To celebrate World Environment Day on June 5, AWE has invited year 4 and 5 pupils to take part in a creative challenge. This year’s theme is biodiversity and children from North Hampshire and West Berkshire are invited to submit their design for a bug hotel. There are prizes to be won and those up […]

AWE is continuing its support for charity partner Thrive over the coming year. Thrive uses gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable. Over the last two years, AWE has supported Thrive through a mixture of fundraising and donations, […]

During Mental Health Awareness Week, AWE is pleased to congratulate materials scientist, Paul Ryan who has won the Wellbeing Champion award at the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index Employee Awards. MIND’s annual employee recognition awards acknowledge outstanding individuals who play a key role in promoting positive mental health within their workplace. The Wellbeing Champion award is […]

AWE is working with the Ministry of Defence and wider HM Government who are providing direction regarding the management of the limited stocks of PPE available nationally. We are providing personal protective equipment (PPE) where we can, such as protective overshoes and respirator masks to local hospitals. To help increase local 999 emergency response capacity, […]

  This issue of Connect contains details of new emergency planning arrangements around the AWE sites. You can read more about these changes in the Radiation Emergency Preparedness and Public Information Regulations (REPPIR) booklet here. You can also find more information on the West Berkshire Council website.   legislation?

As of 15 May 2020, we are delighted to welcome Alison Atkinson, as our new acting CEO and MD, taking over from Iain Coucher. Under Iain’s leadership, AWE made significant improvements in production operations and the management of key capital projects, and prepared AWE for the challenges of the future while maintaining our focus on […]

Following a two-year partnership, the generosity of AWE and staff has seen its charity partner Bucket List Wishes (BLW) able to grant 20 wishes for terminally ill adults in the Hampshire and West Berkshire region. The local charity helps those with a life-limiting diagnosis achieve one wish from their bucket list. Through its fund-raising efforts […]

AWE has been recognised by mental health charity Mind for its commitment to workplace wellbeing.   AWE was one of over 100 organisations to take part in Mind’s annual Workplace Wellbeing Index and recognised with a Bronze Award, which is given to organisations that have started their journey to better mental health at work by developing […]

The AWE Charity Fund has made a £4,000 donation to Hampshire Medical Fund’s Dig Deep Campaign to purchase vital medical equipment for three local hospitals.  The money will go towards state-of the art medical equipment such as Intensive Care hospital beds, ventilators and monitoring equipment to help change or save lives. The Dig Deep Campaign […]

This week (30 March – 5 April) is World Autism Awareness Week – seven days where people across the UK take part in activities to raise money and awareness for the National Autistic Society.  There are lots of ways to spread awareness, and get advice and support from the charity- especially during this difficult time. […]

The government has classified AWE as a critical organisation in the delivery of key defence and national security outputs. This means that a number of employees have critical worker status and will continue to come to work. Critical worker status has also been confirmed for a number of our essential supply chain partners. Strict measures […]

  The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019 (REPPIR 2019) is new legislation. It was introduced by the Government to further strengthen Great Britain’s already robust arrangements for radiological emergencies. These changes aim to deliver a consistent approach to radiation emergency preparedness and response across the radiological defence nuclear and civil nuclear sectors. […]

To celebrate British Science Week March 6-15, AWE has worked in partnership with its local schools and the Royal Institution to support delivery of science demonstrations to nearly a 1,000 local students, teachers and parents. AWE’s Community Engagement Manager, Philippa Kent, who runs the company’s award-winning schools programme, said: “British Science week is a great […]

International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women’s Day is all about unity, celebration, reflection, advocacy and action. In support of this we spoke to some of our wonderful female […]

On 25 February, the Government announced the replacement warhead programme in Parliament, reaffirming its commitment to maintaining the United Kingdom’s minimum credible independent nuclear deterrent, which exists to deter the most extreme threats to the UK and our NATO allies. AWE has been working closely with the Ministry of Defence to maintain capability in readiness […]

The AWE Charity Fund has donated £5000 to charity Home-Start. The donation is in support of the Isolated Families Project which aims to reduce the impact that isolation can have on families with young children in West Berkshire. According to the charity, parents with poor mental health report finding parenting difficult and often struggle with […]

AWE has published its third gender pay gap report. All UK companies with more than 250 employees are required to publish this report annually, and our 2020 report shows that our median gender pay gap is 18.6%. This represents an increase compared to last year’s 15%, and is broadly in line with the current national […]

On 11th February, the United Nations, partners worldwide, women and girls will mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrating the theme, ‘Investment in Women and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth.’ The Day focuses on the reality that science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of internationally agreed […]

The 2nd – 9th February marks the 13th National Apprenticeship Week. National Apprentice Week is an annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships across England and a time to recognise and applaud apprenticeship success stories across the country. Throughout the 13 years, National Apprenticeship Week has brought together apprenticeship supporters from across the country, with MPs, ambassadors, […]

AWE welcomes the recently published National Audit Office report into nuclear infrastructure. The report recognises the complexity of these projects and acknowledges the improvements in managing them since 2016. We will continue to work closely with the MOD and our regulators. Read more.