Tag: Apprentice
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CIOB Apprentice of the Month: ‘Say yes to every opportunity’
Martha Penney is a quantity surveyor, Level 6 construction, at Barratt Redrow Martha Penney working on site in Macclesfield (Image: Mark Waugh) What was your favourite project to work on over the course of your apprenticeship? A site at Macclesfield. It’s the biggest site that I’ve worked on since I’ve been there and it’s the…
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The Apprentice winner: Why Lord Sugar will help me make AC the next big upgrade to UK homes
Dean Franklin, the winner of The Apprentice and Lord Sugar’s latest business partner, has set his sights on transforming the UK’s domestic air conditioning market – an area he says is misunderstood. In an exclusive interview with Homebuilding & Renovating, Franklin argued that most UK homeowners still see air conditioning as expensive, energy-guzzling and only…
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CIOB Apprentice of the Month: ‘construction’s carbon footprint is a big issue’
Abbie Griffiths is an apprentice engineer and Level 4 construction site supervisor, at Tilbury Douglas. Abbie Griffiths, Tilbury Douglas What is one piece of advice you would give to someone enrolling onto a construction apprenticeship? To try and do a placement and not necessarily pick an industry category. If, say, you have chosen QS, also…
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Griffin Electric Hosts Annual Apprentice Competition
Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. (Griffin Electric), a leading electrical subcontractor throughout New England and the Southeast for nearly five decades, recently held its annual Apprentice Competition for the hundreds of students enrolled in its in-house Apprenticeship Training Program. Taking place at the company’s Holliston, MA headquarters and each of its regional office locations in…
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CIOB names Apprentice of the Year
James Monk, 25, a quantity surveyor from Cambridge, has been named CIOB’s 2024/5 Apprentice of the Year. He was picked from a group of 12 to receive the accolade. Monk, who works for Munro Building Services, completed his Level 4 construction quantity surveying technician apprenticeship in January 2024. He is now working towards a Level 6…
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CIOB Apprentice of the Month: ‘The apprenticeship exposed me to so many different roles’
James Pratt is assistant quantity surveyor, Level 3 construction support technician, at Barratt Developments Which technological advances in the sector are you most excited about? Modular and offsite construction. You’re saving time on site, and on a lot of the premiums. It also enables a lot of work to happen at the same time. Different…
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CIOB Apprentice of the Month: ‘The apprenticeship exposed me to so many different roles’
James Pratt is assistant quantity surveyor, Level 3 construction support technician, at Barratt Developments Which technological advances in the sector are you most excited about? Modular and offsite construction. You’re saving time on site, and on a lot of the premiums. It also enables a lot of work to happen at the same time. Different…
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CIOB apprentice of the month: Darcy Russell
Darcy Russell Darcy Russell is a Level 4 construction design & build technician at BDW Trading. What do you think is the most important issue facing the construction industry at the moment? I think it’s actually mental health. When you look at the statistics, it’s devastating, especially in the north-east where I live – it’s…
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CIOB apprentice of the month: ‘You can’t be what you can’t see’
Darcy Russell Darcy Russell is a Level 4 construction design & build technician at BDW Trading. What do you think is the most important issue facing the construction industry at the moment? I think it’s actually mental health. When you look at the statistics, it’s devastating, especially in the north-east where I live – it’s…
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CIOB apprentice of the month: Brent Richardson
The Level 4 construction design and build technician, BDW Trading – Barratt, talks about apprenticeships, technological advances and his favourite project. What’s one piece of advice you’d give to someone enrolling onto a construction apprenticeship? Don’t be afraid to ask questions. You will never be bothering anyone by showing interest to learn – in fact…