Want to inspire the next generation to join construction? Open your doors and show them what they can do

By Mark Castle2019-03-05T13:30:00

For Build UK’s annual Open Doors week, sites across the country will open their gates this month, hoping to inspire young people to join the industry. Why not be among them?

On a good day, when the sun is shining, it’s hard to think of a better advert for construction than our project sites. Whether it’s the skeleton of a new skyscraper rising out of the ground, or a huge excavation for a basement, there’s something about the scale, complexity and action of a building site that inspires certain people.

There’s a real joy in watching a new building rise out of the ground, particularly one you’ve worked on. It’s a physical product of your labour – something real, rather than abstract, that you’ve helped to bring to life.

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