Rilmac are proud to have been part of Lincoln Construction Week 2018. The event held by Lincoln Group Training Association (LGTA) in partnership with The Education Business Partnership (The EBP) was attended by more than 1000 Lincolnshire school children over the three days.

Now in its 16th year, the event aims to raise awareness of the diversity of careers available within the construction industry. 33 local and national companies from the industry took part, all looking to inspire the next generation to consider a career in construction. The children participated in a wide range of construction-related activities, including brick laying, joinery, surveying and even operating a digger!

The theme for our activity this year was ‘Playing with Danger’ and was led by Mick Davenport and Andy Dallas from our SHEQ department and assisted by Cat Davison and Gavin Mainprize. In teams, the children were given 30 minutes to try and spot as many hazards as they could on the building site we set up for the event. The children were fabulous and were brilliant at coming up with ideas on how to make the hazards safer.

They all had fun, but also came away with a better understanding of the dangers that can be found on a live building site. We also had some great discussions about the different types of careers that are available in the construction industry and were able to show that the industry needs a vast variety of skills. The Rilmac team found it thoroughly rewarding and it was wonderful to engage with so many local school children.