Builders across the UK celebrate the jobs and growth
construction work is bringing.
Britain’s leading construction firms have joined a
digital celebration of the hundreds of infrastructure projects creating jobs
and growth across the country.
Visit the We are #BuildingBritain
Tumblr site to see some of the projects that are building
Britain.
From bridges to flood defences, firms sent dozens of
pictures of the schemes bringing huge benefits to the economy, with signs
declaring “We are #BuildingBritain”.
The
photos, featuring numerous hard hats and high viz jackets, were added to a
dedicated blog page highlighting the great work taking place.
Infrastructure company Kier took dozens of photos of its
staff working on big projects, including the £8 million Western Link road
from Berryfields to Buckingham in the Midlands.
In
Hayle, Cornwall, 21 workers from Bowmer & Kirkland, the construction
company working on the redevelopment of South Quay, held up signs to
demonstrate their commitment to helping Build Britain.
Other firms which took part included Carillion, Balfour
Beatty, Skanska, Atkins, Crossrail, Centria, Laing O’Rourke and Simons,
while industry bodies, such as the Chartered Institute of Building, the
Institution of Civil Engineers and the Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors, also backed the scheme.
The
digital celebration coincided with the Prime Minister’s recent announcement that £36
billion worth of projects will begin this year, creating 15,000
jobs.
As
part of this government’s long-term economic plan, more than 200 projects
in rail, road, local transport, flood defences, broadband, airport
infrastructure and waste management are due to start construction in 2014 to
2015.
Another 200 infrastructure projects are also due to be
completed this year, including major roads such as the M6 J10A-13, Nottingham
tram extension, Heathrow Terminal 2 upgrade and Gwynt y Môr offshore wind
farm, which is currently the largest in construction anywhere in
Europe.