How productive can those people be?.
We don’t want to compete on how cheaply we can provide labor and concrete.We want to compete on how much value we can add, and how we can help support the delivery of infrastructure and development plans of economies throughout the world..
The Construction Leadership Council and Developing a UK Value Proposition.There can be no doubt that the UK has a crucial role to play in shaping the future of the construction industry.The Construction Leadership Council, working very closely with the Department for International Trade, has started to address this.
They’re considering what it means for consultants like Bryden Wood, Mott MacDonald, Arup and others, as well as the big contractors and construction managers.We need to evaluate how we can get behind a UK value proposition and create something that allows us to export all of our wonderful technologies and services internationally.
At the same time, we also need to stay focused on the capability to service our own needs here in the UK.
Yes, things are changing.'Being part of the computational design team where we are introducing new technologies and methodologies, I have found people to be very open and there aren’t any preconceptions because I’m a woman, which is great.
And at Bryden Wood, we are all equals.It doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman.
We’re all colleagues and we’re encouraged to go out there and be proactive.'.KELSEY PATERSON, INTERMEDIATE ENGINEER, MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL.