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BCEGI tops out Middlewood Locks Phase Three – Railings

Another major milestone for BCEGI and for one of the largest single regeneration projects in the Northwest has been reached this week as dignitaries gathered to mark the occasion. BCEGI and Scarborough Group International (SGI) have celebrated with a topping out ceremony for ‘Railings’, phase three of Middlewood Locks, the £1billion mixed-use scheme and new neighbourhood under development in Salford. Over 50 special guests gathered including Deputy Ceremonial Mayor of Salford and ward councillor for ...

2023-09-29T14:11:26+00:00September 29th, 2023|

Careers events

We’ve been busy! Over the past week, members of our team have been volunteering their time to attend local school and college careers events. This included the Buile Hill Academy in Salford where our Eccles project team spoke to pupils about the ‘World of Work’ and what is involved in their day-to-day job roles in construction. Our Middlewood Locks team attended the ‘World of Work’ event at the Lowry Academy in Salford, where they engaged ...

2023-09-22T07:06:55+00:00May 31st, 2023|Tags: |

BCEGI pledge to support Wigan Youth Zone

. We are extremely proud to have championed this initiative on behalf of Wigan Youth Zone. Led by our Construction Director Aaron Adams, we have reached out to our development and contractor teams to garner support and investment, with the fundamental objective of making a real difference for the young people of Wigan.  BCEGI is working with Wigan Youth Zone to match the various project partners to a range of funding packages and so far ...

2023-09-22T06:21:45+00:00May 25th, 2023|

BCEGI donated nearly 400 Easter eggs to The Children’s Adventure Farm Charity

BCEGI Middlewood Locks team and Eccles (Church Street) team along with their supply chain partners collected nearly 400 chocolate eggs and donated to The Children's Adventure Farm Charity which will make an EGG-CELLENT Easter for the ill, disabled and socially disadvantaged children visiting CAFT this Easter!

2023-07-26T13:34:39+00:00April 26th, 2023|

Mock Interviews at All Hallows RC High School, Salford

During National Apprenticeship Week between 6th - 10th February, we attended two events on 6th and 9th at Wigan & Leigh College and University Centre, as part of their ‘Meet the Employee’ events. The events were aimed at students and school leavers, and we gained the opportunity to speak to the students and their families about BCEGI, our apprenticeships and our work experience pathways. During the event, Max, who was previously one of our ...

2023-07-25T14:13:04+00:00February 17th, 2023|Tags: |

Happy National Apprenticeship Week!

During National Apprenticeship Week between 6th - 10th February, we attended two events on 6th and 9th at Wigan & Leigh College and University Centre, as part of their ‘Meet the Employee’ events. The events were aimed at students and school leavers, and we gained the opportunity to speak to the students and their families about BCEGI, our apprenticeships and our work experience pathways. During the event, Max, who was previously one of our ...

2023-04-22T06:57:49+00:00February 10th, 2023|Tags: |

‘World of Work’ event at The Albion Academy, Salford

On 26th January we attended the ‘World of Work’ event at The Albion Academy in Salford. During the event, Michael (Design Manager) and Anthony (Apprentice Engineer) spoke to students about design and technology areas within the construction industry. They also provided further information about our apprenticeships at BCEGI and explained to students what this route involves after school, along with the experience you gain. Thanks to The Albion Academy for organising the day and ...

2023-04-22T06:58:01+00:00January 26th, 2023|Tags: |

‘World of Work Day’ at Co-op Academy, Swinton

On 18th January, we attended the ‘World of Work Day’ at the Co-op Academy in Swinton, in partnership with the local charity Salford Foundation. During this event, we spoke to Year 7 students about BCEGI and covered a variety of sector topics. Along with an insight into a career in the construction and engineering industry. The students were very involved and engaged with the question-and-answer session, and it was a helpful tool for them to ...

2023-04-22T06:58:12+00:00January 18th, 2023|Tags: |

Employer engagement activity – December 2022

In December, we attended The University Collegiate School in Bolton, part of the QUEST Trust based in Wigan, to conduct an employer engagement activity day. The session and presentation inspired the students and feedback received from the teachers after the event has shown that there was a positive attitude from the session. Mr Dickson, Head of Key Stage 5 at University Collegiate School, mentioned: “Our year 10 engineering group really enjoyed the morning and ...

2023-01-03T02:11:18+00:00December 23rd, 2022|Tags: |

Ground-breaking ceremony at £135 million Wigan Galleries

Cityheart and Wigan Council have broken ground at the £135 million Galleries shopping centre redevelopment scheme in the heart of Wigan town centre. Appointed contractor, BCEGI has started work on site commencing with the demolition of the carpark bridge.  The work is due to take 18 months in total, however, during this time once areas of the site have been demolished, new development phases will commence. The first of these phases is the New ...

2022-12-02T09:00:53+00:00December 1st, 2022|
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