The Hercules Podcast

Stephen Kerslake is a truly inspirational kind of guy! From a background working on the tools and his own experience with poor mental health he was inspired to create awareness via the power of sport and provision of training. Chris and Brogan were blown away by his passion and purpose, we hope you are too....

Joining Chris and Brogan for the very latest episode of the podcast is Diversity and Inclusion Guru Alison Pacifico-France from Evosis. Alison talks passionately about the work she is doing and about the vision she has for making the world a much better place.

Believe it or not, Bill Hill, CEO of the Lighthouse Club actually grew up in a Lighthouse. Destiny surely! Bill talks to Chris and Brogan about his life and the tremendous work he and his team are doing on a daily basis helping those workers who have either been injured, fallen on hard times or indeed the bereaved families of workers.

It's been labelled a world first by High Speed 2 (HS2). A collaboration between Skanska Costain STRABAG JV (SCSJV), Cementation Skanska and Hercules Site Services, pioneering a new technique in the world of piling called 'Zero Trim Piles'. Our guest Lee Piper, Senior Works Superintendent for Costain talks about how he and his colleague Deon Louw from Cementation Skanska made an idea come to fruition with the help of Suction Excavators provided by Hercules Site Services. Andreas Gottfried, Business Development Manager from Hercules joins Lee to give his perspective on how events unfolded . Who doesn't love a world first....!

Maria Coulter BEM is an Award Winning Construction Coach and Podcaster, leading a revolution in the industry, she also sits as a NED on the Construction Industry Council. Maria is one of the construction industry's visionaries, Maria began her career in construction on site as a Quantity Surveyor. She saw an opportunity to improve the industry and develop higher standards. In particular Maria is a huge advocate of the Fairness, Inclusion and Respect programme, which continues to be embraced by the industry driving cultural change on sites making them better places to work for all. Listen to Chris & Brogan catch up with Maria, who delivered FIR training to Hercules.

This week Chris & Brogan are joined by the wonderful Simon Woods. Simon is an In-Custody Employer Engagement Co-Ordinator working across six prisons in the West Midlands. He works for Prospects which is part of The Shaw Trust. Simon encourages employers to see past the label and engage with people due for release from prison.

Andy Ormerod is the Managing Director of Balfour Beatty's Plant & Fleet Division, he joins Chris & Brogan to discuss his life and career in the construction industry. He shares some fantastic advice for people who might be thinking about moving into the industry and how 'anything is possible' if we approach things with a positive attitude and mindset.

For this latest episode Chris & Brogan are joined by ex Special Forces Operator, star of Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins programme, author and businessman - Ollie Ollerton. Ollie tells his story, a true roller coaster journey through huge highs and massive lows. So strap yourselves in and enjoy!

In this latest episode Chris & Brogan are joined by the wonderful Rebecca Thompson. Rebecca is an Apprentice Site Engineer currently working on site for Skanska on an Anglian Water @One Alliance project. Listen as she tells her story about life on site and about the journey she has taken from school to site. Hopefully Rebecca inspires many other young boys & girls into the construction industry.

Joining Chris & Brogan for this episode of The Hercules Podcast is Teik Tan who works in the UK as a Supply Chain Lead for Global construction giant Balfour Beatty. Teik talks candidly about how he has grown up dealing with and managing OCD. He gives great insights into how he has learnt to cope with OCD and not let it inhibit his career development and actually if harnessed correctly can prove to be beneficial.

In this latest episode Chris & Brogan are joined by the fantastic Pamela Zielinski. Pamela consults for a few different organisations, however, her work with Stronger Together https://www.stronger2gether.org/construction/ has been influential in helping Hercules better understand the cruel world of Modern Slavery within Construction. Pamela tells her story beautifully, from her days at Uni through to building a hugely successful career in large corporate organisations to now helping companies tackle modern slavery and human trafficking!

In this episode hosts Chris & Brogan are joined by the fantastic Ben Cross who is an Integration Lead at Global Construction Giant Skanska. Listen to Ben tell his inspirational story about how he has transformed his personal life, which in turn has had huge positive effects on his career and has led Ben to being recognised as one of the Construction Industries rising stars! Learn more about how businesses can get the best out of their diverse teams by creating inclusive environments. Ben explains how a poor experience on the sports field as a youngster has motivated him to create better experiences for Teams in the work environment - Inclusive Teamwork can really make the Dream Work

Hercules Site Services are a leading Construction and Civil Engineering company based in the UK. We operate four key divisions: Supply of skilled labour to Tier One clients; Hire out state of the art Suction Excavators; We have our own Price Work team delivering civils projects and Hercules Digital which has a core solution that can be tailored to match your specific requirements. In this opening episode host Chris Winfield is joined by Hercules very own HS&E Manager, Gary White. They discuss how the Global Coronavirus Pandemic has affected the industry and Hercules as a business. Music courtesy of Bensound.