DALLAS, Sept. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:JEC)
has received the highest accolade in the Defence Employer
Recognition Scheme (ERS) from the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD),
the Gold Award, which recognizes Jacobs' ongoing commitment to and
advocacy for colleagues who serve and have served in the armed
forces and its support of the wider community.
Jacobs has an established and enduring relationship with the
British Armed Forces in the U.K., having supported the MOD for over
30 years, and was recognized for its commitment in 2016 with a
Silver Award in the ERS. Jacobs has continued to build on this
achievement with several initiatives that support employees' annual
reservist training and commitments, reservist forums to share
experiences, and provide support to the MOD through secondment
opportunities, seminars and career advice – culminating in the
latest recognition from the MOD of Jacobs providing exemplary
support to the armed forces community with the Gold Award.
"We have veterans and reservists thriving in a variety of roles
around the world; they are an important and integral part of our
workforce," said Jacobs Aerospace, Technology and Nuclear
International Senior Vice President and General Manager
Pete Lutwyche. "These employees
bring with them a wide range of qualities and transferrable skills
from their service in the military and an ability to work in high
pressure situations."
"These awards recognize the outstanding support for our armed
forces from employers across Britain and I would like to thank and
congratulate each and every one," said Secretary of State for
Defence The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP. "Regardless of size, location or
sector, employing ex-forces personnel is good for business and this
year we have doubled the number of awards in recognition of the
fantastic support they give."
Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Snelling works at Jacobs as a
project manager and is also a reservist. "Jacobs positively
recognizes and supports my involvement in the Army Reserves, both
by policy and management, which helps me to balance home and
reserves life," he said. "This has included facilitating a six-week
sabbatical to enable me to participate in a major tri-service
exercise as an enabler."
Already a signatory of the Armed Forces
Covenant (AFC), Jacobs also recommitted to the
Covenant recently.
The Jacobs Employee Network, VetNet, was also established to
advocate for veterans and military reserve members of government
military organizations and related groups from around the world.
VetNet supports more than 2,000 Jacobs veteran employees, their
families and other veteran supporters from the U.S., the U.K.,
Canada, Australia, India and others, and welcomes all employees
(veterans and non-veterans) to become members. It also connects
employees with organizations that assist veterans and reservists
and their families.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector providing
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
approximately $12 billion in revenue
and a talent force of more than 50,000, Jacobs provides a full
spectrum of services including scientific, technical, professional
and construction- and program-management for business, industrial,
commercial, government and infrastructure sectors. For more
information, visit www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on
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of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements
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Statements made in this release that are not based on historical
fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements.
For a description of some additional factors that may occur that
could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking
statements see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 28, 2018, and in particular
the discussions contained under Item 1 - Business; Item 1A - Risk
Factors; Item 3 - Legal Proceedings; and Item 7 - Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 29, 2019, and in
particular the discussions contained under Part I, Item 2 -
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations; Part II, Item 1 - Legal Proceedings; and
Part II, Item 1A - Risk Factors, as well as the Company's other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is
not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements
after the date of this press release to conform to actual results,
except as required by applicable law.
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