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Carol Massay announced as finalist for Women in Construction Award

Having recently been announced as a finalist for the Women in Construction Award, 2021 we spoke to Carol Massay at the Access Group to discuss her 30-year career.

RIBA approval sees record numbers book Actis online CPD

Record numbers of people have been booking places on a CPD created by insulation specialist Actis since it became a RIBA-approved training course at the end of 2020.

Two new members appointed to ARB board

Dr Teri Okoro and Cindy Leslie have been appointed to the Architects Registration Board by the Privy Council following recommendations from Chris Pincher, minister of state for housing.

BESA offers free membership to apprentices

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is marking National Apprenticeship Week by offering free membership to all apprentices working in the building services sector.

Mott MacDonald achieves national equality standard

Mott MacDonald has achieved the National Equality Standard, the UK’s highest benchmark for equality, diversity and inclusion.

Construction industry must unite to give hope to next generation

The Construction Leadership Council is challenging industry to act, in a step that will also help reduce future skills shortages.

Birmingham uni launches new fire engineering course

A new fire engineering course has been launched by Birmingham City University to address post-Grenfell skills shortage concerns.

Electricians launch fund to protect against self-isolating

A group of electricians have launched a fund to protect themselves against financial hardships they may face if they are forced to self-isolate due to Covid-19.

Graham encourages apprentices to join Workplus scheme

Graham is encouraging apprentices and those who want to retrain to apply for the latest 2021 Workplus Apprenticeship scheme.

Edwin James Group expands apprenticeship scheme by 5%

The facilities engineering business, Edwin James Group is launching a programme to expand its apprenticeship scheme from 10% to 15% of the total workforce over the next two years.

CITB begins search for new CEO

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has begun its hunt for a new chief executive.

Hinkley Point C to create 1,000 apprenticeship roles

The Hinkley Point C project has created over 700 apprenticeship roles and aspires to create 1,000 over the course of the construction phase of the project.

Construction workers in Cheshire secure redundancy rights victory

Construction workers employed at the Stanlow Oil Refinery in Cheshire have secured a redundancy rights victory.

Free training to help secure rail and road construction contracts

HS2 Ltd, Highways England, Network Rail and Transport for London have joined forces to encourage SMEs to register for free training courses, designed to improve their prospects of meeting equality, diversity and inclusion.

National Apprenticeship Week: HS2 launches recruitment campaign

‘Build the Future’ is a celebration of apprenticeships and HS2 is showing its support by recruiting more young talent onto Europe’s biggest engineering project.

Interserve Construction appoints new technical director

Interserve Construction has announced the appointment of a new technical director, to sit on the senior leadership team of the major construction and engineering services company.

Amey launches four degree apprenticeship programmes

Amey has launched four fully funded degree apprenticeship programmes to help bring new talent into the industry across civil engineering, data science and environmental & sustainability.

Scunthorpe scaffolders extend strike at British Steel site

The British Steel plant in Scunthorpe faces further disruption this month as scaffolders based at the site announced a further six days of strike action in a dispute over pay.

Skanska appoints new executive vice president

The current general counsel and company secretary for London Luton Airport, Swati Paul, is to join Skanska UK as executive vice president (EVP) and a member of its executive management team.

HS2 social distancing hard hats must avoid worker victimisation

Social distancing hard hats for HS2 should not be used as a disciplinary tool but as an educational device, warns Unite the union.

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