CN turns 150: three industry leaders reflect on a changing industry
This year marks 150 years since the first edition of Construction News was published in 1871. To help mark the anniversary, three long-serving industry leaders tell Lem Bingley how the industry has transformed in their own lifetimes Trad Group chief executive Des Moore believes construction remains an entrepreneurial sector where people can “make it to a position that matches their ability”, irrespective of their starting point. Trad, founded in 1971, is 50 years old this year. Moore left school the same year and got his first job, aged 15, as a labourer at a scaffolding firm called Mil...