As Forterra launches BFF, the first ever all-female bricklaying competition for students in the UK, a quantity surveyor who started her career bricklaying reflects on how she took her first steps in the construction industry.
Kerri Chambers, a former Student Bricklayer who is now an Assistant Quantity Surveyor at a London construction firm, and who won a bricklaying competition at Havering College while still training, said, “The industry is always looking for more people to join up, and these days there are more options for women who want to get involved and build a career in the sector.
“It’s great that a company like Forterra is helping to raise the profile of women in bricklaying by organising the BFF competition,” continues Kerri, “I began my career as a bricklayer when I was 19, and ten years on I’ve managed to progress in the industry.”
“I put my success down to having a background in the trades; it’s hard work, but it can lead to a satisfying and rewarding career.”