Fancy seeing what it takes to build the University of Warwick’s new world class Sports Hub, which will boast a 25 metre swimming pool with moveable floor and a gym with 200+ activity stations, the largest gym space in the higher education sector?
Or perhaps you are more interested in finding out what is involved in delivering Coventry University’s low carbon technology centre, which will spearhead research into advanced powertrain (the main components that generate drive for a motor vehicle) development over the next decade?
Construction company Willmott Dixon is giving people of all ages the chance to take a rare peek behind the hoardings of both these Coventry and Warwickshire construction sites between 19 and 24 March, showing major building projects in action and the huge range of skills required, from architecture and brick layering, plastering to project management, and surveying to landscaping. Guests will be chaperoned and can try their hand at construction-themed activities.
Anyone interested is urged to book quickly as spaces are filling up and registration closes on Friday 9 March. Tours on some of Willmott Dixon’s other sites – including the University of Birmingham and the Blue Light Collaboration Project in Lincoln – are already full.
The tours have been organised as part of Open Doors Week 2018 which runs from 19 – 24 March 2018 and aims to demystify the construction process.
Nick Gibb, deputy managing director at Willmott Dixon, said:
“Construction is such a key part of the UK economy, but few people outside of the industry really understand what goes into a development, so it’s great to invite them behind the scenes.
“We are particularly excited to be showcasing these two schemes in Coventry and Warwickshire as they will play a role in the area’s very exciting future. Winning City of Culture 2021, the vast regeneration underway and its position at the forefront of sectors like automotive technology means the area is really making its mark on the international stage.”
The Open Doors initiative is delivered by Build UK, the representative organisation for the national construction industry, in partnership with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).
To book a place to visit Willmott Dixon’s Coventry projects register here: http://opendoors.construction/#find-a-site
For more information on careers in construction with Willmott Dixon, visit: https://www.willmottdixon.co.uk/careers
