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Millennium events plan for construction
00:00 30 Sep 1998
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Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has asked senior contractors to
draw up proposals to hold a month-long millennium celebration of
the construction industry in the year 2000.
The event would aim to capture the imagination of school children in particular and would focus attention on the achievements of the industry.
PR consultant Camargue has been drafted in to advise the Major Contractors Group on how this might be achieved.
Early ideas are to open up sites across the country to the public, and to project films and photographs onto the side of buildings to show how they were constructed.
"It has to be something that captures the imagination. It needs the support of clients and the DETR [Department of the Environment Transport and Regions]," said Tarmac chief executive Sir Neville Simms.
Proposals are expected to be submitted to Prescott within two to three months.
The request was made during Prescott's recent tour of the Lowry Centre, arranged by Sir Neville Simms, chairman of the Major Contractors' Group.
The event would aim to capture the imagination of school children in particular and would focus attention on the achievements of the industry.
PR consultant Camargue has been drafted in to advise the Major Contractors Group on how this might be achieved.
Early ideas are to open up sites across the country to the public, and to project films and photographs onto the side of buildings to show how they were constructed.
"It has to be something that captures the imagination. It needs the support of clients and the DETR [Department of the Environment Transport and Regions]," said Tarmac chief executive Sir Neville Simms.
Proposals are expected to be submitted to Prescott within two to three months.
The request was made during Prescott's recent tour of the Lowry Centre, arranged by Sir Neville Simms, chairman of the Major Contractors' Group.
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