A new university, rapid population growth, half a billion pounds of city centre regeneration, and a strategic logistical base - Peterborough’s construction industry is booming.
With one of the fastest growing populations and economies in the country, we’ve got a huge construction agenda. Peterborough started as the home of the famous London Brick, still produced by Forterra in nearby Whittlesey, and construction remains one of our region’s vital sectors. A focus on integrated and SMART tech is also creating cross-sector opportunities to monitor performance, improve the efficiency of repairs and maintenance, and enhance sustainability.
3,765
Construction companies in our area
8
city centre regeneration sites
14,000
Employees working in the sector
Peterborough is the UK HQ for the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), international engineering experts, Royal HaskoningDHV, modular house builder Lesko Modular, as well as international placemaker LDA Design, which has worked in China, Moscow, and Qatar, on top of a plethora of UK cities. Mick George also has its HQ in our region and Milestone Infrastructure Ltd has been enhancing our highways.
We’ve got huge demand for housing and infrastructure and are home to a multitude of home builders, Weston Homes, Larkfleet, Princebuild, and Persimmon Homes who are investing millions into creating new properties for our rapidly growing population and burgeoning businesses.
We’re investing in the engineers of the future at the Greater Peterborough University Technical College (GPUTC) with a curriculum centred around STEM subject for students aged 14-19. Built environment programmes can also be accessed at iMET in Alconbury.
The EDGE Partnership gives companies access to targeted recruitment, training and development services, and supports apprenticeship programmes. Businesses looking at long term talent pipeline and CSR are also working with The Skills Service, delivered by Opportunity Peterborough. The brokerage brings together employers and educators so the curriculum reflects industry skills needs, and provides students with meaningful employer engagement and hands-on work experience to raise aspirations and increase employability.
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Opportunities in Peterborough
A new university, a brand new gateway in the city for over 5 million rail passengers, premium commercial, residential and retail space – find out how you can be part of our city’s rapid growth.
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