We managed to arrange for brilliant blue skies and 29 degrees for students from Lofty Heights CIC visiting our busy Hawke Road, Ipswich site this morning! ☀️ 🌞
The five students, all 16-24 years of age, have just started a Multi-skills course at Lofty Heights and would like to follow a career in construction.
After a site induction and health & safety briefing from Contracts Manager, Peter Flatt and Site Manager Chris Crabtree, the students and their tutor, Jon Spraggons, had a site tour, asking questions along the way. Budding scaffolders were keen to test the weight of the different tubes, while the future bricklayers were interested in the different types of blocks used for weight-bearing. 🚧 ⚙️
Pete and Chris explained some of the solutions to the technical challenges of the site, including extensive remediation and sheet piling, while also chatting about the many different roles available in construction. 👷 👷♀️
It was a really enjoyable morning, and so good to see the students so engaged and hopefully, inspired after their visit. 🙌
The Project at Hawke Road is for Handford Homes, part of Ipswich Borough Council and will provide 26 one, two, three and four-bedroom homes, designed by Barefoot & Gilles Architects.
The high specification properties will be equipped with solar panels and air source heat pumps, with electric charging points on site.
A new play area will be centrally placed within the development, due for completion in early 2026. 🏠