Pupils from a Peterborough school were among the first to take a behind-the-scenes look at a new £150 million aluminium beverage can making factory being built in the city.
The children of Old Fletton Primary School, in London Road, Old Fletton, were given a guided tour of the Crown Bevcan factory as it is being built on a site in Shrewsbury Avenue, Woodston.
A spokesperson for the main contractor ISG said the visit was aimed at encouraging youngsters to begin thinking about construction and engineering as potential careers in the years ahead.
Once completed the centre is expected to employ about 280 people and it will be Crown Bevcan’s largest European facility.
A spokesperson for Crown Bevcan said: “We will be looking to open during the summer. We are now almost fully recruited.”
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Pupils from Old Fletton Primary School visit the Crown Bevcan factory site at Woodston, Peterborough. Photo: David Lowndes
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The under-construction Crown Bevcan factory in Woodston, Peterborough. Photo: David Lowndes
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The nearly completed manufacturing centre of Crown Bevcan at Woodston, Peterborough. Photo: David Lowndes
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The Fowlers Travel coach which brought pupils from Old Fletton Primary School to the Crown Bevcan manufacturing site in Woodston, Peterborough. Photo: David Lowndes