Next week CEW is hosting an event that asks two main questions. The first is: how do we build what Wales needs? The second is how do we do that and achieve the goal by embracing the concept of the circular economy.

We need a better Welsh built environment. Everyone is agreed upon that. The country, the economy and local people require improved housing, energy efficient buildings, modern schools and a transport infrastructure that reflects not just how we live now, but how we will be living in thirty or fifty years-time.

To help you see the wood for trees read about Cyfle Building Skills and the work of Anthony Rees and his team. The root of their Cyfle’s success as a regional Shared Apprenticeship Scheme is collaboration and a focus on best practice. There are no egos amongst the people leading the project – simply a desire to show young people what a great career construction must offer. Those values are what makes Welsh construction great. That is what we must focus on to make sure we build what Wales needs.