About Us
Welcome to a better way...
MAC Surfacing Limited recognise the value and significant benefits service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers and military families bring to our business.
This is why we have pledged our commitment to the UK’s Armed Forces by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. This support and commitment has also been rewarded with a Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award in 2024, recognising our flexibility towards employing and supporting veterans, reservists and cadet force adult volunteers.
The company is dedicated to its ongoing support of the UK’s Armed Forces, is working towards the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award.
MAC Surfacing will guarantee an interview to a suitably skilled service leaver, veteran, reservist, cadet force adult volunteer or Forces family member. We would also guarantee an apprenticeship interview to any cadet or former cadets aged 18 to 25.
Further to the above, we will assist any Armed Forces candidates with their CV, whether they are successful with us or not.
We currently partner with Career Transition Partnership (www.ctp.org.uk) and Forces Families Jobs (www.forcesfamiliesjobs.co.uk) to ensure our advertisements reach an unrivalled pool of ex-military talent & their families.
MAC Surfacing are proud to partner with local Reserve units including 237 Squadron, 159 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps; B Company, Royal Yeomanry and HQ Company, 4 Battalion, The Mercian Regiment.
I am proud to be the Armed Forces Champion for MAC Surfacing, as well as a Cadet Force Adult Volunteer with Staffordshire & West Midlands (North) Army Cadet Force. My personal relationship with Defence extends into every aspect of both roles, from supporting and promoting the Armed Forces Covenant to providing young adults with the opportunity gain transferable skills, build confidence, meet new people & make a difference in their communities. MAC Surfacing give me the time to attend training weekends, annual camps, Armed Forces Covenant events, both as a company representative & Cadet Force Instructor, and they give me the opportunity to 'pay it forward' to the next generation.
I was a Royal Engineer plant operator and was trained on various plant, as well as driving wagons & drawbars with trailers. When I started at MAC, my previous training really helped me. I was using skills I already had but learning new ones too. My experience in time keeping and working as part of a team were invaluable & my plant knowledge meant my abilities were appreciated. During my time at MAC, I have become qualified as a driver trainer & assessor, and I am responsible for teaching all new drivers how to load & secure plant.
I joined the Army initially as an infantryman but changed my role to specialist driver during my phase 1 training. After phase 2 training was complete, I was posted to Afghanistan as part of a close support squadron in 4 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps. We supplied FOB’s (forward operating bases) with all the essential supplies needed to complete our mission in the area. I already had some experience of the surfacing industry from before joining the Army, but with MAC I have acquired new skills, gained more experience & developed in my role. I am more than just a driver here. I think the Army and MAC share a similar ethos and are both ready to deploy safely & punctually. My old regimental motto was ‘providing the power to the punch’ & this is what we do here at MAC too.
