In pictures | Morrison uses sustainable practices at Hinkley

Morrison Energy has been using sustainable methods to secure the ground to support the towers in the Hinkley Connection Project.

The project is creating a new high-voltage electricity connection between Bridgwater and Seabank, near Avonmouth.

The next phase begins in the autumn and will involve connecting T-pylons near Bridgwater to Hinkley Point C, EDF Energy’s new power station in Somerset. 

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CITB unveils new leadership training

CITB unveils new leadership training

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched 11 short training courses on leadership and management.

The training provides support in areas such as leading and organising teams, handling difficult situations, and problem solving. It has been developed in consultation with the construction industry.

Students can focus on one module as a short course, or take a pick-and-mix approach by

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Willmott Dixon to host ethnic diversity workshops

Willmott Dixon to host ethnic diversity workshops

Willmott Dixon is working with the Black Professionals in Construction network (BPIC) to improve ethnic minority representation and retention.

BPIC provides guidance on inclusion, career opportunities, training, and networking, to improve diverse representation in construction. It will provide Willmott Dixon with a two-month programme of eight workshops on listening and understanding.

The workshops will capture the personal experiences of employees,

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Quiet quitting drains the workforce of creativity

Quiet quitting drains the workforce of creativity
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We’ve had the great resignation, the great exhaustion, and now quiet quitting. Covid, Brexit, the war in Ukraine, and the cost-of-living crisis have put people under intense and prolonged pressure so these reactions are not surprising. What’s the problem with quiet quitting anyway? Charles Tincknell explains.

Jumping straight in: quiet quitting is an absolute disaster for creativity, which

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BIMplus survey: ‘More human language, less tech talk’

The annual Construction Management and BIMplus survey asked how the adoption of BIM and digital construction could be improved – and readers gave their suggestions. Justin Stanton reports.

Removing jargon, focusing on collaboration and greater interoperability of technology are the key solutions to improving the adoption rate of BIM and digital construction, according to respondents to this year’s annual Construction

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