CIC welcomes five new members from across construction industry
The Construction Inclusion Coalition (CIC) has welcomed five new members to its ranks, including two listed companies and a housebuilder, as more businesses from across the construction sector sign up to the Built On Better pledge. Ventilation product manufacturer Volution Group and PVC-U manufacturer Eurocell have joined housebuilder Chartway Partnerships Group, landscaping product specialist Talasey […]
CIC Impact Report 2024
As the Construction Inclusion Coalition marks its first year of activity across the industry, we have published our first Impact Report documenting the progress made by the organisations aligned to the Built on Better Pledge. More than 40 companies from across the sector, including founding CIC members Travis Perkins, BAXI, Aliaxis, Huws Gray, Ibstock and […]
Maternity Policy Benchmarking
Recently, we carried out an exercise to benchmark Maternity Policies of our member businesses as one of our first steps to address gender equity as a Coalition. We discovered that the range of benefits and the coverage of these policies varied. Some members offer Statutory Maternity Pay whilst others offer 25 weeks of fully paid […]
Construction Inclusion Coalition Response To Kings Speech
London, 17 July 2024 In response to this morning’s Kings Speech at the State Opening of Parliament, Construction Inclusion Coalition Chairperson and Toolstation Managing Director, Angela Rushforth says: “The Construction Inclusion Coalition welcomes announcements in today’s Kings Speech that government ministers will look to achieve ‘sustainable growth’ by ‘encouraging investment in industry, skills and new […]
Joined Up Leadership for an Inclusive Built Environment
Joined Up Leadership for an Inclusive Built Environment – Summary Report
Pride Case Study: Will Silverside on why Pride and allyship are so important
Will Silverside is the Internal Communications Lead for Aliaxis UK. Over the last few years, and especially since watching Channel 4’s ‘It’s a Sin’ I’ve been thinking a lot about how it feels to be a gay man. It’s a Sin is a British drama series written by Russell T Davies which aired in 2021. […]
Case Study: Lucy Shepherd, Branch Sales Coordinator at CCF
Lucy Shepherd is a Branch Sales Coordinator for CCF, part of Travis Perkins. Despite missing her GCSE exams due to the pandemic, Lucy joined CCF as a sales coordinator apprentice and is currently working on a Level 2 Trade Supplier programme. Lucy Shepherd was one of the thousands of 16-year-olds whose GCSE exams were cancelled […]
Case Study: Megan Burroughs, Assistant Category Manager at BSS
Megan Burroughs started her journey in the Construction industry with an Apprenticeship at BSS, part of Travis Perkins plc, and now has upskilled and worked her way to becoming an Assistant Category Manager. BSS has an ageing workforce which is predominantly male and depends on the colleagues’ strong knowledge base, which has been built up […]
Case Study: Millie Oddi, Branch Manager at Travis Perkins
Millie Oddi is a Branch Manager at Travis Perkins. Millie’s journey in the industry started with two university qualifications, then a Management Apprenticeship at Travis Perkins, to becoming a Branch Manager in under a year. After a family connection got her interested in the industry, Millie Oddi joined Travis Perkins, the UK’s largest builders merchant […]
Case Study: Amy Desai, Finance Manager at Keyline
Amy is a finance manager with Keyline, part of Travis Perkins. During her career in the industry, Amy has developed massively from starting in the yard to transport to now working as a finance manager as well as balancing starting a family. In 2013, Amy Desai joined Keyline, a leading specialist civils and drainage solutions […]
