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FARRANS CONSTRUCTION BEGINS £10M TECHNICALLY COMPLEX WINE SOCIETY WAREHOUSE IN HERTFORDSHIRE
Leading building and civil engineering contractor Farrans Construction has commenced construction on a £10m technically complex warehouse in Hertfordshire for their client, The Wine Society. The building of Warehouse 5, the first extension to The Society’s cellar...
THE ONLY WAY IS UP: CLEGG FOOD PROJECTS CONSTRUCTING ‘WORLD’S BIGGEST’ VERTICAL FARM
THE CREATION of the ‘world’s biggest’ vertical farm will be overseen by leading specialist food and beverage contractor, Clegg Food Projects for Fischer Farms. Works are now well underway with Clegg Food Projects, appointed this summer as principal...
Is your soil suitable? Study raises questions over what’s inside what’s on sale
A study of topsoil in the UK has revealed serious concerns about the standard of the product on sale to the public across the country, with half found to be unsuitable for use in general purpose landscaping schemes and residential gardens. Independent research was...
DRIVING SCALABILITY THROUGH DEMAND FOR MMC
Industry experts have called for greater standardisation, collaboration and incentivisation to make Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) work at scale. Specialists from law and finance have said that whilst MMC could be the sector's opportunity to cultivate a...
ED REYNOLDS’ BLOG SHARES VALUABLE INSIGHT FROM RECENT SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE
Following the global focus on sustainability prompted by COP26, 300 public and private sector industry professionals recently came together to learn about how the built environment can do more and go further in their efforts towards net zero. Ed Reynolds, Midlands...
Work advances on new £8million Leeds gated community
Leeds-based developer, Priestley Homes, is nearing completion of Cliff Oaks, a brand-new, £8million gated community in Leeds. The developer has submitted plans to Leeds City Council for the fourth and final phase of the residential project, located on Fawcett Lane....
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Harriet Douglas - Finalist Harriet is a Site Manager at EQUANS working on major works projects across London, managing projects from start to finish. Daily tasks include managing supply chain and site staff, managing health, safety, and wellbeing on site, and...
Female site manager is first in company history to win leading industry award
A Bellway site manager has made history as the first woman within the company to win a prestigious construction industry award. Jazele Parys (32) has broken new ground working at Eastside Quarter in Bexleyheath, after earning a Quality Award in the National House...
Balfour Beatty publishes 2020 Gender Pay Report
The statutory report, an annual publication for employers with 250 or more employees, analyses the difference between the average pay of male and female employees across all roles, and the percentage of male and female employees across Balfour Beatty's business in the...
TWO YOUNG FEMALE ENGINEERS SAY APPRENTICESHIPS ARE A KEY ROUTE TO STEM DIVERSITY
IT’S NO SECRET that the UK construction sector is suffering from a serious skills shortage, with a reported 182,000 new engineers alone needed each year to bridge the gap. Apprenticeships have been proven as a great way to combat this crisis and are becoming a serious...
SELECT hails rise in female electrical training with new film for Scottish Apprenticeship Week, The Power of Apprenticeships
SELECT, the trade body for electrical professionals in Scotland, has welcomed a small but significant upturn in the number of young women undergoing apprenticeships as electricians. Figures gathered by Scotland’s largest trade association show that there are now...
Industry Bodies Hail Rise in Female Electrical Apprentices – But Say More Should be Done to Inspire Next Generation
A group of respected industry bodies have hailed the recent rise in female electrical apprenticeships – and say more should be done to encourage other young women to pick up the tools. The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB), Scottish Electrical Charitable Training...
