This Town (Town)…is Coming like a Ghost Town
The Construction Industry is busy! Booming maybe. There is no shortage of new and exciting projects, main contractors are busy tendering, suppliers and manufacturers are reporting no downturn in demand. After the rocky past few years this should be good you say?
We’ve weathered the COVID storms over the last eighteen months. The site closures, the CILC and government directives on remaining operational during the pandemic and safe working practices, the isolations and even, to a fashion, we are weathering material delays and price hikes as a result of BREXIT.
Pay your Dues…
Cash flow is king. And it’s king for everyone. No company, business, project, development, consultant or supplier can survive without the steady, reliable stream of incoming cash. It needs to flow freely, in all ways. In and out at the appropriate time to those, where and when it is due. It is an entirely more fluid entity than some might conceive.
This incredibly basic principle of business is still something that fails. Remains to be something that continues to fall short. Something that continues to cause so many unnecessary challenges to individuals, businesses and project deliveries alike.
International Women’s Day 2021 - The Rise of the Feminine
International Women’s Day. A day to celebrate the empowerment, the rise and the success of women around the world.
The rise and the success of women is not new. Millions of amazing women have achieved amazing feats for centuries, but it is also true, that the fight for equal rights has indeed played out in shockingly recent times in terms of history.
2021 - A Challenging Start
Well, this year has started with a bang!
We, as an industry, have already proven itself to be flexible and responsive to the challenges of 2020. Which, by and large, were all COVID19 related.
Money for Nothing…
Money makes the world go round.
That good old infamous phrase, and offering cash, bribes, kick-backs, and other incentives in exchange for business is a model as old as time.
Access Denied
Planning said yes, Highways said no.
What happens when the Highways Authority refuses construction vehicle access to your site from the road, the only road?
Accept, then act
Well, where do we even start?
I refuse to reiterate the words unprecedented, crisis or disaster and certainly won’t be using the ‘C’ word in this little piece.
Deconstructing the construct
Excelling in a male-dominated sector…
The year was 1995. I was just 17 and had abruptly left 6th form, abandoning 4 A – levels in mainstream education to specialise in the Construction Industry.
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is a day of celebration right?!. Of all the successful, powerful and loving women that shape our society and our lives.