Business & Management

Carl Pearson, Head of Legal and Governance Services at CABE, discusses CABE’s ethical professionalism

BRE has revealed the winners at the BREEAM Summit and Awards 2022 – a thought leadership and networking conference followed by a celebration of sustainable building design.

It only seems like yesterday I was writing my first President’s welcome, and what a year it has been. I have met many members from all over the UK and Ireland, and while I have unfortunately not been able to physically visit the international chapters, I have enjoyed the opportunity to present virtually at both the Malaysia and Hong Kong chapters.

John Kraus has joined Engineers Without Borders UK as CEO, leaving the International Geosynthetics Society, where he was Executive Director.

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has appointed Eloise Francis as its new Director of Innovation.

For decades the construction industry has failed to invest in the relevant skills needed to ensure a competent workforce.

The Royal College of the Arts (RCA) has unveiled its new Battersea campus, designed by world-renowned architects Herzog & de Meuron.

Tim Balcon, Chief Executive of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), has written to construction employers to invite them to take part in a pilot scheme that will not only offer job opportunities to ex-offenders but help employers fill their skills gap.

To mark International Women’s Day and to celebrate its 125th anniversary this year, Wates Group announced an initiative to bring 125 more women into the construction industry by 2025

The long-running SkillBuild construction skills competition is happening again this year. SkillBuild is delivered by the CITB and forms part of WorldSkills UK.

In honour of International Women’s Day 2022, the World Cement Association’s Gender Focus Network has made a video highlighting the issue of inequality in the cement and concrete sector, as well as sharing what the network will do in 2022 to tackle this.

Housebuilder Persimmon Homes marked International Women’s Day by launching its Target 50 initiative to bring 50 additional female apprentices or technical trainees into construction-related roles across the country this year. The initiative forms part of Persimmon’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

A survey of 669 adults in the UK found that 66% of women surveyed said they believe men and women are not offered equal opportunities in trade roles, while 60% of men believed that women are given equal chances.

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has announced the finalists for the BCIA Awards 2022, which will take place on 5 May.

It is good to take this opportunity to give you an update on the operational side of CABE and the work we are doing to ensure your Association is run to the highest corporate governance standards and that our ISO 9001 accreditation is continuously maintained.

Richard Flynn FCABE CEng CEnv MIEI MCIWEM C.WEM MIEnvSc FIET FIMS (dip. IMS) PEng FIPW Registered Building Surveyor and Certified Site Assessor at Flynn & Shaw

Aspiring architect Priyanka Shah is calling on more young people to apply for “amazing” degree apprenticeships

Leeds College of Building apprentice Michael Richardson has won the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation Apprentice of the Year Award 2021.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the winner of the world’s best new building. The Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh, designed by Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA, will be awarded the RIBA International Prize, the global accolade for design excellence and social impact.

Jemma Harris, Regional Sales Director for Actis and a Women in Construction ambassador, has been inspiring young women to reject stereotypes and follow their dreams of careers in male-dominated professions. Giving a talk to Year 11 students at a school in Hull, she shared her own career path working in two traditionally macho environments – the Royal Navy, where she worked as a weapons engineer, and construction – and gave advice on how to overcome the obstacles she and other women face.