Construction Industry

Caution – memories are particularly unreliable and my reality is not your reality 1976 2016 Lots of the workforce directly employed. Plant was owned, materials were made in Britain Mainly subcontracted. Plant is hired in. Materials from around the world. Workforce from around the world Most stuff was dug, poured and built on site Most…

When you hear that someone is chronically sick what do you think? It seems we are confused about ‘chronic’. It’s not high alert, really bad, about to die, intensive care, emergency. Chronic is actually low level and over a long period of time. Here are a few of the chronic conditions afflicting the construction industry:…

Chris joined the company in the seventies as a young QS. He was quick, bright and an early adopter of what we now call information technology. Throughout the eighties he did most of his own work on a computer, creating and joining up spreadsheets into a system that made his job easier. Slowly, at first,…

Last week I gate-crashed a G4C (Generation for Change) event in Newcastle; I was the oldest bloke in the room by at least 25 years. It felt weird and I found myself asking why am I here, though that’s another story. Anyway after a bit of an ice breaker Jackie the speaker asked the young…