International Women's Day 2023 by Pick Everard

Today marks the beginning of the 15th Annual celebration and recognition of National Apprenticeship Week. Pick Everard's Learning & Development Advisor, Tasmin Chamberlain, sat down with two of our apprentices, Sam Cullington, Building Services Engineer and Henry Pell, Assistant Quantity Surveyor to discuss the reasons why they decided to study via an apprenticeship, the benefits of this and what advice they have for an individual who is considering studying via this route.

Jennifer Cotterill, People and Culture Business Partner, talks to our colleagues Tomi Aluko, People and Culture Business Partner, and Sean Johns, BIM Performance Manager, about the meaning of Black History Month, inclusion in the work place and why they are proud to be Black British professionals. We're also joined by Elizabeth Hardwick-Smith, Group People and Culture Director, to discuss why Black History Month is important to Pick Everard and what we're doing to attract, retain and promote Black talent.

International Women in Engineering Day celebrates the amazing work of female engineers around the world but there is still a clear gender split within the sector, with only around 12 per cent of all engineers in the UK being female.

In the latest episode of our podcast series – Perspectives – our group people and culture director, Elizabeth Hardwick-Smith sits down with civil engineer Natalie Clemson to discuss Natalie’s journey from joining us on a sandwich year placement to her recent promotion to national director at the firm. Natalie has worked on some of our biggest and most prominent schemes, including the recently completed redevelopment of one of the UK’s largest independent schools in Macclesfield.

Our Being Pick Everard series showcases our exceptional colleagues across the business. The latest in the series sees Senior HR Advisor Jennifer Cotterill, chat to Abligail Blumzon, Client Project Delivery Advisor about her route into construction, what her job involves and wy she loves working at Pick Everard.

International Women's Day 2020 by Pick Everard

In the first of our Being Pick Everard podcasts, Kelvin Rose, Civil Engineer discusses what attracted him into engineering and what he most enjoys about working for the practice.

This Valued Partnerships episode features Keith Prendergast, Director at Pick Everard and Gary Johnson, Managing Director at sport and leisure specialist architecture practice LK2 Group. They discuss how the industry is now moving towards a more collaborative approach to projects through the development of partnerships.

International Women's Day Perspective Roundtable 2019 by Pick Everard