Published on 20th of feb.,2025

ARDEX Group UK is opening its doors to the public as part of a week-long event aimed at attracting young people and career changers to consider a career in construction.
Building Adhesives in Stoke-on-Trent and ARDEX UK in Haverhill (both part of the ARDEX GROUP) will take part in Open Doors Week 2025 – which is delivered by Build UK.
Says the company, ‘Open Doors offers a unique chance for the public to go behind the scenes of live construction sites, offices, factories, and training centres across the UK, and discover how the communities they live in are shaped and constructed by a fantastic industry with a diverse range of career paths to offer.’
Open Doors takes place between Monday 17-Saturday 22 March 2025, with Building Adhesives opening for visitors on 17 and 20 March and ARDEX UK on 18 and 19 March. There’ll be two sessions per day from 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm.
College students and members of the public will be able to discover all about the tiling, flooring and general construction sectors. They’ll be able to find out about the skills needed for installation and see the types of systems used in modern-day construction with BAL, ARDEX and Dunlop solutions.
Visitors will benefit from insights and a Q&A with experienced installation professionals who’ll give an understanding of career opportunities with practical insight on what the roles involve, pros/cons of the job and best next steps.
Plus, they can hear from R&D, operations and sales and marketing specialists if these are other career steps of interest.
The sessions at Building Adhesives will give visitors the chance to explore a refurbished academy – with new training facilities due to open to the trade at the end of February.

Open Doors seeks to inspire young people and career changers of all ages to consider and explore a dynamic and exciting career in the construction industry.
The event is delivered in partnership with CITB and Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) and supported by industry partners Canary Wharf Group, Construction Futures, Go Construct, Kier, People’s Partnership, and Willmott Dixon, and Community Partners The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC), Careers Wales, the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) and Skills Development Scotland, and media partner Building Magazine.