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2 weeks ago | 
building.co.uk | Chloe McCulloch
The firm’s president and CEO took the helm at a turbulent time for the country and for contractors. She tells Chloe McCulloch about her leadership style, her rejigged executive team and how industry and government can deliver more with less if they work together. Portrait photography by Tom Campbell
Katy Dowding is not where she should be.
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2 months ago | 
building.co.uk | Chloe McCulloch
Trapped in a holding pattern, a report out by Arcadis characterises the industry as one in need of some help - it’s hard to disagree
Spring may have sprung but the mood in the business community is more gloomy. The latest data out last week from S&P Global showed falling confidence among purchasing managers.
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2 months ago | 
building.co.uk | Chloe McCulloch
Our new guide, featuring employers in a range of disciplines and sizes, offers fascinating insights into modern working cultures
We are very proud to be launching The Building Good Employer Guide at a special inaugural event this month that shines the spotlight on best practice in the workplace.
This guide, which features 45 employers in a range of disciplines and sizes, offers fascinating insights into modern working cultures as companies look to respond to new challenges and opportunities.
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2 months ago | 
building.co.uk | Chloe McCulloch
Making women in the industry visible can help us all make positive progress faster, writes Chloë McCulloch
For a second year, we have compiled the stories of 12 inspiring women who are blazing a trail through their work in construction and the wider built environment.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
building.co.uk | Chloe McCulloch
Attracting and retaining talent is one of construction’s biggest headaches, but good employers are finding new ways to stand out – are there wider lessons for the sector?
Skills shortages in construction feel like one of those problems the industry is always grappling with but never manages to fix.
And in truth, it is fiendishly complex. After all, construction is not one homogenous sector requiring one set of skills.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
building.co.uk | Chloe McCulloch
Backing for big and bold projects should help boost sector confidence, but with such long time horizons it all feels a bit distantConstruction leaders have been quick to welcome Rachel Reeves’ speech this week setting out how infrastructure is central to her plans to “kick-start economic growth”.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
building.co.uk | Chloe McCulloch
A few weeks into 2025 and already it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the relentless bad news cycle. Here are some bright spots on the horizon
It is considered good practice to start the new year in a “reset” mode: move on from any negatives that may have dragged us down in the previous 12 months and look ahead with as much positivity as we can muster for what lies ahead.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
building.co.uk | Chloe McCulloch
Building has launched its 40 Under 40 list of talented professionals – their stories of success remind us of what is possible
I’m an optimist at heart. Most of the construction folk I meet are too. Commercially focused and practically minded, bosses in this sector tend to be confident they will find a way forward no matter how tricky the terrain.
I still hold to that view, but events do keep piling up and even the most determined optimists are being sorely tested right now.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
building.co.uk | Jordan Marshall |Chloe McCulloch
As part of last month’s Climate Week NYC, Building hosted a roundtable with the support of Gleeds and in partnership with the Climate Group. Our discussion with leading construction experts identified the blockers to greener buildings and key drivers for change
New York during September’s Climate Week is the place to be for committed professionals keen to share solutions in a common effort to take action and address the climate crisis.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
bdonline.co.uk | Chloe McCulloch |Jordan Marshall
To coincide with the UN General Assembly last week, more than 2,000 climate advisers, business leaders and politicial figures gathered to find ways to accelerate the path to net zero. Here are some of the themes they discussed at the Climate Group’s conference
New York’s frenetic pace ratcheted up last week with one of the United States’ biggest ever security operations, as it hosted world leaders for the United Nations General Assembly annual meeting.
