This month marks the first anniversary of the Black Lives Matter protests, sparked by George Floyd’s death on 25 May 2020 in the USA. One year on, CM asks construction professionals from ethnic minority backgrounds if they feel racial attitudes in the industry are changing

The industry is slowly tackling its gender imbalance but there is a clear business case for doing more, says Sarah Wales “We can all choose to seek out and celebrate…

Claire Mullen receives this year’s Sir Ian Dixon scholarship for her project to engage men as agents of change The 2021/22 Sir Ian Dixon scholarship has been awarded to Claire…

We need period dignity across all building sites, argues Mark Bennett, co-chair of Willmott Dixon Interiors’ equality, diversity,and inclusion team A few years ago, I was out having a coffee…

Remote working is a step forward towards the culture and behaviour change construction needs to embed inclusive working practices, says Anna Koukoullis Since the pandemic hit, more businesses have started…

Introducing equality, diversity and inclusion can be a challenge for the supply chain, but main contractors can make it happen, says Anjali Pindoria I have always wanted to be the…

Construction minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan calls on the sector to be a more attractive employer for women Hard hats, diggers and drills. Looking back to my childhood, from the toys we…

Barhale completes Tideway shaft work Civil engineering firm Barhale has completed the first shaft secondary lining in the central section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which means internal shaft work…

Away from the big-name construction firms, there are plenty of examples of women in operational or director roles at SMEs While the number of women at board level among contractor…

In January this year, Mark Harrison started his new role as head of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) transformation at the CIOB – a first for the organisation. He tells…

How do we ensure our safety practices and principles are truly inclusive? In such a high-risk environment as construction, we need our employees to be fully engaged, both physically and…