bricks
mortar
Ayrshire College bricklaying
students have built up an
excellent reputation for
themselves after impressing
judges in a McLaughlin &
Harvey sponsored competition.
McLaughlin & Harvey are the
contractors behind the new campus
development at Kilmarnock, and
for the contest they challenged
eight students at the College’s
Nethermains campus to each build
their own six-brick high wall. The
group worked hard at the task all day
with the competition tough to call for
judge Phonsie Taggart, McLaughlin &
Harvey’s Contracts Manager.
In the end, Conner Beggs came out
on top, with Ryan Brown finishing as
runner-up and Conor Sinclair third.
Conner’s prize for triumphing in the
contest was a brand new toolkit
presented by McLaughlin & Harvey
representatives, while college staff
laid on two consolation tool bag
prizes for Ryan and Conor.
Fellow competitors Paul Breen, Karen
Graham, Cameron Greyson, Cameron
Mackay and Jordan Robertson were
each presented with certificates of
achievement to mark the occasion.
Conner, from Kilbirnie, said “It was
a long day, it was draining, but
obviously the result is great! Winning
this makes me feel that I can achieve
more than I think I can. I’m proud of
my accomplishment.”
Conner Beggs - who celebrated his
21st birthday on competition day came out on top. He said “Winning
this makes me feel that I can
achieve more than I think I can. I’m
proud of my accomplishment.”
Phonsie said “Considering these
students have never been on a real
construction site to work before they
all did really well. I think the standard
of work has been great. Well done to
everyone who took part.“
Construction lecturer at Ayrshire
College, Alan Brown, said“The
students really rose to the challenge.
The walls were built to a high
standard and I’m glad that I didn’t
have the difficult task of choosing the
winner.”