Tag: inclusion
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Beard invests in internal talent
Contractor Beard has launched a business-wide skills initiative to support workforce development. The training programme, Skills to Build, is designed to ensure Beard’s 350 employees across Swindon, Bristol, Guildford, Oxford, and Southampton have the technical expertise needed to deliver increasingly complex building projects. The programme is structured around three pillars: Virtual technical team – an…
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Women in leadership: construction still has work to do
Progress remains slow when it comes to creating a clear pathway for women into management and leadership in construction. The construction industry is evolving. With ongoing labour shortages, stricter compliance requirements and growing client expectations, the sector needs more capable leaders than ever before. Yet one of its greatest assets remains consistently underused: women in…
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PMI Launches Women of PMI Initiative to Support Inclusion
Plumbing Manufacturers International has created Women of PMI, a new program to celebrate, honor and support women PMI members in the plumbing manufacturing industry. The program provides valuable networking opportunities, information to help develop career and leadership skills, and a platform to highlight the accomplishments of women PMI members. The first Women of PMI program will be…
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#PPEthatfits: AtkinsRéalis introduces inclusive hard hat
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in #PPEthatfits, AtkinsRéalis, CIOB, diversity, Featured, Hard hats, health and safety, inclusion, MSA, People, PPE, safetyJames Butler, managing director for project and programme services at AtkinsRéalis, said: “If we want to create construction sites that welcome all people, we have to remove as many barriers as we can to attract more people from all backgrounds into the sector, and make it as easy as possible for everyone to perform their…
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Retaining women in construction: are leaders the problem?
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Construction needs inclusive leaders, but everyone has a role to play in driving positive change. We have issues in the construction and built environment industry, let’s face it! We have an industry that, despite increasing efforts to improve diversity, has never managed to get the proportion of women working in it to more than 15.84%…
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Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction shortlist announced
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Deborah Madden, executive director, nations engagement at CITB, said: “It’s vital we foster an inclusive and welcoming space that recognises and celebrates the achievements of women in the construction industry, acknowledging the diverse experiences, contributions, and leadership that shape our sector. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction shortlist announced
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Deborah Madden, executive director, nations engagement at CITB, said: “It’s vital we foster an inclusive and welcoming space that recognises and celebrates the achievements of women in the construction industry, acknowledging the diverse experiences, contributions, and leadership that shape our sector. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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With DEI under fire, Construction Inclusion Week will focus on recruitment
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Through its first five months, 2025 has not been kind to diversity, equity and inclusion. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting “wasteful government DEI programs” in which his administration…
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CIOB reaffirms commitment to EDI
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has signed a new five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help advance equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across the built environment sector. The new agreement has been signed by eight professional bodies from the sector and follows the original three-year MoU signed in April 2022 by CIOB, the Institution…
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New website champions black construction professionals
Diversitas has unveiled a new website to help promote and encourage increased leadership among black professionals within the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and across the built environment. The umbrella body was launched in 2023, with support from CIC under the direction of past chair Justin Sullivan. The new digital platform will provide a central hub…