One of the greatest challenges facing the UK construction industry is identifying, attract, and recruiting people to the industry. To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, The Construction Collective pulls together some of the biggest names in the sector to look at how they are helping to identify and train the industry stars of the future.
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The Break Fast Show #242
In today’s show: K-Tec acquired; there’s a big bang in Alabama; a bridge will disappear before your eyes; and we have a glass of wine you’ll be craning to see. PLUS we’ll be looking ahead to our skills, training and apprenticeships show that will air LIVE at 6pm this evening. All that and more, on…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #240
In today’s show: CITB states the bleeding obvious; a mammoth Turkish bridge is going up; a mammoth German bridge has come down; and a controlled blast fells yet another US power plant. PLUS Lynch Plant looks to Xwatch to provide the training tech. All that and more, on The Break Fast Show.
The Weekend Wrap #41
In this week’s episode: We go behind the scenes at Volvo’s Concept Labs to check out a prototype hybrid wheel loader; we head to Germany for some high speed, high reach demolition; and there’s a sneak preview of the latest wheel loaders from Hitachi. All that and more, on The Weekend Wrap.
The Break Fast Show #239
In today’s show: Help stop the Surrey scammers that stole £500,000 worth of equipment; high-speed Hagedorn; when you’re “tyred” of Manitou, you’re “tyred” of life; and oh that poor, poor excavator! All that and more, on The Break Fast Show.
The Break Fast Show #238
In today’s show: The Unite union is pushing for a double-digit wage rise, sparking further inflation fears; we go behind the secret curtain of Volvo’s “skunk works” to check out a prototype hybrid wheel loader; Peter Haddock has a brand-new video featuring a JCB 245XR excavator – We have a unique highlight reel; and Liebherr…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #237
In today’s show: Equipment sales up by almost half year-on-year; the CSCS card scheme gets smart; to everything there is a season; and we enjoy some Benelux bridge demolition. PLUS our roving robot reporter Reg returns with some big news from Doosan. All that and more, on The Break Fast Show.
The Break Fast Show #236
In today’s show: We get a guided tour of the latest wheel loaders from Hitachi; demolition goes Dutch; we have an excavator on a delicate dozer rescue mission; and we’re off to the Caribbean island of Barbados for a spot of calypso-style hotel demolition. PLUS we are joined by Builders’ Conference CEO Neil Edwards to…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #235
In today’s show: Government’s Levelling Up plans could play to demolition industry strengths; LiuGong aims high; we have un Big Bang from France; and XCMG channels The Transformers. All that and more, on The Break Fast Show. This episode is dedicated to my mother – Maureen Anthony – who sadly passed away in the early…Read moreRead more
Weighing the pros and cons of technology…
There can be no question that technology has the ability to make demolition and construction tasks more efficient,, more profitable and. above all – safer. But what does the embracing of that technology mean for those currently employed within the sector; and for those that the industry is hoping to attract but whose jobs might…Read moreRead more
