A CHINESE delegation have been given advice on how to build walls by a group from Bradford College.

The college is hosting the tutors from the Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute in the city of Xianyang, Shaanxi Province over the coming months.

As part of their visit the Construction Department within the Faculty of Applied Science organised a site visit to a construction site in the heart of the new Leeds City Centre development at Wellington Place.

Wates Construction facilitated the visit and despite the language barrier, Project Manager Dan Miller was able to explain the process of how the external walls are put together on the new building.

Somewhat different to the great wall of China, he explained how the stone cladding which comes from Portugal, is shipped to Germany and then processed into the stonework that is used complete with backings and fixings all ready to be hung on the framework of the external walls on top of a watertight membrane and insulation.

The tutors from the Chinese Construction and Civil Engineering department were particularly interested in the process which is common in the UK and through an interpreter asked many questions.

The construction department has invited the Chinese tutors to sit in on some lessons next month to be able to exchange ideas and information on the teaching and learning process.