8 Reasons Why We Love Construction: Nov 2018

30 November 2018

With another month behind us, we round up the reasons why we love construction.

1. Shay is being the change she wants to see and inspiring others to follow #SkillsLondon

Shay spoke on a panel today
If I can inspire anyone (school leavers, young women, those who want a change in career) to consider a career in construction, then I’ve done my job.
Be the change that you want to see 🏗📐👷♀️🏙🛠#loveconstruction #skillslondon @GoConstructUK pic.twitter.com/UGJ9V8s9Zd
— Shay’Butter’Bee🐝 (@ShayTailored_xo) November 23, 2018

2. A huge thanks to Tibby Singh for his #TakeoverTuesday on our Instagram

Hi, my name's Singh...Tibby Singh 😀 Firstly I’d like to give you a warm welcome to my #TakeoverTuesday and thank @GoConstructUK for giving me this opportunity. I am a Carpenter/Joiner by trade and since winning BBC's Carpenter of the Year on TV, I’ve been involved in various roles from Product Testing, Development and Reviews to Product Launches and Promotions. I also do video demonstrations, judge competitions and attend events as a guest speaker as well as other media work! I look forward to sharing a typical day in the life of me with you all... it is usually very varied!

A post shared by Go Construct (@goconstructuk) on Nov 6, 2018 at 12:00am PST

3. Loving the collective yoga at the Wellbeing in Construction Summit

200 construction professionals starting the day with yoga at the Wellbeing In Construction 😌💭#wellbeing #mentalhealth #yoga #education

A post shared by UK Construction Week (@uk_cw) on Nov 8, 2018 at 1:40am PST

4. Aggregate Industries hold a networking event on #WomenInConstruction

This week, our CEO Francois Petry and a team of Executives led our Women in #Construction event – a day of networking focused on the professional development, empowerment, and experiences of women in our industry pic.twitter.com/3jq7cEu6Zg
— Aggregate Industries (@AggregateUK) November 15, 2018

5. KVIST is an online marketplace for used building materials

Brilliant site for buying, selling, donating unused building materials. @Enviromate_UK keeps surplus and reusable materials from the construction and DIY industries out of the waste stream 😀 https://t.co/l6AsRasndw #DesigningTheSolution #CircularEconomy pic.twitter.com/rZXpmvNVnT
— KVIST (@kvist_design) November 25, 2018

6. We hear you Holly! #SkillsLive

Top tip from Young Apprentice Ambassador Holly: Don’t follow the crowd. Don’t just do what your friends are doing and be brave enough to go for what you want. 💪 #SkillsLive pic.twitter.com/SRAT4JU3Hr
— AmazingAppsUK (@AmazingAppsUK) November 16, 2018

7. Getting kids excited early about a career in construction

The first Go Construct - Educate 🏗️ 🎓 focus group in Swansea @CWICWales for pilot phase primary schools... Linking industry with education 👍👍@BouyguesUK @Aspire2Be @CITB_Wales @GoConstructUK pic.twitter.com/53yGhQ30sI
— Julie Timothy (@jtimothyev) November 26, 2018

8. Jelson Homes’ first female bricklayer, Katie Smith, plans to open her own women-friendly building firm

Well done to our fabulous bricklaying apprenticeship Katie Smith - she's made the front page of the @BBCNews website! A brilliant example for any girls looking to get into a career in construction. https://t.co/xzn3RqxYHE
— Jelson Homes (@JelsonHomes) November 22, 2018

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