GRANITE ELITE LTD
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

The Armed Forces Covenant

An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families

The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.

Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.

This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

1.1 We GRANITE ELITE LTD will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment

2.1 GRANITE ELITE LTD recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
We also pledge the following:

Promoting the Armed Forces: promoting the fact that we are an Armed Forces-friendly organisa-tion, to our staff, customers, suppliers, contractors and wider public. As a specialist Security company, we embrace the training and employment of Ex Regular Armed Forces Personnel, Re-servist Cadets and Cadet Volunteers. We also seek to support the wider Armed Forces Family by Training and assisting Families of Personnel. Business Our Business is the head of a group of Security businesses that together deliver a full 360 degree Specialist and Tailored Security Solution. We cover everything from Consultation, Training, Deployment and have both Technical and Cyber Solutions to offer. We offer Specialist Security Training, Medical and Cyber Training and recruit only the best individuals available. Veterans: supporting the employment of veterans, recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process; working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to support the employment of Service leavers; We also have some very specific initiatives that we can deliver at Unit Level to leavers that include Training that is accredited and can be aligned to ELCAS. We also employ nearly all our staff from Veterans, Reservists and Ex Cadets. Service Spouses & Partners: supporting the employment of Service spouses and partners; partnering with the Forces Families Jobs Forum; and providing flexibility in granting leave for Ser-vice spouses and partners before, during and after a partners deployment. We also recognise that Spouses and Partners who have followed the Colours have unique Understanding of how certain situations operate and as a specialist provider of international Military Contractors on Government Contracts this can be very helpful. Reserves: supporting our employees who are members of the Reserve Forces; granting additional paid/unpaid leave for annual Reserve Forces training; supporting any mobilisations and deployment; actively encouraging members of staff to become Reservists; Again we fully understand this and a number of our Team are Reservists as were the Directors when they left the Armed Forces. We are therefore happy to encourage this as it also ensures that we have a diversity of Skills that are regularly updated and current, given the nature of our work. Cadet Organisations: supporting our employees who are volunteer leaders in military cadet organisations, granting additional leave to attend annual training camps and courses; actively encouraging members of staff to become volunteer leaders in cadet organisations; supporting local military cadet units; recognising the benefits of employing cadets/ex-cadets within the workforce. We are happy to support cadets with Free or reduced Cost Training. Our CEO is also committed to supporting the Cadets having spent Many Years as a Adult Instructor as a Secondary Duty whist Serving in the British Armed Forces in both the UK and Overseas. National Events: supporting Armed Forces Day, Reserves Day, the Poppy Appeal Day and Remembrance activities; Supporting the perspective regiments that our team has served in, attending remembrance parades and being seen to drive forward support for all of those serving and who have served. Supporting Veterans Aid, Poppy Scotland, SSAFA and RAFBF to name a few. Armed Forces Charities: supporting Armed Forces charities with fundraising and supporting staff who volunteer to assist; We are happy to Collect for Poppy Scotland, Support SSAFA, RAFA, RAFBF, Royal Engineers, Royal Signals, RAF Regiment etc indeed all charities relating to the Armed Forces. Commercial Support: offering a discount to members of the Armed Forces community; Serving, We offer discount for all Ex Armed Forces Personnel on proof of Service. We also offer some Free Places to All Serving Regular and Reserve Personnel and Cadets.

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.