Careers Support for local school

Simpson are proud to see the new Sainsbury's store in Sutton Coldfield officially open its doors yesterday — and what a transformation it is. By no means, a straight forward fit-out. The former Homebase unit was in a heavily dilapidated condition, requiring extensive demolition and major infrastructure upgrade works all delivered within a challenging 16-week programme. Yesterday’s opening proved exactly what the team at Simpson are capable of. The finished store is a complete transformation, with all who have been on this journey genuinely impressed with what’s been achieved. A big thank you to Sainsbury’s for their continued trust and collaboration, and to all Simpson subcontractors and partners who played a key role in delivering this project..A huge credit to everyone involved.

Becky and Amanda have been working closely with City of York Council, York Construction Skills Partnership, and NYBEP to support careers education, with a particular focus on highlighting the wide range of opportunities that construction offers.

As part of this focus we continue to offer our support to Danesgate School, a special educational school in York, we were partnered with through the Construction Connect Initiative. Since becoming involved, we’ve supported a variety of events, and other activities that bring students together with industry professionals, helping them build confidence and develop new skills. More recently Becky and Amanda attended a careers session, offering help and advise to the students.

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We are pleased to announce that the Centre of Excellence has been awarded the RIBAJ MacEwan Award 2026, and has also been shortlisted for the RIBA Yorkshire Award. Congratulations to all involved.