Peter Haddock takes a look at this fantastic facility, which is supported by the construction and mobile plant sectors.
For part 2 of our mini-series, Peter Haddock talks to Jamie Williams, AccXel’s Plant and Groundworks Tutor and Paul Worsford, a first year apprentice and career changer, on his experience so far.
Discovering AccXel Construction School with Nicola Bird and Natalie King Part 1.
At a recent visit to the newly opened AccXel training school in Gloucestershire, which has received funding from the KW Bell Group, I caught up with Peter Bell. He is the Managing Director of one of the group's companies, Bell Contracting. Founded as a family business by Peter's father, Keith Bell, in October 1965, I wanted to understand how the business has grown and its approach to the future.
Portacabin in a field or a five star hotel like training facility designed for learners and the wider construction community? – Peter Haddock pays a visit to the new £3m state-of-the-art AccXel construction and plant training centre of excellence in Gloucestershire, which is set to reshape the industry.
With every leader I talk to, there is one key issue on their mind. How do we get more people to consider a career in the earthworks sector? It's an issue that has been around for years, but as we see projects like HS2 ramping up this year and more people retiring, one thing is certain, we need to ditch the portacabin and create better learning environments.