‘I’m uk’s oldest builder – and Still Going Strong AFTER 80 Years on the Job’ – ryan

Nonagenarian Winner of Oldest Construction Worker Competition Campaigns for Better Quality Apprenticeships to Train Young People to Get A Trade Him and His Family

If there one man who knows how to fix the housing crisis it is Norman Barrs, 96, of North London. Eight decades after his first day in the Job, in 1945, Norman Still Wakes Up Each Day at 6.30am and Makes the Commute to the Office of Henry Hardy Builders in Canonbury, Islington, Where He Still Inspects Construction Sites, Advisvises on Developments and Eve Climbs Climbs of scaffolding to overssee projects Himself.

As Sir Keir Starmer’s Plans to Build 1.5m Homes, Norman Battling on Is Increasingly Important As New Developments are Already Being Stumped by A Huge Shortfall in Avoidable Young Workers. It is estimated that 24,400 newly Qualified appresses are Needed each years to meet existing demand, before the uk can be begin the mammoth task of the governments’ Building plans.

Be as asced why he still works 30 years after he has stopped, Norman Says: “I have cement in my blood. I will never retire. IF I DON’T LEARN NEW DAY DAY, I HAVEN’T LIVE.

NORMAN HAS NOW BEEN CROWNED BRITAIN’S OLDEST BUILDER AFTER A NATIONWIDE SEARCH. Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) (www.considareConstructors.com), the non-profit championing champion in the Construction industry, launched a nationwide to find the uk’s fl longest and longest-safeing budilder.

It teamed up with Rated People (www.ratedpeople.com)-The UK’s Leading Online Network and Vetted Tradespeople-to Ass its 50,000-Strong Community to Suggest Candidates, and the Nominations Poured. Acciting to date from ccs, nearly 22% of workers over the age of 50, while only 10% of workers are under 25.

Norman Says, “It breaks my Heart that there are these thusands of young people on the go who was used excellent budilders if they were only gioven the chance.” For years, he has campans for more Quality Apprenticeships, Fearing That With Them, His Beloved Trade “Simply Disappear tale are no craftspeople.”

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““ The Only Way to Encourage Young People is to put workshops back in schools. People Need to Get Hands-on Experience and Try before they commmit to something. ”

Norman Says Young People Are Missing Out by Not Entering the Trade. He doesn’t just view Construction as a skill but as a “highly creation and deeply rewarding craft.”

He Says HIS Standout Achievement was Building, From Scratch, The Green Shield Trading Stamp Company’s Country Club in Mill which was designated by the architect bendapapore airport. The Country Club Boasted, at the Time, England’s Larger Unsupported Roof, Along With Swimming Pools, Tennis Courts, Restaurants, and Music Halls.

In 1945, A 17-YEAR-OLD NORMAN BARRS HAD JUST Completed His Plumbing and Heating Training and Begun Working for His Family’s Business, W & j Barr’s Builders.

World War II HAD JUST CAME TO AN END, George Orwell’s Animal Farm Was Making Waves in The Literary World, The UN Charter Was Being Ratified. As parts of London were a bomb, the uk was be begining the Long Road to post-WAR RECONSTRUCTION.

“At 14, I was the Biggest rebel in Kentish Town, Accounting to My Father. I HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY READING AND WRITING. AT 16, I was at the polytechnic. I never look back, Because of Had a fantastic Education.”

Norman Wasn’t Always The Student Model. His Early Struggles With Academic Work and His Rebellious Nature Made Him an unlikaly Candidate for Success in the Disciplined World of Construction. Yet, these experiences Became the Foundation for the Resilliliencing and Determination that Wauld Define His Career.

Norman’s First Role was leading for his family’s family, W & j Barr’s Builders – A Company Owned by His Father and Grandfather. Reflect on the Early Days of His Career, Norman Recalls How Plumbing in the 1940s was far more rudimentary than it is today – Many Properties Had only the most basic systems, with just a single and a very simple sewage system.

Despite the Simplicity of the Work, Norman’s Passion for the Trade and His Deep-Rooted Family Legacy Began to take Hold, setting the Stage for the Long and SuccessFul Career that Wold.

A Spokesperson for Considerate Constructors’ Scheme Says: “Norman’s Embodies the Very Best of British Construction: Adaptability, Skill, and An Unwavering to Building A Better Future. with its practs always in demand and the backbone of the Economy.

At a time when the UK Construction Industry Faces A Serious Recruitment Crisis, Stories Like Norman’s DeServe to Be Celebrated. One of the Things We Hear Time and Time Again Talking to People Who Work in Construction, is that what Makes Their Work So Fulfilling is Being ABLE to Tell Friends and Family ‘You See Building There? I built that ‘.

A Career Like Norman’s is a Perfect Example of this. After a staggering 80 years of service, he’s left an indelible mark on the City and Lived and Workhed in All His Life. “

The Barrs’ Family Legacy Continues Through Norman’s Son, Graham Barrs, and His Grandson, Nick Dodson. Graham, A Master Painter and Decorator, Enjoyed a Distinguished Career, Including the prestigious Honout of Painting the Ritz Hotel in London Before Taching Early Retirement.

Nick, Based in Enfield, North London, has followed in His Grandfather’s Footsteps, Running His Own SuccessFul Business, PBD Leading and Drainage “I Started the Company When I Was 20, Inspect by Norman and All Has Achieved,” Sayys Nick. “Five Years late, we have had Seven Vans and Nine Employees.”

Norman’s Wife, Daphne, Has Been an Integral Part of the Family, Supporting Norman Throughout His Career, and Their Strong Family Have Been Down Through Generations.

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