Urgent works on Suffolk beach
A Jackson team is carrying out urgent works to install temporary sea defences for a property on the Suffolk coast. Approximately 250 rock bags are being placed along a 50-metre stretch of beach in Thorpeness near Sizewell, a village where a number of beachside properties are under threat due to coastal erosion. A private homeowner […]
Opening up the world of work
Jackson hosted a visit from a group of young people to its head office in Ipswich this week. They took part in some engineering activities, and heard about the projects Jackson is involved in and the kind of jobs we offer. They even had time to sit in Ray, our resident excavator that welcomes visitors […]
CanalWorks 3D inspires engineering students
A dozen students from Kirklees College in Huddersfield have stepped into the world of civil engineering with a hands-on project led by Jackson Civil Engineering. Using 3D printing, they have recreated a section of the Huddersfield Broad Canal towpath, complete with a working lock mechanism. A team from Jackson is working in the area to […]
Footbridge lift goes smoothly
A Jackson Highways team, working on behalf of National Highways, installed a new footbridge over the A21 in Kent earlier this month. The lifting in of a replacement bridge – known locally as Old Cock Footbridge – took place with a weekend full road closure in both directions near Tonbridge. A 110t crane was used […]
Corporal Hartnett joins Towcester team
The team working at Towcester recently hosted a civil engineer from the Armed Forces. Corporal Sam Hartnett from the 524 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (STRE) became the latest military personnel to join Jackson on a short placement. Jackson is in Towcester constructing a new roundabout on the busy A43 on behalf of Persimmon Homes. During […]
New industrial placements and graduates
Jackson’s new intake of industrial placements and graduates visited head office this week for their inductions. The industrial placements will spend a year working in their respective regions before returning to university to complete their courses. The graduates are all returnees, having spent time as industrial placements with Jackson the year before last. Most of […]
Hats off to Woodborough team
The Jackson team working at Woodborough has been putting smiles on people’s faces with a floral display outside their work compound. The team is in the Nottinghamshire village delivering a design and build low-risk debris screen project on behalf of the Environment Agency. They have converted old hard hats into hanging baskets overflowing with colourful […]
Over 1m viewers watch Dover team documentary
Over 1m viewers have watched a documentary featuring the Jackson team working at the Port of Dover. Episode 6 of ‘Dover 24/7: Britain’s Busiest Port,’ broadcast earlier this week on Channel 4, showing the team contribution’s to ensuring the infrastructure is in place for the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES). The EES system aims to […]