News tagged #Apprentices

NEW BLOG POST: National Apprenticeship Week 2021

We at Flannery are very excited about National Apprenticeship Week 2021. To kick the week off our Skills Development Director, Paul Skitt has written an “Apprenticeship Blog’’ to discuss what the construction sector has to offer and why Flannery is a great choice for anyone interested in an apprenticeship in plant hire. “Here at Flannery, […]

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Flannery joins with Balfour Beatty to launch best-in-class ‘Operator Skills Hub’

Balfour Beatty Flannery, a partnership between Balfour Beatty and Flannery Plant Hire, today launches its Operator Skills Hub – a purpose-built facility in Birmingham offering innovative training programmes to inspire young people and upskill current plant operators in the UK. With the construction and infrastructure industry rapidly scaling up to deliver some of the most ambitious schemes in history, […]

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Proudly joined “The 5% Club”

As a business, we are committed to providing opportunities for apprentices and allowing our people to access training to develop their skills. There is lots of information on our training provision and apprentice opportunities here. Key to demonstrating this, Flannery is proud to have joined “The 5% Club” and support this initiative, providing skills training […]

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NEW BLOG POST: Career in construction

Our Skills Development Director, Paul Skitt, has written his first Careers Blog. Paul is very keen to inspire young people to join the construction industry and is happy to share why Flannery is a great choice for anyone interested in a career in plant hire. “Here at Flannery, it is very important for us to […]

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Bucks Skills Show 2020

This month, our Skills Development Director Paul Skitt took part in the Bucks Skills Show 2020. The event aimed to present exciting job opportunities for students and to help them with their career next steps. The wonders of virtual events mean that we can share some of the content from this great event. Speaking on […]

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CPA Stars of the Future Awards 2020

Last Thursday (September 17th) we attended the CPAs annual Stars of the Future Awards, held online this year in light of the current restrictions. A really important date for the industry and for us, these awards provide a fantastic opportunity to recognise the hard work and dedication shown by apprentices across the construction sector. We […]

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Flannery Flood Fighters

The July / August edition of UK Plant Operators features a great write up from Darren Scully following his visit, earlier this year to one of our sites. The £40m flood defence scheme in the Radcliffe and Redvales area of Bury for main contractor BAM Nuttall. We are very proud of our team of operators […]

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Have you got what it takes to become a Flannery Plant Operator Apprentice?

Over the past few months there will certainly have been many questioning the security of their chosen job and career. Also impacted are those who are leaving school in the midst of a career change who will be searching out new opportunities. Now is the time to truly showcase what construction industry has to offer […]

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Bitesize Careers Advise to inspire the next generation

At this point in the year the Flannery Training Department and wider business would normally be busy preparing for a busy few months of engagement activities with schools and colleges. From job fairs to career sessions in schools and colleges the spring and summer months are a great opportunity for us to promote construction as […]

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