The UK’s leading brickmaker is supporting students in Rugby to lay the foundations of their future through a generous donation.
Brickwork students at Rugby College, which is part of WCG (Warwickshire College Group), have received a donation of 7,000 bricks from manufacturer and supplier Ibstock.
The brand-new facing bricks, worth more than £10,000, will support the students to perfect their bricklaying techniques.
The donation was made after brickwork lecturer Dan Burns ordered an Ibstock sample pack featuring a variety of different bricks to give students an insight into the various products available.
He then reached out to Ibstock to organise a factory tour for the students and asked if the company would also be happy to provide a donation to support their studies.
Dan said that the donation is not only a fantastic asset for the college, but it also gave students first-hand experience of project managing a large-scale delivery.
He said: “We would like to thank Ibstock for its incredibly generous donation to support the next generation of brickwork professionals.
“We strive to provide our students with the best materials we can, and they were extremely happy to receive the delivery.
“A lot of our students are very practically-minded, and they now have some excellent new bricks to develop their skills with.
“They got to experience project managing a delivery, including preparing for it by ordering a skip and clearing the site to make way for the stock, and then using their manual handling and communication skills as well as their health and safety knowledge when it arrived.
“The donation also demonstrated the importance of networking and building up strong industry contacts.
“We have some very promising young bricklayers currently studying at the college, and I’m sure the donation will only further their success going forward.”
Emily Landsborough, Head of ESG at Ibstock Plc, said: “The schools and colleges developing construction skills for the future are core to the long-term success of our industry.
“By donating our products for students to hone their trades, we hope we are making a small contribution to their development and pride in the work they are doing. We love to see our products used in college projects so are very happy to help where we can.”
Further information about studying at Rugby College is available by visiting www.wcg.ac.uk/study.To explore Rugby College at an Open Event in January, go to www.wcg.ac.uk/openevents.
Caption: Students and staff at Rugby College welcome the donation of 7,000 bricks from manufacturer and supplier Ibstock.