Month: April 2025

Award sponsorships, excellent scores and thoughts on tackling technophobia… another busy month comes to an end!

Check out our social media highlights from the past month below!

We’re the proud sponsors of the Property Leader award at TheBusinessDesk.com Leadership Awards 2025!

We’re thrilled to be working with The Business Desk to award this fantastic accolade to a true sector leader at tonight’s ceremony.

With so many exciting developments happening across the West Midlands, we’re sure there are going to be plenty of worthy entries.

Good luck to everyone!

✨ A few snapshots from a fun-filled evening at the Midlands Leadership Awards! ✨

What a night! From inspiring stories to well-deserved wins, we had an amazing time celebrating the incredible leaders who are making a real difference in the Midlands. 👏🏼

A special shoutout to our very own Tony Mitchell, who took the stage to present an award 🎉

Huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees. Here’s to more success, innovation, and of course, nights like these! 💫

The scores are in!🏆

The Considerate Constructors Scheme is helping to raise the standard of of the industry and its impact on local communities, the environment and our own workforce.

We’re pleased to share that our enabling works project at the University of Warwick has been marked ‘Excellent’ across all areas, with a special mention to our code of compliance and engagement with the University and it’s local supply chain members.🤝

Click here to read more about our works at this site:

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How can we tackle technophobia in an aging construction industry?

With the increasing influence of tech-savvy Gen Z workers in the sector, who embrace technology for convivence and efficiency, the benefits of full industry modernisation led by the younger generation are endless.

Speaking to BIM+ our director Tony Mitchell discusses the significance of training and adoption of emerging technologies so the whole workforce can excel ensuring smarter, safer, and more sustainable projects are achieved.

Click here to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eRS5Ktbn

We’re already 4 months into our National Trust, Shugborough estate reorientation project… let’s check in!👀

The 57-week project, due to complete in December 2025, is part of a major development programme to cultivate and promote the site’s natural landscape and highlight it’s unique history.

We are honoured to have the opportunity to enhance access to such an important part of Staffordshire’s heritage and create a space that will cater for a wide range of needs for the local community for years to come!

Read our update on the project here: https://lnkd.in/d8uf_yfp

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As in all industries, people are the most valuable assets to any company and new technologies, both in the office and on site, are streamlining tasks for many workers. However, for technology to work efficiently, ensuring employees are trained and confident with all operating processes is critically important. But, as many of us in the sector know, our industry has been notoriously slow to adopt a digitalised workforce. 

We know that automation will lead the future of the construction industry and with the rapid advancement of AI, robotics and advanced software such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), seamless integration is essential. We have seen particular success in our investment in drones. Not only are they assisting our land surveying team, but we are able to achieve more accurate surveys and create realistic earthworks models, which help advance us both pre and post tender.  

Our innovative approach to adopting the right tech means we have also invested heavily in GPS and 3D modelling for our excavator fleet: keeping our team ahead of the game and highlighting our commitment to embracing the new available technology. But this is only the beginning.  

There are already numerous examples of autonomous technology being used in all elements of construction. From driverless vehicles, drone equipment and robotic machines, modern technology is simultaneously increasing efficiency whilst also improving the safety of those onsite.   

To bridge the gap between existing industry professionals and those just starting out in their careers, firms need to ensure that their company is embracing innovation to keep their workforce as efficient and competitive as possible. But this is not always an easy task. Some teams may be more resistant to change, and whilst that is understandable, there are ways to approach it.  

Be aware of your team’s resistance to change and have patience – not everybody learns at the same pace. Start small with your changes and be sure to provide plenty of support to those that need it. Whilst embedding new processes into a workforce, make sure there’s a clear channel of communication, and that employees feel comfortable coming to you with their concerns. Building a culture of trust will make these changes more accessible for everyone.  

Although there is certainly a time and cost impact to integrating new practices into a business, for those looking to be ahead of the competition, you’ve got to lead the way with technology. However, to fully unlock the benefits of emerging technologies, tackling internal resistance must be at the forefront of every firm’s change initiative. 

Want to find out how our tech-focused approach to construction can help get your project out of the ground? Get in touch with us online or email.