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Creating a Stronger Workforce: Strategies for Diversity and Inclusion in Construction
Learn how diversity and inclusion can strengthen the construction workforce and explore effective strategies for implementing these principles in the industry. The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in Construction Diversity and inclusion are crucial in the...
Balfour Beatty selected by bp to deliver one of the world’s first commercial scale gas-fired power and carbon capture projects in Teesside
Balfour Beatty today announces that, alongside Technip Energies and GE Vernova, it has received a Letter of Intent from bp, on behalf of NZT Power Limited, to progress with the next phase of the Net Zero Teesside Power project. Net Zero Teesside Power, a joint venture...
Major Upgrade Promises Rail Investment for Shipley
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is investing around £100million in a new rail depot in Shipley. The scheme, which was announced today (Thursday 14 March) by Rail Minister Huw Merriman MP during a visit to Shipley Station, forms part of the Government's...
Topping Out Milestone Reached at Tustin Estate
Southwark Council and Bouygues UK have celebrated reaching the ‘topping out’ stage at the significant housing project Tustin Estate alongside London’s Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development Tom Copley. Phase 1 of the project is 100% replacement...
London Sanctuary housing pay strikes intensify as repairs grind to halt
Cancellation of over 200 repair jobs from initial industrial action set to worsen as more strikes set Pay strikes by London Sanctuary Housing repair workers are to intensify, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said today (pictures and broadcast audio and...
Labour leaders visit housing developments in Shrewsbury
Barratt and David Wilson Homes recently welcomed the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party to their Shrewsbury developments, as part of their tour around Shropshire.Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner were taken on a tour of the Welshpool Road developments, Rose...
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Self-employed tradesmen earn £700,000 MORE than their female counterparts in a working lifetime
With the UK requiring a million new tradespeople to keep up with demand over the next decade, Magnet Trade wanted to highlight the importance of closing the gender pay gap as the demand for women in the self-employed trade industry increases. Magnet Trade...
Hub South East’s Eileen Mackin wins inspiring women award for her role in Beatlie School Campus project
Eileen Mackin, Project Director at Hub South East Scotland, has scooped the award for ‘Contribution to a Project’ at the CN & NCE Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Awards for her role in the Beatlie School Campus project. With nominees from across...
Award winning West Midlands student part of rising number of women changing construction narrative
Award-winning student Madeleine Clarke is part of a rising number of women pursuing a construction career at Coventry University and is hoping her achievement will inspire more young girls to consider a career in the industry. Third year Architectural Technology BSc...
Casting a smaller net to create larger retention within construction
It’s no secret that construction has been going through a rough patch in the past couple of years. Amidst the pandemic, output plummeted to record lows the likes of which it has yet to return from, despite it being one of the first industries to also bounce back in...
Michael Grubb Studio welcomes Rachael Flint as new Associate
Prominent lighting design practice Michael Grubb Studio has expanded its expert team with the appointment of Rachael Flint. Joining the practice as an Associate, Rachael brings with her more than a decade's experience in the lighting industry. Having worked for...
Appointment of Non-executive Director: Louise Hardy
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that Louise Hardy has been appointed as a Non-executive Director with effect from 1 April 2022. Louise has over thirty years of business and leadership experience in the construction and...