Construction has an image problem that is harming recruitment. We have to change
A lack of diversity combined with an out of date mindset means the industry is at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting new talent, says James Wates
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A lack of diversity combined with an out of date mindset means the industry is at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting new talent, says James Wates
The impact of the pandemic has varied massively within the local authority landscape, writes Steve Beechey, group public sector director, Wates Group.
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By James Wates2021-03-05T06:00:00+00:00 This 80-page document should help unite clients and industry in a common goal, says James Wates First we had the Outsourcing Playbook (versions one and two), and now we have the Construction Playbook, which the Cabinet Office released towards the end of 2020. It’s an interesting twist on the American term playbook, which usually refers to a manual of tactics from which American football teams choose during the course of a game. Those teams guard their playbooks with their lives, lest the opposition figure out what’s coming at them. It’s reassuri...
Smartcool Systems Inc.: Smartcool Joins Online Innovation Portal to Boost Transition to Net Zero Smartcool Systems Inc. (the Company) has been chosen as an innovation partner for a new self-service, interactive and intelligent marketplace for sustainable technologies. The Wates Innovation Network (WIN) portal is the first initiative of its kind and has been created by the Wates Group, one of the UK's leading family-owned construction, development and property services companies, to help businesses 'build back better'. The portal will connect companies directly, and free of charge, with partn...