Mace Limited
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 Mace Limited 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 Mace Limited 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
We also pledge the following:

Military at Mace Employee Resource Group: one of six Mace Employee Resource Groups, our Military network has grown its membership in 2 years by 75%, with a focus on our veterans, their families, reservists, cadet force leaders, defence civil servants and our allies. Originally UK centric, as Mace has grown globally, so has our membership in the Americas, Middle East and Africa and in Asia Pacific, where we support veterans and families of our Allies and partners too. We showcase our members loyalty, resilience and teamwork, we help with CV writing and screening of potential candidates, selling the quality and transferable skills of military candidates to Mace Business Unit Directors. “Buddy” System: We support new joiners by matching them with a buddy to help them settle and grow in the first 2 years, The buddy is normally a fellow Veteran who can help new joiners find their feet within the business. Mace Military Programme: Mace actively supports its new members by providing regular two- day bespoke courses once onboard to help bridge the gap between their military service and the construction/consult business to convert and build upon their existing skills and knowledge and unleash their potential sooner. Collaboration: with our clients and supply chain through the Mace Business School to learn from each other to continuously improve support services for this community.

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.