Simpson (York) Ltd
A Day in the World of Construction
The contractor gave a careers advisor from a local secondary school the opportunity to see how a construction contractor operates and the variety of roles involved. At head office, they had sessions with representatives from every department including preconstruction, marketing, planning, IT, Finance, HR, H&S and QS. Following this they went to both Centre of Excellence sites and met with...
Environmentally Friendly Floor Insulation
A temporary church was erected for phase 2 of the works, when the Cathedral could no longer remain open. The floor insulation between the ground floor joists was specified as a mineral wool product. The contractor had recently been made aware of a natural, British made product that would perform to the required specification, but with far greater ‘green’ credentials....
