April has certainly been a busy month fundraising for charity by the Hill McGlynn staff. UK Operations Assistant, Caroline Sweetenham (pictured below) raised £1,400 for Leukaemia Care by running the London marathon in a time of 4 hours and 12 minutes. Caroline is currently registering for the New York marathon in November, and if she gets an entry, she will again be looking for sponsorship to raise funds for Leukaemia Care. read more

With the English summer in the doldrums, it was no wonder that the turn out was high to the Hill McGlynn Australia Open Day held in London at the beginning of July. The Open Day was a chance for UK construction professionals to see what career opportunities are available for working in Australia and to discuss other formalities of living aboard such as Visa’s and accommodation. It was also an opportunity for Australian construction professionals working in the UK on a temporary visa to discuss employment prospects...

7/1/2002 10:28:27 AM

Resourcing new candidates is always difficult, never more so than in the construction industry where the skills shortage is verging on critical with the news that civil engineering students entering university has fallen again by 5.3% compared to the previous year.Whilst the tried and tested methods of advertising, open days and mailshots still attract a good response from new candidates, it is credit to the Hill McGlynn Resource team and Lara Bull, Corporate Services Manager that they have become Hill McGlynns most successful candidate resourcing tool.The team has grown in the last three...

4/1/2002 10:28:27 AM

Winner: Arup and MJN Colston for the Eden ProjectAward sponsor: Hill McGlynnArups Alistair Guthrie (centre) collects the Large Project of the Year award from Hill McGlynns Antonio Camisotti and Building Services Journal editor Karen Fletcher The Building Services Awards acknowledge and reward excellence, innovation and professionalism.Established by Building Services Journal and Electrical & Mechanical Contractor magazine, the awards recognise the industrys top performers and encourage higher standards throughout the sector.Hill McGlynn were sponsors of the Major Project Award which...

4/1/2002 10:28:27 AM

With your own company going from strength to strength and expanding into new areas, its sometimes hard to remember to put something back into your local community.For the past four years, Hill McGlynn have been a Patrons Company of the Outward Bound Trust. The Patrons Company is a group of businesses which contribute annually to a bursary scheme. Every penny of the companys support is used to send young people on Outward Bound courses, particularly those young people who would benefit most from the experience and who would otherwise be unable to afford it. There are over 50 member...

1/1/2002 10:28:27 AM

In 2004, the Construction Industry will see new regulations allowing temporary staff to work on site. The Major Contractors Group (a group set up of all the key companies in construction) has implemented that all staff must produce a Construction Skills Certification Scheme Card (CSCS card), otherwise they will not be permitted to work on site.This action has come from the ongoing poor health & safety record of the industry and calls to ensure that this problem is dealt with swiftly and efficiently. Health & Safety in construction is a prime concern as not only are major injuries...

1/1/2002 10:28:27 AM