Category: CIOB
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Diary dates: highlights of the CIOB calendar for the coming month
A round-up of CIOB events taking place in September. Image: Dreamstime Street’s Life Sciences Landmark 9 September, 3-4.45pm, Cambridge 8build hosts a CIOB site tour at Project Fox, Mission Street’s newly completed Life Science’s facility in Foxton, near Cambridge. Attendees will enjoy a guided walkthrough of the building, with Owers Warwick Architects sharing insights into…
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Survey finds 61% of construction SMEs are facing skills shortages
Almost two thirds (61%) of construction SMEs are being affected by a lack of skilled tradespeople, according to a joint report from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). The findings from the latest SME State of Trade Survey show that despite strong growth in workloads during the first half of 2025,…
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Half of construction SMEs report losses or lower profits in new survey
“In short, if we want the construction industry to be sustainable, we must make it easier for smaller firms to thrive. That means tackling issues such as late payments, and ensuring SMEs can affordably hire apprentices to grow the skilled workforce our sector desperately needs. With the right support, SMEs can and will continue to…
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The power of project data: a contractor boardroom view
Contractors should be collecting data on every site, writes Paul Gandy. You can use that information to run your project, and your business, better. Using historic project data, AI tools can identify performance trends, predict likely outcomes and flag early warning signs Paul Gandy, CIOB president View the original article and our Inspiration here
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CIOB signs up to support new London green skills initiative
“At its heart is the principle that construction organisations must embed both inclusion and sustainability, develop their teams so that they have the green and other future skills that they will need to compete as modern professionals, and act as role models in our industry, which is all closely aligned with the focused themes in…
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New guide shares best practice for the safe use of construction products
Nash added: “It is against this backdrop that the CIOB, together with other professional bodies, has developed this guide to ensure the buildings we create, and the products we use in those buildings, are safe for those who use them, now and in the future.” View the original article and our Inspiration here
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City of London Corporation exec appointed CIOB vice president
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has appointed Ola Obadara FCIOB as its vice president for the 2025/26 term. She is the first Black woman to assume the role since CIOB’s establishment in 1834. Obadara is the group director for property projects at the City of London Corporation and brings a wealth of experience from…
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New signatories join as professional bodies reaffirm commitment to EDI
CIOB and seven other leading professional bodies from across the built environment sector have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) by signing a new five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU). The new agreement continues the work of BE Inclusive group and builds on the success of the original three-year MoU signed in…
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Webinar explores tech solution to management
Speakers included three experts from Laminar Projects: Kirsty Green MCIOB, associate director, project planning; Javier Zamorano, senior director, head of data centre delivery; Hilal Demirçapa, associate director, project management consulting; and Joe Hughes director, mission critical, with XYZ Reality. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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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…