Madano’s building and construction monitoring featuring construction pipeline, Green Deal, new schools and more
Madano’s Building and Construction Monitoring, 23 May 2013
Government construction pipeline falls by £11bn
The government’s pipeline of future construction work has fallen by £11bn in the six months since November, with no further work to be added until after the completion of the summer spending review. read more
Climate watchdog hits out at Government’s energy policy
The pipeline of green energy construction projects will dry up unless the government takes action to increase investor confidence, the government’s own climate advisory body has warned. read more
Gove approves 102 new free schools
A further tranche of 102 free schools has been given permission to open their doors to pupils from next year. read more
Training in the Highlands of Scotland
At Madano our clients take us all across the globe – from Germany, to Denmark, the Czech Republic and even Dubai. However, in this instance, myself and two colleagues headed to the north of Scotland to visit a client and run our issues management workshop. Having never travelled so far north, it was going to be an interesting experience (not least in the wide spectrum of weather we were to experience in such a short amount of time).
So, we headed up to Alness, about half an hour’s drive north of Inverness, to run an Issues Management workshop with a large group of employees from across the business. Those taking part ranged from the Factory Manager, in charge of the smooth running of the business, through to the Production Manager and the Engineering Shift Manager, who are very much hands on in running the processing facility and getting the product out the door and delivered to the stores. The day started with a tour of said facility, and I have to say, it was fascinating! Read more