Spring into action this spring – Is it time for a career move?

Spring is really when a lot of us start to think about the year ahead. The winter months are behind us, Spring has sprung and we’re all looking forward to the warmer months.   Spring is a good time to take … Continue reading

How to demonstrate the impact of your achievements on your CV

Photo by Nick Morrison on Unsplash One of the key elements to CV writing is to demonstrate the impact of your achievement in previous roles you have held. Unfortunately, not all of us have work in environments where we can provide percentages or … Continue reading

Career pathway to become a Telecoms/Fibre Engineer

In March 2021, the Government launched ‘Project Gigabit’ in a bid to reach more than one million of homes and businesses located in hard-to-reach areas as part of a £5 billion government infrastructure project to rollout fibre broadband in the … Continue reading

Buyers report growth spurt driven by commercial orders

Construction buyers have reported a sudden growth spurt in February after two months of decline raising hopes the worst of the economy’s storms have passed. The reported surge was the strongest since May 2022, supported by a big rebound in … Continue reading

Thames Water plans £1.6bn sewage works bonanza

Thames Water is planning to splash out £1.6bn on upgrading sewage treatment works and sewer networks over the next two years. An extra 150 extra staff have been taken on at Thames Water’s capital delivery team to raise its capability … Continue reading

Final piece in £700m overhaul of Bank tube station in London opens to public

Upgrade to City underground transport hub includes new entrance and ticket hall at Cannon Street. The £700m upgrade of Bank station has been completed after seven years of construction, transforming London Underground’s major hub in the City into a “like-new, world-class” … Continue reading

Career pathway to becoming a Quantity Surveyor

The demand for Quantity Surveyors at all levels is very high currently and with projects all across the UK such as HS2 among others, this trend seems to be here to stay (for the foreseeable future at least). So how … Continue reading

Portsmouth Water awards more than £200m in contracts for flagship reservoir

Portsmouth Water has awarded £208m worth of contracts to two companies for the creation of a flagship reservoir in South Hampshire, which will hold 8.7 billion litres of water once completed in 2029. The firm, a portfolio company of experienced … Continue reading

The ‘bubble barriers’ that stop plastic pollution before it reaches the sea

In December last year, we shared an article by the Construction Enquirer about a wall of bubbles used to protect migrating salmon from work being carried out on a dock. A Dutch startup led by sailors and surfers has been … Continue reading

How to choose between two great candidates?

All employers and hiring managers know that recruiting new employees can be a long and costly affair, and that’s before inductions and training even take place. Employing the best person for the role will impact on the success of your … Continue reading

Putting your best foot forward

When you think about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) what is the first thing that comes to mind? For most, safety footwear is high on the list, and on the surface, this might seem like a simple ask – just make … Continue reading

World’s first zero-emissions cement trials underway

Construction projects could soon be using the world’s first zero emissions cement, thanks to Cement 2 Zero (C2Z), a UK-based demonstrator project bringing together Cambridge University scientists with key industry figures. The project, which secured £6.5m of government funding from … Continue reading