Osborne selling offsite business to Bowmer & Kirkland as firm rejigs top roles

Interim boss Dave Smith staying on as permanent CEO with would-be replacement going this summer

Three jailed over stolen plant worth £1m

Three people have been jailed for their roles in a gang that sold £1.3m of stolen plant machinery, with four others given suspended sentences. All the sentences related to the sale of 46 plant machines that were stolen, mainly from North West England, between 2015… The post Three jailed over stolen plant worth £1m appeared first on Construction News.

Structural steel focusing on more women in industry

More than 50 women gathered at the Hilton Auckland last month for the inaugural Women in Structural Steel (WISS) event. Hosted by industry body Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ), the event brought women together from different backgrounds, different industry roles and different stages in their careers to connect and learn from one another. “SCNZ is […] The post Structural steel focusing on more women in industry appeared first on Building Today.

The number of women in technical roles is dropping

Addressing the scarcity of women in the tech workforce must go beyond the recruitment stage, according to a new report.

HS2 boss among ‘industry leads’ set to join CLC

Four “industry leads” are set to be appointed by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), Construction News can reveal. Last month the CLC board discussed three individuals who had already been lined up for the roles, according to minutes of the meeting seen by CN. HS2… The post HS2 boss among ‘industry leads’ set to join CLC appeared first on Construction News.

Has the traditional main contractor role become a "construction integrator" when all trades are subcontracted anyway?

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