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So often when we talk about gender disparities in construction it’s with a negative angle. The gender pay gap, the percentage of women working in construction, and the biases towards maternity leave. While these continue to be important points to have conversations on, it’s really […]
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Construction has long had the unfortunate accolade of producing some of the highest levels of carbon emissions and waste. While there have been good improvements in the volumes of construction waste that’s recycled, the process is often outsourced so that construction companies can continue to […]
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Optimism is up in construction, which is a refreshing change from the pressure the industry has been experiencing in recent years. Increase building activity and main contractors returning to profit, makes a nice change from liquidations and cancelled projects. A recent Arcadis report predicts that […]
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In the construction industry we talk so much about skills – or the shortage thereof. We talk about productivity – and the lack thereof. And we talk about technology and the snail’s pace at which it has been adopted. The problem is that despite all […]
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Today, staying in the same job for 8-10 years is an exception rather than the norm. It’s not that companies don’t want to reward loyalty. Rather, employees just don’t seem to stick around for more than a year or two. Are they moving for money […]
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Hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, several main high speed rail routes within France were sabotaged. Fires were set on the signally systems, presumably with the intention of causing chaos. Attacks on transport infrastructure are not new and fortunately in this case the damage […]
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There’s a lot of responsibility resting on conducting job interviews. It’s not just about getting to know more about the candidates and their work experience. Interviewers need to be able to read between the lines, figure out if candidates are being truthful about their expertise, […]
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In trying to improve construction output and margins, the focus is usually on bidding, planning permissions and finance as the usual stumbling blocks. While it’s true these factors are often the cause of delays that add to project costs, there are other areas that warrant […]
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A factor exacerbating the skills shortage in construction is retirement, and that the skills being lost are not being replaced fast enough. Companies and industry organizations are increasingly focusing on school leavers and graduates to try attract them to a career in construction. The challenge […]
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A recent new article reported that 82% of UK engineering and construction companies are struggling to fill vacancies. That’s an alarming statistic, especially as it’s up from 69% that was reported in the first quarter of the year. We’ve talked a lot as an industry […]
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