BAM People - Midlands

We recently completed our latest BCU bid module challenge with final year construction management and quantity surveying students based on our 103 Colmore Row project in Birmingham.

Students are given a presentation by our Education Coordinator on the project before students divide themselves up into teams to tender for the project.

We have introduced new elements into the challenge over the last two years, to include a number of Social Value elements as well as the requirement to produce a 4D model using Syncro.

Students are given a 'mid tender review' where there is a pass/fail element, before a panel of BAM juges, before being allowed to progress to final tender submission, again in front of a panel of BAM judges.

This years winning group were superb, potentially down to the fact that we have been working with some of these students for 3 years and were first introduced to the students during the freshers week competition, at West Midlands Safari Park, which we also support.

We ran our Work Placement Programme on 103 Colmore Row with our bricklaying subcontractor just before the Covid-19 pandemic and placed two South and City College students on site, whilst they completed their college work 3 days a week.

The placement was a success with both students securing employment with our subcontractor. As a result, both of the students were awarded 'Work placment student of the year' at the Sir Doug Ellis OBE South and City College Apprenticeship awards. A huge well done to both students.

Over 50 volunteers from the community and surrounding businesses in Stratford-on-Avon helped turn the grounds of Stratford Hospital into a Well-being garden which will be used to grow fruit and vegetables for the hospital cafe. The Forest of Hearts charity approached staff from the Midlands to help turn their vision into reality and our Midlands Level 4 apprentices worked with staff from our offices in Shirley and Wellingborough to set out and create twelve raised beds. The weather tried its best to hold us back, but despite the rain, we were able to deliver the project on time and within budget.