Hinkley C – Powering the future

The construction of the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset, is big – and I mean VERY BIG. Due to officially switch on in the middle of the next decade (if nuclear reactors switch on?), it is predicted that Hinkley Point C will provide around 7% of the country’s electricity, and the …

Moving up in construction

Construction is one of those industries where it is definitely possible to work your way up from the bottom.  Site labourer to site manager is a long journey but there are people out there who have done it. I've interviewed a cross-section of construction workers over the past 3 or 4 months: people at the …