Long-running Ipswich chartered surveyors welcomes two new team members
An Ipswich chartered surveyors – which this year celebrates its 130th anniversary – has welcomed two new staff members to its growing team. Stuart Blakey and Lee Forbes joined the firm three months ago having both worked at Concertus. Stuart joined the firm as a quantity surveyor having previously worked on a wide variety of […]
Construction apprentice enthusiastically recommends career path to other young people
An apprentice at a long-running Ipswich chartered surveyors has enthusiastically recommended apprenticeships as a way to kickstart a successful career in construction. Castons, which marks its 130th anniversary this year, has a long history of championing apprenticeships, with many on its team coming through their graduate apprenticeship scheme. Among them is 21-year-old Harry Norman, who […]
Suffolk construction sector raises thousands at charity golf day
Construction workers from across Suffolk swapped their high-vis for polo shirts at a golfing fundraiser that raised thousands for a local women’s charity. Ipswich-based structural and civil engineering firm Superstructures hosted its sixth annual golf day at Fynn Valley Golf Club in July, with 92 players taking to the green at the sell-out event. Together […]
Ipswich contractor joins ‘East Anglian alliance’ to deliver new Norfolk hospice
An Ipswich-based building contractor has joined an ‘East Anglian alliance’ appointed to build a new St Elizabeth Hospice facility in Norfolk. Barnes Construction will help the charity to deliver the new hospice on a seven-acre site off Sidegate Road in Gorleston, should plans get the green light from Great Yarmouth Borough Council. The 450sqm facility […]
