Under Construction Week 8

The lights and ceiling are in, installations pretty much done, extraction to be fitted in next couple days, IGNITE is looking great!  

We also had some great media coverage last week and at the end of this week by BDaily and Invest North Tyneside.  Thank you to you both and if you did not see you can read the articles below.

BDaily - New North Tyneside training centre set to energise the North East gas industry

Invest North Tyneside: http://www.investnorthtyneside.co.uk/north-tyneside-gas-training-centre-set-to-energise-industry/ 

We have also just launched a great new offering:  'IGNITE your business'.  IGNITE is first and foremost about supporting new to gas and gas engineers with excellent training opportunities. However, we don't just think the support should stop there.  

IGNITE can also help engineers and other trades to develop their business by offering 'Start Up and Stand Out' courses which includes: start-up advice, getting the most out of digital and social media, marketing support and website development. We aim to provide a 'one stop shop' for training, advice and guidance, and act as a trusted point of contact for trades needing, marketing and digital support.  For more information visit the page or call: 0191 258 0674

Next week we'll update you further on our plans for 'Gas Awareness week' and we hope a completed Gas Training Centre! Very lastly,  if you would like to attend our launch event on Thursday 17th September (3:00pm-5:00pm) please contact us on: info@ignitegastraining.co.uk 

Ceilings and lighting  

Prepping for upstairs plastering  

Under Construction Week 4 & 5

We never managed to blog last week about the IGNITE Gas Training unit and what's been happening but, needless to say there have been many changes, which is a good thing as we are opening one week earlier than planned (10th August 2015).

Downstairs we now have assessment bays, the electrics are all in and the first gas pipes and gas meters installed. Upstairs we have divides, lots of plasterboard and classrooms.  IGNITE is now starting to look like a training centre.

Next week the carpet fitters are out measuring, divides will be completed, ceilings installed, and the balustrade in. If you would like further information about courses at IGNITE get in contact!

Room divides

Plaster board up  

The Mezz

Under Construction Week 2

This week the contractors continued with the mezzanine and have now hard boarded the floor. It's huge up there, which is great and allows for plenty of classroom/training space. 

Lighting has also been a hot topic this week, and the electricians will be starting very soon on the lighting for the assessment centre and downstairs training area. (The space underneath the mezzanine).

The externals of the unit were also given a face lift on Monday. We now have signage which looks fantastic. North East Displays have been great and are conveniently located opposite us! 

Upstairs view across the mezzanine 

The signage 

Under Construction Week 1

The IGNITE Gas Training Centre is now under construction!  On Monday a huge amount of steel arrived to the unit which the guys set to installing straight away.  The unit is an excellent size, but we wanted to create some more space, so a first floor is being installed to accommodate two further classrooms, one of which will be an open mezzanine with domestic training bays.

We have pictures below of the progress.  Next came the joists and a lot of wood! The companies we have employed have been fantastic!

From this... 

To this!  

Acquired!

At the end of May we officially  took over the building 5, Larch Court... It is a modern building, which is great.  It doesn't however look anything like a Gas Training Centre.... but it will soon with the  renovations that we have planned and will be taking place over the next couple of months, ready for the August opening.  We intend on making a time lapse from start to finish but in the mean time we'll keep posting pictures of progress.

 Panoramic view from inside the build and making way for the steel joists

the externals