Wellbeing Hero Award

Vikky is Lead Mental Health Champion at railway infrastructure contractor VolkerRail. Vikky pioneered the Building Relationships On Site (BROS) programme, which has changed the working environment at the company, making previously uncomfortable conversations feel comfortable. She built the programme with guidance from eight construction managers and six supervisors, with whom she discussed what the company could do differently to account for staff’s working patterns and locations.  BROS is based on the concept of colleagues looking out for each other when on location. The programme built on workers’ usual ways of communicating and working together, harnessing that connection for the cause of promoting mental wellbeing.

His nominee quoted “Andy is a true gentleman and goes above and beyond to put the health and wellbeing of his colleagues first. Even though Andy is very busy, he always takes the time to talk to employees regardless of their job role – this has been received so well, with people saying he lifts up their spirits. He also sets aside one day a month to focus on the all the wellbeing matters that have been put into place, checking on their progress and ensuring they’re always actioned.

Their nominee quoted: “The team have implemented many wellbeing initiatives, one of them is ‘Coffee Roulette’, where you can chat with people you’ve never met before. Once a month, your name is drawn out of a hat, and you have a conversation with someone from the business for 20 minutes. This has been well received and welcomed as unique and different way of getting to know the business, but also getting to know someone new and share experiences. which have positively impacted all colleagues across Amey, ensuring no one is left behind”.