IMAGE CRISIS
Sixty-nine percent of adults would not consider a career in construction, YouGov polls show.
Ryan Jones, founder of industrial image campaign group Deconstruction, which commissioned the survey of more than 2,000 people, said:“If we want to encourage the incorporation of new young people into the sector, we must overcome the image of high visibility and helmets that is the prevailing perception of the sector.”
NET FIVE-ZERO
Half of construction project managers say their company is doing “too little” to support the UK’s net zero targets by 2050, according to a survey by the Project Management Association.
BRAIDE IN VAIN
A total of £1.25 billion was spent on contracts for the canceled second phase of HS2, according to invoices paid by contracting authority HS2 Ltd. Arup made the most money from the project, providing ground reference, design and environmental services.
TRAIN WIN
Civils specialist Bam Nuttall received more money from Network Rail than any other construction company in the year to April 2023. Colas Rail and J Murphy & Sons also cashed in.
66%
The proportion of Transport for London suppliers based outside the capital, reports engineering firm Hatch.
2 million pounds
The estimated maximum cost of replacing an unsafe roof affected by RAAC in a four-story, 10,000-square-foot hospital, according to the Building Cost Information Service.
£25 million
The amount Vistry expects to save through the business restructuring. The homebuilder will reduce its number of regional retail units from 32 to 27, cutting 200 jobs in the process.
4
The number of consecutive years that Welsh civil engineering contractor Alun Griffiths has made a pre-tax loss.
MINORITY SUPPORT
Just over a quarter of the 3,611 applications to the Building Security Fund have been deemed eligible, government figures show.
