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▲ The Academy was officially opened on 6 February 2025 by Helene Dearn OBE, interim Director of Employment, Skills, Health, and Communities at West Midlands Combined Authorities( WMCA) the Midlands. In September 2025, we were delighted to welcome the Chancellor, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves, to Glasswater Locks. Her visit underscored the government’ s commitment to addressing the UK’ s housing shortage through high-quality regeneration projects that create not only new homes, but also sustainable employment opportunities and vital skills development.”
Caxton Group cares about the people behind its projects. That’ s why the company is proud to support the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, which provides critical emotional and financial help to construction workers and their families. It’ s another way the
The aim is for everyone, from bricklayers to senior management, to truly live by these values of trust, respect, integrity and passion
company looks out for its industry, making sure that those who build communities are supported when they need it most.“ Another really important community initiative for us is the Caxton Academy, which we officially launched in 2024,” Scott enthuses.“ It was an idea developed by Ivan Sharpe and Andy Townshend of Caxton Builders to create a dedicated programme for training young apprentice bricklayers. Caxton Academy, based in Birmingham, works in partnership with a training provider called Salutem and is led by our Apprenticeship Manager, Ivan Sharpe. It offers a two-year course using an innovative block learning model: six weeks in college
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