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Lucy Weaver will join TopHat<\/a> as group HR director in the hopes of spearheading company growth and tripling its workforce to over 750 staff by the end of 2023<\/h2>\n

Previously, Weaver worked as Halma Plc<\/a> and Unipart Rail<\/a> director.<\/p>\n

She wants to recruit more women<\/a> and people from other underrepresented groups into construction so that the industry represents a wider section of society.<\/p>\n

By 2025, TopHat<\/a> is aiming to build 3,500 factory-built houses and apartments<\/a> per year.<\/p>\n

Who is Weaver?<\/h3>\n

It was only recently that Weaver left Halma Plc and already has grand ambitions for TopHat.<\/p>\n

Prior to her role at Halma Plc, Weaver worked at Unipart Rail. She was responsible for managing 900 employees across 14 sites across the UK.<\/p>\n

With 18 years of experience in manufacturing and logistics, she is well placed to help TopHat reach its growth ambitions.<\/p>\n

At both Unipart and Halma, Weaver developed and implemented schemes which put talent management, staff development and retention at the top of the agenda – from widening apprenticeships schemes within the rail industry, to implementing diverse graduate, management, and leadership schemes to accelerate succession.<\/p>\n

Operational excellence and engagement are at the heart of Weaver\u2019s work ethos \u2013 she will be driving lean and digital training through the TopHat development programs at all levels.<\/p>\n

She will lead the HR agenda and focus on recruiting new talent to expand the company so that it can achieves its aims to deliver up to 3,500 factory-built houses and apartments a year by 2025.<\/p>\n

Diversity in the workplace<\/h3>\n

As a woman in the industry, Weaver is already well aware of underrepresentation and so has made it her focus to find new staff in marginalised demographics.<\/p>\n

TopHat welcomes this recruitment drive and fully supports Weaver\u2019s ambitions to break down stereotypes typically associated with the male-dominated sector<\/a> by welcoming a high percentage of women to the team.<\/p>\n

Women make up over 50 percent of the UK population, but only comprise 11 percent of the UK\u2019s construction workforce.<\/p>\n

TopHat wants to change this. By 2023, the housing firm wants women to account for 40 percent percent of its workforce, making it the top-rated construction firm for gender balance.<\/p>\n

The need for more workers<\/h3>\n

The Construction Industry Training Board<\/a> states that the housing industry will need over 216,000 new workers by 2025 to meet growing demand.<\/p>\n

TopHat plans to tackle this problem by offering a variety of opportunities and shift patterns to encourage individuals from all socio-economic backgrounds who may want flexible or part-time roles.<\/p>\n

It will also put out internal learning platforms so that new employees can develop skills across a range of construction and manufacturing profiles \u2013 including lean, digital, engineering and construction.<\/p>\n

Comments<\/h3>\n

Jordan Rosenhaus, chief executive at TopHat, says:<\/p>\n

\u201cLucy\u2019s appointment comes at a time when we\u2019re really accelerating the growth of the business as we continue to increase our pipeline of developments across the UK.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we look to progress with a long-term strategic vision of growth, TopHat will benefit from Lucy\u2019s industry and commercial experience that will help us to continue revolutionising housing delivery across the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucy Weaver, group HR director at TopHat, commented:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt brings me great pleasure to have joined TopHat during such an exciting period for the business. I\u2019ve been incredibly impressed with what TopHat has achieved in such a short amount of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe company is continuing to deliver high-quality, highly-efficient homes across the country and I look forward to supporting the growth of TopHat over the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n

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