Construct - Issue 49

MARK TOOLEY CIVIL ENGINEERINGDIRECTOR FMCONWAY

RHIANNON MORGAN

MANAGING DIRECTOR, AGGREGATES & ASPHALT

Q A

What other challenges is the industry facing?

We need to be realistic about why people don’t want to join and do everything we can to make everyone feel welcome. I think we should talk about all the good stuff we do to as wide an audience as possible. It doesn’t matter how you come into this industry, as my background shows. What’s important is that you have the right mindset and behaviour, and are not afraid of hard work.

One of our biggest challenges is making sure we’re secure for the future in terms of people coming into the industry. It’s something the entire construction sector is facing, but the asphalt industry is niche, with an ageing demographic. The whole sector needs to come together to entice new people.

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