
In Oct 2023 we became Patrons of Blackburn Youth Zone. We will be taking part in various activities with them too, including career development, work experience, volunteering and seasonal activities.
Blackburn and Darwen Youth Zone is a 21st century youth zone located at the heart of Blackburn, open to young people aged 5 to 25 years old, aiming to change the prospects offered to young people in the area. Offering a state-of-the-art £5 million facility, young people have a space which provides “Somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to”.
HYNDBURN BUSINESS AWARDS 2023
WINNER – WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Rosslee were shortlisted in 4 categories this year (Family Business, Large Business, Made in Hyndburn & Workforce Development). We took home the award for Workforce Development due to our established Apprenticeship programme.
HAZEL GROVE HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS FAIR 2023
We attended the school’s Careers Fair in Oct 2023, where over 1000 students from across the years attended to talk to local business, further education facilities and public service organisations about career paths, different industries and roles.
NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 2023
We attended two events with local colleges (Blackburn College and Accrington & Rossendale College) to promote both apprenticeships and construction industry careers, along with a recruitment drive for our own future students.
STOCKDALE’S GOLF DAY 2022
Rosslee entered a team into the Golf Day to raise funds for Stockdales of Sale – helping to raise £4’400 for the organisation to continue their work with children and adults with learning disabilities.
HYNDBURN BUSINESS AWARDS 2021
Rosslee were finalists for two awards, B2B Business and Workforce Development. There was strong competition this year, with nearly 600 entries and nearly 200 people attended the evening event at Accrington Town Hall.
STOCKDALE’S GOLF DAY 2021
Rosslee entered a team into the Golf Day to raise funds for Stockdales of Sale – helping to raise over £9’000 for the organisation to continue their work with children and adults with learning disabilities.
The Christie Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride
Team Rosslee took part in the 60 mile cycle yesterday from Manchester to Blackpool!
The Christie Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride is The Christie charity’s largest cycling event that is attended by over 4,000 cyclists each year. The money raised from The Christie Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride helps to provide inspiration and hope to cancer patients and their families, as well as helping to carry out more research, give more people the very best treatment and care – and save even more lives.
So far we have raised £1,900 for The Christie Cancer Charity. However it’s not too late to donate; https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rosslee-construction1
HIVE BUSINESS AWARDS 2019
Rosslee Construction won ‘Large Business of the Year’ Award at the prestigious HIVE Blackburn and Darwen Business Awards this year. There was some tough competition, Rosslee were selected out of dozens of applications from throughout the region to attend an interview with a panel of judges, so all are thrilled that the team were able to impress them!
The judges said “we were impressed with this steadily growing construction company, and the investment Rosslee make in the future generation of construction workers”
For more information on the HIVE awards – https://awards.business-hive.co.uk/
HYNDBURN BUSINESS AWARDS 2019
Rosslee Construction won two awards this year at the local Hyndburn Business Awards! We received the ‘Apprenticeship Award’ for continued investment of skills in the future generation and the ‘Large Business Award’ for continued steady growth.
The Hyndburn Business Awards aim is make an annual showcase for the achievements, quality and diversity of the local businesses and enterprising people who make Hyndburn such a great place to live, work and visit.
For more information on the Hyndburn awards – http://www.hyndburnbusinessawards.co.uk/
WEAR IT PINK
Rosslee Construction supported the Breast Cancer awareness Campaign and in particular the Wear It Pink day on the 28th October.
All the team wore pink from the MD to Site operatives raising over £600 for Breast Cancer Research
Rosslee Construction would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported and sponsored them for this event – especially to the subcontractors working on our sites who all happily wore PINK! For more information about Breast Cancer Awareness please visit; www.wearitpink.co.uk or www.breastcancercampaign.org
FOOTBALL MATCH
Rosslee Construction entered a team in the charity 5 aside football competition in Burnley to help raise funds for local charities with the local Rotary Club.
BOBBY MOORE FOOTBALL SHIRT FRIDAY FOR BOWEL CANCER
Over £800 was raised when all the Rosslee team took part in the Football Shirt Friday event. Even our clients joined in raising valuable funds. Thank you to all that sponsored including all the children from and the church and congregation at Padiham Methodist Church.
Find out more about Cancer Research UK
HYNDBURN BUSINESS AWARDS
Winner – Apprenticeships
Runner up – Stonehouse Logic Award – Top award – To celebrate ‘The best of the best’ – The winner was the local business most inspiring across all categories
Runner up – Employer of the Year
