‘AccXel Ambassadors’ – Constructing Sustainable Futures The AccXel Ambassador programme is now in its second year and supporting more young people than ever before! By connecting industry with education, AccXel Ambassadors provide mentorship to apprentices, offering feedback, ideas, and support outside of their employer and the construction school. Additionally, Ambassadors support recruitment efforts and act as a brand advocate for …
A new partnership with Leica Geosystems ensures that learners at AccXel, the Construction Skills Accelerator Centre being built in Gloucestershire, will have access to the very latest digital detection technology, supporting the development of modern digital construction techniques. Leica Geosystems provides premium sensors, software and solutions. In partnership with AccXel, the manufacturer will contribute a selection of equipment ranging from …
AccXel, the Construction Skills Accelerator Centre being built in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, has announced the appointment of a Steering Group to support the development of the pioneering project. AccXel is a state-of-the-art 980m2 centre of excellence to inspire, train and connect people entering and advancing within the construction industry. Working alongside AccXel’s Founder and Managing Director, Nicola Bird, the Steering Group includes …
The team from AccXel, the new Construction Skills Accelerator Centre, met with some special visitors from industry partner JCB to show them around the new site currently under construction in Cinderford, Gloucestershire. Nicola Bird, AccXel Founder and Managing Director, says: “It was an honour and a privilege to welcome George Bamford and JCB National Sales Director, Steve Smith, to site. At …
A pioneering project in Gloucestershire set to support the development of future-skilled construction workers has received the green light after planning permission was granted by Forest of Dean District Council. Spearheaded by local family construction business K W Bell Group, the approved designs will provide a state-of-the-art 980m2 Construction Skills Accelerator Centre (CSAC) to inspire, train and connect people entering the …
The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, visited (11 September 2020) the site of the future Construction Skills Accelerator Centre (CSAC), to hear from the visionary team behind the innovative project. The CSAC, which has received almost £2m of government funding via Gloucestershire’s Local Enterprise Partnership, GFirst LEP, will be built in …
An innovative project from long-standing Gloucestershire family business K W Bell Group to support the development of future-skilled construction workers has received almost £2m of government funding. The new Construction Education Centre will be built in Cinderford, Forest of Dean, establishing a centre of excellence to inspire, train and connect people entering and advancing within the construction industry. Led by …