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WISE Awards 2019 winners revealed

Women in STEM are shaping the future with tech, engineering and scientific discoveries, says WISE as it announces its 2019 Award winners WISE, the campaign...

Winners announced at CITB Apprenticeship Awards 2019

The CITB Apprenticeship Awards took place on 7 November at Merchant Taylor’s Hall, London, the event saw nine young apprentices and three employers awarded for their commitment to their construction apprenticeships

Laing O’Rourke boss joins Kier

Kier Group, has appointed Liam Cummins, as group managing director of Kier Construction, he will succeed Peter Young who will be leaving the company.

McAvoy appoints new contracts director

Offsite construction specialists, The McAvoy Group, has expanded its board with the appointment of Martin O’Neill as contracts director.

Record earnings for self-employed electricians

According to the latest figures released by Hudson Contract, earnings for self-employed electricians increased by 5.8% last month to hit the highest level on record.

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering appoints new director

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering today (5 Nov 2019) announces the appointment of Jane Towse-Laval as director, responsible for providing strategic leadership to the company’s portfolio of geotechnical projects across the UK.

Kier’s operations director moves to Barnwood Construction

Barnwood has appointed Kier's former operations director, Ben Ramsay as its new managing director.

Wates hires apprentices for Park East development

The first apprentices have been hired to help regenerate the Park East site in Erith as Wates Residential supports a further seven people with its Building Futures training programme, also held last week in Erith.

Six construction firms receive Princess Royal Training Award

Bouygues, Balfour Beatty and Walker Construction are amongst the 44 UK organisations commended with a Princess Royal Training Award for their workplace training.

Higgins appoints Amy Ross as head of social value

Higgins has appointed Amy Ross, as head of social value, to shape and drive the company’s social value strategy. 

Eric Wright expands to support Yorkshire Water framework

To support three frameworks for Yorkshire Water, Eric Wright Water has made a number of new appointments.

Female engineering: The answer to the UK’s skills shortage

Capital NDT takes a look at women role models, facts about women in engineering, possible discrimination in engineering and what can be done to get more women working as engineers.

Workplace noise specialists invest in technology expertise

Eave, specialists in protecting the hearing of workers in noisy environments, has appointed a new sales director, Michael Gowen.

Major construction employers explore flexible working

Timewise, the flexible working consultants have launched the Construction Pioneers programme, an action research project looking at how to re-design jobs to enable more flexible working in the construction industry.

Ramboll appoints airfield infrastructure experts

Ramboll has announced the appointment of five airfield infrastructure experts to their UK aviation team, ​​​​all five hires previously worked at Jacobs.

Jacobs partners with Simetrica to deliver social value

Jacobs has acquired a 50% share in Simetrica, a U.K.-based organisation that specialises in social value measurement and wellbeing analysis.

Stepnell appoints new regional director

Construction worker, Adrian Barnes has been appointed as new regional director role for Stepnell’s Rugby Construction team.

Partnership to encourage careers in infrastructure

Class of Your Own has announced a new partnership with Bentley Systems to provide students with hands-on knowledge for careers in infrastructure.

Fortem launches Northern 4Life Academy in Rotherham

Fortem has launched its new training academy, the Northern 4Life Academy, following the success of their Midlands Academy in Aston.

Atkins appoints new CEO for UK and Europe region

Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has appointed Richard Robinson, chartered chemical engineer, as CEO of its UK and Europe region.

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