Prime minister David Cameron has been tweeting photos of construction workers featured on the We Are Building Britain Tumblr blog, set up to recognise work on hundreds of infrastructure projects across the country.
The blog is supported by the CIOB, the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and invites construction firms to submit images of workers on infrastructure projects holding signs printed with the words We are #BuildingBritain to celebrate the positive impact that schemes are having on the UK’s employment and economic growth.
So far more than 50 photos of staff on schemes ranging from bridges to flood defences have been posted by over 50 contractors including Kier, Balfour Beatty, Skanska, and Bowmer & Kirkland.
The blog was set up to coincide with the PM’s announcement last month that £36bn worth of projects are due to start on site during 2014-2015 as part of the government’s long-term economic plan. The 200 projects will create 15,000 jobs and cover rail, road, local transport, flood defences, broadband, airport infrastructure and waste management.
More than 50 photos have been posted on the We Are Building Britain blog
In addition, another 200 infrastructure projects are due to be completed this year, including major roads such as the M6 J10A-13, Nottingham tram extension, Heathrow Terminal 2 upgrade and Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, currently the largest wind farm under construction anywhere in Europe.
Among the photos posted on the blog site are several taken by Kier of staff working on projects, including the £8m Western Link road from Berryfields to Buckingham in the midlands.
Bowmer & Kirkland submitted a photo of 21 workers working on the redevelopment of South Quay in Hayle, Cornwall. Carillion staff are captured working with the Highways Agency to deliver the £77m A23 from Handcross to Warninglid, due for completion later this year.
Also included are photos of the Skanska Balfour Beatty M25 project team, Network Rail staff on various projects, and Bouygues UK workers at the £48.5m Admirals Quay mixed-used development site in Southampton. Other firms that are featured include Atkins, Crossrail, Centria, Laing O’Rourke and Simons.
