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Planning Inspectorate workers to take industrial action over pay

Planning inspectors and professional staff at the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) are to begin industrial action following a dispute over pay and job evaluation.

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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.

ISG announces new COO for UK construction

ISG has announced the appointment of Zoe Price as its new COO for UK Construction to focus on procurement for the entire lifespan of built assets.

Mike Brown to oversee Palace of Westminster restoration and renewal

Mike Brown MVO has been announced as the chair of the shadow Delivery Authority Board, which will oversee the execution of the Palace of Westminster restoration and renewal.

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure partners with UTC Heathrow

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure has partnered with University Technical College (UTC) Heathrow to provide opportunities for young people to enhance their skills.

Datumate and Pell partnership to strengthen UK presence

Datumate and Pell Frischmann have formed a strategic partnership to serve UK infrastructure construction companies.

Esh Build appoints seven senior figures to support regional growth

Esh Build, the commercial build and refurbishment division of Esh Construction, has appointed seven recruits to its Yorkshire team as it continues to grow in the region.

New sponsor supports scheme to attract young talent into construction

An engineering consultancy has pledged its support for the PlanBEE programme designed to attract young talent into the built environment industry.

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