Exeter College construction alumni, Bob and Dave Tranckle recently returned to the College to work on an extension project in the very building they learned in.  

The College’s Construction Centre has undergone a £1million extension to create new learning spaces for the recently launched T Level in Construction.  

Bob and Dave Tranckle founded Nevada Construction, the principal contractor for the recent works at Exeter College, in 2010. Based in Teignmouth, Nevada provides clients with a comprehensive building service from project inception to completion in a variety of sectors, which include Education, Healthcare, Public Services, Commercial and Retail.   

Nevada Construction worked on completing a new space for a computer suite, as well as an electrical workshop and testing area for students. The renovation also includes a new café, staffroom and exterior cladding.  

Bob and Dave studied for a ONC and HNC in Construction and Civil Engineering in 2008. After founding Nevada Construction in 2010 the brothers have enjoyed significant company growth year on year.  

Working on the T Level extension at the Construction Centre, Bob said: “It was a bit strange coming back, seeing the café where we used to eat our lunch, that sort of thing. It has been a great opportunity to improve those facilities and we were really happy to be chosen as the main contractors on the project. We pride ourselves on our strong connections with the local community we serve and to be able to give something back to Exeter College to help today’s students further their careers is a great feeling.” 

Bob says his HNC in Construction course at Exeter College was a good, rounded course because you could specialise in different areas. He found that when he went to university, he was ahead of those who had gone straight from a Level 3 course, so much so that he even started Nevada Construction in his last year of university, working on small house renovations until they could move onto bigger projects. 

Exeter College was Bob’s first choice of college. He said: “Construction has always been in the family and we both really enjoyed the course. The bit we really liked was that we built up a structure in the brickwork area and everyone was involved from Construction to Quantity Surveying to Civil Engineering and we all worked on the project together. It felt like a mini construction site and was great experience.” 

Exeter College’s new Construction Centre extension welcomed its first cohort of Construction T Level students in September 2020, following this £1million transformation creating a bespoke learning area for the new qualification. 

You can find out more about the courses on offer at Exeter College and view the facilities at the next Open Event.

Find out more about Nevada Construction.