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My route into construction … Amaia Harries, design manager at Legendre UK

2024-10-30T07:00:00+00:00

The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this  series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

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Why we need a built environment GCSE to inspire the next generation

2024-10-09T06:00:00+01:00By Tina Paillet

We need a revolution in the way we attract talent to the industry, says RICS president Tina Paillet

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My route into construction … Dan Lewis, construction director at Momentum

2024-10-04T06:00:00+01:00

The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this  series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

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A vision for a construction project in 2030

2024-09-10T06:00:00+01:00By Brian Sheil

We need to stimulate new thinking, debate and research directions to carry the industry into the next decade, says Dr Brian Sheil

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Skills England proves Labour is serious about its development and growth ambitions

2024-08-27T06:00:00+01:00By Tina Paillet

Keir Starmer’s government has got off to a good start but we need a revolution in the way we attract talent to the industry, says RICS president Tina Paillet

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Labour must urgently tackle the skills shortage if it is to meet decarbonisation promises

2024-08-20T06:00:00+01:00By James Fiske

Only by investing significantly in education and training can the government hope to achieve its net zero targets, says James Fiske of the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Cost Information Service

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Labour’s housebuilding dream could be a nightmare to realise

2024-08-01T06:00:00+01:00By

It seems shrewd of the new government to have got housebuilders onside at an early stage, bt is all the talk of large-scale social, affordable and accessible housing provision realistic, asks Richard Steer

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A new government – and a chance for construction to be heard

2024-07-05T08:09:00+01:00By

Keir Starmer steps in to No10 with much to do and the economy in a perilous state. He would be wise to engage with the built environment sector more successfully than his predecessors, says Richard Steer

Mark Wild

Construction must recruit to make progress

2024-07-03T06:00:00+01:00By Mark Wild

Regardless of who forms the next government, the industry needs to change its mindset and create a much bigger skills base to address the challenges that lie before us, says Mark Wild

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Will Labour’s apprenticeship reforms really solve the skills crisis?

2024-07-02T06:00:00+01:00By Nicola Hodkinson

The next government must provide tangible support for employers, educational institutions and apprentices if construction is to play its full part in driving economic growth, says Nicola Hodkinson

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This election should bring us back to the centre

2024-06-25T06:00:00+01:00By

The policies of the Liberal Democrats are positive and progressive. The party could have real influence on how we are governed for the next five years, says Richard Steer

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Who will speak up for the builders?

2024-05-30T06:00:00+01:00By

The Co-op Live debacle is symtomatic of the awful PR that too often plagues our sector when high-profile projects go wrong, says Richard Steer

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My route into construction … Milind Page, surveyor at Rund

2024-05-24T06:00:00+01:00

The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this  series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

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We’re a nation of NEETs. Something must be done

2024-04-30T06:00:00+01:00By

The UK has one of the worst productivity rates in Europe and we need to get more people working. Who will take ownership of this national tragedy, asks Richard Steer

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My route into construction … Astrid Dazin, senior estimator at Legendre UK

2024-04-30T06:00:00+01:00

The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this  series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

India Cormack

My route into construction … India Cormack, management trainee at Willmott Dixon

2024-03-04T07:00:00+00:00

The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

Damilola Ola

My route into construction … Damilola Ola, assistant site manager at Mount Anvil

2024-02-27T07:00:00+00:00

The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV The Future Commmission: Attracting, engaging and retaining the next generation

2024-02-05T07:00:00+00:00By

After a year of consultation and careful consideration, the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV the Future Commission has published its final report. In this chapter, Ben Flatman considers the challenges facing construction in its quest to employ the brightest and best

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My route into construction … Nasrin Sadeghi, structural engineer at Symmetrys

2023-12-04T07:00:00+00:00

The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

Sean O'Regan McLaren

My route into construction … Sean O’Regan, assistant quantity surveyor, McLaren

2023-11-27T07:00:00+00:00

The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series,  we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

Thomas Edgcumbe

My route into construction … Thomas Edgcumbe, managing director, Aggregate Industries

2023-11-20T07:00:00+00:00

The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

Sean Van Buiten

My route into construction … Sean van Buiten, assistant building manager, Willmott Dixon

2023-10-31T07:00:00+00:00

The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

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My route into construction … Kate Sadler, assistant quantity surveyor, McLaren

2023-10-24T06:00:00+01:00

The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series,  we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

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My route into construction … Richard Wilson, cost manager, Turner & Townsend Alinea

2023-10-16T06:00:00+01:00

The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series,  we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

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My route into construction … Camilla Fletcher, senior acoustic engineer, Max Fordham

2023-10-04T06:00:00+01:00

The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series,  we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

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My route into construction … Paul Devlin, chief operating officer at Causeway Technologies

2023-09-27T06:00:00+01:00

The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series,  we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

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My route into construction … James Preston, site manager, McLaren

2023-09-20T06:00:00+01:00

The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series,  we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

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My route into construction … Parissa Kokabi, assistant cost consultant, Currie & Brown

2023-09-13T06:00:00+01:00

The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series,  we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns

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My route into construction … Michelle Zompi, head of RLB Digital

2023-09-04T06:00:00+01:00

The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but it can be hard to know how to break in. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their career twists and turns

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Can T levels help to solve construction’s skills crisis?

2023-07-31T06:00:00+01:00By

Ben Flatman takes a look at how T levels might help to change the construction education landscape

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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV launches competition to find ideas from the next generation

2023-06-14T06:00:00+01:00By

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV the Future Commission announces Future Thinkers Award

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Can architects restore faith in their technical expertise?

2023-06-06T06:00:00+01:00By

With major changes to architectural education under way, the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV the Future Commission speaks to professionals from across property, architecture and education about the potential for a reinvigorated profession

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Design codes are coming but will they deliver?

2023-05-10T06:00:00+01:00By

Last week Berkeley Homes went to war with Michael Gove over the design quality of a scheme in Kent, but compulsory local design codes are meant to help avoid such conflict. Will they work?

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Tackling the east of England’s construction skills challenge

2023-04-13T05:00:00+01:00By

The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV the Future Commission kicked off its series of regional roundtables with a trip to Cambridge to talk about skills with construction experts from across the east of England.

Upcoming in the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV the Future Think Tank

26 September: ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV the Future Think Tank Midlands roundtable (invite only)

23 October: ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV the Future Think Tank Wales roundtable (invite only)

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