Business & Management

It is with sadness that I announce the passing of John Humphries, Past President of the Association from 2012-2013.

Three months in and Brexit is still playing second fiddle to Coronavirus in the headlines.

A new organisation to ensure newbuild homes are built to a high standard has been launched by the government. Natalie Elphicke MP will chair the New Homes Quality Board, which will oversee consultation on an industry code of practice and a new homes ombudsman service.

Since choosing Leeds College of Building (LCB) as a training provider four years ago, construction firm BAM has significantly increased the number of female apprentices enrolled on its Level 4 programme.

The University of Central Lancashire’s first cohort of Building Services and Sustainable Engineering (building services design engineer) degree apprentices have completed their training.

The Acoustics Technician Level 4 apprenticeship has been developed as an employer-led industry initiative with support from the Association of Noise Consultants and the Institute of Acoustics.

In February the government launched the Construction Playbook.

Who exactly are the building safety managers – the new professional role safeguarding HRRBs that has emerged from the plethora of reviews, working groups and consultations produced since the Grenfell tragedy? Elaine Knutt reports

Gilbert Valentine MCABE, Senior Project Manager at University of Stirling Estates and Campus Services

Companies from across the industry are being asked to take part in the biggest ever review of construction’s growing professional indemnity insurance crisis.

London South Bank University (LSBU) marked National Apprenticeship Week in February by celebrating its continuing high ranking in a league of higher education apprenticeship providers in England that uses data collated by the Department for Education.

The CABE Board election results are in and it is my great pleasure to welcome back to the Board Richard Smith, who has been elected Vice President. He will serve a four-year term starting later this year, including a year as President commencing in May 2023.

Bolder and more accessible than ever, CABE is stepping into the world of hybrid events with both a virtual and in-person offering

Gilbert & Goode was awarded Highly Commended Building Project of the Year for its affordable housing development at Praze-An-Beeble, Cornwall, and the firm’s Pre-Construction Manager Callum Yeowell was named Future Leader at the Constructing Excellence South West awards, held online in December.

HS2 has offered the opportunity to join one of Europe’s biggest infrastructure projects with a two-year graduate recruitment scheme.

Goods supply chain issues in 2020 caused delays and annoyance, but these aren’t the only supply chain risk, says CHAS.

Carol Massay, CEO of construction software specialists, EasyBuild UK, has joined the Hertfordshire Chamber Of Commerce Directors’ Board.

Alan Beard was the third-generation head at the helm of the construction firm that was started by his grandfather and continues to bear the family name.

Dan Sadler has taken the role of Off-Site Manufacturing Director, to lead the expansion and development of Prism – Wates Construction’s award-winning off-site manufacturing business in Coventry.