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YMCA Highbridge wins prestigious Building Control award

YMCA Highbridge wins prestigious Building Control award

2nd April 2020

The 2020 Somerset Building Control Partnership Building Excellence Awards named YMCA Highbridge as the Best Large Commercial Project, in a win commended by principal contractor John Perkins Construction....

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Pent-up demand and difficult choices: Rupert Perkins reflects on the construction industry in 2020

Pent-up demand and difficult choices: Rupert Perkins reflects on the construction industry in 2020

12th March 2020

To work in the construction industry is to brace yourself for the inevitable peaks and troughs. Sometimes it feels like you’re stuck in an endless cycle between feast...

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The John Perkins #teabreak10: get to know Hayden Pickett in 10 fun questions

The John Perkins #teabreak10: get to know Hayden Pickett in 10 fun questions

4th March 2020

Site Manager Hayden Pickett gives his answers to the #teabreak10. 1. What was your first job? Apprentice Carpenter 2. What’s your pet peeve (thing that annoys you)? Being...

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YMCA Highbridge opens its doors

YMCA Highbridge opens its doors

20th February 2020

YMCA Highbridge, an important new facility for the people of Highbridge, is officially open, following a highly-successful build by John Perkins Construction and its trusted partners. The building...

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The John Perkins #teabreak10: get to know Rob Yeandle in 10 fun questions

The John Perkins #teabreak10: get to know Rob Yeandle in 10 fun questions

7th January 2020

Managing Director Rob Yeandle gives his answers to the #teabreak10. 1. What was your first job? A trainee Estimator / Surveyor for John Perkins & Son Ltd.  2....

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John Perkins’ old equipment upcycled into essentials for community farm

John Perkins’ old equipment upcycled into essentials for community farm

19th December 2019

By partnering with a local community farm, John Perkins Construction has been able to divert some of its obsolete office equipment and construction waste from landfill. A routine...

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