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Apprentice stories, award wins, industry research and events from across house building.
7 March 2019
Bricklayer and Carpentry Apprentices available with Croudance Homes
Croudance homes are looking for talented individuals to join their team at sites in Basingstoke and Hook, Hampshire. Apprenticeship training schemes are now available for bricklayers and carpenters with the opportunity to gain valuable industry experience, earn a salary and study towards a qualifica
7 March 2019
Apprenticeship Opportunities available at Fairgrove Homes
Award winning regional developer, Fairgrove Homes, is offering apprenticeship training opportunities at its organisation in Derbyshire. Apprenticeships are open to school leavers and older applicants ranging from both off site and on site roles. Apprenticeship positions currently available include:
7 September 2018
Case Study: Olivia, Bewley Homes
Two years ago, 17 year old student, Olivia Canniffe, chanced upon a Government advertisement for an apprenticeship scheme at design led developer, Bewley. She discovered that, if chosen as the successful candidate, the scheme would enable her to focus on a subject she really enjoyed whilst, at the s
19 June 2018
House building careers gets spotlight on Go Construct
House building careers and Go Construct have joined forces to create a webpage that highlights the career opportunities available within the house building sector. The webpage will be live on the Go Construct webpage between the 18th – 29th June and will provide visitors with information on differen
21 November 2016
Apprentices shine at SkillBuild final
Ten construction apprentices were named the best in the United Kingdom at the SkillBuild 2016 final.
1 November 2016
Trainee Lewis rises through the Redrow ranks
With a second promotion in as many years, Lewis Kavanagh has made himself at home working for house builder Redrow.
26 September 2016
New apprentices sign up with Bovis Homes
Bovis Homes has welcomed 24 new apprentices to work on its sites across the country, helping to meet the increasing demand for more skilled labour in the construction industry.
8 September 2016
Graduates charity push to recognise women in house building
A team of graduates from Barratt Developments have launched a new campaign that hopes to encourage more young women to think about a career in house building, while also recognising the contribution of women already working within the built environment sector.
12 July 2016
BLOG: From farming to house building – how one man and his fork lift truck created a new career
Thakeham’s Lee Philpott started out his working life in agriculture, farming cattle, alongside stints in game keeping and forestry. But following an unexpected crisis in farming, he had to look for work in a new industry. Here, Lee talks to us about his past, present and future, and how finding a ne
8 July 2016
A ‘rising star’ in the construction industry
Luton based Andrew McCready has been awarded a prestigious endowment by the Barry and Peggy High Scholarship Foundation. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) offers these scholarships to selected apprentices on behalf of a benefactor who worked in the industry for many years as a reward f
9 May 2016
My passion for creating and designing led me to the house building industry…
James Hammond is currently part of Crest Nicholson's Graduate Development Programme. Here he tells us more about how following his passion in life led him to starting a career in house building.
9 May 2016
The reality of being on a Graduate Programme for one of the UK's largest house builders
Lisa McBay joined the Crest Nicholson Graduate Programme in September 2014 after studying Civil Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast. She’s always been passionate about a career in design and construction as you get to physically see the final product of your blood, sweat and tears. We thought