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| Company objective & values |
| None
available |
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| Company role |
| Pipeline
and associated construction in the water industry. Civil
engineering contractors nationally in the UK. |
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| Key skills & competences |
- Computer generated tenders and costings
- Management of civil engineering operations
- Health & Safety appraisals of sites and staff
- Administration department
- Site surveyors
- Maintenance of heavy plant and machinery
- Ongoing training for staff in all areas
- Pipe laying skills
- Skills in 'form work' around excavations and structures
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| Links with national curriculum |
| Useful |
Science |
Useful links
within the construction and maintenance areas
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| Strong |
Design & Technology |
Strong links across most
areas of the business |
| Strong |
ICT |
Strong links across most
areas of the business |
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| Areas that could be used in lessons |
- Telephone and written enquiries for projects
- Computer application and entry
- Web site generated applications for work
- Geological surveys of land
- Construction details, equipment and staff requirements
- Contract documents and pricing up projects
- Technical management skills
- Accounting skills
- Administration
- Site management
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| How could it be made interesting
and appropriate? |
- Describe process for initial enquiry
- Show photographs of plant,machinery and operatives
at work on site
- Show site preparations and construction
- Prepare contract and explain detail
- Completed projects - show previous projects and
photographs
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| Background information |
- Visits to school only. No visits to premises or
sites possible due to Health & Safety
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