Building for the industry’s future

WILLMOTT Dixon’s office in Oldham, the construction company’s base for the North-West, is planning for the future by taking on five management trainees.

They are among more than 50 joining the company nationally during 2008.

This year’s new arrivals — Adam Scarsbrook, Hayley Wright, Nachiket Parmar, James Southall and Marcia Hattrell — will cut their teeth on projects across the region and learn key disciplines such as quantity surveying, construction management, planning and estimating.

Willmott Dixon, based at Hollinwood Business Centre, has long-term contracts with Manchester City Council and Cheshire County Council, and has been named by Rochdale Council as preferred bidder for its St Anne’s Academy.

Deputy managing director Anthony Dillon, said: “We regard trainees as the lifeblood of our company and each year make a major investment in attracting new people at the start of their careers to Willmott Dixon.

“Many have developed through site and office-based management to become senior directors.

“No matter how uncertain the current construction market is, we will always take a long-term view in developing our people from trainee level up and this year’s record intake reflects this approach.”