We’ve teamed up with pupils from the All Saints’ Federation in Hessle to hide a little bit of history beneath the multi-million-pound Aura Innovation Centre.
Throughout our construction work for the University of Hull at the Bridgehead Business Park we’ve been collaborating with pupils from the school, introducing them to the site and giving lessons about the construction industry.
To mark the completion of the £12m facility, pupils were back on site to bury a time capsule which includes their thoughts on future energy sources.
Here at Hobson & Porter we want to have the right tools in place to keep all our workers safe – both physically and mentally.
To ensure our commitment we are delighted to announce we’ve joined Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace.
It provides a framework to raise awareness, address the stigma of poor mental health and improve positive mental wellbeing for UK construction.
According to a survey of 3,400 construction workers by Randstad,
Four members of our staff have escaped from a helicopter submerged upside down underwater in Hull.
The team took part in the Dunker Challenge at HOTA’s Malmo Road Survival Training Centre in the city.
The Dunker is the nickname for the Helicopter Underwater Escape Training Simulator (HUET). It is used to train people in the offshore industry and is capable of a 180 degree revolution in a pool containing 250,000 litres of water.
Joe Rymer,
Hobson & Porter has welcomed a new campaign to establish a national network of 100,000 professionals to inspire millions of children and young people.
For several years the award-winning East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire construction firm has been speaking in primary and secondary schools and colleges about the construction industry and the wealth of opportunities available.
It also organises the hugely successful Foundations Live, which brings together the construction industry for a careers event, which this year featured 16 schools.
A video from our Foundations Live event created by a bricklaying YouTube star has gone viral receiving over 18,000 views.
Stu Crompton, whose Best Bricky videos have attracted over 70,000 followers, was among the hundreds of people attending Bishop Burton College.
Hobson & Porter created the programme to address the skills gap in the industry. This year it featured over 70 exhibitors and 16 schools.
Stu, who attended with his dad, said: “We had a really good time,
We’ve recycled several benches rescued during our work transforming East Riding Leisure Hornsea to complete a community garden in the town, supporting the great work of the Hornsea Urban Gardeners (HUG).
We’ve donated and fitted the benches in the Morrow Avenue Sunken Garden, described by HUG as completing the garden and making it possible for residents to sit and enjoy it.
Kevin Harrison is Hobson & Porter’s site manager in Hornsea. He said: “I’m really pleased we’ve been able to help the Hornsea Urban Gardeners on what is a wonderful community facility.
Our work to complete 10 affordable semi-detached homes in South Cave has been shortlisted at the prestigious Inside Housing Development Awards.
The development at West End Farm is up for the Best Shared Ownership Development (Rural of Suburban) Award.
The awards are an opportunity for landlords, developers and architects to enter their best developments and teams to be recognised in the UK.
Our work in South Cave consists of five pairs comprising four, two-bed houses and six,
Hundreds of pounds have been raised at our Foundations Live event for a construction charity supporting workers and their families.
The event saw hundreds of industry professionals and school pupils visit Bishop Burton College, with over 70 companies exhibiting products and services.
Alongside the exhibitors we also invited the Yorkshire branch of the Lighthouse Club along, to raise money and awareness of its great work.
The construction industry charity provides a confidential 24/7 helpline available to the industry’s workforce and their families in the UK and Ireland.
Hobson & Porter is pleased to announce it has become one of the first contractors in the region to achieve the Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level Two standard.
The status from the accrediting body British Standards Institution (BSI) demonstrates our capabilities in the creation, collation and exchange of shared 3D models and a range of intelligent, structured data.
It follows two years of hard work, hours of training, changes of processes and a six-figure investment of new software and technology.
Leading construction companies have praised our Foundations event for its role in inspiring the next generation of workers.
This year’s event at Bishop Burton College has been described as one of the best yet, with over 70 exhibitors and hundreds of visitors, including 16 schools and colleges.
Now in its fourth year, among those returning was Mark Millar from DIY SOS. He said: “It’s even better than last year, with more floor space and more contributors.
