Tag: Midlands
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West Midlands mayor commits £75m to boost construction skills
West Midlands mayor Richard Parker has announced a £75 million construction skills package to train more than 12,000 people over the next three years. The funding aims to support people into work, as well as upskilling the current workforce, with a focus on skills in areas such as bricklaying, engineering, design, plastering and painting. Funding…
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Bovis signs £237m East Midlands barracks upgrade contract
Andrew Mackay, executive general manager of regions at Bovis, said: “We are delighted to have secured this contract. As a longstanding and valued client, we have worked closely with the DIO since 2011. We are now focused on delivering this latest phase of works to the very highest standard, providing modern, sustainable facilities that will…
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Experts to get granular on retrofit in East Midlands
Mike Siebert, gateway manager at Nottingham Trent University, will chair the session, joined by industry leaders including Steve Kemp of OpenPlan, Rebecca Reynolds of Equans UK & Ireland, Codrina Cretu of Nesta and Adam McPartland of Glancy Nicholls Architects. The half-day event combines a panel debate, audience discussion and Q&A, offering practical insights to help…
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HS2 welcomes new recruits in the West Midlands
Career opportunities across the HS2 project are helping to boost local employment in the West Midlands. Latest figures show that HS2’s Midlands-based construction partner Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) has welcomed 69 new recruits in the last three months. This figure is expected to rise in the coming weeks as more candidates join the project. In…