A team of runners consisting of Hobson & Porter employees and their friends and family recently took part in the Hull 10K Run for All, raising money for the Jane Tomlinson Appeal.
23 runners completed the run as part of the Hobson Porter & Friends team. This was the fourth time a team from Hobson & Porter has run the 10K, but some members of this year’s team were first-time competitors, and had to put in some training beforehand!
We all remember maths lessons at school, where we wondered when on earth any of this would come in handy. Luckily for the students at Priory Primary School in Hull, Hobson & Porter’s recent visit has offered them a host of possible answers to this quandary.
At a recent visit to the school during its STEM week, our site engineers engaged with students in Years 5 and 6 to teach them how maths can be taken out of the classroom and applied to real life,
Hobson & Porter’s Nostell Way housing project in Bridlington was highly commended in the category for Best Social or Affordable Housing at the recent LABC Building Excellence Awards.
The judging panel noted our positive collaborative working relationship with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, along with the project’s high standards, innovative design and attention to detail.
The building materials, including triple glazing and extensive insulation, were chosen to make sure the houses are all energy efficient, and compost bins and water butts have been installed in order to encourage residents to live environmentally friendly lifestyles.
The South Yorkshire and Humber LABC awards were a success for Hobson & Porter as we were awarded “Best Community Building” for our facility, The Orchard.
The building, a £2.7 million construction for local charity Emmaus Hull, is a facility for the homeless that provides en-suite accommodation and living space for up to 30 residents, as well as a café and retail space for residents to work in.
Emmaus is a charity which provides homes and meaningful work for the homeless to help regain lost self-esteem and the confidence to get back on their feet.
Over the past two months we have welcomed three new trainees to Hobson & Porter, all working within different areas of the business.
Providing young people with professional experience is something we regard as being crucial for the long term success of the business and for the future of the construction industry as a whole. Traineeships of these kind, are just one of the ways where we strive to facilitate such experiences.
Over the years our firm has given many students work experience on a wide range of sites and within varying areas of the business as well as engaging with young people and students in workshops,
Hobson & Porter, has successfully handed over the completed works for an industrial development to commercial property management agent, Garness Jones.
The buildings, which are designed and built to a high-specification, are located between St Andrew’s Quay and Albert Dock, separated from the Humber by Clive Sullivan Way. The site was formerly used by Heron Foods; however, Garness Jones sold the plots on behalf of Heron Foods who was then retained to market and manage the once finished development.
We are proud to announce that we have recently helped a number of students from the Grimsby Institute to gain work experience in construction, giving them the opportunity to gain practical knowledge on one of our company’s biggest ongoing projects.
Four students worked alongside staff from Hobson & Porter and other subcontractors working on the Cleethorpes Road Care Home site, which, due to its size and innovative nature, gave the students a wide and invaluable insight into Hobson &
Volkswagen’s new corporate specifications have created a nationwide scheme to revamp its showrooms. As part of this scheme, Hobson & Porter has completed a £630,000 redevelopment of the Volkswagen dealership on Saxon Way, Hull, on behalf of JCT600.
The 11-car showroom was expanded to 400 square metres, almost doubling its size. This involved demolition works, new drainage installation, internal steelwork to support feature walls, groundworks, reconfiguration of the carpark and internal cladding to certain areas of the build.
Hobson & Porter has handed over the refurbishment of Pocklington Arts Centre to the town’s council.
We were extremely excited to have secured the contract to carry out works in the center of Pocklington, commencing in November last year.
Working on behalf of Pocklington Town Council, Arts Council England, Pocklington Arts Centre and the Friends of Pocklington Arts Centre, the scheme involved a variety of demolition and refurbishment works. The initial programme was adjusted to ensure completion of the project within the client’s timescales.
We are delighted to be taking part in this year’s LGTA (Lincoln Group Training Association) construction week to be held on 27th, 28th and 29th September at the Lincolnshire Showground in Lincoln.
Having participated in the event last year, representatives from our firm recently attended the first LGTA construction week meeting and will also be attending the second meeting scheduled to take place later this week.
The construction week career taster event is aimed at giving Lincolnshire school children an insight into the construction industry,
