5th October 2021
We’re pleased to have welcomed two new apprentices to Rollalong: Hugh Pennington (left) and Harry Pickard.
Last month we invited nine young people to our headquarters to tell them all about Rollalong, our growth to date and our plans for the future.
Now we’ve recruited Hugh and Harry to join our two second-year apprentices David Edmunds and James Atyeo-Pearson. All are currently working with us and studying at Bournemouth & Poole College.
Hugh and Harry are spending their first week taking part in health, safety and environmental inductions and tool training and meeting all the team.
Some of the work they will cover as site carpenter apprentices will be framing, stud work, roof construction, external cladding, internal and external door fitting, window fitting, bathroom and kitchen fitting and stair installation.
We wish both Hugh and Harry a long and successful career at Rollalong!
9th February 2021
It’s National Apprenticeship Week and we’d like to introduce our two young apprentices: David Edmunds and James Atyeo-Pearson.
David, pictured at a safe social distance wearing red gloves, joined Rollalong on 20th January, while James started his apprenticeship with us on 4th January.
They are both local lads doing a two-year Level 2 Site Carpentry apprenticeship, which involves four days a week in our factory in Dorset and one day a week at college.
As well as carpentry they are also learning the modern methods of construction employed in factory manufactured buildings.
Each apprentice is mentored by an experienced factory manager and supported by the wider Rollalong team. They are both following a two-year plan which will give them experience of all aspects of the manufacturing process, with a specific focus on carpentry.
We were delighted to welcome them to the team and we look forward to helping them develop their carpentry careers!
The theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2021 is ‘Build the Future’. The Government is encouraging everyone to consider how apprenticeships can help individuals to develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career, and help employers to build a workforce with future-ready skills.
10th February 2020
On Thursday (6th February) our team welcomed managers from the Orbital South Colleges to our Sugden Way site in Barking hoping to inspire the next generation of construction apprentices.
At the end of January we installed the modules which will make up 13 new homes in Barking in just six working days.
Business development managers from the college group visited Sugden Way to preview the new modular instillation and gain an in-depth understanding of how modern methods of construction (MMC) are manufactured, delivered and installed.
East Surrey College and John Ruskin College, both within the OSC group, are a major provider of construction apprenticeships in the South East.
Both colleges are looking to introduce two new apprenticeship standards within their current construction courses, to include modular construction, by offering a course in Construction Assembly and Installation.
Daniel Newcombe, our Safety, Health Environment and Quality Manager, said: “Hearing of both colleges’ new plans to introduce these additional courses as apprenticeships is really exciting for the industry.
“It’s incredibly important to support the colleges within the surrounding areas that are looking to introduce MMC within their courses by helping them develop these standards.
“Last week was also National Apprenticeship Week and we’re delighted that Rollalong has been able to play a part by helping these colleges consider offering apprenticeships in Construction Assembly and Installation.”
Once completed, Sugden way will house two developments of spacious, energy-efficient homes in a four-storey apartment block that will hold 13 individual apartments.
These modular developments will assist in combatting the shortage of housing within the borough by approximately halving the time of traditional construction methods.
Rollalong will manufacture a total of 64 modules for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham designed to create low-energy, high-quality modular homes in environmentally friendly controlled conditions from our Dorset-based manufacturing and head office site.