BAM: Building sustainable places across the UK & Ireland

Construction has always been an industry where potential becomes visible through experience. When people are given responsibility and exposed to real challenges, you begin to see what they can achieve. That is something I have had the privilege of witnessing many times through the teams I have worked with at BAM.

The Chancellor’s Spring Statement landed at a moment of acute uncertainty. Global instability, rising inflationary pressures and renewed volatility in energy markets are once again exposing the UK to external shocks. Ongoing volatility in global energy markets could place further upward pressure on energy prices, a reminder that the cost-of-living crisis is not yet behind us but evolving.

When I finished school, I knew I wanted to study a degree, but I wasn’t sure the traditional university route was the right path for me. I’d already juggled school and part-time work, and the two never felt connected. I wanted a route where learning, earning, and professional development moved forward together.

When I think back to my childhood, some of my happiest memories are of wandering through the countryside, surrounded by butterflies and ladybirds, completely fascinated by the life all around me.

My name is Alfie and I am a student at Yeovil College, where BAM is working on a significant DfE funded campus redevelopment.