Last week at a G4C event in Cardiff, Milica Kitson of CEW and Leigh Hughes, Director at Bouygues and CEW Board Director, challenged young professionals in Welsh construction to step up and help create a built environment that Wales can be proud of. Were you there? Do you want to be involved? 

Are we building the Wales you want? What’s more are we delivering schemes in the manner that you believe is right? And what legacy will our industry leave for you, your generation and those coming after you? Everyone involved in the Welsh construction industry will have an opinion – but only the new professionals entering the built environment will have a real long lasting opportunity to influence the answers and shape opinions.

That is one of the main reasons for G4C – as the forum for young professionals in Welsh construction it acts as a conduit for ideas that could shape the nation. Last week at the summer G4C barbeque we took some time to answer some of the big questions facing Welsh construction.

Instead of basking in the reflective glory of the CEW Awards the week before, Milica Kitson and Leigh Hughes, Director at Bouygues and CEW Board Director, gave an overview of what’s critical to the change agenda in construction and explain why and how G4C Wales can be involved. The big question is still how to engage with the organisations in the public and private sector not pursuing best practice and collaborative working. G4C can play a huge role in forging a stronger connection between the people doing the work and the decision makers – simply because G4C represents the future of our industry.

As stated by CEWs Chairman, Richard Wilson in the 2014 Annual Report, ‘One main aim for the CEW Team is to forge links between G4C and the project task groups we coordinate for the Government. The next generation’s perspective is critical to the ongoing success of our industry, as these young leaders, often directors and managers, will move between organisations.’