Offsite Manufacturing Pathway - Joinery and Shop Fitters by CTE: Architecture & Construction

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Offsite Manufacturing Pathway - Joinery and Shop Fitters

Earners of this badge have attended the site of a manufacturer who produces fixtures and fittings, such providing all the furniture made bespoke to be fitted in shops, hotels, places of work , bars, restaurants and major projects. This forms part of the Offsite Manufacturing Pathway and is suitable for KS4 and above.

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Earners will learn about the materials used such as wood, laminates, corian and metalwork , which tend to be bespoke, and see the designs where applicable they have produced

Earners will learn about how the company works towards being net zero and what that entails and any by products that upcycled where applicable.

Earners listened actively to instructions before being given a tour of the premises and were asked to use their own initiative to ask questions about the company and type of projects they have completed or supported in Bradford

Earners learned about the different job roles in the factory. They met joiners and carpenters, who make the bespoke pieces and designers and fitters and asked about their job roles.

Earners in groups learnt about what happens to waste materials, mainly wood and how that is recycled to make pellets.

Earners were advised about a list of Bradford projects and those in the West Yorkshire corridor