People HS2 contractor invests in local skills Blackwell Earthmoving is giving Buckinghamshire residents the opportunity to launch a career in construction
People CIOB warns construction SMEs: embrace social value or get left behind New report on social value sets out what it means for SMEs
People How social value can give SMEs the competitive edge CIOB’s new special report sets out the advantages for SMEs of learning social value rules – and why they risk being left behind if they fail to do so
News Social value ‘can give SMEs a competitive edge’ Research by CIOB among construction small and medium sized enterprises shows evidence of companies benefitting from social value strategies, writes Nadine Buddoo.
People Winvic targets social value goals with new training programme Contractor Winvic has delivered its first hands-on training sessions to college-level engineering students as part of a new enrichment programme
People Adding up CIOB’s social value Being part of CIOB is about belonging to an organisation that does good things. And now we have measured its social value for the first time. Caroline Gumble explains
News McAlpine delivers £17m of social value on Battersea project Sir Robert McAlpine says it has delivered nearly £17m of social value during the lifetime of the Battersea Power Station project.
Opinion Adding up CIOB’s social value Being part of CIOB is about belonging to an organisation that does good things. And now we have measured its social value for the first time. Caroline Gumble explains.
News CIOB generates £34m in social value every year Study using financial proxies from the Social Value Bank shows high social value return of key CIOB activities, writes Rod Sweet.
News Construction’s social and local economic value hits £1bn The construction industry delivered over £1bn in social and local economic value in 2021, according to new findings from the Social Value Portal and public sector procurement body Scape.
News BAM urges construction to add social value or lose work BAM has called on construction firms to deliver added social values as part of their projects or face the prospect of losing work.
News Kier launches social value calculator Kier has launched a social value calculator to track and demonstrate social value across the group.
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.