Students praised for hosting ‘brilliant’ Women in Construction Anglia event
Students at West Suffolk College have hosted their first Women in Construction Anglia (WICA) event. Inspired by the huge success of previous WICA events, students took the plunge to host their own at the college’s University and Professional Development Centre on March 14, with more than 150 people attending. Hosted by Bethany Holroyd, multi-award-winning Director […]
Plans for Ipswich Town’s £30 million redevelopment of training ground are approved
Ipswich Town Football Club has announced plans for the £30 million redevelopment of its Playford Road training ground have been approved. The project is set to take around 14 months to complete and includes the creation of a state-of-the-art first-team building, along with a refurbished and extended building for the Academy and Women’s teams. Work […]
Norfolk health and safety firm celebrates first anniversary
A health and safety consultancy business in Norfolk has celebrated a hugely successful first year. Immerse Safety, in Great Yarmouth, was set up by Carly Hughes from a laptop in a spare bedroom in March 2024 and has now grown to have more than 20 clients across the UK. The businesses’ milestone is further highlighted […]
Community celebrates opening of Broomfield Care Village in Essex
A community in Essex has celebrated the grand opening of a 137-bedroom care home near Chelmsford. Broomfield Village Care Home, which sits behind Broomfield Hospital, is the first in the Principle Care Homes family, and started welcoming its first residents last month. The home caters for residents needing residential care, dementia care, nursing care and […]
Construction recruitment firm expands into new markets with opening of Cambridge office
A leading East Anglian recruitment firm is expanding into the Home Counties and East Midlands markets with the opening of a new Cambridge office. ARC Group, which has built a strong reputation in Norfolk, Essex and Suffolk since 2008, has opened its new office in the city – led by new Regional Manager Jayne Docherty. […]
Ipswich business owner honoured at House of Lords Awards Ceremony
An Ipswich business owner has been named among the most influential women working in STEM and construction at a gala awards ceremony at the House of Lords. Clare Friel, owner of local marketing agency Friel, was among the recipients of an Inspirational Businesswomen in STEM and Construction Award on Friday, March 7. The event, hosted […]
Founder of multi-award-winning Ipswich architects moves to trustee role
A founding Director of a multi-award-winning Ipswich architecture firm has looked back on more than 30 fantastic years as he steps down from his role. Robert Keeble set up KLH Architects in 1988 together with friends Graham Lambert and Alan Howard – but is now saying goodbye to his day-to-day role as he moves to […]
Work starts on £18m Gateway 14 skills and innovation centre in Stowmarket
Developers have broken ground in the construction of an £18million skills and innovation centre at Gateway 14 in Stowmarket – which aims to boost the region’s tech and green economy sectors. The three-storey centre will offer office space for high-growth start-ups, complete with collaboration and innovation hubs, alongside training facilities for partnership organisations such as the […]
‘The opportunities are endless’, says trainee housebuilder Amelia
An Essex trainee assistant site manager said she believes the opportunities for women in construction are ‘endless’ and has called on more to consider careers in the sector. Amelia Coker, 23, has joined the team at Barratt Homes’ Languard View development in Dovercourt – following in the footsteps of her father and grandfather who also […]
Norfolk homebuilder’s sales director celebrates 10-year anniversary on international women’s day
A sales director at Norwich-based Barratt and David Wilson Homes is celebrating a decade with the company while championing the housebuilding industry as a rewarding career for women this International Women’s Day (March 8). Alison Page, who is based at the developer’s head office in Norwich and regularly spends time across the homebuilder’s developments in […]
