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
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
This month our Chief Economist Tom Hall spoke to construction consultant, commentator and all round expert Brian Green. Brian discussed the inspiration and background to the Recreative Construction series that he has written exclusively for Barbour ABI. The series looks at three major factors that will define the future of construction: climate change, digitisation and … Read more
Damon Schunmann, Strategic Consultant at Barbour ABI interviewed Chris Davies, joint MD at DRS Bond Management. As an organisation that specialises in broking contract guarantee bonds as an alternative to bank guarantees, it typically takes a deep dive into its clients’ finances before making a decision on providing a bond arrangement. Carried out across multiple … Read more
The Future Of The Construction Products Industry On February 9th 2021, leaders from the construction products sector congregated on Zoom for an animated discussion on critical issues facing the industry. Expertly chaired by Barbour ABI Strategic Consultant, Damon Schunmann, panelists represented a cross-section of leading sector organisations including: Bill Hewlett – Technical Director – British … Read more
This week we decided to interview our Chief Economist, Tom Hall on the new and improved Economic and Construction Market Review renamed, Snap Analysis. Find out what he had to say here What is Snap Analysis? Each month, the Barbour ABI economics team produces a report analysing construction contract awards comparing historical activity levels by … Read more
According to ONS figures, the UK suicide rate among low-skilled male labourers is three times higher than the national average for men. Yet this shocking statistic and the under-lying pressures on mental health and wellbeing received barely any attention until just a few years ago. It’s a sad indictment for a macho industry that was … Read more
Last Friday, Barbour ABI arranged for a special guest speaker to come and speak to us. That person was none other than Adam Smith, the founder of The Real Junk Food Project. Adam spoke to us about the journey he has been on which has led him to where his is now. His story is … 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 Peter Webbon, Sales & Marketing Director at the British Board of Agrément (BBA). Peter delves into how … Read more
Back in November Barbour ABI took a snapshot of the various UK construction markets and spoke to Steve Wignall, MD at Imtech Engineering Services, the second largest M&E specialist in the UK. He said recent discussions with designers revealed how they were already re-examining forthcoming office projects with a view to move away from spaces … Read more
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