Monday, 19 August 2013, 11:58 am Press Release: UCOL
Monday 19 August 2013
Wairarapa UCOL carpentry
students raise the roof
Wairarapa UCOL’s latest
house building project will be celebrated with a traditional
‘roof shout’ laid on by major sponsor Mitre
10 MEGA Masterton on Tuesday.
The event celebrates the
building progress of UCOL’s second house. There will also
be a cheque presentation to the benefactors of last year’s
charity house build, the Asthma foundation and Life
Flight Trust.
“The
house-build is proving to be a great learning outcome for
current students and a vehicle to showcase what we can offer
here in trades training,” says UCOL’s Construction
Programme Coordinator Brett Tickner.
Built under the
watchful supervision of Carpentry lecturer Peter Vanderveen,
the wooden framed house features an ensuite and
‘lifetime’ design. “It is suited for homeowners of all
ages,” says Brett.
Run in conjunction with Mitre 10 MEGA
Masterton and the Dugdale Charitable Trust, the UCOL
building ventures are regarded as highly valuable community
projects with many local and national suppliers showing
their support with services and products.
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“Our trades
students get to work on a full scale construction job and
the sponsors and industry partners get a platform to
showcase their products and services. It’s a real win-win
situation,” says Brett.
The
Life Flight Trust and Plunket
will each benefit from the proceeds of the house sale.
The house will be auctioned on site in
November. ends
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