People Craig Battye: ‘Emails are no substitute for a face-to-face’ Professionalism, standards and strategic planning are watchwords for Craig Battye FCIOB, divisional director – pre-construction at ISG Construction.
People Converting climate activism to construction innovation Tackling construction skills shortages will require the sector to rethink how it connects with potential recruits
News CIOB Awards 2022: Junior & Primary Schools On this 600-pupil school in under six months, Amy Griffiths upended the typical handling of the landscaping works
CIOB Community, Video ISG construction manager to run from John O’Groats to Land’s End An ISG assistant construction manager aims to raise £500,000 for charity by running 1,400km from John O’Groats to Land’s End.
News New innovation group to harness ideas of construction’s young minds A new cross-specialism innovation group will bring together construction’s brightest young minds to come up with new ideas to tackle the sector’s biggest issues.
News ISG interview: ‘Diversity starts at the top’ ISG’s new leadership team of Matt Blowers and Zoe Price tell Neil Gerrard what’s different about their plan to attract top talent.
News ISG to track reused steel’s journey through supply chain ISG is among a group of companies that will track the journey of reused steel through the supply chain from start to finish in a bid to encourage new circular economy business models.
Opinion Construction’s clash between modern and traditional – and how to get over it After a career in the aerospace industry before a switch to construction, David Lawrence observes that drive and passion in this industry is poorly served by traditional hierarchies.
News Amey and ISG top list of fastest-paying contractors Construction contractors have once again cut the average amount of time they are taking to pay suppliers, with Amey and ISG topping the list.
News Images | ISG’s Northumberland battery ‘gigaplant’ moves forward The construction of new electric vehicle battery ‘gigaplant’ has moved a step forward after it won support from the government.
News ISG appoints new CEO as Paul Cossell steps down ISG has appointed Matt Blowers as its new chief executive, as Paul Cossell steps down from the role after six years.
Technical CMYA 2021 – Higher Education On this five-storey showcase for modern methods of construction, Nick Preedy took his passion for prefabrication to new heights, cutting six weeks off the programme while delivering to a consistently high quality.
Digital Construction Graphisoft launches community platform for Archicad users Graphisoft has launched Graphisoft Community, a merger of Archicad Talk and the English-language help centre into one platform.
News ISG hails ‘resilience’ after covid-19 hits bottom line ISG has hailed its “resilient” financial performance, after its revenue dropped by £600m to £2bn in 2020 and pre-tax profit fell to £8.9m, down from £44.2m the year before.
News UK’s buildings must reduce energy consumption by 80% to hit net zero The UK’s built environment must reduce its energy consumption by around 80% to meet its 2050 net-zero target.
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.