One-year anniversary of a local man’s employment on the project

Sacyr UK, the contractor building the new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC), is delighted to share another success story following the one-year anniversary of a local man’s employment on the project.

Josh, aged 32 from Cardiff, is employed as a Cleaning Supervisor where he manages a small team of five cleaners on the nVCC site. Having previously been unemployed since 2023, he was referred to People Plus Restart, a scheme which helps long-term unemployed people to start working by providing employment support from skills training to interview preparation.

Following his referral, he was then identified as a suitable candidate for a long-term cleaning position with Sacyr UK which he started in April 2024. During the first six months of his new role, Josh impressed the team with his commitment and showed great leadership potential through his knowledge and skills from his background in manufacturing and cleaning.

From this, Josh was offered a promotion to Cleaning Supervisor and in January 2025 he was awarded the gold award for his commitment to the project, having been nominated by his peers.

On his role, Josh said: “I’m really grateful to both People Plus Restart and Sacyr UK for helping me get back into employment having been out of it since 2023. During this time most of the roles I started were short term agency assignment which was difficult especially trying to support a young family. Now I have the stability and security of a long-term role with Sacyr UK, so a massive weight has been lifted.”

Katie Hathaway, Sacyr UK’s stakeholder engagement community benefits manager at nVCC, said: “It’s been really rewarding supporting Josh on his journey back into full-time employment and he is a great asset to Sacyr UK. His knowledge and skills in his everyday work makes him a valued member of the team along with his determination and reliability. We are delighted to have worked with People Plus Restart to support Josh in finding stability again.”