Kier awarded ‘significant contract’ to build Sizewell C main entrance
Sizewell C has awarded Kier Group a ‘significant contract’ to build the power station’s main site entrance – creating around 70 jobs. Kier will deliver the North Plaza, a 15-hectare gateway which includes bus interchanges, a deliveries hub and personnel security facilities. Damian Leydon, Sizewell C’s Site Delivery Director, described the North Plaza as a […]
Industry celebrates rise in female construction apprentices
Construction leaders have celebrated new figures revealing a huge rise in the number of women taking on construction apprenticeships. The fresh figures from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) show the number of women starting construction apprentices jumped from 1,450 to 2,410 between 2018 and 2025 – while the number to complete their courses increased […]
Sizewell C to host first-ever women in construction jobs fair
Sizewell C is set to host its first-ever women in construction jobs fair in an effort to attract more women into the sector. More than 30 contractors from across the project’s supply chain will attend the event at Sizewell Sports and Social Club in Leiston on April 15 – showcasing the career paths, training routes […]
Award-winning health and safety business celebrates its second year by moving into first office
An award-winning Norfolk health and safety consultancy is celebrating its second anniversary – and moving into its first physical office. Immerse Safety was set up by Carly Hughes in 2024, who initially ran the business on her own out of a spare bedroom in her home, and has now grown to a team of three. […]
Sizewell C welcomes first engineering train to site
Sizewell C has welcomed the first engineering train to the site as part of the project’s commitment to move 60% of construction materials by rail or sea. The train rolled up to the site’s Ancillary Construction Area (ACA) on Monday, February 23, via the Sizewell Branch Line, which has been recently upgraded by Balfour Beatty. […]
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 […]
Sizewell C invests nearly £1bn into East of England
Sizewell C has awarded nearly £1 billion in contracts to firms across the East of England as the project celebrates two years since construction work began. The 3.2GW power station, on the Suffolk coast, has pledged to invest £4.4bn in the East of England over the course of its construction. Set to deliver 70% of […]
‘Nationally significant’ Anglo-Saxon discovery at Sizewell C set to feature on BBC show
A nationally significant Anglo-Saxon burial ground has been discovered during Sizewell C excavations – and is set to feature on BBC’s Digging for Britain this week. During excavations, archeologists from Oxford Cotswold Archeology (OCA) unearthed a high-status grave containing two individuals buried alongside a fully harnessed horse, weapons and personal items. The trove potentially dates […]
Sizewell C hires 100th apprentice
A Suffolk college student has been hired as the 100th apprentice at Sizewell C – as the under-construction power station continues to reach new milestones. Thomas Lee, a student at Suffolk New College from the village of Otley, has taken on the role as a Level 6 civil engineering apprentice. Working on the multi-billion-pound nuclear […]
Sizewell C to reuse 15,000 tonnes of recycled concrete
Sizewell C is set to reuse more than 15,000 tonnes of recycled concrete from Sizewell A’s demolished turbine hall. The turbine hall was demolished as part of the site’s decommissioning, led by Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS), and the concrete has now undergone rigorous safety tests. The recycled concrete will be used as sub-bases for various […]
