Award-winning health and safety business celebrates its second year by moving into first office
An award-winning Norfolk health and safety consultancy is celebrating its second anniversary – and moving into its first physical office. Immerse Safety was set up by Carly Hughes in 2024, who initially ran the business on her own out of a spare bedroom in her home, and has now grown to a team of three. […]
How Women in Construction Anglia ‘opened doors’ for management trainee Morgan
A budding Suffolk construction professional said she would ‘never have known’ the exciting opportunities construction offers were it not for a local not-for-profit. Morgan Reddington said she found herself questioning her career options after an injury saw her professional footballing ambitions fall through – until she was introduced to Women in Construction Anglia (WICA) last […]
Young women in construction industry say there are ‘so many more opportunities than you realise’
Four women at an Ipswich-based housing provider say there’s never been a better time to join the sector. East Anglian quartet Isabel Bateman (28), Steffi Moore (23), Eva Burton (21), and Layla Rayner (27), work at Flagship Homes and have urged more women to join the sector, as the industry celebrates Women in Construction Week. […]
Women in construction ‘breaking down barriers’ ahead of International Women’s Day
Two women in construction say they feel they are “breaking down barriers within the industry”, with one setting her eyes on making history. Hollie-Jayne Bennett, Assistant Site Manager, and Rhianna Darling, Trainee Assistant Site Manager, who work at Taylor Wimpey East Anglia, both say they love the sector and the opportunities they have had to […]
Constructing Conversations: Why representation matters this Women in Construction Week
It’s been more than a decade since I swapped the showbiz world of sparkly dresses and high heels for the hard hats and high-vis’ of the construction industry. And I’ve never looked back. In the construction industry I’ve found a supportive, collaborative and genuinely exciting space. A world with opportunities for growth, no matter your […]
Sizewell C welcomes first engineering train to site
Sizewell C has welcomed the first engineering train to the site as part of the project’s commitment to move 60% of construction materials by rail or sea. The train rolled up to the site’s Ancillary Construction Area (ACA) on Monday, February 23, via the Sizewell Branch Line, which has been recently upgraded by Balfour Beatty. […]
Long-running Ipswich chartered surveyors welcomes two new team members
An Ipswich chartered surveyors – which this year celebrates its 130th anniversary – has welcomed two new staff members to its growing team. Stuart Blakey and Lee Forbes joined the firm three months ago having both worked at Concertus. Stuart joined the firm as a quantity surveyor having previously worked on a wide variety of […]
BNG Update 2026: How new 0.2 hectare exemption brings major relief for small developers
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a hot topic in construction – how the sector can protect and promote biodiversity while driving ahead with building new homes and infrastructure. In accordance with the 2021 Environment Act, developers of homes, businesses and infrastructure in England are required to deliver a minimum 10% increase in biodiversity compared to […]
Greenlit plans for SEND school and hub a ‘first for Suffolk’
Plans for a new special school and SEND centre for excellence in Suffolk have been given the go-ahead in a ‘first’ for the county. The school in Glastonbury Road, Bury St Edmunds – which will be run by Eastern Education Group and funded by the Department for Education – will provide 90 places for students […]
Region’s main London commuter station to receive £1.2billion transformation
East Anglia’s main commuter station in London is set for a £1.2billion redevelopment. Plans have been approved for the transformation of Liverpool Street Station, having last been redeveloped in 1991. Since then, customer numbers at the station have tripled, connecting around 118 million people every year, serving as the main link to the capital from […]
