Construction begins on new multi-million pound care home in Ipswich
Construction has started on a new multi-million pound care home in Ipswich – which features its own cinema, café and hair salon. Once completed, the Care UK home in Kettlebaston Way will provide residential, dementia, nursing and respite care to up to 70 older people, creating 65 jobs. The project will be delivered by developers […]
East of England site managers celebrate NHBC Pride in the Job Award success
Site managers across the region have been celebrating after scooping NHBC Pride in the Job awards. The awards, dubbed ‘the Oscars of the housebuilding industry’, recognise site managers who demonstrate exceptional standards in leadership, organisation, health and safety and attention to detail. At Hopkins Homes, which is part of the untypical Group, four site managers […]
How do you keep construction workers safe during a heatwave?
A construction firm’s health and safety manager has spoken on the great lengths the company takes to ensure its staff are safe during the heatwave – including World Cup-style hydration breaks. With temperatures soaring across East Anglia, people working outdoors are having to take extra precautions to make sure they don’t succumb to the heat. […]
Multi-million pound manufacturing plant opens at Gateway 14
A £45 million manufacturing facility has opened at the newly-built Gateway 14 in Stowmarket, Suffolk – creating 105 skilled jobs. The business, innovation and logistics park, which is part of Freeport East, is now home to Assan Panel, part of international industrial group Kibar Holding. The factory, the company’s first manufacturing facility in the UK, […]
Construction of £18m Stowmarket Innovation Gateway complete
Construction of a ‘transformational’ £18 million, state-of-the-art skills and innovation centre in Stowmarket has been completed – and is ready to open this summer. The Innovation Gateway, at Gateway 14, will offer a range of office spaces for high growth start-ups, collaboration and innovation areas, meeting rooms, a café and high-quality training spaces. The project, […]
Region’s main London commuter station to receive £1.2billion transformation
East Anglia’s main commuter station in London is set for a £1.2billion redevelopment. Plans have been approved for the transformation of Liverpool Street Station, having last been redeveloped in 1991. Since then, customer numbers at the station have tripled, connecting around 118 million people every year, serving as the main link to the capital from […]
Sizewell C ‘opens eyes’ of first work experience students
Sizewell C has welcomed its first cohort of full-time work experience students – giving them a glimpse of work at one of the region’s largest infrastructure projects. A group of 16 to 19-year-olds from East Coast College in Lowestoft took part in a week-long programme of activities at the nuclear power station, gaining hands-on experience […]
Women in Construction Anglia takes its message of inclusivity to parliament
Women in Construction Anglia has hosted an event at the House of Commons – taking its message for a more inclusive construction sector to those in power. Building Better Futures, at the Thames Pavilion, attracted MPs and ministers, along with a host of construction and business leaders from across the region, to showcase the opportunities […]
Student shares experiences working on Women in Construction campaign
Work experience student Keziah has spent the week at Friel, helping the agency identify new ways to promote careers in construction for women nationwide. Keziah Webbe spent her week at the agency learning how to use Canva to craft and design a social media campaign for the ongoing Women in Construction Anglia (WICA) initiative. Before […]
Women in construction share views on how to help more women into the industry
Female construction leaders from across East Anglia have been sharing their views on how to inspire the next generation of women to join the sector. To mark Women in Construction Week, Construction Anglia has spoken with women in a variety of roles in the industry, asking them about how they got started, their journey through […]
