{"id":3544,"date":"2025-06-25T16:23:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/?p=3544"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:39:23","slug":"a-colourful-show-of-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/a-colourful-show-of-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"A colourful show of *Pride*"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At Murphy, we strongly believe that the diversity our people bring is a real strength<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, Murphy\u2019s LGBTQ+ network and allies are celebrating Pride at several events across the country, including Birmingham, Thurrock and Manchester Pride.<a href=\"https:\/\/murphygroup.sharepoint.com\/sites\/Greenspace\/SitePages\/A-COLOURFUL-SHOW-OF-PRIDE.aspx#this-year%2C-murphy%E2%80%99s-lgbtq%2B-network-and-allies-are-celebrating-pride-at-several-events-across-the-country%2C-including-birmingham%2C-\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our renowned rainbow-wrapped Pride truck rolled through Birmingham City Centre with colleagues from across Murphy walking alongside. With thousands of people in attendance, the Birmingham Pride Parade is one of the most important events of the Pride period and Murphy is proud to join in celebrating, remembering, and supporting LGBTQ+ people for a seventh consecutive year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, our Bouygues \u2013 Murphy Joint Venture team attended the second annual Thurrock Pride parade, walking and showing support all the way from The Wharf Pub to the Thameside complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to all our colleagues who gave up their time to organise and support these events. If you\u2019d like to join them in celebrating Pride, we will be walking alongside the Network Rail team at&nbsp;<strong>Manchester Pride&nbsp;<\/strong>on<strong>&nbsp;Saturday, 23 August<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/esg\/social-value\/diversity-inclusion\/\">At Murphy, we strongly believe that the diversity our people bring is a real strength<\/a>. It broadens our capabilities and increases our offering to the industry. As a business we challenge ourselves to provide a great place to work, where our people can feel secure and comfortable to be themselves, allowing them to develop and thrive in their work. If you&#8217;d like to find out more about how to become a part of that workplace, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/careers\/\">head to our careers page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"3546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"A Murphy branded truck covered in LGBTQ+ flags driving along a street surrounded by people at a Pride event\" class=\"wp-image-3546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-2.jpg 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" data-id=\"3547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-3-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"Four people smiling at a stood on a Murphy branded truck at a Pride event\" class=\"wp-image-3547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-3-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-3-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-3-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thurrock-Pride-2025-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Two people wearing pink high-visibility jackets holding large flags at a Pride event.\" class=\"wp-image-3548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thurrock-Pride-2025-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thurrock-Pride-2025-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thurrock-Pride-2025-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thurrock-Pride-2025-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thurrock-Pride-2025-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"3545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"A group of Murphy employees at a Pride event holding LGBTQ+ flags.\" class=\"wp-image-3545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.murphygroup.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pride-25-1.jpg 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Murphy, we strongly believe that the diversity our people bring is a real strength This year, Murphy\u2019s LGBTQ+ network and allies are celebrating Pride at several events across the country, including Birmingham, Thurrock and Manchester Pride. Our renowned rainbow-wrapped Pride truck rolled through Birmingham City Centre with colleagues from across Murphy walking alongside. 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