Hobson & Porter features on the cover of the latest edition of the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce’s Business Intelligence magazine.
In the April/May magazine, Hobson & Porter Managing Director, Graham Beal, talks about the upcoming general election, the opportunities for the Humber region and the key changes that will affect the construction industry in the coming months.
He also discusses the company’s performance, its current projects and its vision for 2015.
“A general election brings uncertainty but I firmly believe 2015 will be a prosperous year for Hobson &Hull construction firm Hobson & Porter is celebrating after winning a prestigious health and safety award for the third consecutive year.
Hobson & Porter has been given a Gold Award in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2015 for its dedication to working to the highest health and safety standards across all of its projects.
The award will be presented at a glittering ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel in July.
Hull construction firm Hobson & Porter has taken delivery of its new £300,000 fleet of commercial vehicles as it looks to continue its rapid expansion.
The Malmo Road-based company has recently secured offices in Lincoln after announcing record turnover of £45m, up from £30m in 2013.
Now, in a bid to further increase its presence on both sides of the Humber, Hobson & Porter has revamped its fleet with 11 new vans and trucks from Hull’s Beerhouse Self Drive Hire.
Hull construction company Hobson & Porter has pledged its support to bridging the skills gap in the city by signing up to the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) Skills Pledge.
The pledge is designed to help the city’s future workforce obtain the skills that employers crave as well as helping businesses to access vital skills and training organisations to help them succeed and grow, in turn providing a big boost to the economy in the region.
After completing a number of high-profile projects over the past year within the Humber region,
Hobson & Porter has teamed up with community groups and schools from the Fountain Road area of the city to commemorate a landmark day for homeless charity Emmaus Hull.
The Hull construction firm is working with Emmaus Hull and Chevin Housing Association, a member of the Together Housing Group, to build a new multi-million pound homeless community and invited a number of groups and schools to contribute to a time capsule, which was buried at the site on Friday,
Hobson & Porter is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted in the prestigious Family Business of the Year Awards 2015.
The company was selected by judges in the Yorkshire Family Business of the Year category as well as the overall Property & Construction Family Business of the Year category, which features companies from across the UK.
The winners of the awards, which are hosted by Family Business United, the leading online magazine and resource centre for family firms in the UK,
Hobson & Porter is working with its customers, supply chain and the charity Emmaus Hull to provide essential, and potentially lifesaving, equipment to homeless people across East Yorkshire.
Orvec International, which is part of Hobson & Porter’s supply chain in Hull, has donated around 100 special thermal emergency blankets to Hull HARP, an outreach organisation that works with Emmaus to support homeless people across region.
Kevin Stamp, managing director at Orvec, said: “We are delighted to be able to support Emmaus and its work by donating these blankets,
HULL construction firm Hobson & Porter is set to announce record turnover figures after enjoying its “most successful year” in 2014.
Turnover at the Malmo Road-based company is expected to top £45m this year, up from £30m in 2013.
Set up in 1971, Hobson & Porter has completed a number of high-profile projects across the Humber region over the last 12 months, including the multi-million pound Agrii Crop Technology Centre at Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire and a £3.4m development for Dong Energy Power (UK) in Grimsby,
A HULL construction company has been praised for reaching a major industry milestone.
Hobson & Porter has completed 100 building projects under the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), a barometer by which delivery standards are measured across the industry.
The company achieved this milestone after undertaking extension works at Beverley Leisure Complex’s Tone Zone fitness suite – a project which forms part of East Riding Council’s YORbuild delivery framework.
Mike Petter, chairman of the Considerate Constructors Scheme,
STUDENTS at Bishop Burton College are being given a “unique” chance to put their studies to test thanks to a new collaboration with construction firm Hobson & Porter.
Construction students at the East Yorkshire college worked with the Hull-based builder throughout the last academic year on the college’s new multi-million pound Agrii Crop Technology Centre.
The collaboration allows students to apply their learned skills on Hobson & Porter project sites and, following a successful first year,
