LGTA Construction Week

For the second year running charity Lincoln Group Training Association will be holding its Construction Week at the Lincolnshire Showground from October 12th to 14th.

Secondary schools across the county have been invited and about 550 pupils will attend during the three days. The aim is to give them hands-on experience of many of the career opportunities that the construction industry has to offer.

The interactive activities and member organisations leading the sessions are:

Brickwork - Lincoln College
Joinery - Lincoln College
Painting & Decorating - Lincoln College
Plumbing - Build a Future
Plastering - Build a Future
Simons Challenge & Lighthouse - Simons Group & Ken Burman
Solar Boats - Construction Skills
Waste Recovery - Lindum Waste Management
Survival Shelter, Water Course & Surveying - Hill Holt Wood
Electrical - Lincoln College
Paper Briquettes - Gelder Group
Block Paving and Bridges - Balfour Beatty and Gates MacBain

The event is supported and subsidised by the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society as part of its policy to offer a 50% discount on Showground facilities for events which fulfil its charitable objectives to raise awareness of environmental protection and sustainable development.