Peter Chesters 
We sat down with Tom Hall, Chief Economist at Barbour ABI in light of our February Content Calendar theme: Economics in construction. Read on to find out how the economic trends will play out in 2022. People may not have any clue as to why construction plays such a large role in the nation’s economy. … Read more
In our 4 Questions interview… This month, in partnership with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), we spoke to Tanja Groth, Director of Urban Resilience at Sweco. Sweco are avid users of the Heat Networks Planning Database. In this interview Tanja describes how the database has supported Sweco’s work in tracking the shift … Read more
This month we spoke to Kate Perrin, Marketing Director at Barbour ABI. Kate has been with Barbour ABI for just over one year and oversees the marketing for the entire Barbour ABI family of brands, including AMA Research and Barbour Product Search. Here, Kate discusses the present state of construction marketing and how businesses can innovate … Read more
Our Content Calendar focus for June was on Women in Construction. We want to use this opportunity to shed some light on the brilliant women in construction looking to change attitudes and boardrooms in this traditionally male-dominated industry. Across the month we spoke to a range of women across the industry to learn their journeys and … Read more
This month we spoke to Laura Pardoe, Product Manager at AMA Research. Laura has been with AMA Research for just over a year, and plays a massive role in the research and creation of the most in-depth reporting across the entire construction industry. Laura gives some great tips on how to decide upon what type of … Read more
Our Content Calendar theme of the month is Training & Recruitment. Throughout April we have wanted to open the conversation to highlight how people with unique voices and abilities from across the spectrum can fill the skills gap and build a more equal, fair construction industry. In this blog we are rounding up the articles, … Read more
We want to give you a deeper understanding of what goes on behind the scenes at Barbour ABI, as well as connecting with major figures within the industry to learn what makes them thrive. This month we spoke to Iain McIlwee, Chief Executive Officer of the Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS), a partner organisation of Barbour … Read more
After finishing a high-school baccalaureate in Romania, Cristina Turcu came to the UK looking for work. What she didn’t have were any of the traditional skills applicable to a career in construction; indeed, it wasn’t something she was even looking for at that time. But critically, what she did have was a hard-work ethic and … Read more
Our Content Calendar theme of the month is Onsite Innovation. We want to use this opportunity to shed some light on the brilliant work that is being done on a daily basis within the industry to overcome modern day challenges. To do this, we’ve rounded up some of the best and brightest names in the … Read more
Construction is a sector that’s all about overcoming challenges on a daily basis. In fact, so used is it to doing this that many examples of onsite innovation are never formally captured and disseminated across even a single business, let alone pushed into the wider industry as best practice. But there are also good examples … Read more
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