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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 […]