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Heather Holbrook is a partner at consultancy Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group Construction has never enjoyed the best reputation as a career path. Last year, research found that 69 per cent of UK adults wouldn’t consider a career in the sector, rising to 77 per cent among respondents…

Lesley Rowland is national sales director at Keyline Civils Specialist When we talk about women in construction, it can quickly become a conversation – not without good reason – about barriers. I want to give a little positivity to women considering a move into construction: I’ve spent 27 years in…

Mark Christie is a partner at Clarke Willmott A recent case this year in the Technology and Construction Court has shed some very welcome light on a fairly obscure part of the Construction Act relating to the correct timing for issuing pay-less notices. “The judge accepted that the argument was…

Jacqueline Mars is health, safety and wellbeing advisor at BW: Workplace Experts I haven’t always worked in construction – I moved to the sector following time as a civil servant, safeguarding children. For several years I supported the education of teachers and parents about social media safety and collaborating with…

Poppy Whittle is a technical trainee at Keepmoat When I first stepped into the construction industry at just 16, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. It’s no secret that construction has long been a male-dominated field, and I wasn’t sure if I’d be working with many other women. I…

Dr Bernard Rimmer, construction commentator Angela Rayner announced last week that there will be further investigations into the roles of seven participants in the Grenfell tragedy, possibly leading to debarring them from work in the public sector. But she did not announce a clear plan to deal with the industry’s…

BAM has marked a significant milestone in its journey towards decarbonising its construction sites with the successful trial of the Element 1 dual-fuel hydrogen R&D solution. This innovative project, developed in collaboration with a broad range of industry partners, has now moved beyond the demonstration phase to active deployment on…

Rudi Klein is a barrister and former chief executive of the Specialist Engineering Contractors Group It is extremely gratifying that the government has accepted the recommendation for a construction regulator, albeit implantation is delayed until 2028. More than 30 years ago, as chief executive of the Specialist Engineering Contractors Group,…

Quentin Fox is a partner and head of professional risk at law firm Weightmans The final Grenfell Inquiry report, published in September, marked an end to the seven-year probe into the horrific apartment block fire that took the lives of 72 people on 14 June 2017.  The report and the…

Tim Clement is director of social value and sustainability at Morgan Sindall Construction We are standing on the cusp of transformation, with shifts already happening because of our ageing population, strained social infrastructure, Brexit realignment and the rise of artificial intelligence, with all the automation it will bring. Any transformation…