Category: People
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CLC calls on industry to share views on mental health
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has launched a consultation on measures to address and improve mental health in the industry. Construction workers are four times more likely to die by suicide than the national average. In the past decade, 7,000 sector workers have taken their own lives, according to data published by On The Tools. The…
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Embracing neurodiversity creates better companies, study shows
The majority of project managers in construction believe their company has directly benefited from extra adjustments to accommodate neurodivergent staff, according to new research. The survey – conducted by the Association for Project Management (APM) in partnership with Censuswide – revealed 97.5% of construction project managers believe the introduction of inclusive policies, such as more structured…
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ECITB sets out strategy to address labour market competition
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The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has published its new strategy, Leading Industry Learning, outlining how it will help to address skills shortages and support industry growth. The five-year plan, from 2026 to 2030, outlines a strategy to develop the skills needed to deliver critical infrastructure across Great Britain. The ECITB forecasts that 40,000 additional…
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Ibstock’s new training academy backs ‘job-ready skills’
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Building products manufacturer Ibstock has launched a pilot training academy at Walsall College. Ibstock Academy was recently unveiled during a launch event at Walsall College’s Green Lane Campus. The event was attended by students, educators, and representatives from across the industry, including Keon Homes, West Midlands Combined Authority, Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), and the Home Builders Federation (HBF). The new…
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Workplace wellbeing report highlights major perception gap
Larger companies, with 250 or more employees, were the strongest supporters of legally binding obligations (36%), while small companies, employing 10 to 49 staff, placed the strongest emphasis on tax incentives or financial subsidies for wellbeing programmes (35%), as did micro-business whose highest priority was also tax incentives or subsidies (29%). View the original article…
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Mental health campaign aims to ‘break the stigma’
A new suicide prevention campaign has been launched to help normalise therapy and encourage tradespeople to seek support. Created by construction community network On The Tools, the campaign features a series of videos under its fundraising initiative, Project 7,000: The Lost City. The initiative aims to raise awareness, address the stigma associated with mental health…
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Crackdown on illegal working in construction
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More than twice the number of employers have been banned from sponsoring foreign workers in the first year of this government compared with the year before, according to new figures. Between July 2024 and June 2025, 1,948 licences allowing companies to bring in migrant workers were revoked – more than double the number in the…
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BSI publishes ‘landmark’ inclusive PPE standard
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in #PPEthatfits, BSI, CIOB, diversity, Equality, Featured, health and safety, inclusion, People, PPEThe British Standards Institution (BSI) has announced the launch of a new standard for inclusive PPE. The standard – Provision of Inclusive PPE (BS 30417:2025) – aims to help support organisations or individuals involved in the purchase, provision or use of PPE. Earlier this year, BSI opened a public consultation to allow all stakeholders, including end users…
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Why procurement power is missing the skills target
The industry must take a zero-tolerance approach to training programmes that fail to provide pathways into construction careers. It’s time to be honest. Despite best intentions, the potential of public procurement to leverage genuine high-volume investment in skills and employment pathways has been chronically underused. The good news, however, is that the government knows it,…
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Call for more women to join Lower Thames Crossing project
“In terms of impact on the economy of the surrounding areas, the Lower Thames Crossing is huge, and we want to be able to use it as an opportunity to recruit people from the local area in the hope it can create new opportunities to benefit the community and leave a lasting skills legacy,” Condon…