Building Plymouth Open Sites - March 2025
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As part of Building Plymouth Open Sites Week, a group of Year 9 students visited the Sherford site , starting the morning with a Careers in Construction presentation, where they found out that in the South West, 42,000 extra jobs in construction are required by 2028, and that construction is the second highest paid industry in the UK behind financial services.
Key areas of skills shortages are currently the highest in...
Carpentry
Bricklaying
Quantity Surveying
Civil Engineering
Students were then split into teams and competed in a challenge bridge building activity, which involved...
Design |
Construction |
Stress Testing |
Tracking Costs |
Next our students donned their hard hats and hi-vis and had a tour of an ‘Uncovered House’, learning all about structural engineering and the importance of insulation, before ending the morning with a talk and tour from YGS Landscapes, who gave them an insight into drainage solutions and sustainable landscaping on the Sherford site.
A big thank you to Morven Maclean and staff from Vistry, Taylor Wimpey and YGS Landscapes for this hands-on experience of construction.