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Barrett Steel says it is proud to recognise
the importance of apprenticeships in
the steel industry as one of its divisions,
Barrett Engineering Steel Midlands, is
leading the way in showing that traditional
industries can do things differently.
The company currently employs three
local apprentices, and plans to increase
this number over the coming year.
Apprenticeships typically last up to
three years and allow an insight into a
career that no amount of classroombased
learning can provide. On-the-job
training is coupled with an income, and
can be supplemented with academic
work.
‘It’s challenging to encourage young
people to work in this industry’ said Rob
Fern, Barrett Steel Commercial Manager,
who started his career as an apprentice
almost 20 years ago.
“We invest heavily in the apprentices
we employ – two of our current staff are
completing qualifications alongside their
work-placed learning - and we hope we are
providing them with a foundation in the
industry that will see them working with
us for many years to come.”
Steelwork erection has started on the new
English Martyrs School in Hartlepool
which forms part of a major Government
education programme in the North East.
The new school will replace existing
buildings that will be demolished once
students and staff have decamped.
The new state-of-the-art school
building will comprise a single, threestorey
block offering more than 9,000m2 of
space. The U-shaped building will include
a wide range of departments zoned around
an external courtyard.
The school will have a capacity of 1,750
students and 220 staff. Working on behalf
of main contractor BAM, Harry Marsh
Engineers are fabricating, supplying and
erecting the project’s steelwork.
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Work starts on state-of-the-art Hartlepool school
Stockholder promotes youth employment and apprentices
Pictured (L-R): Rob Fern - Commercial Manager, Brad Kendall - Commercial Sales
Apprentice, Alisha Jarrett - Purchasing Coordinator and Ethan Donati - Commercial
Sales Apprentice
Crawley Borough Council has approved
developer Westrock’s plans for a major
mixed-use town centre scheme.
The project will deliver 273 residential
apartments, a landmark town hall and
office building, a district heat network
centre, new public square, restaurants/
cafes, and upgraded parking facilities.
In 2017 Westrock secured planning
consent for the first residential building of
91 units and will commence construction
after the summer. Development of the
new town hall and office building will
commence in 2019.
Westrock is planning to achieve
a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating for the
Council’s landmark town hall and office
building. The new district heating network
centre is planned to power the office and
residential elements, as well as include
expansion provisions to power other
major users in Crawley
Matt Willcock, Development Director
for Westrock, said: “This project
is turning out to be a town centre
landmark project exemplifying how
thoughtful design can be balanced with
sustainability, affordability, and the
commercial goals of all stakeholders
involved.”
Councillor Andrew Skudder, Cabinet
member for Resources, said: “This
is a big step for the Council towards
improving facilities for staff, customers
and councillors. The new town hall will
provide a significantly improved welcome
and customer service experience for
visitors. The overall scheme also brings
forward another major regeneration
project in the town centre. With Queens
Square completed and Queensway, Eastern
Gateway and Station Gateway coming
forward these are exciting times for the
town.”
Planning granted for major Crawley scheme
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Tuesday 11 & Wednesday 12 September 2018
Webinar - Fatigue design to EC3
The webinar will cover the fatigue
phenomenon and the assessment of fatigue
life. Fatigue loading and Miner’s summation
of fatigue damage and how it is dealt with by
EN 1993-1-9 will be addressed.
Thursday 27 September 2018
Fire resistant design of steel structures
This one day course will give an introduction
to structural engineers on how to design a
steel structure to withstand a fire.
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