Wednesday, 22nd September 2010
A sell-out audience at the Black County & Telford Branch breakfast event heard a panel of construction industry leaders talk about business social responsibility and the state of the building industry economy. Simon Burton (Carillion Building) opened the talk with a discussion on the social opportunities presented by private sector construction projects before giving up the floor to Ian Sandland (Rider Levett Bucknall) and Jeremy Brim (EC Harris) to talk about the emergency budget's implication on the construction sector and education, skills and sustainable communities respectively.
Phil Beale, chairman said: "The outstanding feedback from this event underlines the strong level of support from key industry influencers in this region. It was interesting that a common theme with a panel of speakers was a call for 'joined-up' thinking and collaboration, which is what fbe is all about