Local people in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire who are unemployed are being encouraged to register for a free construction training course linked to opportunities to work on HS2.
Former chief commercial officer of Clancy, Jon Loveday has been appointed as the new director of infrastructure, enterprise and growth at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA).
Wates has unveiled a series of organisational changes, including a major commitment to housing and an intensified focus on design and offsite manufacturing.
HS2 has shown a commitment to racial equality by signing up to Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter, designed to improve employment outcomes for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees.
Reports during the weekend suggested that Tata Steel plans to shut two blast furnaces and replace them with electric arc furnaces, leading to thousands of job losses in the UK.
Recent data shows demand for groundworkers has passed the pre-lockdown peak, suggesting a V-shaped recovery is on the cards for the UK construction sector.
Structural warranty provider, Build-Zone, has appointed Zaf Choudry as business development manager, to join its fast-growing business development team.
Capula and Exyte Hargreaves are the latest engineering companies to create new jobs to support the next phase of construction at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.
J Murphy & Sons has joined the period dignity movement which will give its female employees free access to period products as part of the Hey Girls #PeriodDignity movement.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the launch of the Construction Talent Retention Scheme, a partnership between the Government and industry to secure essential talent.
U+I has selected Mike Hood as a new senior management that will drive the regeneration specialist’s projects as the UK economy recovers from the Covid-19 crisis.
