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November 15, 2017
The other companies were Buildbase in Lincoln,
Mercury Electronic Warfare Ltd in Sleaford,
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPF)
and Forces Cars Direct Limited in Lincoln. Each
received the Silver Defence Employer Recognition
Scheme Award at an awards event held on 9th
November at Burleigh Court in Loughborough where
21 public and private sector businesses from around
the region were presented with a certificate by
Colonel Tom Redgate, The Deputy Commander
(Reserves) of the regional Army HQ.
John Wilson, the Ministry of Defence’s Regional
Employer Engagement Director said: “Employing
members of the Armed Forces community is
beneficial to employers as they can often use the
specialist skills and training individuals have gained
through the Armed Forces in their workplace. Skills
such as team work, problem-solving and having the
experience of leading a team can be transferred into
any civilian organisation.
“The Silver Awards event was a huge success with
many of the employers commenting on the value of
networking with other
businesses who also
employ current or former
Service personnel.”
Michelle Allbones, Finance
Manager of TMS Support
Solutions Ltd, commented:
“Currently, 73% of our
employees are from the Armed Forces Community
and we’ve found that the technical skills that they
bring to TMS in the fields of vehicle mechanics,
avionics and electronics to name a few, are extremely
valuable to the services we provide our clients.
Deciding to sign the Armed Forces Covenant was an
easy decision for us. It allowed us to show our
commitment to the wider Armed Forces Community
and to highlight this very valuable and highly skilled
group of potential employees to other employers. As
part of our ongoing commitment we are pleased to
have been awarded the Silver Recognition Award and
will now be working towards the Gold Award.”
42 further businesses also formally had their Silver
Awards renewed after continuing to support the
Armed Forces community three years on from when
they were first presented this accolade.
To learn more about the Armed Forces Covenant visit:
TMS Support Solutions of Grantham
was one of five Lincolnshire based
organisations recently recognised for
the support they give to the Armed
Forces community.
TMS achieves Silver
in the employer
recognition scheme